News Briefs

Explosion at Pumping Plant on Tejon Ranch

From the June 17, 2016 Edition

An explosion at the Edmonston Pumping Plant at about 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 10 forced the evacuation of plant employees prior to arrival of Kern County Fire Department crews.

Two USAR (Urban Search …

Boys & Girls Club Summer Day Camp

From the June 10, 2016 Edition

The Boys & Girls Club of the Mountain Communities is still taking registrations for Summer Day Camp. Call Director Stephanie Bishop for details on sliding scale rates (661.245.3139). Each week is a new adventure. Full-time …

Timeline for minimum wage change called ‘economic justice’

From the April 8, 2016 Edition

Mountain Community small business owners were watching this week as Governor Edmund G. “Jerry” Brown signed his second bill to raise the minimum wage. In September 2013 Brown signed AB 10 to raise California’s minimum …

Lebec water board president Michael Hightower dies

From the April 8, 2016 Edition

Lebec County Water District Board President Michael Hightower died on Sunday, April 3, according to LCWD Vice President Willard Martin.

Hightower, who was a vocal critic of the decision to hire an outside company to …

Power outage sees PMC mail undelivered

From the April 8, 2016 Edition

Pine Mountain Village was a ghost town on Thursday. Most businesses were closed due to a planned power outage for maintenance on the electrical grid by Southern California Edison. The contract post office was closed …

Candidates for PMC board deadline is April 11

From the April 8, 2016 Edition

An error on the PMCPOA website may have left aspiring candidates for the board of directors confused. The deadline to file the candidates’ packet is Monday, April 11 at 5 p.m. “Letters of intent, the …