Breaking News: Man Arrested for Starting The Day Fire

Nine Others Charged for Causing Separate Fires

TUESDAY, AUG. 7—Federal authorities yesterday arrested Steven Emory Butcher, 48, on charges of starting the 2006 Day fire, which burned more than 162,000 acres, most within the Los …

NEWS UPDATE: Smoke from Zaca Fire Causes Concern

MONDAY, AUG. 6—Update from Kern County Fire Department’s Public Information Officer Tony Diffenbaugh:

The 56,000 acre Zaca Fire burning in Santa Barbara County has been very visible in Kern County for the past few days …

Fight the Bite; West Nile May Be Here To Stay

Fight the Bite; West Nile May Be Here To Stay

Is Kern County following State of California Department of Health rules for fighting West Nile Virus (WNV)?

LaVonne Lewis tells what she discovered last week [See Opinion below], and wonders why 38 of 56 …

Hall Ambulance Says A Mistake Was Made in Snakebite Case

By Patric Hedlund with Gary Meyer

In a conference call with Hall Ambulance Service Quality Assurance Director Tom McGinnis Monday, July 30, The Mountain Enterprise was informed that a paramedic who was stationed in the …

Snakebite Facts Grim

By Jennae Arrias, R.N.

I read in horror the story about Jamie, the young girl who was bitten by a rattlesnake on July 9. My name is Jennae Arrias, RN, and I worked for 12 …

News and Features

Deal ‘Near’ to Open Mil Potrero Park

The Southern Sierra Council of the Boy Scouts of America has filed an application with the U.S. Forest Service to re-open Mil Potrero Park (a 52 campsite facility with showers, wells and a lodge). The ...

Dodge Neon Goes Over Side of Cuddy Valley Road

A vehicle over-the-side in Cuddy Valley was reported to California Highway Patrol by a passerby on Monday, July 30 at 8:15 a.m.

The occupants of the 1998 Dodge Neon had left the scene. According to ...

Public Water Forum To Answer All Questions

By Eric Anderson, MCTC Co-President

Water. We take it for granted. When we turn the faucet in our homes, we expect water to come flowing out. How long could we live without drinking it? We ...

USDA Explains July Showers

The National Weather Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that a large amount of subtropical moisture moved across California from the south July 24, following the upper level circulation around the high pressure ...

Third Firefighter on Board at Station 58

  • Welcome Barbecue Planned for Aug. 2
  • Next Step May be Paramedic Program
  • But Supervisors’ Letter Raises Doubts

The Mountain Pioneer confirmed Monday, July 30, that the long-awaited third firefighter has arrived at Pine ...