Medical taxi service deemed a public necessity
BARSTOW • A non-emergency medical transportation and shuttle service may soon operate in the city. Barstow Medical Transportation, LLC, applied for a “Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity”...
View ArticleBarstow judokas take first place
BARSTOW • On June 9, 22 Barstow judokas entered the Barstow Invitational Judo Tournament, held at the Cora Harper Community Center. When the competition was completed, 18 of the Barstow participants...
View Article7th Street mural to be replaced
BARSTOW• The rendering of a new mural for Main Street and 7th Street was approved. The new desert landscape mural will replace the inset of the flower mural that was removed due to copyright...
View ArticleLong road to employment
BARSTOW • Barstow’s unemployment rate ticked down to 12 percent, according to the latest employment data released by the California State Employment Development Department. Meanwhile, the national...
View ArticleGuns ready to be melted
More than 1,400 firearms collected from the first county-wide Gun Buy Back Program were transported Thursday to a facility in Rancho Cucamonga to be melted down into construction reinforcement bar,...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 19, 2013
Police Log Wednesday Yessenia Preciado of Barstow was arrested on or about Wednesday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Brian Martin of Barstow was arrested on or...
View ArticleEnvironmental reports available for oil pipeline expansion
BARSTOW • The Bureau of Land Management announced earlier this week the availability of multiple environmental reports for public review regarding the proposed Calnev Pipeline expansion which would...
View ArticleJuneteenth Love Run/Walk held
BARSTOW • The Robert A. Sessions Sportspark was the venue for the second annual Juneteenth Love Run/Walk, held last Saturday morning. There was a one-mile kids run, as well as a 5k adult run/walk...
View ArticleRape suspect at large
BARSTOW • A Barstow man suspected of rape is at large and also wanted after failing to appear in court last month for an unrelated domestic violence case. Barstow police are looking for 26-year-old...
View ArticleSafety Logs, June 20, 2013
Police Log Thursday Stephen Mahoney of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San Bernardino County on suspicion of robbery. Arlandus Moore of Barstow was arrested on or about Thursday in San...
View ArticleWoman dies in head-on crash
HINKLEY • A woman died and six others were injured, including three children, in a head-on crash in Hinkley early Friday morning. Jennifer Metheney, 25, of Porterville, was the front passenger in a...
View ArticleHoerr throws nothing but strikes
FORT IRWIN • Even the most avid bowler can go a lifetime without throwing a perfect game. Robert Hoerr did so on Friday. It was just another day at the Strike Zone in Fort Irwin for Hoerr. The...
View ArticleWhen cheap isn't enough
A lower cost of living has drawn a new migration of residents from the Los Angeles area to the High Desert, but many of the new arrivals have struggled to find work. Shauntay Lazard, 24, a single...
View Article13th annual 5K Freedom Run held
BARSTOW • On Thursday, 87 local runners got up early on the Independence Day holiday to take part in the 13th annual 5K Freedom Run, held at the Robert A. Sessions SportsPark in Barstow. The event,...
View ArticleFort Irwin tackles sexual harassment, assault
FORT IRWIN • Fort Irwin, along with the entire U. S. military, is making major efforts to teach and train soldiers about sexual harassment, sexual assault and sexist behavior. Last month the post...
View ArticleSaying goodbye to Hinkley
HINKLEY• Ominous scrap heaps lay in a junkyard off Highway 58, the main route into Hinkley. Among the piles are bits of walls, windowsills and other remnants of houses — pieces of a community that is...
View ArticleGoogle adds 3D Barstow to Maps, Earth products
BARSTOW • Add Barstow to the list of cities you can view in 3D through Google. The company announced last week new and updated imagery of Barstow and 49 other American cities for its Google Maps and...
View ArticleAdvisory committee to meet on trial court allocations
SAN FRANCISCO • A county official will get a chance Tuesday to lobby for funding for San Bernardino County’s overloaded courts. San Bernardino County Court Presiding Judge Marsha G. Slough is a member...
View ArticleCurbs and gutters coming to West Section 7
BARSTOW • The neighborhood known as West Section 7 will soon undergo a long-overdue street improvement project, according to city officials. Updates in the area, including installing curbs, gutters and...
View ArticleTitle for Barstow 10-11s
APPLE VALLEY • The Barstow 10-11 year-olds is another team that finished up District 49 All-Star play over the weekend with a perfect record and a championship to show for it. The tourney began on June...
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