From the August 30, 2013 Edition
By Mar Preston, TCW
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) is opening a two-week window this October 15 for communities across the nation to apply for a license to operate a nonprofit low-power community radio FM …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
By: Rachel Unell, MCCOC
The Interstate-5 improvement project most affecting our area was explained at the Mountain Communities Chamber of Commerce board meeting Thursday, Aug. 22.
Claudia Mejia, spokesperson for Caltrans District 7 told …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
Prolific artist Stephanie Darling will show the public new paintings at the Work of HeArt Gallery reception Friday, Sept. 6, 6 p.m. (3011 Mt. Pinos Way) in Frazier Park.
To see full stories with photos, …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
Human West Nile Virus (WNV) has returned, the Kern County Department of Health announced this month.
“For years now, human WNV infections have been found in Kern County residents.” says Dr. Claudia Jonah, head of …
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West Antelope Valley residents, from the town councils in Neenach and Antelope Acres to the Municipal Advisory Council in Rosamond, are saying they hope the link between inadequate dust mitigation at utility-scale solar and wind …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
Cuddy Valley’s Don Eubank, a longtime AARP member (and host of the Saturday Yard Sale Show) will be having surgery this week. Doctors discovered a mass pressing on his spinal cord and brain stem last …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
The Keeping You In Stitches Knitting Guild (KYISKG) will meet Saturday, Sept. 7, 1-4 p.m. in the PIne Mountain Clubhouse Pool Pavilion. All skill levels are welcome, from beginners to wizards.
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
By Gary Meyer
Two big-rig trucks collided on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at about 6 a.m. on southbound Interstate 5, south of Smokey Bear Road, killing one and injuring another.
Driver Jose A. Gomez, 55 of …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
By Adelina Carter, Kern County Call to Action
A set of startling statistics confronted Kern County in 2010. Chronic diseases, along with overweight and obesity, had reached epidemic proportions in our communities.
Kern County …
From the August 30, 2013 Edition
By Gary Meyer
A man was found pinned under a pickup truck in Lebec on Monday, Aug. 26.
Alfred Chavez, 64 a resident of the 2800 block of Highland Way in Los Padres Estates, was …