Oildale News

Casey Christie / The Californian Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart have a good time warming up on the side of the stage, Saturday, at CSUB.

A man has been arrested after police said he was found in possession of 25 grams of heroin.

Of businesses to embezzle from, a gun dealer would seem to be low on the list. But the former bookkeeper for Second Amendment Sports is accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the Oildale business, a search warrant alleges.

Oildale and Beyond Conference When: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday Admission: $30, adults; $25, seniors; $20, students Information: 654-3079 What better way to commemorate Oildale's centennial than by inviting two of her favorite sons to share their experiences? Music legend Merle Haggard and esteemed writer Gerald Haslam will do just that Saturday at ...

The long awaited H1N1 virus mist is in Kern County, but not everyone will be able to get one.

Operation: Soulwinner, Children's Network of Hope, needs volunteers to help set up, work and clean up at its Community Yard Sale, to be held Nov.

A 47-year-old Bakersfield woman has died of complications of the H1N1 Flu, the county health director announced Thursday.

Around 1 a.m. Saturday, deputies from the Kern County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to 710 Westaria St.

A four-year Sheriff's Deputy is on administrative leave following a shooting Saturday morning in Oildale.

You may remember ABC 23 told you about an Oildale man who is aiming for a world record with his lapel pin collection.

Admission: Free Information: 323-7219 'The Skylight Zone' When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Admission: Evening performances: $20, adults; $18, seniors; $9 children 12 and under.

A murder and rape suspect has been interviewed in connection with the unsolved killing of an Oildale woman eight years ago, Kern County sheriff's deputies said.

Michael Charles Brown, 34, faces 20 felony charges in the rape of four prostitutes and the murder of Ruby Meriweather Jackson in her east Bakersfield home in June, 2000.

I have only seen Merle Haggard play live once. The date: Monday, Jan. 15, 1996. The venue: A taping of the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Burbank.

So often we forget to acknowledge veterans who served and now struggle in their daily lives.

News and notes from the Kern Economic Development Corp. quarterly board of directors meeting, held Thursday at Metro Galleries: * KEDC is working on a program proposal, along with others including the Workforce Investment Board, to prevent job losses before they happen, said Richard Chapman, KEDC's president and CEO.

The Oildale Farmers Market will continue for two additional weeks, due to many requests of local residents to extend the sale dates.

The city of Bakersfield has learned its been awarded $315,709 in federal stimulus money that will fund a crime analyst position and crime prevention specialist job, according to City Manager Alan Tandy's latest weekly memo to the City Council.

Many volunteers from Valley Bible Fellowship helped clean up five different alleys on Saturday as part of a project called Community Clean Sweep, organized through Kern County Waste Management One of the volunteers is a local politician who has special plans for Oildale .

It was a big day in Oildale, as the community celebrated its 100th birthday Tuesday.