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Be Fire Safe
Amber Siratt
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Baucus bill proposes USFS fee rollback
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) introduced legislation that would block the U.S. Forest Service and other federal agencies from charging higher fees to access their public lands. S.868 The Fee Repeal and Expanded Access Act of 2009 was offered up on April 27, with Sen. Mike Crapo of Idaho as lead cosponsor. The bill would revoke authority given to the Forest Service in 2004 to institute new fees and increase existing fees at campgrounds, trailheads, and other public areas.
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James Store: Five generations and still going strong
Valerie Cassity
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Local merchants go the extra mile for customers
Susan Barr
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Family Resource Center receives $9,000 grant from Women's and Girls' Fund
Judi McCarthy
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Forest Service summarizes Motor Vehicle Travel Management Plan
Susan Barr
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'Keep Your Home Safe from Wildfire' workshop educates homeowners, public
Susan Barr
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Local Republicans meet 'n greet gubernatorial hopefuls, party regulars at convention
Bill Fulkerson
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Kern Valley Search and Rescue Captain Brian Baskin receives a $750 dollar donation from Debbie Freeland of West America Bank. West America Bank donates money annually to help with any needs the Kern Valley Search and Rescue may have. Baskin said the donation will be used to complete work on a new rescue truck.
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Picketers bring wage, benefit issues to Wallace doorstep
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Parents rally to 'Keep Camp KEEP'
Think back…did you go to 6th grade camp as an elementary student? Did you spend a week at the beach or in the mountains? Did you make new friends, learn from hands-on experiences outside of the classroom, sleep in a bunk bed, and miss your parents just a little?
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Valerie Cassity
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Pundits weigh in on Senate bill to repeal FLREA, reinstate 1965 law
Cathy Perfect
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Golden State Surplus meeting a growing community’s needs
Susan Barr
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Kern Valley High teacher Tom Cormack awarded Jim Burke Teacher of the Year
Sandra Hughes
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Kern County Parks and Recreation meeting attended by concerned valley residents
Susan Barr
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Senate approves bill to provide live coverage of school board meetings
The California Senate approved SB 312, sponsored by State Senator Gloria Romero (D-East Los Angeles), a bill created to increasing transparency in education policy-making. SB 312 requires the state to provide live transmission of Board of Education meetings.
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Susan Barr and Cathy Perfect
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Weldonites tapped for Book of Golden Deeds
Cathy Perfect
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Lore’s Loft, unique boutique where fashion makes a statement
Susan Barr
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An apparent lightning strike Monday afternoon sparked a small brush fire on Hooper Hill southwest of Bodfish. Hand crews from U.S. Forest Service and Kern County Fire Department quickly contained the half-acre fire.
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Federal monies on the way to KUSD
Susan Barr
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Fish & Game tagged, 'disingenuous'
Cathy Perfect
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How the first Earth Day came about
Senator Gaylord Nelson
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Founder of Earth Day
Susan Barr
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Law Enforcement
Public Agency Reports 05/06/09
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Public Agency Reports 05/13/09
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Public Agency Reports 05/20/09
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Public Agency Reports 04/22/09
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Public Agency Reports 04/29/09
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Sheriff’s senior volunteer hurt badly by patrol car
An 81-year-old senior volunteer with the Kern County Sheriff’s Department was badly injured Wednesday, April 22, when their patrol car accidentally rolled over her, the California Highway Patrol reported.
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KCSO assists Tulare County with rescue
On Saturday at approximately 6:30 p.m. hours, the Kern County Sheriff's Air Support Unit was requested by the Tulare County Sheriff's Department to assist in a rescue of a kayaker with a possible broken back. The kayaker was in a remote area of the North Fork Kern River, approximately four miles north east of Johnsondale, known as the "Tea Cups," popular to kayakers and white water rafting. Sheriff's rescue helicopter Air-5 responded and after brief search of the surrounding cliff’s and steep mountainous canyons, located the victim and several family members on the mountainside above the Kern River. Sheriff's Air-5 crew members were hoisted down to the patient, immobilized him, and hoisted him to safety. The victim, Craig Stonner, 59, of Boise, Idaho was flown to an awaiting Medivac helicopter from Kern County. Three of the victim’s family members were hoisted from the mountainside and transported to awaiting Tulare County deputies. The injured kayaker was transported by air ambulance to Kern Medical Center. Stonner was later transported to San Jouaquin where he is listed in stable condition.
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Onyx man arrested on child pornography charges
Christopher Lamar Roberts, 48, of Onyx, was arrested on April 30 and charged with possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography, both felony offenses.
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