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Porterville, CA – The Forest Service is seeking public comments on four preliminary applications to the State of California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (OHMVR) for the 2020/21 Grant-Cycle.  The public review and comment period for the State’s Grants and Cooperative Agreement Program begins Tuesday, March 3, and ends Monday, May 4.  State regulations require annual public participation in this...

Porterville, CA – Sequoia National Forest officials signed a Forest Order Monday, Nov. 18, temporarily closing Rancheria Road on the Kern River Ranger District for public safety. The closure is necessary due to the number of hazard trees located along the road and remains in effect until Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, for felling operations. Since 2010, an estimated 129 million...

Dunlap, CA – This week, Sequoia National Forest Fire Managers, working in partnership with the Terra Fuego Resource Foundation Inc., will implement a prescribed burn on the McKenzie Ranch Fuels Reduction Project. Burning will take place north of Highway 180 between Forest Road 12S01 and Sequoia Lake, located on the Hume Lake Ranger District within Giant Sequoia National Monument. There are...

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff's Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff's Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA - On 2/10/20, deputies arrested James Armstrong (55) in the 5600 block of Lake Isabella Bl, Lake...

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff's Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff's Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA - On 2/1/20, deputies arrested John Emmerson (21) in the 1000 block of Evans Rd., Wofford Heights...

Wofford Heights, CA - Deputies with the Kern Valley Substation responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, on February 12th at approximately 8:10 am, on the 6500 block of Wofford Heights Blvd in Wofford Heights. During the investigation, it was determined an adult man intentionally used his vehicle to strike another adult man. The victim was taken...

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff's Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff's Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA - On 1/28/20, deputies arrested Robert Ochoa (26) in the 200 block of Elk St., Bodfish for...

Lake Isabella, CA - A deputy, from the Kern County Sheriff’s Office was following up on a burglary from the Ridgecrest area, on January 28th. The deputy located the suspect, Clayton Sprouse (30) on the 2700 block of Jerry Ave in Lake Isabella. During the investigation, 16g of heroin, 17g of Methamphetamine were recovered as well as $651.00 in cash was...

Porterville, CA - You can help shape the future of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) use within the Sequoia NationalForest and the Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Field Office jurisdiction. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are requesting public input for the California 2020 OHV Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program applications. Part of the grant process is gathering input or project...

* * This report is being released by the Kern County Sheriff's Office and is distributed for print. If you have questions, concerns or comments regarding this report, please contact Kern County Sheriff's Office directly at (760) 549-2100 * * Lake Isabella, CA - On 1/26/20, deputies cited and released Michael Siratt (42) at the intersection of Hwy 155 and...