How Kern County’s negotiation snafu with employees’ union led CHP, tow trucks and over 64 vehicles to be trapped in an ice storm –Part Two  (published January 12, 2018) See Part one (published December …

If this strange, socially isolated, pandemic holiday season calls up moments of feeling lonely, fear not. Bright surprises are popping up on the mountain to offer holiday cheer. Light unites us across distances, sparkling through …

By Gary Meyer, TME

“We’re different,” Jennifer Buckland said on Sunday, Dec. 13, as she and her family were closing up for the day at Buckland Surplus.

“We don’t compete with thrift stores,” she said.

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Standing under the mistletoe is as much a part of the holiday season as Christmas wreaths and Hanukkah candles. So let’s peek into the secret life of this “kissing plant.”

The Elusive Phainopepla

Mistletoe has …

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Friday, Dec. 18, 2020

• Be sure to enjoy a tour of Pine …

CASTAIC, CA (Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at 10:15 a.m.)—Traffic is being allowed south from Highway 138 at slow speed with escort.

CASTAIC, CA (Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 at 9:49 a.m.)—CHP reporting that the big rig …

FRAZIER PARK, CA (Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6:30 a.m.)—The Mountain Enterprise newspaper announced on Monday, April 8, that its Fictitious Business Name publishing fee is the lowest in Kern County. “We’re keeping the cost …

LEBEC, CA (Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.)—A single vehicle rolled over and left the roadway along Ralphs Ranch Road just south of Frazier Mountain Park Road at about 2:30 p.m. A medevac helicopter …