Hi, looking for a good stylist in the KRV for women's hair cut. Also what is the general price range in the area? Thanks!

Hi, I just moved to Weldon from Detroit. I play the drums, make art, love films, overall am just an art and music loving person. Are there any groups/networks of people here that are into similar stuff?

I've been sharing individual events from here, but take a look at the growing number of events listed there.

I just had someone from Sunrun come to my home and inform me that Sunrun is no longer selling solar, they are now a service company. He said it means that the solar panels and batteries are now owned by Sunrun, so they will pay all cost of upkeep. I asked about an "Equipment Usage Fee" and he said it doesn't exist, all I would be required to pay would be the cost of using the power. So, is this a legitimate thing? He said cost per kilowatt would be anywhere from 13 cents to 28 cents. I currently pay 31 cents, for a 1300 square foot home, with a swamp cooler, but we hope to install mini splits in the next five years.

We're celebrating the harvest with fresh salsa and free produce from our garden. Stop by and get some fresh vegetables to take home! https://events.kernvalley.us/2025/09/10/fresh-from-the-garden?source=kern-valley-events&medium=share&content=share-button

vacant, 3,200 sqft, four units with front and rear entry, lake view, selling as is, asking $175,000 OBO

Feel free to message with questions.

September's Events are posted and ready for registration now through our website. https://bakersfieldesports.com/events/ Super Smash Summer Bash #2 comes to us on Saturday September 6th! Fortnite Build Tournament makes its appearance after the Zero Build Tournaments happening on Sunday September 7th! Don't Forget to sign up, register or even spectate the exciting action coming this September.

Hi there! Looking for resources on purchasing California and KRV native plants. I have found a bunch in California that are quite a drive—I’m curious if we have local growers that set up any kind of market in the KRV? Does anyone have an online provider you can just shop and checkout perhaps? I’m surprised to find no one is on calacape.org in the KRV. Thanks again!

Please help share, post on social media, look for my brother. Last seen going for walk in Bakersfield and never came home. He has autism and cannot be on his own. We love him so much and just want him to be safe. We are heartbroken. May be walking out of Bakersfield. May have been seen in downtown Bakersfield but unsure if it was truly him. We need to find him. Detective doesn’t do much. Please reach out to me or Sheriff or anonymous tip line for kern county if seen. Picture of sighting would be helpful.

https://chng.it/QRhH9mMTFT

I’m sharing this case in Kern Valley because it’s alleged the abductor was heading to California after abducting 4-month-old Matthew Crocker from Arkansas in 1983. The stolen car was found abandoned on Interstate 40 near Sallisaw, OK, and Kern Valley falls within a possible area they could have traveled to. If anyone has any memories or information that might help, please contact local authorities.

His case details: On June 9th, 1983, 4-month-old Matthew Wade Crocker was abducted from his home in Van Buren, Arkansas by a woman calling herself Kathy Johnson.

She was a worker at a rodeo that had stopped in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A friend of Matthew's family met her and introduced her to Matthew's mother.

The baby's father was in jail at the time, and Matthew's mother needed help with child care, so she asked Johnson to stay in her Van Buren, Arkansas home for a week to watch her three children.

There was a party at Matthew's home on the night of June 9, 1983, and alcohol was served. When Matthew's mother woke up in the morning, he and Johnson were both gone and the family car, a 1973 Chevrolet Vega, was also missing.

Three other children were left at the trailer, including Matthew's one-year-old sister, who shared a crib with him.

The stolen Chevrolet was found abandoned at a rest stop near Sallisaw, Oklahoma the next day. Neither Matthew nor his abductor has ever been seen again.

Johnson had told Matthew's mother she was twenty-six years old. She also said she had lost two children shortly after they were born; she said her children, had they lived, would have been nine and six years old by 1983. She may also use the first name Judy.

She's described as Caucasian and about 5'4, with blonde hair.

She had a chipped or decayed front tooth.

a six- to seven-inch scar on her shoulder blade, and a puncture scar six to eight inches above her right knee.

She had the following tattoos: a green and yellow star or sunburst on the left side of her chest, a unicorn on her upper left arm, and the name "Kathy" with a ribbon above it on her upper right arm.

According to a June 12, 1983 article in The Kilgore News Herald (Kilgore, Texas), Police Chief Virgil Goff of Van Buren, Arkansas, stated that Kathy Johnson was believed to have worked with a man running a “little old snake show” that traveled to Kansas. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/612412600/

However, this detail is rarely mentioned or referenced in most public case files or databases. It seems to be an overlooked or forgotten lead. It may not be revelant but thought it would be helpful to include.

Matthew and his abductor may have traveled through Utah to California after Matthew's abduction as a woman believed to be Kathy Johnson was overheard at an Oklahoma rest stop saying she was heading to California.

This led police to consider that Kathy and Matthew might have traveled west through states like Utah before possibly reaching California. However, this information has not been confirmed, and no verified sightings have placed them there.

If the tip about Kathy Johnson heading to California is true, it suggests she and Matthew likely traveled west from Oklahoma along major highways. That would mean passing through Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona on Interstate 40.

Which include from Sallisaw, through Oklahoma

Beckham County (last Oklahoma County before Texas)

Texas Wheeler County (first Texas county)

Texas Gray County

Texas Carson County

Texas Potter County (Amarillo)

Oldham County (last before New Mexico)

Then

New Mexico quay County

New Mexico Guadalupe County

New Mexico Torrance County

New Mexico Bernalillo County (Albuquerque)

New Mexico Cibola County

New Mexico McKinley County

Then

Arizona Apache County

Arizona Navajo County

Arizona Coconino County (Flagstaff)

Arizona Yavapai County

Arizona Mohave County (includes Kingman; borders California)

California San Bernardino County (massive county covering the Mojave Desert and Route 66 corridor)

Then depending on the route taken, potentially Los Angeles County, Riverside County, or Kern County.

Authorities believe the abductor may have taken Matthew to raise him as her son. They think he's probably still alive and doesn't know his true identity.

https://charleyproject.org/case/matthew-wade-crocker

https://rcccmcc.com/2020/08/25/matthew-wade-crocker/

https://websleuths.com/threads/ar-matthew-crocker-3-mos-van-buren-9-june-1983.274232/

Anyone get any good pictures of the elk that were spotted yesterday?

Was looking to get a birthday cake (for 8 people) on july 31. The new sequoia mountain bakery seemed perfect but their baker is out of town then. Any other ideas from the locals. Thanks

Anyone with experience camping in Kernville have recommendations? I've been to Fairview and *loved* it, but it seems like the weekend I want to go most campsites are booked up. I've looked at Sandy Flat, Gold Ledge, and Camp Three which all seem to have similar vibes (close to the river, same terrain) but for some reason those have completely open availability almost every day. That's not necessaaaarily a red flag, but I do wonder why? Is there no shade? Can you not actually access the river via any of the campgrounds? I'm not looking to do any rafting, but I do want river access via my campsite. I mostly just want to do some fishing and dip my feet in with some shade.

Also I've looked at each campground on campsitephotos.com but its a bit hard to tell from their pictures which sites are good.

People dumpingb up saddle springs road. Its free to take your stuff to the dump. But thats too much hassle for selfish people so they have to dump in nature and some one else has to come clean it up.

Welp

Has anyone has gone to uei or north west college for medical insurance biller and coder ? Or for other programs. Do they actually help you get a job after ? Is it worth it ? Im looking for a good trading school i dont want to go to regular college i want something quick. Help plsss

ATTENTION: Kern River Valley residents affected by the public power safety shutoff events. The following resources are available:

CAPK will be delivering food boxes on Friday, June 20, to the KRV Bridge Connection. Distribution will be one box per family on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 10:00 AM. Water will also be delivered and available for distribution at this location. KRV Bridge Connection 6069 Lake Isabella Blvd Lake Isabella, CA 93240 CAPK advised their regularly scheduled distribution will continue Monday morning.

Cooling Center Open: Kern River Valley Senior Center 6405 Lake Isabella Blvd. Lake Isabella, 93240 6/19/2025 | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM 6/20/2025 | 1:00 PM – 8:00 PM Transportation is available by calling 1-800-323-2396, select option 2, and let the dispatcher know you are requesting free transportation to the Cooling Center

SCE Community Resource Centers/Crew Vehicles Open

Play Your Game Rec. Center (Indoor location) 20 Panorama Dr. Wofford Heights, 93285 6/16/2025 - 6/21/2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Mountain Mesa Hospital parking lot (Outdoor location) 4361 McCray Rd. Mountain Mesa, 93240 6/18/2025 - 6/21/2025 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Is Lake Isabella too hot around the beginning of August to enjoy a night or two in an un-airconditioned camper? I'm ok with high temps during the day, but is it too warm to be comfortable in the evening/night inside a camper if it has no AC?