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Lost Youth Home Safe

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

The Kern County Sheriff’s Southern Kern Search & Rescue team began combing the hills Friday evening, Feb. 4 for the son of a Lake of the Woods resident. Neighbors sounded an alert across the internet, …

Hill Fares Poorly in Tourism Grants

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

By Patric Hedlund

The good news is that the Center of the World Festival won a $1,000 tourism grant this month. That will support web marketing efforts for this year’s summer playwriting competition held in …

Homeland Security Trains Water Companies

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

Employees of three local water companies were trained in Homeland Security’s National Incident Management System procedures on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Frazier Park Public Utility District, Gorman’s Golden Valley Municipal Water Company and Pine Mountain’s Mil …

Firefighter Jobs

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

Kern County’s personnel office seeks applications for firefighters. The deadline is Feb. 11. For information, call 661-868-3480, see www. kerncountyfire.org/career.php or www.co.kern.ca.us/person/ app_instructions.asp

A Sad Anniversary

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

Update by Tony Covelli

Friday, February 9, 2011 marks the eighth anniversary of the assault and shooting death of my son, Nick Covelli. It gets even more difficult to comprehend every day.

Today I sent …

Frazier Park Substation Sheriff’s Log

From the February 11, 2011 Edition

This list of law enforcement activity is from the Kern County Sheriff’s Frazier Park substation is taken from public records. The names included here are from the public arrest records only. Listing here does not …