40th Annual Fiesta Days Ready to Rock

40th Annual Fiesta Days Ready to Rock

Once that sparkling crown rests atop a lovely head, you know for certain that any day now you’ll see the ferris wheel being set up in Frazier Mountain Park. Trailers of carnival rides will be …

Rattlesnake Bites Girl in Lockwood

Rattlesnake Bites Girl in Lockwood

A First Person Report

By Brenda Zoppe

I am writing this story to make parents and children aware of a danger it may sometimes be easy to forget.

It was about 8:30 in the evening …

News and Features

Big Rig Crash Closes 1-5 Again

On Friday, July 20 a northbound big rig on the Interstate-5 just north of Lake Hughes drove through engine oil spilled by an unknown vehicle. According to CHP Officer Michelle Esposito, the driver lost control ...

Second West Nile Death Hits Kern County

An 85-year-old Shafter man died from complications of a West Nile virus infection July 24. This marks the second reported death from the mosquito-borne virus in Kern County this month. A 96-year-old Bakersfield woman was ...

Hard Water Questions On Tap for Forum

If you use water, you will want to be at a Mountain Communities Town Council Forum on Thursday, August 16 to learn more about what is known about water supplies in our region.

Pinon Pines ...

Back to School Clothes Giveaway Begins

By Larry Marasa, Brownie Troop leader

Girl Scout Brownie Troop 329 is collecting clothes for children and teens for the Back to School Clothing Drive which is sponsored by the Mountain Communities Family Resource Center.

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Growing Dreams

China Beckons, But the True Destination Lies Far Beyond

By Patric Hedlund

"Kung Fu means ‘to work hard and long,’" Tom Farrar said from his hospital bed at Cedars Sinai Hospital Saturday, June 23.

Students ...