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Arvin and Lamont welcome the Kiwanis Club to Southern Kern County
“To us it’s a historic moment.” Those are the words of Fredi Castrejon, the founding president of the newly established Arvin-Lamont Kiwanis Club chapter.
What we know about Omicron and the BA.5 variant
Accounting for 65 percent of last week’s COVID-19 cases, the coronavirus subvariant BA.5 — a sister variant of Omicron — has become dominant in the United States.
White house health experts urging people to get boosted now
The newly updated booster vaccine is adapted to not only fight against COVID-19 and Omicron but will also help fight against the new variants.
Commentary: Highschool minorities want to be heard
Despite 70 percent of the San Joaquin Valley population being of a minority race, and 50 percent being female, many students in these groups feel their voices are limited in the classroom.
Alex Fan: changing the world one op-ed and dance at a time
Alex Fan is passionate about history, social justice, and dance. While the three seem like they’d take him down three different paths, especially dance, he perfectly mixed the three.
Local non-profit provides free legal assistance to Kern County residents
Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance (GBLA) is a non-profit organization that offers free legal services in civil matters to low-income residents living in Kern County.
Alessandra Hernando: showing surface-level support for causes is not enough
Alessandra Hernando, joined the organization Loud for Tomorrow because she wanted to make a change in her community.
Board of Supervisors propose 1% sales tax for unincorporated areas of Kern
During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the board discussed a measure that will appear on the November 2022 ballot to bring more funding into the unincorporated areas of Kern.
Kern organizations come together to apply for CERF grant
Organizations in Kern County are in the process of applying for the Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF).
U.S Surgeon General Vivek Murthy weighs in on issues impacting Kern
The California Endowment and the U.S Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy held a two day conference in Los Angeles called Youth Mental Health Wellness Now.