McFarland High School celebrated homecoming the first week of October, beginning with a Monday rally to pump up the students and players. After all the games were played and the judging was completed, the juniors were the champions of the rally.

Heather Frank, director of Philanthropy for Adventist Health Bakersfield and Delano, has been chosen for this year’s class of “40 under 40” for the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy.

The science of magic was evident during assemblies held Sept. 23 at Delano Union School District’s Nueva Vista Language Academy.

On Sept. 21, McFarland High School Early College launched its latest career pathway: industrial automation.

Students and staff from Delano Union School District’s Harvest Elementary School honored the 20th anniversary of 9/11 during a presentation at the school on Friday, Sept. 10.

If eating a meal fuels the body, then sharing a meal fuels the soul.

An evacuation order and shelter-in-place advisory early Sept. 3 were lifted hours after an on-site ammonia hazard was discovered at Solorio and Sons Cold Storage in Delano.

Delano police arrested a man last week after they said he threw Molotov cocktails into the Kern County Human Services building.

California Secretary of Agriculture Karen Ross visited the McFarland Unified School District on Aug. 26.

On Aug. 24, Kern Avenue School dedicated a bench to longtime teacher Ada O. Diaz, who died in January. Diaz taught at the school from 1999 to 2021.

Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, honored Fil-Bake Shop as the 32nd Assembly District’s 2021 Small Business of the Year, acknowledging their years of service giving back to Delano and supporting the Filipino community.

Delano police traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to arrest teenager Anthony Ray Torres in connection with the 6-month-old slaying at the Delano cemetery, officials announced last week.

Thousands of students returned to campuses across the McFarland Unified School District on Aug. 9.

Carl's Jr. announced that it has selected Gustavo Valenzuela of McFarland as one of 10 recipients for the 2021 Carl N. and Margaret Karcher Founder’s Scholarship.

Happy faces, and new school gear, were present the morning of Aug. 2 for the Delano Union School District's first day of in-person school after a nearly 17-month hiatus.

Delano educator and longtime Delano Lions Club member James L. Bartleson celebrated 55 years of community service on Aug. 7.

At the Delano Union School District Board of Trustees chambers, officials “welcomed back” employees with special guest stars providing messages “con ganas.”

This past week brought something new and exciting to the campuses of McFarland Junior High and McFarland High School. If you passed by the schools between July 17 and 22, you may have heard drummers drumming, brass players blaring, and caught a glimpse of the color guard spinning and dancing.

The Delano Marketplace and The Vineyard shopping centers have recently added or will add six new businesses for shoppers to enjoy their wares or services.

I went viral after losing over 100 pounds, and now over 100 people have lost more than 100 pounds.

A Delano man was arrested last week on suspicion of animal cruelty after authorities said four horses died and a mule became seriously sick under his lack of care.

Delano Relay For Life held a luminaria drive-thru event last week honoring the lives of those touched by cancer.

Delano Judge David Wolf got his first student visitor of the year earlier this month.

June 30 was a significant date for the community of Delano, as it marked the first in-person gathering hosted by the Delano Police Department since October 2019.

Despite the evening heat, hundreds of Delano residents came out to the Police Department’s latest Neighborhood Block Party at Veneto Park on June 30.

In vehicles including a bicycle and a low-rider Cadillac, Delano Union School District honored 18 of its retirees during a drive-thru ceremony June 10 at the district office.

Soroptimist International of Delano honored local women during its 28th annual Awards Night at the Hyatt Place Delano on June 24.

During the month of June, a routine audit by the Touchstone Pistachio Company revealed that about 42,000 pounds of pistachios were missing. 

Delano's high school seniors were celebrated last week as almost 1,000 students received their diplomas.

The Class of 2021 at McFarland High School set a number of records this year. Here is a look at some of the statistics:

Sharing their Filipina heritage, and 20th Avenue as a border to both their schools, Delano Union School District’s Kern County Teachers of the Year were honored by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools in early May.

The McFarland Unified School District Junior High celebrated its annual eighth grade graduation ceremony on May 26.

After 39 years of barbering services to this great city of Delano, Bert B. Delarmente Sr. is retiring.

“Rockets red glare, bombs bursting in air” will return to the skies over Delano as part of the new and exciting aerial fireworks show being planned for the 2021 Star Spangled Spectacular Fireworks Show, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Delano and the city of Delano.

Scores of volunteers turned out on Saturday, May 22, to the Keep Kern Beautiful Great American Cleanup at Delano Memorial Park.

Delano High School proudly celebrated its graduates in a senior signing ceremony on the afternoon of May 13.