The Kern County Water Agency voted Thursday to pony up its $32.6-million share of planning and pre-construction costs for the ...

Dinner and the induction ceremony were held Feb. 20 at the Downtown Bakersfield Marriott at the Convention Center.

The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP, is funded by USDA. The Community Action Partnership of Kern, known as CAPK’s ...

The Randall County 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl team, consisting of Mason Wolf, Kaylee Dunn, Stella Davis and Arley Davis, came back champions after an event in Houston last week. The Randall County ...

The 82nd Annual Pittsburg County Junior Livestock Show was held February 25- March 1, 2025 at the Pittsburg County Fairgrounds. The stock show is well sponsored by our county business and individuals.

The Poultry Show Knowledge Bowl competition, however, will proceed as planned for the 2025 fair, as it does not involve live birds. The ban, which aims to protect exhibitors, livestock, the ...

The annual Kaufman County Junior Livestock Show has been the sole thought on the minds of 4-H and Future Farmers of America youth and their families as they competed for top honors. The community was ...

Americans Jessie Diggins and Julia Kern won a medal in cross-country skiing’s team sprint for a second consecutive world championships, taking silver following their bronze two years ago. Diggins, now ...

(KERO) — The one-day strike from Kern County union ... working conditions. County employees represented by SEIU Local 521 are striking for better working conditions and fair wages.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A herd of 20 goats, two babydoll miniature sheep and Steve, their Sicilian guard donkey, have started fire-prevention work on wildlands and canyons near a San Clemente sports park. On Monday ...

The bird flu is impacting more than just egg prices in San Luis Obispo County — now ... the Mid-State Fair Livestock group announced in a news release Monday. The disease has hiked egg prices ...