From the March 22, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
The residents of Lockwood Valley, we reported last week, worked together as an organized team to convince both the Ventura County Planning Commission and the Ventura County Board of Supervisors that …
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
It was a four-and-a-half-hour marathon meeting for the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners’ Board on Saturday, March 16. That confirms it is budget season. Discussion, controversy and public comment prolonged the …
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
The goal? To reduce the number of teenagers killed in traffic accidents
Don’t be a statistic! Motor vehicle collision is the leading cause of accidental death among teenagers.
The Centers for Disease Control and …
From the March 22, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund and Marcy Axness, TME
For most of California, the drought has ended. According to U.S. Drought Monitor, as of last week over 93% of the state has a zero-drought rating, including the …
From the March 15, 2019 Edition
A forum for students who wish to attend a U.S. military service academy will be hosted on Saturday, March 23 at 11 a.m. by Congressman Kevin McCarthy in Bakersfield.
“Our nation’s service academies are [among] …
From the March 8, 2019 Edition
By Russell Gloor, certified Social Security advisor
The “HSA” (Health Savings Account) is an excellent vehicle to save money, tax-free, to use for paying medical expenses not covered by other types of healthcare insurance. But …
From the March 8, 2019 Edition
By Gabriella Elias-Bachrach, Family Resource Center
Are you a grandparent helping to raise a grandchild? Have you found yourself making unexpected transitions from planning your own retirement to planning a child’s play dates?
If you …
From the March 8, 2019 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
Frazier Park substation’s Sergeant Kevin Kimmel, who took command April 28, 2018, has been reassigned by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Kimmel will serve as county coordinator of Search and Rescue …
From the March 1, 2019 Edition
Due process, transparency and financing plan are in the spotlight
By Patric Hedlund, TME
Just weeks after Christmas two years ago, in the first days of 2017, a fantasy dream—like dancing sugar plum fairies—was …
From the March 1, 2019 Edition
A hearing about the Ventura County Wildlife Corridor is on the agenda of the board of supervisors Tuesday, March 12 at 1 p.m.
Supervisor Kelly Long’s staff said this week it is unlikely the …