Minter Field Wins 1.5 Million FAA Grant for Runway Rehab
Shafter's Minter Airport District will start restoring the crosswind north runway used for WWII pilot training after accepting a 1.5 million FAA grant. The four project package totals 2.6 million and includes east runway rehab, two new taxi lanes, street overlays, storm drainage, and overhead line removal, while the main runway remains open.
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Shafter
Minter
Herman Ruddell
Dana “Zeke” Mulder
Federal Aviation Administration
FFA
Wasco dairy symposium welcomes public to event
The Wasco Chamber of Commerce hosted its first annual Dairy Symposium at the Wasco Veterans Hall with eight speakers on topics from CEQA to ground water protection. Dairyman Richard Reyneveld urged better communication while UC Davis expert Thomas Harder warned about nitrate levels and groundwater depth, emphasizing ongoing regulation and safety measures in dairies near Wasco and Shafter.
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Thomas Harder
University of California At Davis
Wascco Chamber of Commerce
Wasco
Shafter
Wasco Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Patricia Kethherside
Wasco Veteran's Hall
Kern County Board of Supervisors
Dairyman
Richard Reyneveld
Reyneveld
Dairies
Borba
Southwestern
Harder
Tulare Lake Basin
UCD
Stanislaus
Tulare Lake
Harden
Rick McVaigh
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District
Shafter events and notices from local community page
Community notices list Shafter meeting for Hercules collaboration at Shafter High School auditorium with 60 child cast. Evangelist Diane Stewart to minister at Home Fellowship Church Sunday August 22 at 6 pm at 520 California Avenue. Burial contracts pricing to rise September 1. contact Shafter office for details. SHS Class of 1984 reunion planned October 8-10. reservations by September 1 via P O Box Bakersfield. August school schedule includes pre school counseling August 20 and 23-24 library hours. girls tennis August 23. first day of school August MP 8 am.
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Hercules
Shafter
Shafter High School
Diane Stewart
Home Fellowship Church
California Avenue
Richland Chevrolet
Tony Baker
SHS
P.O. Box
Bakersfield
Suspect sought in Shafter murder case
Shafter police seek Mario Diaz a 33 year old Hispanic man in a murder case after Joaquin Bolanos Flores 34 died from a gunshot in an alley behind 144 California Avenue Diaz allegedly shot Flores fled in a white 1994 Pontiac Grand Am with a red stripe police issued an arrest warrant and urged the public to call 746-6341 with tips Diaz described as 5 feet 3 inches 150 pounds with black hair brown eyes and wearing black shorts no shirt during the incident an appeal for information and warning to avoid contact with Diaz was issued
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Shafter
California Avenue
Joaquin Bolanos Flores
Apple Market
Kern Medical Center
Flores
Mario Martinez Diaz
Diaz
Klassen
Alamo
Mario Diaz
Robert Courtney
Courtney
Workers' Comp Rates Drop Amid Reform Implementation
Reports indicate a nearly 14 percent average drop in workers' compensation insurance rates this year per a survey by the American Insurance Association. The decrease follows a long string of rate increases and points to relief as reforms take full effect for employers.
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American Insurance Association
Shafter Youth Larsen Jenema Swims in Olympics
Shafter 18 year old Larsen Jenema competes in his first Olympic race aiming for a medal in the 1500 free, his top event. He recently set a national record in the 1500 meters, marking a significant milestone in his early career.
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Shafter
Larsen Jenema Wipnereney
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