Shafter to begin multiple road projects this year
Shafter plans road improvements through June with work on Shafter Avenue from Rodriguez to Five Points wrapping up this week. An alley overlay and a two lane expansion for Schnidt Street are planned with bids in February and work starting in March. Lerdo Highway lane and overlay work is set for bidding in February with completion possible by April. A traffic intersection study at Lerdo Highway and Zerker Road is in preliminary stages to estimate scope and funding.
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Shafter
Tobias
Schnidt Street
Los Angeles Avenue
Lerdo
Beech Avenue
Manuel Avenue
Lerdo Highway
Zerker Road
Schwaidt Street
Shafter January health and cheer clinics announced
The Shafter Public Health Department lists January clinics including immunization without appointment at 329 Central Valley Highway. A Family Planning and a Pregnancy Screening clinic occur January 25, Health Screening for Seniors January 19 at the Shafter Senior Center. A January Collaborative Meeting for Shafter Healthy Start is January 18 at Redwood Elementary Cafeteria with Linda Riggle. Cheer clinic and tryouts for ages 8-13 run January 28 12 to 3 and January 29 1 to 3 at Manuel Park. tryouts January 30 5:30 pm at Sequoia Elementary. Contact Robbin Pena at 746-2841 for details.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
Shafter Healthy Start
Redwood
Linda Riggle
Department of Human Services
Shafter
Robbin Pena
Manuel Park
Sequoia
Three Arrested After Running Out of Gas Near Shafter
Deputies responded to a report of three unknown men near Rowlee Road and Burbank Street south of Shafter at 4 p.m. They were later identified as Luis Garza, Jose Benavides, and Luis Pompa, found beside a Blazer reported stolen from Bakersfield. All three were booked for Grand Theft Auto and Possession of Stolen Property. Benavides and Pompa carried multiple outstanding warrants.
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Gooding
Rowlee Road
Burbank Street
Shafter
Luis Garza
Jose Benavides
Luis Pompa
Bakersfield
California Highway
Benavides
Garza
Pompa
Kern County Sheriffs Department
CHP honors broadcasters in Amber Alert 10th anniversary
The California Highway Patrol marks the 10th anniversary of AMBER Alert and honors local broadcasters KMJ KUZZ and KOSO along with Local Emergency Communications Committees for partnerships. Since 2002 the program has aided in recovering 112 children in California and nationwide over 200.
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California Highway Patrol
CHP
California
Ed Fincel
KMJ
KUZZ
KOSO
Fresno
Bakersfield
Modesto
Central Division
LPI
Amber Hagerman
Arlington
Texas
Amber
America
Free car seats given to eight Shafter mothers
Melissa Hill reports eight Shafter residents received seven free car seats and one booster seat from National Health Services, Inc. at the Joy Carino Kimpo Women's Health Center on James Street. Each recipient attended a one hour session on proper car seat installation led by Amanda Smith and Beatrice Garza.
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National Health Services, Inc
Joy Carina Kimpo Women’s Health Center
Carina Zarate
Jessica Rodriguez
Angelica Munoz
Amanda Smith
Beatrice Garza
Melissa Orozco
Dee Rodriguez
Na Berumen
Mona Dawar
Ventura Herrera
Shafter
Joy Carino Kimpo
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Shafter Streets
By Melissa Hill
Collaborative
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
Wayne Rice
Mennonite Brethren Church
Kern and
Central
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