News : Local
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Sunday, May 06 2012 02:39 PM
Former resident Edward L. Tompkins dies at 92
Edward L. Tompkins, 92, for whom Tompkins School is named, passed away May 5 at his home in Anderson.
Long time Tehachapi residents, Mr. Tompkins and his wife, Helen, moved to the Northern California community in 2003 to be near their daughter Diane and her family. Mrs. Tompkins passed away in 2004.
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Thursday, May 03 2012 10:34 PM
E-edition offers all of the stories and photos from this week's Tehachapi News
The Tehachapi News e-edition offers an exact electronic replica of this week's Tehachapi News print edition available with just a couple of clicks at your computer screen.
With the e-edition, you can flip through the pages, enlarge sections you'd like to read and even click through to other websites from links in news articles and advertising.
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Monday, Apr 30 2012 03:17 PM
Tehachapi man arrested on warrant
On April 6, Kern County Sheriff's Office deputies assigned to the Tehachapi substation conducted a follow up investigation to an incident that occurred approximately one week prior. During the incident it was determined that 48-year-old Timothy Lee Atkinson shot at the victim's unoccupied vehicle and also threatened to kill the victim.
Deputies from the KCSO, assisted by officers from Tehachapi Police Department, developed several leads in the case. Deputies from the Tehachapi substation obtained an arrest warrant for Atkinson as well as a search warrant for his residence.
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Monday, Apr 30 2012 07:56 AM
Sheriff reports arrests in Tehachapi, Boron
The Kern County Sheriff's Office has reported two arrests conducted with special law enforcement efforts in Tehachapi and Boron.
According to a press release, the East Area Special Enforcement Team (EASET) conducted directed patrol in the Tehachapi area in response to several daytime burglaries. EASET conducted several stops, probation searches and assisted with handling calls for service. During a probation search, EASET assisted Tehachapi deputies in the area of Golden Hills. At a residence located in the 21500 block of Golden Hills Boulevard the deputies contacted Ezekiel Meza, 24. He was arrested on $80,000 dollars in outstanding warrants.
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Sunday, Apr 29 2012 08:16 AM
CCI project honored for energy savings
A boiler upgrade by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been honored by the Southern California Gas Company for reducing national gas use more than any other government project in the state in 2011.
The boiler retrofit completed at CCI at Tehachapi was precented with the Government Award on March 29 at the utilities Business Expo Awards in Pomona. The annual event recognizes public and private organizations that achieved the greatest success in energy-efficient projects. Renovations to the boiler system, which provides hot water to about one quarter of the 1,650 acre complex, resulted in water being heated more efficiently and a reduction in natural gas consumption by 345,322 therm, equal to slightly more than the natural gas consumed annually by 10,000 average California households.
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Friday, Apr 27 2012 05:17 PM
Judge orders new EIR for Tehachapi Walmart project
If Walmart wants to go forward with a proposed Super Center in the City of Tehachapi the city will have to prepare a new Environmental Impact Report following decertification of the EIR certified in 2011 by the Tehachapi City Council and Tehachapi Planning Commission.
After hearing arguments from the city and Tehachapi First —- the citizens group created to oppose Walmart -- Judge Kenneth Twisselman stuck with his tentative disposition, ruling against the city and in favor of Tehachapi First Friday afternoon, April 27.
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Friday, Apr 27 2012 12:39 PM
Judge may order new EIR for Tehachapi Walmart project
The City of Tehachapi's approval of a proposed Walmart Super Center went before Judge Kenneth Twisselman in the Kern County Superior Court on Friday morning, April 27.
Early indications are that the judge may de-certify the Environmental Impact Report approved by both the Tehachapi City Council and Tehachapi Planning Commission in 2011.
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Thursday, Apr 26 2012 04:55 PM
Walmart hearing set for April 27
The City of Tehachapi's approval of a proposed Walmart Super Center is expected to have its day in court on April 27.
On May 19, 2011, the City Council approved the proposed 165,000 square-foot store to be located near the intersection of Tucker Road and Tehachapi Boulevard. This approval was quickly followed on June 17, 2011, with a lawsuit filed by Tehachapi First, a local organization which grew out of opposition to the proposed Walmart store. The suit challenged the adequacy of the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the project.
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Tuesday, Apr 24 2012 10:32 AM
Tehachapi man who died in collision on Highway 46 remembered as tireless volunteer
David Hubbard, the Tehachapi man killed in a traffic collision on Monday, April 23, is remembered as a tireless volunteer who helped with the reconstruction of the Tehachapi Depot.
A train enthusiast, Hubbard was a member of the Tehachapi Loop Railroad Club and into "O" gauge trains. He was also an early member of Friends of the Depot.
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Monday, Apr 23 2012 05:53 PM
Tehachapi man killed in accident on Highway 46
A 64-year-old Tehachapi resident was killed in a traffic collision near Buttonwillow just after 11 a.m. Monday, April 23, according to a press release from the Kern County Coroner's Office.
David Hubbard was reportedly driving a vehicle that was struck head-on by another vehicle on Highway 46 about four miles west of Highway 33.
No further details are available at this time.
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Monday, Apr 23 2012 02:31 PM
Meetings address transitional kindergarten in Tehachapi
Tehachapi Unified School District is developing a Transitional Kindergarten program to provide the youngest kindergarteners with a year of kindergarten readiness skills. The class will emphasize developmentally appropriate language, pre-literacy and early math instruction, as well as social and emotional skills that are all important factors for school success. All classes will be taught by highly qualified, fully certificated teachers. All students who turn 5 between November 2 to December 1 will be automatically placed in the Transitional Kindergarten program. We would like to extend the invitation to all students who will turn 5 between September 1 to November 1.
You are invited to attend an informational meeting on Transitional Kindergarten at the following locations: Tompkins School - Monday, April 23 at 6 p.m. Cummings Valley School - Wednesday, April 25 at 6 p.m. and Golden Hills School - Thursday, April 26 at 5 p.m.
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Monday, Apr 23 2012 07:02 AM
Firefighters put out wildland fire north of Mojave
Mojave – On Sunday, April 22, at 4:16 p.m. the Kern County Fire Dept. responded to a report of a wildland fire 1.5 miles north of Highway 58 at the Randsburg Turnoff.
Approximately 23 firefighters responded to the incident and were faced with a slow moving vegetation fire in a land depression. Firefighters took immediate action and extinguished the fire with assistance from Helicopter 408.
