Slain CHP officer taught at Richland coached at SHS
Richard Maxwell 33, a California Highway Patrol officer and former Richland Intermediate School physical education teacher and Shafter High School volleyball coach, was killed July 11 after stopping a stolen vehicle at 6816 Cedarcrest Ave. Maxwell, a devout church member and saxophonist, was remembered for fairness, work ethic, and loyal community service by SHS alum Christianna Barnard and pastor Mark Roberts.
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California Highway Patrol
Richland Intermediate School
Richard Maxwell
Cedarcrest Ave
Maxwell
Evangel College
Springfield
University of California, Bakersfield
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Shafter High School
SHS
Christianna Barnard
Fresno State University
Hearing tackles private prisons and public concerns in Kern
Bakersfield officials and lawmakers met at Mesa Verde to discuss expanding custody options. The panel explored private prison ventures, their legal fights, and potential impacts on Shafter Taft and broader California communities amid rising inmate populations and cost concerns.
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Sagent
Mesa Verde Community Correctional Facility
Trice Harvey
Jim Costa
Ruben Ayala
Robert Presley
Phil Wyman
Presley
California
Duty free zone near Shafter officially designated
U S secretary of commerce Ron Brown named a 640 acre parcel northeast of Seventh Standard Road and Santa Fe Way in Kern County a duty free zone. The site will be an industrial park called the International Trade and Transportation Center with up to 1350 jobs expected for Kern County and 800 temporary roles from 500000 square feet of facilities. Construction to start within a year while local officials seek details.
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Shafter
Wade McKinney
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Ron Brown
Seventh Standard Road
Santa Fe Way
Kern County
Port of
Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport
U.S
Dustrial Park
International Trade and Transportation Center
Joe Barker
Ron Wareham
McKinney
Brinsfield murder trial date set in Kern Superior Court
Steven Allen Brinsfield of Shafter is to stand trial August 29 in Kern County Superior Court for the alleged murder of his brother Carl Brinsfield. The arraignment followed a Bakersfield Municipal Court preliminary hearing after a May 30 shooting at 19000 Zachary Ave. Witnesses recalled a prior argument. Authorities say the shooting was not accidental. Steven drove Carl to Kern Medical Center where he died.
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Steven Allen Brinsfield
Shafter
Kern County
Brinsfield
Carl Brinsfield
Bakersfield
Zachary Ave
Kern County Sheriff’s Department
Glenn Johnson
Steven
Kern Medical Center
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Methodist
Ie Lee
CHP
Richland
Leah Mathena
Roy Patrick
Barnard
Mark Roberts
Rosedale
Marlene
Roberts
Billy Gaeta
Joshua Walker
Shafter Recreation and Park District
Tulare Ave
By Roy Patrick
Alternative Programs, Inc
California Department of Corrections
CDC
Wackenhutt
McFarland
Eclectic Communications
Tre
Marat Training Corporation
Alternative Programs
Ing
Shafter and
Taft
Wyman
Public Works
John Guinn
Ioc
Steeily
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