From the September 10, 2021 Edition
By Patric Hedlund, TME
Five years ago an energetic family came to live in these Mountain Communities who brought with them talent, compassion and boundless enthusiasm.
Jennifer Thoene and Brent Burket, both medical doctors, took …
From the September 3, 2021 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Last week’s reported Kern County covid-19 case rate was 32.3 per 100,000 people. When we pointed out that the February 2021 case rate was 16.8 per 100,000, we did not point …
From the August 27, 2021 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Kern County’s latest covid-19 case rate is 32.35 per 100,000 population. The case rate six months ago, in February—when we were stuck in the “most restrictive” purple tier—was 16.8 per 100,000.
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From the August 20, 2021 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
The bad news: California’s covid-19 summer 2021 case rates have spiked higher than they did during the locked-down summer of 2020.
The good news: Kern County’s recent case numbers have not …
From the August 6, 2021 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
The spike in covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths over the past month being driven by the delta variant of the coronavirus has school districts scrambling to update guidance as classes are …
From the July 16, 2021 Edition
Helpful Resource for Comparing Providers
Looking for a way to find and compare healthcare providers? Medicare.gov organizes very helpful information about doctors, hospitals and other health care services in your area of choice, based on …
From the July 16, 2021 Edition
Kern County Public Health has reported the first human infection of West Nile virus (WNV) in Kern County for 2021. West Nile virus is a disease spread by mosquitoes most often during the summer and …
From the July 9, 2021 Edition
The Delta variant of the coronavirus (B.1.617.2 strain) accounts for more than half of the covid-19 infections in the U.S. as of July 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
U.S. …
From the July 2, 2021 Edition
Every Tuesday in July and August Starting July 6, 7–7:30 a.m. Frazier Mountain Park
Dr. Brent Burket and his wife, Dr. Jennifer Thoene, will take turns leading these morning walks. Our local doctors have offered …
From the July 2, 2021 Edition
By Marcy Axness, TME
Mountain residents said they want more local preventive health resources in a recent community needs assessment.
Cue Militsa Brennan, our local community health Wonder Woman. The Cuddy Valley resident has led …