By Patric Hedlund, TME

Fears about the eminent closing of the Kern County Sheriff’s substation in Frazier Park are hard to beat to death with facts. We asked Sergeant Dustin Downey about it when we first heard the rumors last month. We asked Supervisor David Couch and Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood this week. Finally…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Citizen Volunteer Prudy Benton at the Mountain Communities Health Fair: ‘I asked Sarge myself…’

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