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Local players set to seize spotlight in postseason college football
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Local players set to seize spotlight in postseason college football

  • By HENRY GREENSTEIN hgreenstein@bakersfield.com
  • Dec 8, 2022

One of the best stories in college football this year is Sacramento State. The Hornets, who compete in the Football Championship Subdivision, …

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US Army veteran from Bakersfield served in Iraq in two different wars
Bakersfield Life

US Army veteran from Bakersfield served in Iraq in two different wars

  • By STEVEN MAYER smayer@bakersfield.com
  • Oct 29, 2022

Some call the Korean War "the Forgotten War," but to U.S. Army veteran Harry Franco, the Gulf War also qualifies.

DELANO RAMBLINGS: Plans underway for Veterans Day parade
The Delano Record

DELANO RAMBLINGS: Plans underway for Veterans Day parade

  • By GARY GIRARD For The Californian
  • Sep 2, 2022

DELANO — Plans are in the preliminary stages for a first Veterans Day parade to take place in Delano in early November.

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East High to induct 12th class into Hall of Fame
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East High to induct 12th class into Hall of Fame

  • By RICK VAN HORNE For The Californian
  • Mar 6, 2022

On Saturday, East Bakersfield High School will induct its 12th class into the Blade Hall of Fame. Ten new members will join the ranks at an ev…

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Women's History Month: 5 women in Kern history
Bakersfield Life

Women's History Month: 5 women in Kern history

  • Bakersfield Life
  • Feb 26, 2022

Kern County has been home for many astounding women. Whether they were breaking barriers or just making a name for themselves in their respect…

Bakersfield woman shows her cards for UNO championship in Vegas
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Bakersfield woman shows her cards for UNO championship in Vegas

  • BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com
  • Nov 21, 2021

Bakersfield grandmother Tiffany Moss-Ennis throws down with the best of them, and now she’s got the prize money to prove it.

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Downtown's opportunities, challenges take spotlight at inaugural symposium
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Downtown's opportunities, challenges take spotlight at inaugural symposium

  • BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com
  • Nov 17, 2021

Downtown stakeholders came together Wednesday morning to share perspectives on overcoming the area's challenges while looking forward to poten…

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Oil industry, politicians rebut calls for state's 'just transition" away from oil
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Oil industry, politicians rebut calls for state's 'just transition" away from oil

  • BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com
  • May 26, 2021

Representatives of California's Kern-centric oil industry pushed back Wednesday against calls for a "just transition" away from in-state petro…

BC baseball to open season with Saturday doubleheader at Moorpark
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BC baseball to open season with Saturday doubleheader at Moorpark

  • BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM ccunningham@bakersfield.com
  • Apr 9, 2021

Playing for the first time in 386 days, the Bakersfield College baseball team looked predictably shaky at times on Monday.

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Barnes, Reed headline list of locals to reach 2021 NFL playoffs

  • BY CLAY CUNNINGHAM ccunningham@bakersfield.com
  • Jan 5, 2021

The already brutal challenge of playing in the NFL only got more daunting in 2020.

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