From the November 7, 2014 Edition
Lockwood Valley residents may be seeing more of Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) this next year. Kern and Ventura Counties have signed an agreement specifying that KCFD’s response to any structure fire will be three …
From the November 7, 2014 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Though it sounds exotic, the Halloween call to Kern County Fire Department and sheriff’s deputies on Friday, Oct. 31 at about 9 a.m. was no prank.
An ‘aircraft down’ alert 25 miles …
From the October 31, 2014 Edition
By Gary Meyer
Frazier Park School’s Harvest Festival featured a haunted house that may rank among the spookiest of the year! At least two youngsters came out crying from the chamber of horrors where other …
From the October 31, 2014 Edition
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A visiting CalState Northridge student, Tiffany Riley, 21 and a longtime resident of the mountain, James Young, 25 of the Pine Mountain community, both had accidents on Sunday, Oct. 26 …
From the October 31, 2014 Edition
No matter what your tastes, you’ll find something fun to do for Halloween on the mountain. Look at the Calendar at right for many of the planned events. Enjoy these photos from some of the …
From the October 31, 2014 Edition
Robert Gibson graduated June 4, 2014 from Frazier Mountain High School. In September he left for boot camp with the U.S. Marine Corps. He will graduate in December 2014.
Gibson attended school with the El …
From the October 31, 2014 Edition
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Creepy Carnival at PMC
Frazier Park School Harvest Festival
ZombieFest Egyptians
Left: This little fisherman caught pens and other goodies from the deep blue sea. Below: (back) PTSO President Jennifer …
From the October 24, 2014 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
Drivers in the Mountain Communities shiver in horror when they see illegal passing on dangerous mountain curves, or when they encounter a driver who leaves on blinding high beam lights while oncoming …
From the October 24, 2014 Edition
By Patric Hedlund
No criminal charges will be brought against Community Recycling & Resource Recovery, Inc. for the deaths of two brothers October 12, 2011. They died while working for the company.
In frequent protests …
From the October 17, 2014 Edition
By Gary Meyer
News reporting is hard work. That’s why I always enjoy covering the annual Green Dragon Farms Harvest Festival potluck at the library.
If I’m going to report to you that it was …