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 …
Breaking News: Big Rig vs. Pickup Truck Crash Closes Highway 138
UPDATE – NEENACH/FAIRMONT/WEST ANTELOPE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Monday, January 14, 2013 at 5:45 p.m.)–Highway 138 (Avenue D) is now open to traffic.
UPDATE – NEENACH/FAIRMONT/WEST ANTELOPE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Monday, January 14, 2013 at 2:10 p.m.)–An officer …
Family Celebrates Rescue
By Patric Hedund and Gary Meyer
Allison Fitzmorris, 21 was clinging to a rocky ledge surrounded by snow and buffeted by bone-chilling winds on the morning of January 2 as she watched her sister Ariel, …
Mountain Heads to Capitol Hill
Enterprise reports on fiscal cliff follies in D.C.
By Patric Hedlund
At the end of 2012 the countdown to this nation’s drop over the fiscal cliff in Washington, D.C. was an international story. A …
Sledding fun
Early winter snows have been gentle, inviting sledding fun from Frazier Mountain Park to Apache Saddle, with good road clearance and easy access.
Phyllis and Rick Throckmorton’s grandsons Quinten, 9 with Connor, 6 from Oxnard …
Jazzberry Sam and the Preserves Win Applause
By Patric Hedlund
The mellow instrumental core of Jazzberry Sam and the Preserves, Brendan Coyle’s quartet, The Preserves will be playing this Friday, Jan. 11, 8-11 p.m. at the Industry Cafe and Jazz Restaurant (6039 …
AB 109 leads to more felony arrests but less jail time served
Mountain calls for release of booking photos
By Patric Hedlund
Kern County’s District Attorney Lisa S. Green said in a press release January 8, 2013 that there was a 15.1% increase in felony crime filings …
News and Features
Lebec County Water District Accuses Grand Jury of Harassment
By Gary Meyer
Lebec County Water District Vice President Julie McWhorter followed the flag salute in the December 11 meeting with an immediate accusation that members of Kern County Grand Jury were guilty of harassment.
...First Solar Layoffs Confirmed
By Patric Hedlund
Ted Meyer, vice president of corporate communications for First Solar, Inc. confirmed this week that construction on Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One (AVSR1) is proceeding according to schedule. The work of the ...
David Couch sworn in as 4th District Supervisor
By Alan Christensen, Dist. 4 staff
David Couch was sworn into office January 7 in a private ceremony in his district office. He served 14 years as a Bakersfield City Council member prior to winning ...
Schools review security plans
By Patric Hedlund
In a show of responsiveness to community concerns and initiative by board members, El Tejon Unified School District (ETUSD) scheduled review of school security plans for its first meeting of the new ...
Green Dragon sailing forward
First community garden permit to be granted by Kern County
By Patric Hedlund
On January 3 a hearing held by the Kern County Planning and Community Development Department in Bakersfield appeared to prove the truth ...
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