According to the Animal Humane Society reading aloud to dogs helps them to be less nervous and lonely, more trusting of humans, and can lower a dog’s stress levels. These are some reasons that the …

Students from South Fork Union School District's Middle School and Students from Wallace Middle School of Kernville Union School District plan to attend Washington D.C. together as a group. …

Orion Sanders did not expect to hear his name during the State of the County address. He was sitting in the front row when Supervisor Phillip Peters announced the 2026 District 1 Citizen of the Year. …

The Lady Broncs basketball squad will be on the road to begin the Division V CIF Playoffs. They will travel to Corcoran to face the No. 2 seed. Kern Valley comes into the playoffs as the No. 15 seed. …

A person died Thursday evening after a pickup truck crashed into a vacant building along Lake Isabella Boulevard in Bodfish, according to emergency dispatch traffic. The crash was reported at …

Kernville’s biggest weekend of the year is expected to start with sunshine and end with a small chance of rain as a new storm moves toward California, according to the National Weather Service …

Whiskey Flat mayoral teams are filling the days leading up to Whiskey Flat Weekend with auctions, barbecues, fishing challenges and plenty of friendly competition as the fundraising race enters its …

The Kern High School District Board of Trustees recognized Black History Month, approved next year’s attendance calendar, heard a report on its Adult Education program, a mid year LCAP report for …

Authorities have identified the man killed Jan. 22 in a collision involving a motorized wheelchair at the intersection of Lake Isabella Boulevard and Crestview Avenue. The Kern County Sheriff-Coroner …

Over the last few months, something really encouraging has been happening at the Kern Valley Sun, more people across the valley are showing up, reading, sharing, and staying connected. From Nov. 5 …

The Kern Valley Broncs basketball team will have their season extended. They are the No. 4 seed in the Division VI CIF Playoffs and will be at home on Friday to face off against Dos Palos. It will be …

The Whiskey Flat Days Parade will roll through Kernville as the traditional kickoff to Whiskey Flat weekend, bringing Old West-style floats, public safety units and local and regional officials …

Two contender teams running for Whiskey Flat Mayor showed up at the Kern Valley Exchange Club Lunch, at Paradise Cove Lodge, Thursday February 5. Varnish Vixen Laura and Coal Fire Kim was one of …

People visiting the Kern Valley, during President's Day Weekend, may be interested in visiting the designated Historical Site of the Historical Cemetery, located in Wofford Heights, nearby what was …

The Future Farmers of America (FFA) students held their annual Tri-Tip BBQ Fundraiser, to raise funds, at the Ag Farm, Friday February 6. The funds the youth raise are designated for the teens to …

Locals may recall how years ago, before Downtown Storage was a storage place, there used to be “R.J.R.’s Dam Good Cars,” located in the same lot. Well, now the owners of Stonehill Motors, …

KERN COUNTY, Calif. | The Kern County Fire Department (KCFD) is proud to publicly recognize and thank Ford Motor Company and Darley for the donation of a specially equipped Ford Bronco that is …

They're building a piece of history. The Whiskey Flat Encampment returns for this year's festival, recreating what Kernville looked like in the 1870s—before brick buildings, before paved streets, …

Kern County Fire officials stood beside a lineup of new drones in Keene on Feb. 4 and explained how the aircraft are already changing emergency response — with big implications for the Kern River …

A Lake Isabella man is awaiting sentencing after entering a plea in a felony case involving firearms, explosives and narcotics discovered during a search of his home. Michael Loren Deatherage, 53, …