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Body Found in Burning Car in Neenach Area

From the March 08, 2013 Edition

NEENACH, CALIF. (Sunday, Mar. 10 at 10:21 p.m.)–Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Watch Commander Lt. Daniels confirmed that sheriff’s homicide detectives are on-scene.

NEENACH, CALIF. (Sunday, Mar. 10 at 9:40 p.m.)–A burning vehicle sparked a brush …

Smoke spotted east of Castac Lake on Tejon Ranch

From the March 08, 2013 Edition

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 12:55 p.m.)—Barry Zoeller, spokesperson for Tejon Ranch, has confirmed that National Cement detonated a blast or blasts during mining operations this afternoon. Kern County Fire Engine #56 has …

Grapevine REOPENED , ETUSD Schools Stay Closed

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

UPDATE — LEBEC, CA (Friday, March 8 at 7:30 a.m.) — CHP has just reopened the Grapevine section of the Interstate 5. All ETUSD schools will stay closed today, including Pine Mountain Learning Center.

UPDATE—LEBEC, …

March forecast: Bird song with threat of snow

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

On the threshold of the moody month of March last week we woke each morning with the sweet surprise of birdsong and fell asleep each night to the howl of icy northern …

Still searching, Crossway hosts visiting pastors

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

By Clyde Greer

Crossway Bible Church is still looking into hiring a pastor. We’re listening to the third in a series of long-term interim preachers. John Chester was with us for three months; Matt Feldi …

Sheriff’s Log

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

Listing here is not a report of a conviction. This is a log of law enforcement activity from the Kern County Sheriff’s Frazier Park substation. These are public records. The Kern County District Attorney may …

AARP asks: Are you ready for something new?

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

By Maxine Jarvis, AARP

We invite members and guests to join us for something a little different for our Thursday, March 7 meeting.

This meeting will not be our normal potluck. We are going …

SIGHTINGS: Mountain lion strolls through FP

From the March 01, 2013 Edition

Curt Spyrka of Ace Hardware reported seeing a large mountain lion crossing Frazier Mountain Park Road on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at about 5 p.m.

"It was a big one," Spyrka said. "I was …