News Briefs

Services for Darrell Kanke

From the April 26, 2019 Edition

Services for Lockwood Valley resident Darrell Kanke will be held Saturday, April 27.

A viewing will be at noon at Eternal Valley Memorial Park Mortuary (23287 North Sierra Highway, Newhall 91321). There will be …

Proposed Lebec subdivision

From the April 26, 2019 Edition

Opportunity to ask for hearing on “entryway” to Mountain Communities ends soon

The owner of a 31.94-acre parcel of land at the northwest corner of Frazier Mountain Park Road and Cuddy Canyon Road in Lebec …

Kern County unemployment rate down

From the April 19, 2019 Edition

Our rate improved, but is still far higher than the national average

The unemployment rate in Kern County has dropped slightly, from 9.6 percent in February 2018 to 9.3 percent in February 2019.

According to …

Public scoping meeting May 3 for Grapevine development

From the April 19, 2019 Edition

Public scoping meeting May 3 for Grapevine development

Kern County was ordered by a judge to rescind its greenlight for Tejon Ranchcorp’s Grapevine development. Tejon must submit a new environmental impact report.

A scoping …

Need a job?

From the April 12, 2019 Edition

The 2020 Census Bureau will hold an employment recruitment event at the same time and place as this month’s CAPK food distribution, April 24, 8-10 a.m. at the Family Resource Center (3015 Mt. Pinos Way, …

Older Americans shared more fake news in 2016

From the April 12, 2019 Edition

A newly published academic study from Princeton University reports that it is older Americans, not younger, who are most susceptible to being used as vectors of misinformation in political campaigns.

Those 45 to 65 were …