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Last Updated Friday, Oct 15 2010 12:13 PM
Q: Why are we mailing our Kern County property tax payments to a payment center in Los Angeles?
— Serena Burke
A: An official at the Kern County Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office said officials there haven’t been able to find a local vendor that provides the service and so has had to turn to an out-of-area one.
Bakersfield athlete killed in bicycle race
A Bakersfield mother of two who took up competitive cycling nine months ago after an injury ended her marathoning career died Sunday while competing in a bicycle race outside Yosemite National Park.
Kern County's biggest oil producers, consenting to a request by state regulators, have agreed to share information about their fracking operations by the end of June, executives with a leading industry trade group said Tuesday.
Got some spare time on your hands and want a shot at being in a drag racing movie? Carol Grant Casting is currently seeking non-union background extras for a feature film that will be shooting at Auto Club Famoso Raceway from Monday through May 24.
Bakersfield cyclists take Amgen challenge
Beat that, Levi Leipheimer! On a warm but not sweltering Sunday morning, some of Bakersfield's best cyclists set marks for Leipheimer and other pros to aim for when the Amgen Tour of California swings through town next month.
The race is nigh. The Amgen Tour of California will soon be zipping along Alfred Harrell Highway as thousands cheer on from the starting point at Bakersfield College or other vantage points along the route.