Fire destroys Richland Intermediate School after dawn blaze
A 4 a.m. fire gutted Richland Intermediate School in Shafter, with authorities reporting at least 45 minutes of burning before discovery. The shop area collapsed as Wasco, Bakersfield, and area volunteers fought the rapidly spreading flames. By 6 a.m. the building was a total loss, with arson investigators called in as crews continued extinguishing embers and cleanup began.
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Richland Intermediate
Terry Lynch
Shafter Police Department
Shafter Division
Kern County Fire Department
Shafter
Wasco
Bakersfield
Richland Junior High Remembered After Fire In Shafter
Former teachers and students recall Richland Junior High in Shafter, built in 1935 as a WPA project, housing grades four through eight and later six through eight. Aging memories include long-time staff O T Olsen and Bernie Morris, and rooms once used for home economics and science.
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Pat Bryant
Richland
Marjorie Albright
O. T. Olsen
Laura Hare
Shafter
Laura
Shafter Avenue
Laura Helen Hasty
Helen
Bernie Morris
Bernie
O.T. Olsen
Clay Hale
Fred Hasty
John Peterson
Irene Tilley
Migrants in Shafter Share Struggles in Town Cabin Life
A family in Shafter speaks about life as migrants in the town. They describe seeking work in the fields, holding green cards, and facing stigma and fear. The story highlights their cautious steps to welcome outsiders into their cabin.
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United States
Cine US
U.S
Amedcan Capitan
Shafter
Migrant Family Seeks A Better Life For Their Children
Florentino Gomez and his family spend spring to fall at the North Shafter Labor Camp before moving to Texas for winter. Ofelia, born in Mexico, recalls border hardships and aims for her children Adrian and Letecia to have education and steady work. The family values a real home, seasonal moves, and temporary cabins that are federally built and regulated.
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Florentino Gomez
Shafter
Texas
Florentino
Ofelia
Los Ramones
Neuva Leon
Mexico
United States
America
Adrian
Letecia
Gomez
Leticia
North Shafter Labor Camp
Ofelian
California
Plans for Richland school's rebuilt future after fire
Richland school faced an arson that gutted 13 rooms and damaged others, forcing a foggy day schedule. Junior high moved classrooms, teachers taught outside their specialties, and staff, police, and fire crews supported the crisis as the community rallied.
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Richland School
Richland
Vera Stone
Fire Department
Richland School Board
Officers Honored for Quick Action in Owens Assault
SPD presented Jesus Hernandez and Brad Rood with letters of commendation for their swift arrest of Carl Edward Owens after he allegedly beat Rebecca Thornton with a lead pipe. Owens faces assault with a deadly weapon. Thornton suffered a skull fracture and other injuries.
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Christensen
Jesus Hernandez
Brad Rood
Carl Edward Owens
Owens
Rebecca Thornton
Thornton
Hernandez
Rood
Bakersfield P.D
Shafter
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