Wofford Heights, CA — August 25, 2025 — The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Michele Liekkio, a 59-year-old woman who was last …

Heavy rains triggered mud flows that forced the closure of Old Kern Canyon Road west of Borel Road, officials said Sunday. Travel in the area is unsafe, and the road will remain closed until crews …

The Little Fire, burning southwest of Lake Isabella, has now scorched more than 2,500 acres with zero percent containment. The blaze, which started August 22 along Highway 178 in Kern River Canyon, …

According to the latest reports, the Little Fire continues to burn aggressively in the Lake Isabella area, now mapped at 2,532 acres with zero percent containment. Over 400 personnel are assigned to …

Kern County, CA — August 23, 2025
 Emergency crews are responding to a vehicle fire reported late Saturday morning near Pine Hollow Avenue at the intersection of Highways 178 and 14 in Kern …

11:00 AM UPDATE - August 23, 2025 — Kern River Valley Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling the Little Fire, a fast-moving vegetation fire that ignited Friday after a vehicle crash …

A fiery crash in the Kern River Canyon Friday afternoon ignited a fast-moving brush fire, closing Highway 178 in both directions and drawing a major multi-agency response. The incident began when at …

Southern California Edison (SCE) is closely monitoring the electric grid as dangerous triple-digit heat continues through the weekend. While the grid is designed to handle severe weather, extreme …

August 22, 2025 – 10:58 a.m. A vegetation fire broke out Friday morning along Kern River Canyon Road, drawing a large response from Kern County Fire Department crews. The blaze was …

Superintendent Richard Rhodes is always looking for ways to help underserved families in his district attain the assistance they may need. Rhodes pointed out there was a Vaccine Clinic right …

During Back to School Night, August 13 Mer Conner gave out backpacks and school supplies to students at South Fork Union School District’s Kelso campus. "We had these donations that were left …

Orion Sanders has been talking for months about his design for repairing grave markers at the Historical Cemetery. The entire hold up on the project was that the Kern River Valley Cemetery District …

The swap meet will be ending sometime around Labor Day weekend according to Sara James whose fundraiser for the Kern Valley Animal Shelter on Labor Day weekend was moved, to Circle Park in Kernville, …

After months of attempting to meet Grand Jury mandates to complete years of backlogged annual audit reports, on Tuesday August 12, the cemetery board approved the 2019-2020 budget audit report from …

The press met the new Intervention Instructor Jacob Rudnick at Back to School Night, August 13. South Fork Union School District’s Superintendent Richard Rhodes said that Rudnick had a …

The district just hired three new bus drivers, according to Superintendent Richard Rhodes who told the press during the Fay Ranch Campus Back to School Night, August 13. "We have three brand new …

The crowd coming out to see Rockslide play at the annual River Rhythms rock concert series seemed bigger than life. That night the Kern Valley Hospital Foundation sought to bless the community with …

At the beginning of the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting Tom McKinney opened with prayer. He prayed for the family of Yolanda Ochoa who passed away, Wednesday morning August 13, in …

Inviting everyone to join in on keeping the Kern Valley beautiful, the Founder of the Kern River Conservancy, Gary Ananian, spoke at the Kern River Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting, Wednesday, …

Last week the Kern Valley Sun presented the needs of the Kern Valley Animal Shelter, which Yvonne Pickerell manages on behalf of Kern County Animal Services, an entity that has been over crowded for …