Winning season for Hawks
BARSTOW • It was quite a season for the Barstow Junior High girls soccer team, and the players and their parents and friends got together to celebrate on Friday. The occasion was to commemorate what...
View ArticleSafety Logs, May 31-June 2, 2013
Police Log Friday — Sunday Michael Navarro of Barstow was arrested on or about Friday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Jesse Flores of Barstow was arrested on or...
View ArticleTwo suffer minor injuries in crash
HELENDALE • Two women suffered minor injuries Monday afternoon following a crash on National Trails Highway approximately 15 miles southwest of Barstow. The incident was initially reported to...
View ArticleFirst Cross Country Invitational held
BARSTOW • A group of spitired local student-athletes took part in the first-ever two-mile Cross Country Invitational, held at the Robert A. Sessions Memorial Sportspark in Barstow on Saturday. Kids...
View ArticleA campaign for volunteers
BARSTOW• About 100 adults fill the Barstow Senior Center daily for a lunchtime meal and an array of recreational activities. From Bingo, computer classes, chair exercises, scrapbooking, Wii Bowling,...
View ArticleCali Swag Car Show postponed
FORT IRWIN • The “Cali Swag Car Show” scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. has been postponed, according to a Fort Irwin news release. The new date has not yet been set but may be some time in...
View ArticleSmith named 3rd District Planning Commissioner
SAN BERNARDINO • Twentynine Palms business owner Paul Smith was named 3rd District Planning Commissioner Tuesday, pegged by Supervisor James Ramos to fill the position vacated after Kerri Tuttle...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 3, 2013
Police Logs Monday Edward Breedlove of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of unspecified charges. Brian Connor of Barstow was arrested on or about Monday in...
View ArticleFootprints lead to crash arrest
ZZYZX • A woman was airlifted following a single-car rollover Tuesday morning on Interstate 15 near Zzyzx Road, and the fleeing driver was arrested for felony DUI and hit-and-run after deputies tracked...
View ArticleCenturions graduate
BARSTOW • At the northern end of Second Street on Tuesday night, family and friends created a long line outside the front of Central High almost an hour before select Centurions would earn their high...
View ArticleThe uniqueness of the American dream
Leaders of both major political parties often speak fondly of the “American dream.” In doing so, they are expressing their wish that every American, or as many as possible, lead a full and prosperous...
View ArticlePreparing for the worst at Fort Irwin
FORT IRWIN • Sgt. Robert Nolan sat propped against a pole moaning and screaming for medics to work faster as red fake blood oozed from the simulated gunshot wound on his arm on Tuesday. Nolan and 16...
View ArticleCommunity input sought for regional water projects
BARSTOW • The Mojave Water Agency is urging Barstow citizens concerned about water quality, availability of water, or other water issues to attend a meeting Wednesday at the Barstow Senior Center,...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 4, 2013
Police Log Tuesday Rashida Perkins of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of assault. Stephanie Ramnanan of Barstow was arrested on or about Tuesday in San...
View ArticleTwo Railroad Museum thieves get 16 months
VICTORVILLE • Two of the three men arrested last month in connection with the copper wiring theft at the local Western American Railroad Museum entered into a plea bargain Wednesday, court records...
View ArticleShots fired at mobile home park
BARSTOW • A Barstow man is scheduled to be arraigned at the Victorville courthouse Thursday, court records show, after shots were fired inside a Windy Pass mobile home park. Melvin Bryant, 26, was...
View ArticleAwards ceremony honors community servants
LENWOOD • More than 110 people gathered for Desert Manna’s 2nd Annual Humanitarian Awards Gala at the Hampton Inn on Tuesday night. Red and blue disco lights shined from the stage as the organization’s...
View ArticleLenwood Road project plagued by delays
LENWOOD • After being closed for more than two years, Lenwood Road near the Mojave River is expected to reopen the second week of July, according to an official working on the project. Construction was...
View ArticleFour Lady Aztecs are All-DSL
BARSTOW • The Barstow High School softball team just finished a season in which it sported a winning record and made it to the second round of the CIF-SS playoffs. It was topped off with four Lady...
View ArticleBarstow man identified in Silver Lakes drowning Wednesday night
HELENDALE • A 62-year-old man drowned in Silver Lakes Wednesday night, according to a news release from the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Larry Jose Guerra, 62, of Barstow, drowned in the...
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