Flooded Wells Need Disinfecting After Kern County Storm
The Health Department warns private wells and small systems flooded by last week’s storm may harbor disease bacteria. Residents with flooded wells should disinfect using household bleach, boil or chlorinate water until bacteria free, and run taps to flush. No public utilities reported flooded wells.
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Kern County
County Health Department
Neil Nelson
Nelson
Health Department
Volunteers honored at Kern Welfare Department appreciation day
Kern County Welfare Department marks the 9th annual Appreciation Day in Bakersfield with 270 volunteers recognized for shifts as Friendly Visitors Teachers Aides and Administrative Assistants. Guest speaker Joe Stevenson and Supervisor Gene Young attend. Volunteers urged to join the program and give a lift.
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Shafter
Kern County Welfare Department
Bakersfield
R Street
Rosalyn Strauss
Kern County
Strauss
Joe Stevenson
Board of Supervisors
Gene ‘Young
O.C. Sills
Moody
Labor backs Proposition 3 for San Joaquin Nuclear Project
Local labor groups mobilize for a strong campaign in support of the San Joaquin Nuclear Project as voters prepare for the March 7 advisory vote. The Central Labor Council backed the plant for its energy benefits and economic stimulus through construction and tax revenue in Kern County. The ballot will designate the measure as Proposition 3.
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San Joaquin
Labor Journal
Central Labor Council
Kern County
Journal
Kern County Ballot Proposals and Local Voting Info
The Will of the People continues from the front page detailing Prop 1 on electing the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Prop 2 amending the Civil Service for Department Heads, and Prop 3 about a nuclear plant near Wasco. Advisory votes two and three. Shafter has two polling places Richland Primary School and Union Congregational Church. Polls 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Register to vote and vote. Jefferson quote.
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Kern County
Kern County Board of Education
Civil Service System
Wasco
W.H. Johnston
Shafter
Richland
Lardo
Wall Street
Union Congregational Church
E. Tulare Ave
Thomas Jefferson
Shafter Adobe Buildings Featured at Chamber Meeting
Jeanette Wheeler, former Shafter High English head and current Shafter Press society editor, spoke at the Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture meeting about Shafter's adobe buildings. She highlighted thirteen family homes and two public buildings from the 1930s by Jacob Becker, surviving 35 years of weather and a quake.
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Jeanette Wheeler
Shafter
Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture
Jeanette
Shafter High School
Shafter Press
Chamber
Anna Sue Colvard
Clara Schnidt-Miller
E. 21St Street
Bakersfield
Ben Grundy
Memorial Hall
Jacob Becker
Graddy's 2 Robbed by Four Suspects at Shafter Ave
Police say four Mexican males robbed Graddy's 2 at 101 N Shafter Ave near 10 30 p.m. on February 24, with one man using a chrome pistol to demand cash from the register about 530 dollars. Three suspects took beer from the store and left in a vehicle. the gunman is at large. Investigation continues. Separate reports note toolbox theft from a pickup on Central Ave and vehicle damage including missing parts and a scratched trunk.
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Shafter
Graddy’s
N. Shafter Avenue
Howard Brotton
E. Marengo
Central Avenue
Hardy Ramay, Jr
Curtis
Burglar Suspects Arrested After Shafter Residence Burglary
Kern County deputies arrested James Brown age 34 Beverly Lankford age 28 and a 17 year old male at 18868 Beech Street Shafter following a burglary on Adobe Road February 13. Items recovered include two televisions while $24000 in various antiques musical instruments and other goods were taken. Adults jailed Kern County jail and the juvenile in Juvenile Hall.
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Kern County Sheriff's Deputies
James Brown
Beverly Lankford
Beech Street
Shafter
Carl Lund
Adobe Road
Kern County
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Planning Commission
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