Don was born on the morning of October 31st 1946 in Poteau Oklahoma. He arrived to joyous parents Wendel and Lucille Summers.

Nearly 50 entries paraded down Center Street Monday night in the 80th annual Taft Christmas Parade ...

Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) voted this week to pass the final version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (FY26 NDAA) (S. 1071), which would deliver vital resources ...

The holiday season brings festive meals, rich desserts, late nights and plenty of celebration. It is also a time when many ...

David was born on April 18, 1966, in Taft, CA to Jim and Sandra Carnahan. David passed away at the age of 59, on November 7, 2025, in Bakersfield, CA.

(StatePoint) Managing your finances can be challenging, especially when you’re not sure where to turn for help. Darlene Goins ...

The Taft Union Highs School Wildcats Varsity Basketball team entered a tournament week at 1-1, after beating Foothill in the ...

With two wins last weekend, the Taft College Women’s basketball team improved their 2025-26 record to a perfect 11-0 and won ...

In a strong week for the Taft Union High School Girls varsity Soccer team, the Lady Cats dropped an early-week match vs.

The Kern County oil industry won another battle when a Superior Court judge lifted an order that was blocking new oil permits ...

The Taft CCF currently houses inmates for the United States Marshal and Bureau of Prisons and Jones said, but has room for up to 400 more inmates, McMinn told the Bakersfield Californian. Now, the ...

Fall sports programs at Taft Union High School in 2025 were filled with hard-working, talented student-athletes who excelled in the classroom, at practice and on the fields, courts and courses ...