Shafter City Council Approves Four Street Projects
The Shafter City Council approved four street projects totaling about 127600 with bids to be advertised and contracts awarded August 25. Projects include Manuel Avenue resurfacing West Lerdo Highway rebuild East Lerdo Highway resurfacing and reclamite applications. Project four starts late July.
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Lerdo Highway
Tulare Street
Lerdo
Minter Avenue
West Lerdo Highway
Shaffer Avenue
Schnaidt Street
Five Points
Schnaidt
District Attorney seeks removal of judge from Shafter cases
The Kern County District Attorney asks a Superior Court to bar Municipal Court Judge Milton A. Elconin from hearing Shafter cases citing bias against the Shafter Police Department. An alternative writ warns Elconin must be removed or explain in court why not, with hearings set for July 28 after a missed June 23 appearance. Deputy DA Margaret Spencer notes prior reinstatement of 14 Shafter cases after Elconin’s letters to Chief Gene Kaplan.
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Shafter
Margaret Spencer
Joseph Noriega
Gene Kaplan
Kaplan
Noriega
Shafter Historical Society sets October meeting and depot plans
The Shafter Historical Society held its July 10 meeting at City Hall to discuss the depot restoration and the upcoming annual meeting planned for October 11. President Stan Wilson noted submission of the National Register application on July 10, with 20 to 30 photos and maps included and Chris Brewer of Kern County Museum assisting.
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National Register
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Kern County Museum
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State Commission
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Historical Society
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Santa Fe
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Dwayne Armstrong
Art Kader
Veterans Hall
Art Kadel
Kadel
Shafter Historical Society
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Rotary
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Meetnext Historical Society
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Auif
Heritage Commission
Kern County
Man Shot In Head In Shafter On Central Avenue
A Shafter man was shot in the head and left in critical condition after a shooting near Munzer and Central Avenue last Thursday. Officer Jon Purcell found Guadalupe Landin, 21, alive, with a .25 caliber pistol and slug recovered at 175 Central Avenue. The Kern County Sheriff's Office Tactical Investigation Unit assisted with evidence preservation as the investigation continued.
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Munzer
Central
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Purcell
Guadalupe Landin
Temple
Ken Foster
San Joaquin Hospital
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Kern County Sheriff's Office
Fire damages home in Shafter with $18,500 loss
Firefighters reported at 5:35 p.m. Sunday a blaze at 150 Golden West in Shafter. The laundry room fire spread to the kitchen causing a total loss of $18,500 on a $30,000 home and $13,000 contents. Doffs Webb occupied the residence, Ella Lehr owned it. Nine volunteers and four paid firefighters fought the blaze two and a half hours. all occupants escaped unharmed. Fire under investigation.
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Golden
Golden West
Doffis Webb
Ella Lehr
Kern County Fire Department
7Th Standard Road
Santa Fe
Allen Fidler
Bakersfield
Kern County
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