By Grace Harrison Special to the Sun During the first week of May, Kern Valley High School held it’s annual Staff Appreciation Week. The majority of the events held during the week were organized by KVHS’ Associated Student Body while other events were hosted by the high school’s administration. According to Brent Mixon, KVHS […]
Press Release USFS A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Alan Fernando Gomez-Paniagua, 25, a citizen of Mexico residing in Delano, charging him with conspiring to cultivate, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, cultivating marijuana, damaging public land and natural resources, and being an alien in possession of a firearm, […]
Vote Yes on Measure C My name is Cindi Rupert, and I am the president of the KVHD Auxiliary. I would like to take a moment of your time to talk to everyone regarding our MEASURE C that will be coming up on the June ballot. About a month ago, I tore the ligaments on […]
By Madalyn Souza Special to the Sun On Monday, May 1, Assembly Leader Emeritus Connie Conway, invited guests to her campaign kickoff, where she officially announced she will be running for California State Senate District 16 in 2018. The event took place in Visalia, Calif., at the Chinese Cultural Center. At the kickoff event, […]
Press Release USFS Forest officials issued a temporary closure order to popular high use public access areas on the Tule River within the Giant Sequoia National Monument, due to swift moving water and strong currents. The Forest closure order will start Friday, May 5, 2017, until further notice. Public access areas in the order include […]
By Clayton Huckaby Kern Valley Sun On Monday, May 1, at approximately 2:53 p.m., a structure fire in the 3700 block of Goat Ranch Rd. was reported. At the time, all of the Kern River Valley engines were covering the Fay Ranch fire that broke out earlier in the day. According to Captain Jason […]
By Clayton Huckaby Kern Valley Sun At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Monday, May 1, a Kern County fire crew was dispatched to reports of a grass fire near Fay Creek in the 9900 block of Fay Ranch Road. When the first captain arrived on scene, the captain reported that the fire had already burned […]
Press Release Special to the Sun Kern County First District Supervisor Mick Gleason has announced that he will be available for meetings at the Lake Isabella First District Supervisor’s Office on Wednesday, May 3, from 2 to 4 p.m. Supervisor Gleason’s office is located at 7050 Lake Isabella Blvd. in Lake Isabella near the court […]
By Ashley Loza Kern Valley Sun It’s part of a nationwide debate over the legality of sanctuary jurisdictions in the United States. These jurisdictions are communities that have limited their cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. While specific laws in sanctuary communities differ, their intent is to create an environment where unauthorized immigrants may report […]
By Elise Modrovich Special to the Sun On May 1, the Fellow Travelers, a group of concerned citizens who first got together almost two years ago after some friends were involved in a horrible traffic accident in the canyon section of Hwy 178, held a meeting at the Lake Isabella Government Center to present new […]
