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‘Critical for eligible DACA recipients to renew now’
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that until Application Support Center’s are open back up to the public, it will reuse previously submitted biometrics in order to process certain work authorization applications.
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Kern County leaders address plans for COVID-19 pandemic
Kern County government, education and health leaders came together Monday morning for a press conference to discuss Kern’s upcoming COVID-19 plans to keep residents safe and healthy.
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Single, working mother and student shares how the Census has provided her family opportunities
Meet Edith Mata, the newest member of the Census Student Liaison team at Kern Sol News.
Edith is currently a full-time sophomore at Bakersfield College where she is majoring in Business Administration and Spanish.
KCSOS recommends schools extend closures through at least May 1, amid statewide stay-at-home orders
The Kern County Superintendent of Schools announced Wednesday afternoon is it recommending all 47 school districts in Kern County remain closed through at least May 1 to help contain the spread of COVID-19, according to a news release.
Kern High, BCSD announce free meal distribution plan, locations during temporary school closure
With the temporary closure of K-12 school across Kern County in response to COVID-19, school districts are working to deliver food to the people they serve.
‘A pretty big change’: Some college students struggle to make adjustment to online education
With the closures of local colleges, universities, and K-12 schools, Kern County’s young people and families are left to rearrange their lives and adjust to alternate methods of education amid the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.