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City Council approves $1.4 million purchase of Union Avenue motel
For decades, the Ramkabir Motel on Union Avenue offered cheap, albeit grimy living for the city’s poor and impoverished. Then last fall, days before Halloween, a structure fire left several rooms in ruin and instigated Pacific Gas and Electric to shut off gas lines to the site. Residents were left without power, said Bakersfield City Councilman Andrae Gonzales.
Kern Fire Safe Council holds Wildfire Awareness event
A wildfire awareness event, with organizations educating the community to be prepared for and prevent wildfires was the focus last Saturday, May 4 at Circle Park in Kernville. The event was held in honor of National Wildfire Preparedness Day. The Kern Fire Safe Council’s Coordinator Wendy Ward planned the event,...
Bee-lieve it: Honey bees swarm on side mirror of college student’s car
A California college student had to be careful while driving this week. >> Read more trending news Caleb Bailey was faced with a swarm of honey bees packed onto the driver’s side mirror of his car, KBAK-TV reported. Bailey had just finished his final exam at Bakersfield College when he noticed the swarm, according to the television station.
Baseball, softball playoff brackets unveiled
With most of the spring high school sports already wrapping up their seasons, baseball and softball are just getting started. With the regular season completed Friday, the all-important playoff brackets were unveiled Saturday, with 48 teams combined earning an opportunity to play for a Central Section championship.
Bitwise complex lands charter academy
It's as though the former Bitwise Industries complex across from the Padre Hotel was built for its new tenant. The buildings have classroom spaces equipped with modern presentation technology. There are halls, training and conference rooms of different sizes, even a tubular slide that drops riders into a video game-themed basement with a 1980s-style arcade.
World War II veteran, longtime pigeon racer Floyd Jackson celebrates 100th birthday
Like so many young men his age, he enlisted in the military. He served in World War II as an engineer in North Africa, visiting Algiers and Casablanca, building and maintaining Allied aviation infrastructure.
BAKERSFIELD'S JOHN BOWSER PASSES
Drag racing has lost a friend. The Famoso Dragstrip social media confirmed today the passing of John Bowser. Bowser had been fighting an illness. He was 81. "It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of John Bowser’s passing. John, the beloved president of Famoso Dragstrip, was a pillar of the racing community and loved by many," the post read.
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