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 …
Zaca Fire Update: California’s 2nd Largest Blaze Contained
Zaca Fire 100% Contained — On August 21 the Zaca fire, which started July 4, became the second largest fire in California’s history, next to the larger October, 2003 Cedar fire which took 15 lives …
Sci-Fi Fire Wranglers Wrestle Zaca to a Standstill
By Judy Osburn, resident of Ozena Valley
The fire isn’t over, but the worst danger has passed our ranch in Ozena Valley, three and a half miles east of the Zaca fire’s eastern containment line.
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Our Second Year Begins: How the Boys & Girls Club of Frazier Mountain Was Born
By Linda MacKay, Co-President of the Boys & Girls Club Board
The Boys & Girls Club of Frazier Mountain is proud to have celebrated our one year anniversary providing services to the families of the …
Shropshire Murder Trial To Begin in Arizona
By Jim Seckler, The Daily News
KINGMAN–The murder trial for a young man [raised in the Mountain Communities and now] charged with the death of a Bullhead City neighbor 19 months ago is on track …
Oktoberfest Rocks This Weekend
Pine Mountain will host its 32nd annual Oktoberfest this weekend, Sept. 1-2. "It’s a great way to end the summer," said Bob Alvares, Chairman of the Pine Mountain Club Recreation Committee.
The festivities begin at …
News and Features
Rejection of Gorman School District Budget Explained in Detail
By Gary Meyer
The reasons that Gorman Joint Elementary School District’s 2007-2008 budget has been rejected have been released by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). They were reported in person to the ...
Local Winemakers Win Big at Two International Competitions
By Gary Meyer
Ventucopa winery owners Larry and Karina Hogan are on cloud nine after winning at two prestigious international wine competitions this summer.
America’s largest and most prestigious wine competition—The San Francisco International Wine ...
Highway 33 Opened Again
Progress To End Zaca Fire Opens Some Forest Lands
Due to successful firefighting on the northeastern edge of the Zaca fire, Highway 33 between Wheeler Gorge and Quatal Canyon Road is now open to through-traffic.
...Truck Jackknifes on Mil Potrero Highway
By Gary Meyer
A Freightliner truck towing a trailer jackknifed on Mil Potrero Highway Monday, Aug. 27 just after 7:30 a.m.
The truck, owned by South Valley Transport in Bakersfield, was traveling west, uphill toward ...
Four Now Dead of West Nile In Kern
The Kern County Department of Public Health announced the death of a fourth Kern County resident from complications of a neuroinvasive West Nile virus (WNV) infection. Their ages have been 76, 85, 93 and ...
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