Pinon Pines Water Emergency Over; Well Motor Replaced

UPDATE—PINON PINES (July 19, 2012 at 10 p.m.)— Lee Benda of the PIñon Pines Mutual Water Company said today that the the well that was out of service was returned to service at about 3:45 ...

Fatal accident takes woman’s life on Peace Valley Road

UPDATE—Community shares memories of Sherry Pimentel. UPDATE—LEBEC, CA (Sunday, July 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.)—Mournful calls and remembrances of Sherry Pimentel are now being shared in the community, as those who knew and loved her ...

License your dog locally

Reported by Anne Weber, MCFRC, Inc.

Good news! No more trips down to Bakersfield to make your dog pal a legal canine citizen of Kern County. No more waiting for the process through the mail. ...

Congratulations to Ivor Christopher Thomas and Erica Dawn Boyd

David and Cher Thomas with Jan Boyd and the late Rich Boyd would like to announce the wedding of their son, Ivor Christopher Thomas, to Erica Dawn Boyd.

The wedding ceremony was held on June ...

Sightings

Send your sightings to Sightings@MountainEnterprise.com.

Bear facts

By Dennis Phillips, Los Padres Estates Board

O’Neil Canyon in Lebec is inundated with bears!

Since May, bears have been in and around my yard, in our neighborhood’s ...

Kidnapping and theft charged in Tejon Travel Center action thriller

Editor’s Note: This is a report, basically as it was submitted by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO), about a young woman who was attacked by a would-be petty thief at the northern end of ...

Medical Mobile Clinic to aid Lockwood Valley uninsured and homeless

Once a month, the Ventura County Healthcare Agency’s mobile medical clinic will be coming to Lockwood Valley.

On July 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the mobile clinic will be at 15011 Lockwood Valley ...

Mountain youth may win trip to Wash., D.C.

By Deputy David Lidgett

The Lamont Sheriff’s Activities League (SAL) is going to Washington, D.C. on June 24- July 1, 2013. The Lamont SAL extends an invitation to one individual from the Mountain Communities to ...

Repairs on Grapevine to close Interstate 5 lanes

From Monday July 9 through Friday, July 13, Caltrans contractors will be closing lanes in each direction, north and southbound, for pavement repairs. The southbound I-5 onramp from Gorman may also be closed.

Here is ...

Crash on 110th and Avenue D takes life of Los Padres National Forest firefighter

UPDATE—A note from a fellow firefighter has explained this photo.

Los Padres National Forest Firefighter Christopher Paul Carroll was taken from us on July 2, 2012. Chris passed away on July 2, 0600 hours as ...

Additional photos from Lebec Oaks fire

These photos were taken by Lebec residents with property adjacent to the fire this weekend. 

Scoping meeting July 14 on six Silverado solar farms slated for western Antelope Valley

By Patric Hedlund

Six new solar farms in the western Antelope Valley are being planned by Silverado Power LLC—one adjacent to the California Poppy Preserve—will be the subject of a special public meeting Saturday, July ...