Research Station closure ends ARS program in Shafter
The Shafter station, established in 1922 and owned by Kern County, will wind down as Congress approves a federal spending bill. ARS plans redirecting some staff to other funded projects while researchers focus on fusarium oxysporum in cotton and lygus pest management. The closure aims to reduce ARS funding by 38 million for 2012, with broader cuts echoed nationwide.
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Pacific West Area
Andrew Hammond
Shafter Station
Congress
Obama
USDA
Shafter
Kern County
California
Shafter Drama Club Prepares For Festival And Play
Shafter High Drama Club director Karla Stanley trains students in improvisation like Freeze to build rapport for the upcoming festival. Senior Breanna Fowler leads in Our Town, aiming for stage careers while pursuing X-ray tech training at BC Taft College. Rehearsals run through Feb 23 24 and 25 with future coverage planned for Meddlin and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
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Karla Stanley
Shafter High
Our Town
Emily
Breanna Fowler
Chris Starrh
Gram
Oliver and Company
Taft College
Breanna
Larry Starrh
Meddlin
Kern Shakespeare Festival
City of
Volunteer Program Seeks Helpers for Wasco and Shafter Seniors
The KCMH Volunteer Senior Outreach Program seeks volunteers to assist elderly residents in Wasco and Shafter. Interested individuals should contact Melanie Davie-Haynes at 758-7332.
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KCMH
Wasco
Shafter
Melanie Davie-Haynes
Shofter Man Gunned Down in Bakersfield Gathering
Early Sunday morning a family get-together on Alberta Street in Bakersfield was interrupted by uninvited guests. Neal Alvin McCree was fatally shot, another man injured, and detectives investigate the homicide. The injured man was taken to a local hospital with non life threatening injuries.
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Alberta St
Bakersfield
Neal Alvin McCree
Pruitt
Kern County Sheriffs Department
Richland School Board to Submit Waiver to State Board
The Richland School Board met on Monday January 23 with audit results showing only an attendance count discrepancy in the After School Program. The district likely undercounted served students, avoiding fines. Three Richland Band field trips were approved, and a waiver request to implement trustee area maps for November 2012 elections was presented to forestall litigation, with time constraints noted.
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Richland School Board
Watkins
Richland Band
Knotts Berry Farm
State Board of Education
Buttonwillow teen shot by deputies during crisis call
Deputies from Buttonwillow substation shot 18 year old Christian Sanchez after he pulled a knife while being searched in a park near 556 Mile. Deputy Jer emy Storer and Deputy Tommy Robins, both on leave, remain under review as the Office of Lethal Force investigates.
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Tommy Robins
Jeremy Storer
Christian Sanchez
Sanchez
Storer
Robins
Office of Lethal Force
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