Suspects Sought in Shafter Fireworks Stand Robbery
Shafter police seek two Hispanic male juveniles in a July 4 robbery at a fireworks stand run by Richland Junior High Band supporters. A first youth distracted seller Ken Gross, a second grabbed the cash box containing about $2,000, then a physical struggle followed before suspects fled.
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Shafter
John Zrofsky
Zrofsky
Richland Junior High
Ken Gross
Poso Avenue
Shafter Avenue
Shafter Kiwanis Club
Richland Trojan
Gross
Grofsky
Richland Junior High Trojan
California students face higher college loan payments
California parents and students will owe substantially more as new figures show average loan payments rising by about 2411 to 2902 dollars starting July 1. The report, released last week by the reform group, highlights the financial strain on households amid escalating college debt.
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California
Campaign For America’s Future
Robert Borosage
Congress
Shafter July Clinics and Library Activities Schedule
The Shafter Public Health Department lists July clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointment needed for all except Immunization. July events include Family Planning July 26, Pregnancy Screening July 26, Immunization July 10, Child Health July 13, and Senior Health Screen July 20 at the Shafter Senior Center. Also at the library: summer reading Paws Claws Scales and Tales through July 27 plus other summer activities. VBS Fiesta Time at Shafter Free Will Baptist Church July 24–29, with pre-registration contacts. Also notes on local events at the library on July 12, 19 and 26.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
Shafter Senior Center
Shafter Library
Shafter Animal Shelter
Shafter Police Department
Heidi Gomez
Shafter Free Will Baptist Church
Redwood Drive
Fireworks Light Up Shafter Independence Day Celebration
The Shafter Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at Shafter High School field drew families and residents at 6 p.m. with food, glow necklaces, and lawn-chair crowds. Antoinette Kinson sang as two aerial fireworks lit the dusk, with Ed Osborn winning a $1,000 50/50.
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Shafter High
Antoinette Kinson
Shafter Chamber of Commerce
Shafter
Fran Florez
Steve Mann
Shafter Church of Christ
Noelle Penner
Ed Osborn
Osborn
Fourth of July DUI checkpoints briefing in Kern County
Officers from CHP Shafter Bakersfield and other agencies gathered at the Kern County Sheriff's Training Facility on July 1 for a briefing about that night's DUI and license checks. Checkpoints were set on westbound Rosedale Highway at Patton Way and Truxtun Avenue at Mohawk with lanes reduced and teams assigned to each site.
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Kern County
Sheriff’s Department
California Highway Patrol
Travis Mitchell
Shafter
John Zrofsky
Mitchell
Rosedale Highway
Patton Way
Truxtun Avenue
Mohawk
Rosedale
CHP
Truxtun
Bakersfield
Zrofsky
Shafter Police Department
Arvin Police Department
Kern County Probation Department
Kern County Sheriff's Department
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