From the July 13, 2018 Edition
Reporting by Jill Neptune Turner with Patric Hedlund, TME
Drug Recovery Program
Kern County has approved funding for a program to help FMHS students with early recovery and to prevent relapse into methamphetamine abuse. The …
From the July 13, 2018 Edition
Residents of the ecologically sensitive town of Neenach are distraught by how much illegal dumping occurs there. As we go to press, volunteers are two days into an intense four-day clean-up effort. Here are some …
From the July 13, 2018 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
Temperatures this week were in the mid-80s. Next week is predicted to bring a return of the heat wave. Most Mountain Community homes are well-prepared for cold weather, but do not …
From the July 6, 2018 Edition
Notes from retired firefighter Jeff Zimmerman
Please clear brush and grass away from your homes. The 4th of July is the midnight hour for making your home fire-safe. No fireworks please!
On June 30 and …
From the July 6, 2018 Edition
By Gary Meyer
The Fort Tejon California Highway Patrol Office took a call about 9:07 a.m. on Sunday, June 24 about a silver sedan that had gone off the freeway at the Lebec overpass.
One …
From the June 29, 2018 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
The controversial Farm Bill (H-R 2) that recently passed the United States House of Representatives isn’t just about farmers and crops. It also impacts things Mountain Communities residents hold dear—such as …
From the June 29, 2018 Edition
A reader who we will call Madge has been looking for a new home that will qualify for “Section 8” rental vouchers. What she calls “Section 8” is a subsidy program to help people with …
From the June 29, 2018 Edition
Are you a married veteran? Could your marriage use a pick-me-up? And could you both use a refreshing getaway?
Veterans and their spouses are invited to attend a free (free!) marriage enrichment retreat in Sequoia …
From the June 22, 2018 Edition
By Gil Valenzuela, VFW
On Flag Day last week our local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9791 conducted its annual tradition of honorably retiring unserviceable American flags.
VFW Post Commander Gilbert Valenzuela and Post …
From the June 22, 2018 Edition
Southern California Edison (SCE) will not release an overview of the areas to be affected by a planned power outage on Friday, June 22, but be forewarned: several areas of the Mountain Communities are likely …