LAKE ISABELLA — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office says an officer-involved shooting that left a 39-year-old Lake Isabella man dead in January followed department policy after an internal review …

Kern County's 6% hotel tax hasn't budged since 2002. With a $14 million budget deficit on the horizon, supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to start exploring whether voters should change that. The …

Kern County is staring down a $14 million budget deficit for the coming fiscal year, driven by health care costs that keep climbing, federal policy changes pushing millions in new expenses onto local …

The Kern Valley Sun has launched a new press release submission system, giving local organizations and residents a simple way to share events, meetings and announcements with the community. For the …

The Kern Valley Healthcare District Board of Directors approved a new electronic medical record system, and several equipment purchases during its latest meeting while repeatedly pressing leadership …

The Board of Trustees for South Fork Union School District considered the Mid Year LCAP Report, Thursday February 12. Every district is required by law to make a Mid Year LCAP report. LCAP is …

When the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to layoff teachers, Thursday, February 12, approvals for teacher layoffs were all candidates who were not fully credentialed. So the district is …

The South Fork Union School District Board of Trustees approved a resolution to move $2 million into the capital facilities fund, $1 million this month and $1 million next month. On Thursday February …

Pleading to save teacher jobs, Wallace Elementary School Achievement Leader, Stacey Sanders, in capacity as President of Kernville Union School Teachers Association, gave a KUSTA report. The …

Pre K students from Wallace Elementary Pre School class were invited on a field trip to tour the Bodfish Post office, Tuesday morning, February 10. First students were allowed to the front desk, …

Schools are not immune to the concept of needing to improve literacy rates. The Kernville Union School District is no different in that regard. Therfore Marci Refuerzo, Director of District-wide …

Chief Business Official Lissa Robinson provided an overview, to the Board of Trustees, on the School Services Budget Presentation, Tuesday, February 10. The School Services put together the …

Orion Sanders, District Manager for the Kern River Valley Cemetery District was satisfied when he mentioned the fact that the final audit was nearly finished. The topic was discussed during the …

The Kern River Valley Art Association held its first Slam n Jam, which was a poetry reading or reciting event mixed in with musicians playing strictly originals music. The event, hosted at the …

Whiskey Flat Days crowned its first Miss Whiskey Flat Days royalty Saturday, launching a new tradition that blends youth horsemanship, public speaking and western heritage into the annual festival. …

Kernville Chamber of Commerce officials announced Sunday that Jezebel Jess and Deacon Dean won the 2026 Whiskey Flat Days mayoral race after raising a record $57,512 for the Wounded Heroes Fund. The …

KERNVILLE — Whiskey Flat Days weekend got rolling Saturday as the annual parade drew families and visitors to Kernville Road for a morning of horses, classic cars and Old West pageantry under clear …

Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce (KRVCC) members heard from the big players backing up the Annual Isabella Fishing Derby, Wednesday February 11, at Dick Weed’s. President of the Chamber …

Travel between the Kern River Valley and the Mojave area is open again after Caltrans reopened Highway 178 over Walker Pass. As of the latest Caltrans update, Highway 178 is open in both …

The Bureau of Land Management is carrying out prescribed burn operations in the Kern River Valley Feb. 18–19, with active burning underway in the Keyesville Recreation Area and additional projects …