Kern County Library's Arvin Branch to close for renovations in 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The Kern County Library has announced that the Arvin Branch Library will undergo ...
Funding cuts threaten food security in Kern County
"It does not make any sense that you have Kern County, which is one of the top 2 [agriculture] producing counties in Americ, ...
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'There’s No Place Like Fair.' Jefferson County Fair Poster Contest winners named
JEFFERSON — The Jefferson County Fair Poster Contest has officially concluded, and the first, second, and third-place winners have been announced. After receiving seven outstanding submissions ...
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Kern County Supervisors were not informed by DA’s office of ongoing EBT theft
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A month after discovering Kern County EBT beneficiaries had been losing millions to theft, 17 News and the community, had yet to hear from county supervisors on this topic ...
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SEIU 24-hour strike puts most Kern County services at a standstill
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — On Wednesday, a massive group of protestors united in front of the Kern County administrative building in response to what they called the “county’s unfair bargaining and ...
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Best Hardware Store In Fairfield County In 2024: Poster Hardware And Housewares
We are thrilled to announce that Poster Hardware and Housewares has been named Best Hardware Store in Fairfield County in the 2024 Daily Voice Readers' Choice Awards! According to Poster Hardware and ...
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Kern County drug bust leads to three arrests, seizure of fentanyl, heroin, and firearms
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A lengthy narcotics investigation by the Kern County Sheriff’s Office and the Kern County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (KC-HIDTA) resulted in the arrest of ...
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One-day strike to close most Kern County offices
Many county services will be impacted by a one-day strike by Kern County employees on Wednesday, but law enforcement, fire protection and the Kern County Superior Court will not be affected. In Taft, ...
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Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County. Now, the ACLU Is Suing over Alleged Abuses
Border Patrol agents slashed tires, yanked people out of trucks, threw people to the ground, and called farmworkers “Mexican bitches” during unannounced raids in Kern County in early January, ...
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Community Voices: Kern County’s new steel mill will do more than make steel — it will be a long-term community partner
That will soon change. This month, we’re breaking ground on a new steel mill in eastern Kern County. Developed by Pacific Steel Group and financed in part by Generate Capital, this will be the ...
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Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County — Now, the ACLU Is Suing Over Alleged Abuses
People who witnessed the sweeps previously told CalMatters it appeared agents in Kern County were stopping farmworkers and day laborers at random, profiling them based on their looks, and asking ...