On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), I’d like to thank all those who work in nursing facilities — doctors, nurses, food preparers, housekeepers, and others — for their unwavering dedication to compassionately caring for the vulnerable residents who are relying on them during the COVID-19 pandemic. These facilities have been […]
By: George Stahl Special to the Sun It seems impossible to think that we will not be returning to the world we knew before COVID-19. But a similar thing happened to us before. Maybe not to you or to your children, but it happened to your parents and to your grandparents. No matter where they […]
The fishing in the Kern River Valley is firing on all cylinders. I have been talking to a lot of fishermen. Whether it be a bass, trout, catfish, or crappie fisherman, I have been getting positive feedback. I have to make sure I am ready for a variety of fishing opportunities this season. Bass gear, […]
Unlike television or movies, gang/narcotics conspiracy wiretap cases are kept on a need to know basis and take months of listening to boring phone call after phone call. Occasionally, you will hear an interesting conversation that keeps you laughing. After several months, we identified numerous possible storage locations for large amounts of cocaine in the […]
By: Tracy Lee Special to the Sun As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the globe, I have shied away from writing about it. I am so tired of hearing about it, reading about it, living through it, etc. My inbox is filled with articles addressing PPE and hunkering down in order to avoid contamination. Lately, I […]
When I promoted to Sergeant, I was assigned to an office in a large city. My first shift was working graveyards with a more senior Sergeant to show me around the area and the various county and city locations. While we were on our way to the courthouse, we were passed by a car going […]
Hello Kern River Valley, May is upon us, the weather is beginning to warm up, the wildflowers have been in full bloom and the bugs are coming out to play after a winter of rest. The country as we know it has changed over the past eight weeks as we deal with the COVID-19 pandemic […]
There is a photo on the front page of the Bakersfield Californian on 5/7/20 showing many of the 300 supporters who participated in the Free Kern County Rally. I could not help but notice that not a single person in the photo is wearing a mask. I find it very disturbing that so many people […]
We are a little isolated from the Coronavirus here in the Kern River Valley. I am seeing more visitors than we should be seeing, as supposedly people are staying at home. My wife and I are trying to support the local restaurants, as their business has diminished with no tourism. So, we will park and […]
By George Stahl Four cars pull up to a four-way stop at the same time. Who goes first? With all of the anxiety surrounding the reopening of the world and things returning to what we called normal, people seem to have forgotten that is not as easy as it sounds. Depending on who is doing […]
