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By Kathe Malouf Special to the Sun Kern Valley residents hit the streets, campgrounds and popular tourist areas to show their pride by picking up and cleaning up trash during the annual Kern Valley Pride Day. And just as they have done for the past 30 years, volunteers made an impressive sweep. The 30th annual […]
By Clayton Huckaby Kern Valley Sun On Wednesday, September 13, the Fellow Travelers of Highway 178 went before the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce to present their accomplishments as a group and what they hope to see for the future. The group explained that they had been successful in getting CalTrans and the California […]
By Elise Modrovich Special to the Sun The Sequoia National Forest (SQF) “Leadership” Meeting was held on Thursday, September 14, at the USFS Kernville District Administrative Offices to discuss the National Forest Report and Trail Status, Forest Plan Revisions, and allow a public review of SQF, BLM and OHV Grant Applications. Ed Waldheim (Friends of […]
By Shannon Rapose Kern Valley Sun The South Fork Union School District Board Meeting opened with the pledge of the allegiance and was called to order at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14. Four board members, President Dale Creighton, Clerk Sherry Nichols, Board Member Daures Stephens and Board Member Eric Hafenfeld, were present for the […]
By Elise Modrovich Special to the Sun The Kernville Union School District (KUSD) held their monthly meeting last Tuesday, Sept. 12, to discuss ongoing issues and programs for the school year. Present at the meeting were Board President Greg Davis, Board Members Allison Bogart, Wendy Russ and George Stahl. Board Member Lucian Whitman was absent. […]
Kern County Sheriff’s Report On 9/6/17, deputies arrested Kimberly Goulding Amstutz, age 54, in the 6200 block of Lynch Canyon Dr., Mt. Mesa, for spousal battery, annoying calls to 911 and obstructing a peace officer in the line of duty. On 9/6/17, deputies arrested Danielle Booth, age 30, in the 5600 block of Lake Isabella […]
By Ashley Loza Kern Valley Sun The hurricanes pelting the Eastern United States in the last couple of weeks are big news; two Category 4 hurricanes, Harvey and Irma, have mercilessly blown through the Caribbean and ended up at our door. The first, Hurricane Harvey, went from a tropical depression to a Category 4 […]
By George Stahl Special to the Sun After 33 years in the Kern County District Attorney’s office, veteran prosecutor Cynthia Zimmer decided that she would throw her hat into the ring and run for the top spot in the office. “The times have changed, and in order to keep ahead of them, we have to […]
By Debbie Teofilo Special to the Sun This past month has been quite eventful for the Kern Valley Healthcare District (KVHD) as reported at its Board of Directors meeting on September 6. A ruling by the California Supreme Court may make the new hospital parcel tax measure much easier to pass in 2018, a communications […]
