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FIRE IN LAKE OF THE WOODS AREA

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

UPDATE—LAKE OF THE WOODS / LOCKWOOD VALLEY, CA (Thursday, Jan. 19 at 8:46 a.m.)—Information officer for Los Padres National Forest, Andew Madsen, sent this note at 8:41 a.m. in which he refers to television news …

Kern County Jobless Rate Is Dropping

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

Kern County’s unemployment rate dropped from 16.2 percent in December 2010 to 13.4 percent in November 2011. Local unemployment rates followed the same trends as the state and national average during the nationwide economic downturn. …

Economic Development on our Doorstep

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

Congress has been snipping away at the federal budget, cutting some rural development programs. We asked Angel Cottrell to report how our local programs are affected.

By Angel Cottrell, SBDC of WEV

Services of our …

New Warehouse to Open in Tejon Complex

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

Hiring begins in March for a new Dollar General warehouse facility that will eventually employ about 250 people at the base of the Grapevine.

According to a news release by the Tejon Ranch Company on …

Slinging Straight From the Heart

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

Celebrating the Sanctity of Life

By Jodie Zicker, Vine Pregnancy Center

The Vine Pregnancy Center invites you to come celebrate the Sanctity of Human Life on Sunday, Jan. 22, 4:30-7 p.m. at Cuddy Hall in …

Friends of the Library News

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

The next meeting of the Friends of the Library will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 14 at the library.

By Cliff Brunk, FOL

The Friends of the Frazier Park Library (FOL) support …

Investigation Closed on Death of Bobcat in Trap

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

California Department of Fish and Game investigators said this week that the inquiry into the death of a bobcat left to die inside a “live trap” in the Pine Mountain community is now a closed …

Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log

From the January 13, 2012 Edition

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