Buttonwillow News

James Evans, owner of JE Import Performance, shows us how to shoe horn a Chevy LS1 V7 engine into the engine bay of a 2003 Nissan 350Z.

A dozen schools in Kern County are failing to make the grade. As a result, the state is cracking down, and that could lead to big changes, including many schools ditching their principals.

California's Environmental Quality Act, the decades-old law requiring that the environmental consequences of projects be considered before they can be built, needs an overhaul.

The South Central Farmers Cooperative sells organic produce from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays at Certified Farmers Market next to Golden State Mall, 3201 F St.

Once in a while you meet someone who somehow seems very special. Maybe it's looks, personality, attitude, work ethic, experience or success.

Q: Every morning when I get on Highway 178 at Oswell heading downtown, the volume of debris and trash strewn along the freeway and particularly the "V"-shaped areas around the on-ramps make me think I'm at the landfill, not on a freeway.

It's been more than a few years since I was called to the principal's office. But the feeling came right back when the Buena Vista Water Storage District general manager emailed to say he and his board would like me to attend their Tuesday meeting in Buttonwillow to discuss my recent columns on the Kern River.

From a press release issued by TheTrackClub.com: Attention All Female Motorcycle Rider/Racers: Because it's Valentines Day...TheTrackClub.com is Offering another "First EVER" in the Motorcycle Track Day Community! If you are a female motorcyclist, no matter what skill level, TheTrackClub.com is going to GIVE you a track day at Buttonwillow Raceway, ...

Kern County firefighter Leland Davis has returned home from Haiti, where he spent several days helping provide water, food, and medical supplies to anyone in need.

A 52-year-old Saratoga woman is hospitalized after driving the wrong way on Interstate Highway 580 near Livermore and causing a crash that involved two big-rigs and resulted in contaminated soil and diesel fuel being spilled on the roadway, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

Here are more writings Kern County firefighter Leland Davis sent to Sean Collins, the county fire department's public information officer, over the weekend on Jan.

From a press release issued by Dainese D-Store Orange County Free Trackday Seminar Learn what it takes to get you and your bike onto a racetrack! Presented by TrackDaz, Southern Californiaa s premiere purveyor of quality track days at Willow Springs, Streets of Willow and Buttonwillow.

What Is Super Lap Battle? Back in April 2004, the editors of Super Street and Sport Compact Car decided to put together an event under the name "Time Attack", which later on was renamed Super Lap Battle .

After more than a year of doing it, here's what I know about building my first race car: it took longer than I expected, cost more than I planned, and wasn't as easy as it looked.

The erratic weather on Monday left many valley residents in the dark. PG&E reports that more than 10,000 customers are without power in Fresno, Tulare, Madera, Kings and Merced County.

Something incredible is happening today in our community. People of all ages and backgrounds are working together to serve the community in celebration of the life of the late Dr.

The KernCorps AmeriCorps Program out of the Kern County Superintendent of Schools is working with Buttonwillow Union School District to raise funds to purchase books for a new school library.

"I was destined to be a farmer - a cotton farmer. There is something about getting up in the morning smelling picker grease.

The High Cotton awards will be presented to growers from the Southeast, Delta, Southwest and Western regions during the National Cotton Council's Beltwide Cotton Conferences in New Orleans, La., Jan.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. SACRAMENTO - There isna t a Brooks Bros.