Amtrak Collides With Big Rig In Shafter
An Amtrak northbound train struck a water-hauling big rig at Beech Avenue and Central Valley Highway in Shafter. The rig’s trailer separated from its cab, diesel leaked and was cleaned by a hazmat team. One passenger sustained a minor knee injury. no driver injuries. Passengers evacuated to a nearby facility as the train halted. Witnesses described a loud crash as the trailer crumpled and the car tilted.
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Carol Gilkison
Modesto
Amtrak
Gilkison
Beech Avenue
Central Valley Highway
Shafter
Jeff Bell
Bell
National Health Services Inc
Tomeka Gomes
Oakland
Gomes
Public input sought on Kern Capital Improvement Plan
Kern County Resource Management Agency tours the county to collect resident feedback on a draft Capital Improvement Plan. Aimed at guiding facilities through 2030, the plan lists 83 needed facilities and an estimated cost of 699 million dollars, including new parks libraries sheriff substations fire stations and health and waste facilities.
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Kern County Board of Supervisors
Tina Burke
Resource Management Agency
Burke
Cei Vedant
Sherff
Shafter Public Health Announces July Clinic Schedule
The Shafter Public Health Department lists July clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway. Appointments are required for all clinics except Immunization. A Family Planning Clinic and a Pregnancy Screening Clinic are on Wednesday July 25. Depot Museum opens Saturdays 10 am to 2 pm, and Heart Gallery: A Gallery of Hope runs at city hall through July 25. The library hosts the Get a Clue Your Library program through July 28 with preschool story time each Monday and a Chris Lopez magic show July 25 at 11 30 am. Vacation Bible School at Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church is noted.
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Shafter Public Health Department
Central Valley Highway
City Hall
Library
Shafter Branch
Chris Lopez
Mothers learn drown-proof basics in Shafter class
Four mothers with toddlers practiced breathing holds and underwater turns in the Mommy and Me Water Safety course at Shafter Aquatics Center. The program runs July 17 to Friday from 10 20 to 10 55 am, teaching toddlers to hold breath, flip, kick, and call for help to prevent drowning amid warm water and numerous local waterways.
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Teri Constantino
Shafter Aquatics Center
Mommy and Me
Constantino
Shafter Healthy Start
Shafter
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Heart Gallery
Shafter Mennonite Brethren Church
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California Avenue
Constantine
Bakersfield
Yvonne Munoz
Shafter Health State
Munoz
Chadder
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Home Fellowship Church
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