From the December 26, 2008 Edition
UPDATE: (Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, 5:15 p.m.) FRAZIER PARK—As of 4:55 p.m., CHP was still escorting northbound traffic in groups of 50 from the Lebec Road overpass through the Grapevine exit due to heavy fog, …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
March 1, 2009 will be the start date for Pine Mountain’s long-awaited firefighter-paramedic program. A vote Tuesday morning by the Kern County Board of Supervisors to jump start the program caps an …
From the December 19, 2008 Edition
FRAZIER PARK TO GET ITS OWN AIR MONITOR AND BECOMES ITS OWN AIR CONTROL AREA
By Patric Hedlund with reporting by Katy Penland and Gary Meyer
The Frazier Park area is no longer subject …
From the December 12, 2008 Edition
By Patric Hedlund PINE MOUNTAIN (December 16, 2008 11:30 a.m.)—March 1, 2009 will be the start date for Pine Mountain’s long-awaited firefighter paramedic program. A vote this morning by the Kern County Board of Supervisors …
From the December 12, 2008 Edition
By Katy Penland and Patric Hedlund
BAKERSFIELD (Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 2:00 p.m.)—Four Mountain Community citizens were surprised today to see that their "No to No-Burn Day" petitions have had an immediate impact on …
From the November 28, 2008 Edition
UPDATE Monday, Dec. 1 at 2:45 p.m.: A dental examination of the skeletal remains found in Lake of the Woods on November 18, 2008, was completed on December 1, 2008. It has been confirmed that …
From the November 28, 2008 Edition
NOTICE: BLOOD DRIVE SCHEDULED for Saturday, Dec. 6, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., to benefit Gigi Day. Houchin Blood Bank, which supplies Kern Medical Center, will take blood donations at their mobile blood bank …
From the November 21, 2008 Edition
Breaking news on Wednesday afternoon as we were going to press required that we change our pages at the last minute. Some stories we intended to carry this week will be part of our Thanksgiving …
From the November 21, 2008 Edition
UPDATE (Thursday, Nov. 27 at 12 noon) — Gigi Day’s condition improved Wednesday early evening prompting doctors to change her listing from "critical" down to "serious." Within three hours, however, complications returned and she was …
From the November 14, 2008 Edition
By Gary Meyer
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. (Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 1:30 p.m.)—Human remains found on a hillside overlooking Lake of the Woods on Tuesday, Nov. 18 were still unidentified while sheriff’s search teams looked for …