Wofford Heights NewsLocal news for Wofford Heights, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Celebration marks 59th anniversary- January 30, 2008 "It was like we were turned loose in heaven!" Two barn-raising celebrations of a certain 'vintage' were held at the Pizza Barn on Monday evening, Jan. via Kern Valley Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2008/01/celebration-marks-59th-anniversary?fr... Alta Sierra remains open; Hwy 155 closed to cars without requirements- January 26, 2008 Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows is still open despite the wintry storm. They open at 8 a.m., and ski lifts run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Highway 155 is closed to all vehicles 5.5 miles west to 1 mile west of Wofford ... via KGET-TV Bakersfieldhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2008/01/alta-sierra-remains-open-hwy-155-clos... CERT trains for civilian emergency preparedness- January 16, 2008 "The greatest good for the greatest number of people." On Saturday, Jan. 12, CERT training for 2008 began at the First Baptist Church in Lake Isabella. via Kern Valley Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2008/01/cert-trains-for-civilian-emergency-pr... Long vacant Piute Meadows Trading Post set for grand opening Jan. 12 - Strictly Business- January 10, 2008 "I gave up for a while. Then, a couple of years later I saw the 'AoFor Lease" The only store between the Kern River Valley and Highway 58 will finally reopen for business after several years of closure. via Kern Valley Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2008/01/long-vacant-piute-meadows-trading-pos... Suspect surrenders peacefully after tense stand off- January 10, 2008 "Deputies had knowledge that he had firearms and threatened to use firearms against the victims in a previously reported incident" On Dec. 31 at approximately 3:00 p.m. Ronald Scott Raider, 48, of Wofford Heights was arrested at his home in the 50 block of Tillie Creek Road, Wofford Heights, on suspicion of making terrorist threats to harm ... via Kern Valley Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2008/01/suspect-surrenders-peacefully-after-t... Wofford Heights man arrested following SWAT standoff- January 1, 2008 "There was a couple of guys in camouflage with guns and all, and finally one of the guys comes back and says, - we need you to evacuate,' and I say - how far,' and he says, - far enough so the bullets don't hit you.'" A Wofford Heights man was arrested Monday, after two-hour long SWAT standoff that left neighbors on edge. via KGET-TV Bakersfieldhttp://www.topix.net/city/wofford-heights-ca/2007/12/wofford-heights-man-arrested-followin... |