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 …

The Mountain Enterprise won first place for Best Breaking News Story Series in the National Newspaper Association’s Better Newspapers Contest for 2018.

The winning entry “SWAT Standoff Alarms Mountain” included a commentary, “Social Media Loved …

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Clinica Sierra Vista’s new chief executive officer sat down for an interview during his visit to the Lebec facility June 14. He was borrowing a small office for the meeting.

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By Patric Hedlund, TME

El Tejon Unified School District Trustee Misty Johnston made an impassioned plea to the public at the board’s regular June meeting: “Sign up to run for the board,” Johnston begged, adding …

By Patric Hedlund, TME

Kern County is the epicenter of valley fever infection and death in California, with the Western Antelope Valley the runner-up. The Coccidioides fungal spores can infect anything that breathes — from …

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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 …