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Knights of Columbus support Camp KEEP
Randy Durham of the Knights of Columbus at Saint Jude Catholic Church presents a $720 for Camp KEEP check to Terry Bolt, Woodrow Wallace Middle School teacher. The funds were raised by the ‘Follies’ program held on Aug. 8 at Reel Cinema in Wofford Heights.
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Mixer highlights local businesses
Susan Barr
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SPA to perform one-act plays Sept. 18-19
Helen Smott
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Wofford Heights homes threatened
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Fuller raises campaign funds in Kernville
Susan Barr
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Crowds flock to Riverside Park for Rubber Ducky races
Rubber Ducky Heat races paid $75, $50, and $25 respectively.
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Diggles, Cromwell named Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellows
Richard Rowe
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Giant Sequoia National Monument Recreation Update for Labor Day Weekend
SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST, CA - Labor Day weekend has historically been one of the busiest weekends of the year in the Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest.
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Art Festival features 56 artists
Valerie Cassity
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TLC prescription for Old Cemetery
Susan Barr
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Cruise Night benefits KRV Little League
Brandon Muncy
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Staying healthy, wealthy, wise on KRVR agenda
Valerie Cassity
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Attorney General files criminal charges against Pam Ott, former healthcare district CEO
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that former Kern Valley Hospital administrator Pamela Ott was charged on eight felony counts of elder abuse today, Sept. 8. The complaint charges Ott allowed staff to forcibly administer psychotropic medications to patients for their own convenience, rather than for their patients' therapeutic interests. These actions are alleged to have resulted in the deaths of three nursing home residents.
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Caravan for Compassion marks first anniversary
Valerie Cassity
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Former KVHD CEO Pam Ott faces criminal charges in SNF deaths
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced Sept. 8 that former Kern Valley Hospital CEO Pamela Ott was charged on eight felony counts of elder abuse. The complaint alleges Ott allowed the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) staff to forcibly administer psychotropic medications to the elderly patients for the staff’s convenience, rather than for their patients’ therapeutic interests. These actions are alleged to have resulted in the deaths of three nursing home residents.
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Practice makes perfect for firefighters
Brandon Muncy
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Funding for Southern Sierra Nevada broadband service approved
Terrie Prosper
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2010 Isabella Lake Fishing Derby to offer more than $200,000 in prizes
Planning for the 2010 Isabella Lake Fishing Derby sponsored by the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce is well under way. This year’s Derby will be offering over $200,000 in prize money as well as many free prizes and raffle items for everyone. Many local and regional sponsors are already on board, and the derby will again be offering 10 prize fish worth $10,000 each, and one fish sponsored by the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce worth $21,000 to celebrate the 21st year of the Derby.
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Tragic death of local Old West re-enactor leaves family, friends, fans stunned
J. Paul Corlew
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Easy fire burns five acres in Onyx
Sunday, Sept. 13, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Kern County fire crews responded to a report of a grass fire at Coyote Trail and Boone Canyon Rd. in Onyx.
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Nuui Cunni takes 1st place at Pride Day
Pete Kleckner
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KUSD confronting challenges head-on
Susan Barr
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Freedom Festival set for Oct. 24-25 in Kernville
Valerie Cassity
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Big prize money to be hooked in upcoming 2010 Fishing Derby
Fred Roach
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Law Enforcement
Public Agency Reports 09/02/09
California Highway Patrol:
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Directed Patrol Operation in the Kern River Valley by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office
Kern County Sheriff Sgt. Dean Marshall announced Tuesday that as part of the Kern County Sheriff’s ongoing community policing efforts, the Kern Valley Substation will be addressing concerns from business owners and citizens regarding skateboard riders, bicycle riders, and congregations of juveniles and young adults in the various business districts within the Kern River Valley.
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Law enforcement wants to hear from you
As part of the Kern County Sheriff’s Office ongoing community policing efforts, the Sheriff’s Kern Valley Substation is asking for input from the community on crime and quality of life issues in your neighborhood. The Sheriff’s Office is currently planning some directed patrol operations and would like your input. If you live in the communities of Lake Isabella, Kernville, Wofford Heights, Bodfish, Onyx, Weldon, Mt. Mesa, Canebrake, Greenhorn, South Lake or Walker Basin and you have a concern about crime, or other quality of life issues, please send a letter or comments to Sergeant Dean Marshall at 7046 Lake Isabella Blvd., Lake Isabella, California 93240.
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Public Agency Reports 09/09/09
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Public Agency Reports 09/16/09
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Wofford Heights Bionicon Demo Center wracked by fire
Shortly after 4:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, a fire erupted at the Kern Valley Bionicon Demo Center in Wofford Heights. Wendy and Paul Ferguson, owners of the high-end mountain bike store at 6511 Wofford Blvd., had just celebrated the grand opening of their new showroom and fully-equipped workshop during the Labor Day weekend.
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