Kern Valley Healthcare District has named Heidi Sage its Employee of the Year, recognizing what colleagues described as decades of steady work behind the scenes and a reputation for being the person …

A new data system rolling out at food banks across Kern County is changing the way people get help—and how that help is tracked. Community Action Partnership of Kern (CAPK) has started …

Superintendent Richard Rhodes, of South Fork Union School District, discussed the fears teachers had regarding the possibility of looming teacher cuts in California, Thursday January 22. …

Local renowned artist Eddie Salazar recently made a deal to collaborate on a book series with published author Betty Barker, the wife of Pastor Ron Barker at Mountain View Baptist Church, in Lake …

The Kernville Union School District awarded Students of the Month at the Tuesday, January 13, Board of Trustees meeting. These were the students teachers chose to be awarded the PBIS Student of …

A tug-of-war rope stretched tight across the floor at OnPoint Gym on Friday, Jan. 16, as a crowd gathered around, cheering and laughing from both sides. Jezebel Jess and Tenacious Tawnya leaned back …

KERNVILLE — Whiskey Flat Days 2026 is taking shape with two big priorities: bring back parts of the event people missed last year and get the rodeo grounds back in working order before the …

At the December board meeting, during public comment period, a former employee claimed that the Kern River Valley Public Cemetery District (KRVPCD) mismanaged the budget, since the employee was fired …

During the January 13 meeting, the board of trustees elected officers for the Kern River Valley Cemetery District (KRVCD), located in Wofford Heights. The Board of Trustees for the district …

KEYESVILLE — Volunteers with Keepers of the Kern teamed up with the Bureau of Land Management on Friday to remove graffiti from two rock sites in Keyesville South after receiving clearance to …

In Lake Isabella, the Kern Valley Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Store is busy before the doors even open. “We have regulars who are waiting before the doors even open,” said Sue Morris, president of …

Cheyanne Click’s peers across multiple brokerages nominated her for Realtor of the Year — and the Ridgecrest Area Association of REALTORS® selected her as the 2025 recipient. Click said the …

KERNVILLE — Kernville’s new Happy Tails Dog Park opened to the public Friday, Jan. 17, with organizers marking a soft grand opening after nearly three years of fundraising, planning delays, and …

District 1 Animal Commissioner for Kern County Animal Services Robbie Miller held a meeting, January 15, at Knuckle Up Ministries, to introduce the public to the services Kern County provides to the …

LAKE ISABELLA — Emergency crews responded Thursday evening, Jan. 22, to a traffic collision involving a person in an electric wheelchair at the intersection of Lake Isabella Boulevard and Crestview …

KERNVILLE — Cheryl’s Diner, a longtime gathering spot in Kernville, is celebrating 41 years in business with an anniversary event listed on the Kernville Chamber of Commerce events calendar. The …

KERN RIVER VALLEY — Kern Valley Healthcare District’s new wound care program is showing early clinical success, with six to eight patients treated and two fully healed, as the district prepares …

The school board approved the renewal of the contract for Superintendent Dr. Steve Martinez, of Kernville Union School District, Tuesday, January 13. According to Martinez, that evening the …

Kern County supervisors approved a three-year, $354,071 contract on Jan. 6 to keep the county’s Genasys EVAC emergency alert and evacuation platform running through August 2028, extending a system …

Nearly completing the daunting task of catching up on delinquent audits, the district accepted the Financial Audit report prepared for 2022-2023, approving it in a vote, Tuesday January 13. The …