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Mat Hoffman in the making?
Five-year-old TJ Sanders of Kernville is the embodiment of focused concentration as he takes a practice run at the KV Bike Park in Kernville last Wednesday.
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Cleanup volunteers scour lower Kern River for trash
Valerie Cassity
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SCE Energy Assistance Program available
Southern California Edison’s Energy Assistance Fund (EAF) program is now available to low income residents. This program may assist qualified residents with up to $100 toward their unpaid Edison electric bills.
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Another round of strategic planning in works for Kern Valley Hospital
Susan Barr
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Kern Valley Sun
USFS fee revenues make a difference
Outdoor recreation is fun! Each year more and more people are visiting their National Forests, connecting themselves with nature in a variety of settings and activities. Whether they choose to hike, picnic, camp, fish, or challenge themselves navigating a trail or waterway, the National Forests provide many great recreational opportunities.
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New U.S. courthouse breaks ground
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Verizon cell town hearing slated for Aug. 17
There has been a continuance for the Verizon cell tower hearing originally scheduled for yesterday, July 13. The hearing is now scheduled for Aug. 17, on the P.M. agenda, according to Judy Hyatt, Field Representative for 1st District Supervisor Jon McQuiston. This decision was reached today, and an email has gone out to the adjacent property owners, Hyatt said.
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County to enforce animal advertising rule
Residents of unincorporated Kern County who advertise dogs for sale are required by a new law enacted in February to include license numbers in their advertisements, but most people don’t.
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River clean up volunteers collect beau coup bags
Cheryl A. Bauer
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Special to the SunAs part of a continuing network investment to support growing demand for advanced mobile devices and applications, AT&T announced July 8 the activation of a new 3G cell site in Lamont.
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SAL presented check in amount of $4,600 by Classic Car Show sponsors
With a large amount of community support, the 2nd Annual Lake Isabella Classic Car Show, sponsored by Buddy's Hot Rod Shop, proved to be a rousing success. With the help of merchant, private donors, show volunteers, and participants the event was able to raise $4,600 for the Kern Valley Sheriff's Activities League to benefit the kids of the Kern River Valley.
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Lack of boater education linked to rise in recreational boating fatalities
Thom Smith, VFC
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U.S. Coast Guard, Bakersfield Unit PIO
Updated 11:45 a.m. Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas
Kenny Guinn, part time Kernville resident and former governor of Nevada died Thursday at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. He was 73.
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Bull fire barrels through Riverkern
At 1:45 p.m., Monday, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Kern County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in the area of Burlando Road. The fire began in Bull Run Creek, about three miles north of Kernville.
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Stranded tuber airlifted to safety at Hospital Flat
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
South Fork fair funds solar opposition
Susan Barr
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Kern Valley Sun
Missing mountain bikers located
On 7-24-10 at approximately 1715 hours, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the California Highway Patrol that three subjects were reported missing on Cannell Trail located in the mountains north of Kernville. The subjects were identified as Thomas Hannemann age 42 from San Clemente, Calif., Brent Berkompas age 37 from San Clemente, Calif., and Tiffany Appleman age 29 from San Diego, Calif. The three subjects were mountain biking on Cannell Trail and were last seen on the trail possibly suffering from heat exhaustion.
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All Off-Highway Vehicle trails open for season
Cody Norris
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Valley mourns passing of Kenny Guinn
Valerie Cassity
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Eleven rafters survive river ordeal
On Friday, July 23 at approximately 2:20 p.m., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for an overturned raft in the Kern River in the area of the Keyesville-North Launch Area. The report was that a raft was observed to have turned over in the river and the rafters had disappeared after at least one attempt to right the raft.
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Flat tire leads to fire in Kern Canyon
Cathy Perfect/Kern Valley Sun
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'Tarp Your Trash' fee takes aim at roadside litter
Aurora Rush
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Near drowning at Headquarters Campground
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Customer doubts accuracy of his Cal Water bills
Susan Barr
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Kern Valley Sun
Bodfish fire contained, 560 acres burned
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Law Enforcement
Public Agency Reports 07/28/10
California Highway Patrol:
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Crystal Parker found guilty in 2009 stabbing death of Brian Sarver
Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley Sun
Public Agency Reports 07/21/10
California Highway Patrol:
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Public Agency Reports 07/07/10
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