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Arvin Branch: 201 Campus Drive, 854-5934. Noon to 8 p.m. Tue.; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wed, Thu. and Fri.; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. Boron Branch: 26967 20 Mule Team Road, 760-762-5606. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon., Wed. and Thu. Buttonwillow...

Here is your guide to hospitals in Bakersfield and the greater Kern County area: Bakersfield Bakersfield Heart Hospital: 3001 Sillect Ave., 316-6000, www.bakersfieldhearthospital.com. Bakersfield Memorial Hospital: 420 34th St.,...

Kern County services www.co.kern.ca.us/services.asp Assessor-Recorder Assessor’s office: 1115 Truxtun Ave., second floor, Bakersfield, CA 93301, 868-3485, assessor@co.kern.ca.us. Recorder’s office: 1655 Chester Ave.,...

Child Development and Family Services Kern County Superintendent of Schools: 2000 24th St., Bakersfield, 861-5200, kcsos.kern.org/kdfs. Under this umbrella are: KCSOS Child Development Services: 1100 Ming Ave., Bakersfield,...

Who built Kern County? Who made it the unique place in America it has become? Buck Owens and Merle Haggard get their share of credit and blame, but Bakersfield and the southern San Joaquin Valley have produced plenty of other notable...

1776: On April 26, Franciscan friar Francisco Garces became the first-known European to stand on the present site of Bakersfield. 1827: A 17-man expedition led by Jedediah Smith entered the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley,...

Kern County wouldn't be what it is today if it weren't for the oil industry. We produce 67 percent of California's oil. If Kern County was a state, we would be fourth in the nation for oil production. Taxes raised from oil production...

Where can you get a good plate of fish ‘n’ chips in Bakersfield? What preschools do local parents recommend? What bands are playing this weekend? When you have local questions, Bakersfield.com and its sister Web...

Valley fever Valley fever is a fungal disease endemic to the San Joaquin Valley, particularly Kern County. It is contracted by breathing in spores released by the fungus, Coccidioides immitis, that grows in local soils. After...

If only Arvin Richardson ( a postal worker in Kern County during the early 1900’s ) could see his namesake community nowadays.   Arvin, located 18 miles southeast of Bakersfield, was founded in 1907. It was incorporated as a...

Established in 1927, today's Boron is a hub of history and industry. In fact, one of the town's main thoroughfares, Twenty Mule Team Road, got its very name from the industry that gave Boron its start. In the late 1800s, the business...

Kern County Board of Supervisors Kern County government To contact the Kern County Board of Supervisors as a whole, e-mail them at: board@co.kern.ca.us. Information about the board is available at www.co.kern.ca.us/bos. Send mail to...

Situated at the northern end of the Antelope Valley, California City is conveniently close to Edwards Air Force Base, where many of its residents work. Its high desert climate is another draw, offering low humidity and moderate...

Winter sports enthusiasts from both ends of the Grapevine know the Frazier Mountain area for its snow-covered slopes, while warm-weather adventurers love it for its many miles of hiking trails, campgrounds and off-road vehicle routes...

A few miles south of Bakersfield lies a little piece of Mexico. Hispanic culture and mouthwatering ethnic food abound in Lamont, a small farming community. The town consists of one major road, Weedpatch Highway/State Route 184, which...