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Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced this week it is taking a variety of steps to limit the impact wildfire-related power shutoffs have on its customers in Kern County and elsewhere.
Guidance on how small businesses can make the most of federal recovery programs is on the agenda of a free hour long webinar set to start at noon Wednesday.
Bakersfield-based Valley Republic Bank announced Monday it plans to donate a total of $150,000 to members of Kern County's nonprofit community.
Tax bills for unsecured property in Kern — business equipment, farm equipment, aircraft, boats and the like — must be paid by Aug. 31 in order to avoid a 10 percent penalty, the county has announced.
Local small businesses are invited to tune in Wednesday to a free webinar focusing on changes Congress recently made to the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
Greenlawn Funeral Homes & Cemeteries unveiled a plan Wednesday to adorn its entryways with ribbons printed with the names of people who have died during the coronavirus pandemic but whose families were unable to attend their funeral services because of government restrictions on large ga…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has set aside $11.6 million for the Central Valley — including $4.7 million for Kern County — to support people without a home or are at risk of being put out onto the street because of hardships relating to the coronavirus crisis.
Bakersfield College on Wednesday highlighted a two-week series of events to mark Juneteenth, the annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865.
Houchin Community Blood Bank will celebrate the grand reopening of its Truxtun Avenue Donor Center Thursday.
Mercy and Memorial Hospitals announced Monday they will once again partner with Sonder and CityServe to distribute another 11,000 meals over 10 days to vulnerable populations throughout the area.
The Kern Economic Development Foundation is giving local first-responders, businesses and families $100 gasoline cards donated by Chevron Corp.
Clinica Sierra Vista and Omni Family Health issued separate requests Tuesday for donations of personal protective equipment.
There will be a number of events taking place to celebrate the life and impact of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday in Bakersfield.
Kern Literacy Council will have two programs taking place this month to benefit the community.
Houchin Blood Bank is in need of blood for two twin baby girls who were born prematurely.
Join Links for Life on Oct. 5 as they kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a 5k run.
The Women's & Girls' Fund has announced up to $50,000 in grants allocated in its 13th cycle of competitive grant making to Kern County nonprofit organizations, according to a press release.
Self-Help Enterprises and North Park Apartments residents celebrated a ribbon-cutting event Friday at Oildale's new Stan Keasling Community Center, which offers amenities including a computer center.
Clinica Sierra Vista announced on Wednesday that it will be opening its third Kern County walk-in clinic in Arvin on Sept. 9.
Motorists should anticipate traffic delays on Wible Road from Tuesday through Aug. 2 due to ongoing construction.
This week the Relay for Life of Bakersfield will host its annual gathering of local cancer survivors who plan to be a part of Relay’s kick-off Survivor’s Lap, which will open the May 4 event at the Kern County Fairgrounds.
Students at Shafter High School have the opportunity to get an early start on their college degrees or certificates through a new partnership with Bakersfield College.
Drivers should expect delays on Wible Road the next two weeks as construction crews set falsework for the new northbound Highway 99 to eastbound Highway 58 connector bridge.
The Peter Lebeck Chapter 1866 of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, an organization dedicated to the appreciation and recognition of local history, will honor a local historian next month.
Two Rosedale Middle School and four Centennial Elementary School students will represent California in the World Robotics Competition in Louisville in April.
The Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center Wellness Foundation will be holding free cancer and health screenings on Sunday.
An around-the-clock closure of F Street scheduled for this weekend has been postponed.
The Kern Law Enforcement Association swore in new executives and board directors Jan. 8.
Time is running out to sign up for health coverage in 2019 through Covered California.
An around-the-clock closure for F Street between 23rd and 24th streets is set for this weekend.
Full Truxtun Avenue closures are planned for the next two weeks near the Westside Parkway.
Retired state Sen. Jean Fuller has joined the board of directors of Tejon Ranch Co., the real estate development and agribusiness company based in Lebec.
This flu season is getting off to a deadly start.
Sully’s has raised $13,549.30 for the Kern County Cancer Fund as part of its participation in Campout Against Cancer.
The Sankofa Collective is holding its annual Kwanzaa celebration on Friday.
Two principals in the Kern High School District have announced that they will be retiring at the end of the current school year.
Community college students now have the ability to transfer directly into Bakersfield College’s Industrial Automation baccalaureate program.
Assemblyman Rudy Salas is holding a highway dedication ceremony in Shafter on Wednesday in honor of a staff sergeant who died in Iraq in 2006.
The AIS Cancer Center will host its annual holiday party for patients and survivors on Monday.
Mercy and Memorial Hospitals are providing $339,541 in funding to local nonprofits on Thursday.
K-12 and college facilities are banding together for a new initiative called Kern Education Pledge.
A groundbreaking ceremony will be held for the third phase of the Centennial Corridor project on Dec. 20.
Caltrans has announce a multi-day ramp closure of the off-ramp from southbound Highway 99 to Highway 223 (Bear Mountain Boulevard) from Sunday at 6 p.m. until Wednesday at 6 a.m. A posted detour will be available. The closure will allow for roadway maintenance.
Hoffmann Hospice is holding its annual Light Up a Life event on Tuesday.
Bakersfield College is the recipient of the 2018 state Chancellor’s Student Success Award.
The city of Bakersfield will hold its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on Saturday.
Truxtun Avenue will be closed to all traffic near the Westside Parkway on- and off-ramps in the evenings starting next week.
HealthSouth Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital is looking to hire full-time registered nurses during an Interview Day on Thursday.
Multiple lane reductions are scheduled to begin Tuesday in the Rosedale area to allow for safety inspections on a natural gas pipeline, according to SoCalGas.
The Havilah Historical Society presented a certificate of appreciation award to Raul Estrada of the U.S. Forest Service on Sunday.
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