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Monthly Archives: September 2020
‘There is hope’: Survivors raise awareness of Suicide Prevention by telling their stories
Ruby McNitch identifies as a survivor of suicide loss. Her son Christopher died by suicide when he was thirty years old.
COMMENTARY: It’s time to rid of the sit-out rule, students need to play sports now more than ever
September marks the one-year anniversary of the Delano Joint Union High School District adopting the one-year sit-out rule, which prohibits transferring students from playing sports for one year.
COMMENTARY: The pandemic has me missing my abuela on Grandparents Day, but it won’t stop me from learning about her history
Sunday, Sept. 13, marks National Grandparents Day 2020 in the United States, and I would love to celebrate with my abuela just as I have done in the past.
Local teenager collects more than 300 pairs of shoes for those in need, has a goal to donate 500 pairs
Phoebe Nguyen’s senior year of high school has already proven to be busy. She is not only juggling her new busy school schedule with distance learning, but she has also been putting in tremendous effort to spark change in her community.
Local young entrepreneurs start small businesses to earn extra cash during pandemic
Local youth in Delano and McFarland have started their own businesses as a way to make a little extra cash during the pandemic.
Applications for Kern Recovers Nonprofit Grant Program to close soon
The County has set aside $1 million to help local nonprofit organizations that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DATOS MUESTRAN QUE EL COVID-19 GOLPEA MÁS FUERTE A LAS COMUNIDADES RURALES Y LATINAS DE KERN
Aunque ningún código postal o ciudad es inmune a contraer el virus el COVID-19, las comunidades rurales en el condado de Kern que son predominantemente hispanas o latinas son las más afectadas, según datos de salud pública.
Hard-to-count communities in Bakersfield have low response rates with less than one month to respond to 2020 Census
The latest Census data shows a number of areas in metro Bakersfield have response rates of less than 50 percent.
More than 50 percent of immigrants detained at Mesa Verde test positive for COVID-19
Immigrant rights advocates said more than 50 percent of the immigrants detained at Mesa Verde Detention facility tested positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 hits Kern’s rural, Latino communities the hardest, data shows
Although no zip code or city is immune from contracting the COVID-19 virus, rural communities in Kern County that are predominantly Hispanic or Latino are being hit the hardest, according to public health data.