Week’s Highs To Be in the 80s—National Weather Service
FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.)—This is a good week to get busy and finish up a lot of those projects that we just can’t seem to get done when it …
Young Scientists Ace County Competition–See Video
Most Successful Year —See Video
Forrest Csulak found a “Catalytic Conundrum” was worth exploring, and his investigation of battery efficiency earned him second place in the High School Chemistry category at the Kern County …
Breaking News: L.A. County Searches for Missing Man in Neenach
NEENACH, CA (Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 1:05 p.m.)–Los Angeles County investigators searched an area in Neenach yesterday for clues in the disappearance of Dennis Dobrovolny, 54 of Three Points.
Dobrovolny was last seen …
Cleaning Up After the Storm
By Michelle Maga
Mother Nature has wielded her massive pruning shears and the damage left behind is nothing short of dumbfounding.
Limbs the size of small trees lie on the ground, leaving behind …
Breaking News: Pine Mountain Club Won’t Raise Assesssments This Year–And Horse Rental String Likely to Be Restored
Horse Rental String to Be Restored if Forest Service Permit Can Be Obtained By Patric Hedlund
PINE MOUNTAIN (Thursday, March 31, 2011)–In an open workshop for the Pine Mountain Club Property Owners Association Board of …
Breaking News: Breaking News Indeed: Beware of Breaking Branches
Frazier Park, CA (Monday, April 4, 2011 at 4 p.m.)—The Kern County Fire Department has issued the following advisory to residents of the Mountain Communities.
Frazier Mountain Communities – CA. Recent heavy snow fall in …
Bigfoot Sighted Despite Snow Bunny Ban
Talk about Snow Bunnies!
This fellow clearly crashed through the barricades and was determined to frolic through the white slushy snow that transformed the Mountain Communities on the first day of spring. Here is a …
Could Census Bring A New County Supervisor to the Mountain?
By Patric Hedlund and Gary Meyer
Census figures show that 21,000 people must be moved out of Kern County’s District 4 in order to balance the five supervisorial districts. In the process of redrawing the …
It’s No April Fools’ Joke: Guv Says ‘I Quit!’
School Budgets Hang in Balance
By Patric Hedlund
California Governor Jerry Brown said Tuesday, March 29 that he is finished negotiating with Republicans in Sacramento. He issued a list of 53 concessions he said he …
Fairmont Council Votes To Settle with NRG Solar
By Patric Hedlund
In a surprising move, the Fairmont Town Council voted March 24 to withdraw their appeal to the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission against a solar farm given a “fast track” …
Warm Hearts Melt Snow Woes: One Boy and his Snow Shovel
By Shanon Kirkorian
This is my first year living up here in Pinon Pines…so our recent storm and its consequences were a bit daunting.
On Tuesday, I trudged through snow up to my thighs …
COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Upcoming & Ongoing
April and Ongoing
- Junior Falcons Football Club meets at Frazier Mountain Park every other Saturday at noon. All 3rd-8th graders can participate. For info call Mike at 661-444-2159 or Roger at 661-805-1250
- The Wild …
News and Features
Hazmat Helps on Big Rig Fire North of Fort Tejon
By Gary Meyer
A big rig carrying chemicals was engulfed in flames on northbound Interstate 5, north of Fort Tejon at Laval Road near Tejon Industrial Complex on Tuesday, March 29 at about 9:15 p.m.
...Homicide Detective Asks For Help from Public
By P. Hedlund and G. Meyer
“We need all the help we can get,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Detective David Gunner said in an interview on Tuesday, March 29. He was speaking about efforts ...
Speaking of Sightings…
Can You Find this Man in the Photo Above?
Chuck Noble is an Intrepid nature photographer and camouflage enthusiast. The Lebec outdoorsman has invested in gear to make him invisible when he is photographing wildlife…and ...
Lee Dunnavant is Artist of the Month
Don’t miss the fun at the artist’s reception Saturday, April 2 at 7 p.m. at Work of HeART Gallery at 3011 Mt. Pinos Way in Frazier Park (behind Coffee Cantina). Refreshments, fun and surprises! You ...