Local groups aim to keep BHS prom alcohol free
BARSTOW • As Barstow High School students prepare for prom night, the school and local organizations are aiming to enforce alcohol laws and policies. This year’s prom will be held at Victoria Gardens...
View ArticleFirefighter says new job is best of both worlds
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third installment in a series of stories featuring nine newly hired Barstow Fire Protection District firefighters. BARSTOW • If Miguel Lopez wasn’t a firefighter, his second...
View ArticleArt show features works by BCC students
BARSTOW • A recent display at the Barstow Community College Library proved that art can take many forms. Linda Snively’s “Desert Garden” using material picked up from the surrounding desert was just...
View ArticleDonnelly seeks to overhaul gun laws
Calling it “the most sweeping reform of California’s handgun carry license laws since their establishment in 1923,” Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Twin Peaks, has introduced legislation that could make it...
View ArticleLenwood could see economic boom
LENWOOD • Motorists driving past the Lenwood Road overpass project toward Barstow see firsthand the results of decades of economic decay: Run-down buildings, businesses barely hanging on, others long...
View ArticleDedicated to education
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International is an association of key women educators dedicated to the advancement of education. The group is involved in the city of Barstow, the state, the nation and...
View ArticleHospital, gym to present annual challenge
BARSTOW • Barstow Community Hospital and Fitness M.D. 24-7 Gym are presenting the sixth annual “Lose to Win” weight-loss challenge. According to BCH spokesman John Rader, the weight-loss challenge is...
View ArticleFort Irwin honors victims, survivors
FORT IRWIN • Sunday marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Week, and the Fort Irwin community paid tribute to victims and survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides during a ceremony earlier...
View ArticleServing up lunch, social time and love
Accepting an invitation to visit the Barstow Senior Center, I showed up Wednesday just in time for a lasagna lunch. I was glad to pick Wednesday to visit, because lasagna is a favorite of mine. The...
View ArticleTeachers needle district about tattoo policy
There’s no doubt tattoos have become more and more accepted in today’s society. According to a Harris Poll conducted in 2012, one in five U.S. adults has at least one tattoo. A recent Pew Research...
View ArticleFort Irwin resident finds winning recipe
The High Desert’s Melissa Doss didn’t think she would get past the first episode of “Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge” on the SyFy channel. Tuesday evening the Fort Irwin resident will be competing...
View ArticleBill to help disabled veterans advances
SACRAMENTO • A proposal by George Runner to protect California’s disabled veterans won backing from a key legislative panel last week, when the state Senate Governance and Finance Committee voted 7-0...
View ArticleTrial begins Tuesday for Baker shooting, carjacking suspects
VICTORVILLE • Jury trial is set to begin in a Victorville court room Tuesday for three suspects facing life in prison if convicted of multiple felony charges. Ana Dimas, Edwin Guerrero and Reginaldo...
View ArticleGraduation rates increase, dropout rates decline
BARSTOW • Local graduation rates are on the rise for the Barstow Unified School District and Silver Valley School District, while dropout rates declined last year. The California Department of...
View ArticleBig Boy rolls through Barstow
BARSTOW • Steam wasn’t coming out of its stack, but Big Boy No. 4014 roared down the tracks along the Harvey House before coming to a complete stop in front the historic Barstow train station on...
View ArticleObernolte to meet with voters; offers free pancakes, coffee
In the midst of the race for the 33rd Assembly District seat, Big Bear Lake Mayor Jay Obernolte will spend his Saturday mornings in May having breakfast with his potential constituents. According to a...
View ArticleMan ejected from motorcycle, head strikes large rock
BAKER • A motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision near Baker Sunday afternoon has been identified by San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner officials. The coroner’s department identified the man as...
View ArticleBarstow man arrested for shooting after crash
BARSTOW • A Barstow man is scheduled to be arraigned in a Victorville courtroom Wednesday after police arrested him for his alleged involvement in an April 24 shooting following a traffic collision....
View ArticleSave the Children donates 5,000 pairs of shoes to elementary students
BARSTOW • Officials at Barstow Unified School District are still pinching themselves, according to Scott Godfrey, assistant superintendent of educational services. It was hard to believe that each...
View ArticleScouting still going strong in Barstow
BARSTOW • Sometimes when Jeff Lambert brings up scouting in Barstow, he gets a common response. “I didn’t know you guys were still around.” Lambert agrees scouting may not be as popular as it once was....
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