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Updated 11:45 a.m. Former Nevada Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas
Kenny Guinn, part time Kernville resident and former governor of Nevada died Thursday at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. He was 73.
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Bull fire barrels through Riverkern
At 1:45 p.m., Monday, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Kern County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire in the area of Burlando Road. The fire began in Bull Run Creek, about three miles north of Kernville.
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Stranded tuber airlifted to safety at Hospital Flat
Cathy Perfect
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South Fork fair funds solar opposition
Susan Barr
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Missing mountain bikers located
On 7-24-10 at approximately 1715 hours, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a report from the California Highway Patrol that three subjects were reported missing on Cannell Trail located in the mountains north of Kernville. The subjects were identified as Thomas Hannemann age 42 from San Clemente, Calif., Brent Berkompas age 37 from San Clemente, Calif., and Tiffany Appleman age 29 from San Diego, Calif. The three subjects were mountain biking on Cannell Trail and were last seen on the trail possibly suffering from heat exhaustion.
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All Off-Highway Vehicle trails open for season
Cody Norris
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Valley mourns passing of Kenny Guinn
Valerie Cassity
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Eleven rafters survive river ordeal
On Friday, July 23 at approximately 2:20 p.m., a call was received by the Kern County Fire Department for an overturned raft in the Kern River in the area of the Keyesville-North Launch Area. The report was that a raft was observed to have turned over in the river and the rafters had disappeared after at least one attempt to right the raft.
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Cathy Perfect
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Kern Valley SunRex Emerson
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Don’t be a 'Gilligan' on the water
Thom Smith, VFC
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Deadline nears for unsecured (personal) property tax bills
Kern County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Jackie Denney announces that the deadline for payment of unsecured property taxes is Aug. 31. Unsecured (personal) property tax bills are for items such as business equipment, farm equipment, aircraft, boats, and similar assets that are not attached to real estate. Tax bills are mailed to all unsecured property owners whose addresses are known to the County Assessor-Recorder on Jan. 1, 2010.
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College offers Community Orchestra Class this fall
Natalie Dorrell
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Adventure for Beginners: Rafting the lower Kern River
Valerie Cassity
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All OHV Trails Open for the Season
Cody Norris/Special to the Sun
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Kern River claims two lives Tuesday
At approximately 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, Kern Valley Search and Rescue personnel were called out for a drowning at Riverside Park in Kernville.
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Notice to Residents and Businesses Impacted
by the Bull FireThe County of Kern is working with State and Federal agencies to assess damage caused bythe Bull and West fires.
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Board gives green light to $22 million hospital bond
Susan Barr
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Kern Valley Sun
Chamber salutes rafting companies' contribution to community
Valerie Cassity
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With temperatures in the lows 90s, water sport enthusiasts found the waters of Isabella Lake were the place to be Sunday afternoon.
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Archeology and the Old Testament series
Valerie Cassity
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Special to the SunTwo new galleries of photos of the Bull Fire are available at www.kvsun.com. In addition, a new email address has been created for readers wanting to submit and share their photos. Send your photos to photogallery@kvsun.com!
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Fuller creates webpage as resource for those affected by wildfires
Assemblymember Jean Fuller (R-Bakersfield) announced today that she has created a webpage as a resource for those in Kern County affected by the “Bull” and “West” fires.
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Mt. 99 Re-Opens Monday, Aug, 2 at 9:00 a.m.
The Sequoia National Forest announced this evening that the Bull Fire Area Closure will be lifted tomorrow, Monday Aug. 2, at 9:00 a.m., according to Tricia Christofferson, Public Information Officer, California Interagency Incident Management Team 4
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Law Enforcement
Public Agency Reports 07/28/10
California Highway Patrol:
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Public Agency Reports 08/18/10
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Public Agency Reports 08-11-10
California Highway Patrol: No reports received
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Public Agency Reports 08/04/10
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