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L.A. County Searches for Missing Man in Neenach

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

NEENACH, CA (Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 1:05 p.m.)–Los Angeles County investigators searched an area in Neenach yesterday for clues in the disappearance of Dennis Dobrovolny, 54 of Three Points.

Dobrovolny was last seen …

It’s No April Fools’ Joke: Guv Says ‘I Quit!’

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

School Budgets Hang in Balance

By Patric Hedlund

California Governor Jerry Brown said Tuesday, March 29 that he is finished negotiating with Republicans in Sacramento. He issued a list of 53 concessions he said he …

Breaking News Indeed: Beware of Breaking Branches

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

Frazier Park, CA (Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4 p.m.)—The Kern County Fire Department has issued the following advisory to residents of the Mountain Communities.

Frazier Mountain Communities – CA. Recent heavy snow fall in …

Could Census Bring A New County Supervisor to the Mountain?

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer

Census figures show that 21,000 people must be moved out of Kern County’s District 4 in order to balance the five supervisorial districts. In the process of redrawing the …

Fairmont Council Votes To Settle with NRG Solar

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

In a surprising move, the Fairmont Town Council voted March 24 to withdraw their appeal to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission against a solar farm given a “fast track” …

Bigfoot Sighted Despite Snow Bunny Ban

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

Talk about Snow Bunnies!

This fellow clearly crashed through the barricades and was determined to frolic through the white slushy snow that transformed the Mountain Communities on the first day of spring. Here is a …

Hazmat Helps on Big Rig Fire North of Fort Tejon

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

By Gary Meyer

A big rig carrying chemicals was engulfed in flames on northbound Interstate 5, north of Fort Tejon at Laval Road near Tejon Industrial Complex on Tuesday, March 29 at about 9:15 p.m.

Homicide Detective Asks For Help from Public

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

By P. Hedlund and G. Meyer

“We need all the help we can get,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Detective David Gunner said in an interview on Tuesday, March 29. He was speaking about efforts …

Hospitals Find Drug-Resistant Bacteria

From the April 01, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

While preparing an obituary for a prominent rancher in Lockwood Valley last year, The Mountain Enterprise heard a troubling comment from his friends. They said he had gone into the hospital for …