Rio Bravo disposal site seeks to comply with plans
Pat Bryant reports that Rio Bravo Disposal Facility under Ken Nelson Jr moves to amend the Kern County general plan to pursue a conditional use permit for a deep well injection facility. Fire Chief Scott Wallace notes initial misunderstandings about hazardous waste intake and urges coordinated emergency plans and surface containment oversight.
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Pat Bryant Shafter
Rio Bravo
Ken Nelson, Jr
Nelson
Kern County
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
State Department of Health Services
Scott Wallace
Kern County Fire Department
RBDF
Mohinder Sandhu
Wallace
Shafter
State Department of Oil and Gas
Cone
Richland honors merit winners at school board meeting
The Richland School board recognized five Shafter merit medal winners Sylvia Ricks Maria Sanchez Laura Sanchez Allen White and Juana Dominguez among 137 global recipients in the World Children’s Art Association contest. The district also elected officers for 1984 85 and approved a senior project contract before a public hearing on an instructional improvement program.
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Richland School Board
Tom Strelich
Taiwan
World Children's Art Association
Strelich
Shafter
Sylvia Ricks
Maria Sanchez
Laura Sanchez
Allen White
Juana Dominguez
Lawrence Handel
Marylee King
Charles Rekosh
Kern County
Shafter Press
Mike Svilich
RTA
Richland
Shafter High Eyes Valley Title at Dos Palos Friday
Shafter Highs varsity football seeks its third Valley Championship and first in 29 years as they travel to Dos Palos to face the Broncos in the Valley Sequoia Division final. Both 11-1 entries feature strong road support with student and community buses, advance tickets available, and a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
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Shafter High
Dos Palos
Dos Palos High
Shafter
Coalinga High
Yosemite High
Generals
SHS
Highway 33
Mendota
Firebaugh
Rick Harvick
Yosemite
McGowan arraigned on eight counts of arson in Shafter
Bobby Joe McGowan, 26, of Shafter, arraigned in Shafter-Wasco Justice Court on eight counts of arson. He pleaded not guilty and is held on 100000 dollars bail. A December 12 preliminary hearing will determine whether the case goes to Superior Court. McGowan set eight fires between April 3 and November 22 this year while on five years’ probation, with possible additional charges for probation violation.
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Bobby Joe McGowan
Shafter
Shafter-Wasco
Gary Ingle
McGowan
Public Defender's Office
Kern County Fire Department
Charles Fendrick
Shafter Christmas Bucks First Drawing This Saturday
The Shafter Christmas Bucks drawing occurs Saturday at 3 p.m. in the town square at James and Central. Activities include music and four prize drawings with $150, $50, and two of $25. Entries open to adults 18 plus, via blanks from local stores, with weekly entry required.
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Shafter
James and
Central
Shafter Bucks
City Council and Planning Commission Hold Joint Workshop
The City Council and Planning Commission in Shafter held a second joint workshop at City Haus to improve intergovernmental communication and discuss long term issues. They reviewed sphere of influence boundaries, annexation prospects, and development controls, with a third meeting set for Jan. 8 and a potential expansion to include Richland School District. The discussion covered street and lot size planning, sewer capacity for 2000 projections, and downtown improvement priorities to protect the local tax base.
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Shafter
City Council and Planning Commission
City Haus. Ne
Commission
J.C. Atkinson
Norm King
Johnny Thomas
Rosa Lee Shafter
August Caires
Ronald Young
Karen Northcut
Dresser Avenue
Yor Dow Zachary
Perenne
Marion Hiebert
Bakersfield
Hiebert
Northcutt
Richard Oberholer
Epa
Enon
Caires
Cneey
Yin
Atkinson
Planning Commission
Kern County
Verl Nash
Richland
Sandy Wi
Stringham Drug
Zachary
Michael
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Budget Market
Star
City Council
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