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First Solar Cuts Work Force

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

Neenach resident Andrew Anderson, 19 was hired on September 27, 2011 to work with a crew laying out the 230 megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) facility near Highway 138 in …

What About This Crazy Weather?

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

See a Special ‘Ask Michelle’ Below

By Patric Hedlund

It can be confusing to both fruit trees and humans to have temperatures above 65 degrees on January 4 at 6,000 feet in our Mountain …

Broken Roads, Broken Windshields…Deja Vu

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

By Gary Meyer and Patric Hedlund

“It irritates me when the county or the state tries to bully you, it is just wrong,” a retired Los Angeles Police Department senior lead officer now living in …

Occupy PMC Grows, Vows to Occupy 2012

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

Occupy PMC is growing into ‘Occupy 2012.’ Demonstrators were out with new signs over the New Year’s weekend. The number of signs has grown, and the number of people holding them and waving at passing …

Next Location Confirmed for Green Dragon Farms

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

By Linda Robredo, Green Dragon

It is official, the location of the next local organic community farm for Green Dragon Farms is just three miles up the road in the next hamlet from our founding …

CHP Announces New Traffic Laws for 2012

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

By Gary Meyer

California Highway Patrol (CHP) is alerting motorists to several new traffic laws which went into effect January 1, 2012.

In a December 29 press release, seven new laws were described which may …

Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log

From the January 06, 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 …

Update to Story on Gun Found in Frazier Park

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

Reported by Gary Meyer

Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy Isaac Ramos replied to a request for updates about the gun that was found on the property of The Mountain Enterprise on December 26 following an anonymous …

Boys & Girls Club Honors Newspaper

From the January 06, 2012 Edition

By Pam Sturdevant

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County presented The Mountain Enterprise with a plaque on Tuesday, Jan. 3 expressing appreciation for the newspaper’s service and support of the organization’s efforts to …