Barstow hosts Super Bowl
BARSTOW • Though it was windy all day with rain in the morning, even Mother Nature couldn’t stop High Desert Youth Football and Cheer from crowning its season champions. The Super Bowl games for each...
View ArticleRelay for Life receives $43,016.07 check for fight against Breast Cancer
Representatives from Tanger Factory Outlets, The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Barstow and the Apple Valley Over the Hill Gang pose with a check presented to the Relay for Life on...
View ArticleMother seeks answers in daughter's death
BARSTOW • Nearly three weeks after the death of her daughter, El Paso resident Jo Little seeks answers about the tragic incident that took place Nov. 23. Little said her daughter died after being...
View ArticleBig 5 to donate 5 percent of sales to BHS Football Booster Club
BARSTOW • Big 5 Sporting Goods is donating 5 percent of total purchases from customers who present a special flyer, to the Barstow High School Football Booster Club until Dec. 20. The contributions...
View ArticleBPD makes three arrests on separate burglary counts
BARSTOW • Three Barstow residents are in custody on different counts of burglaries, including a large quantity of stolen copper, authorities said. According to a Barstow Police Department news release,...
View ArticleBarstow woman shaves head in support of friend with cancer
BARSTOW • Margaret Sansom sat in her usual chair at Head to Toe Beauty Salon on Wednesday but didn’t ask for her usual hair style. Sansom shaved her head in support of a friend in Washington D.C. who...
View ArticleBarstow pedestrian killed while crossing road
BARSTOW • A 63-year-old man was killed while attempting to walk across Armory Road on Friday night, according to a San Bernardino County Coroner news release. Barstow resident Frank Sanchez was hit by...
View ArticleBoy connects with Skype and vice versa
BARSTOW • Cathy Williams posted a thank-you note to Skype on Facebook; the company, which has more than 27 million likes, responded in kind by reposting it this week. Williams’ son is Caleb Lucas — a...
View ArticleAztecs home and away
BARSTOW • Though it lost enough players from last year to put a full team on the field, the Barsrow varsity boys soccer squad has reloaded and is hoping to make some noise in the Desert Sky League this...
View ArticleSVHS cheerleaders invade Big Apple
Three local girls recently had the opportunity of a lifetime when they walked New York City streets as part of the 87th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Silver Valley High School’s Ashley Hartel,...
View ArticleCouncil expected to approve Spanish Trail Specific Plan
BARSTOW • The City Council on Monday is expected to approve adopting the Spanish Trail Specific Plan, which will guide future development of nearly 112 acres, including an 801,000-square-foot shopping...
View ArticleBascom inducted into Rodeo Hall of Fame
OKLAHOMA CITY • The National Cowboy and Western Museum in Oklahoma City recently inducted the late rodeo champion and former Barstow High School art teacher, Earl W. Bascom, into its Rodeo Hall of...
View ArticleBarstow's Barela wrestles to first place
MORENO VALLEY • The Barstow wrestling team took part in its largest event of the year this weekend, traveling to Rancho Verde High School in Moreno Valley for the Branding Iron Invitational. Over 60...
View ArticleTwo Barstow judokas win gold
IRVING, TX • Two Barstow judo students traveled to Irving, Texas to compete in a pair of judo tournaments, held the last weekend of November at the Irving Convention Center. The Dallas Open Judo...
View ArticleSancho’s Tacos and Cantina gets award from disabled adults organization
BARSTOW • Sancho’s Tacos and Cantina was presented with the first-ever Barstow Business of the Year award from BEST Opportunities Inc. on Monday. The local nonprofit’s CEO Karin Etheridge and job...
View Article582 soldiers trek up Barstow Road for 17th Annual Road March
BARSTOW • Fort Irwin soldiers marched up Barstow Road Tuesday morning from the Harvey House to the Barstow Veterans Home of California during the 17th Annual Road March. Approximately 582 of The...
View ArticleChristmas holiday’s meaning enhanced by music
T he ever-expanding Christmas holiday season from 12 days beginning Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany January 6, and anticipated by Advent four Sundays prior; but now commencing even before...
View ArticleSpanish Trail plan gets approval
BARSTOW • The Spanish Trail Specific Plan was approved by a unanimous 5-0 vote by the Barstow City Council at Monday night’s special joint meeting.Malcolm Riley, president of Los Angeles-based...
View ArticleEason reinstated as Senior Center president
BARSTOW • Jeff Eason Sr. has been reinstated as the president of the Barstow Senior Center after going on administrative leave for nearly two months during a theft investigation, a center official...
View ArticleAztecs take on Jackrabbits
BARSTOW • The Barstow boys basketball team finally gave its fans a look at this year’s squad, as it played its first home game of the season on Tuesday night. It turned out to be a well-matched...
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