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The warmer months have arrived in the Tehachapi Mountains, and with the rise in temperatures comes the return of the reptile kingdom. Snakes and lizards are here year-round, of course, but they...

Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club finished the year with two second place finishers at the California USA Wrestling Kids Freestyle Championships at Selland Arena in Fresno. First year wrestler Jake...

What kind of weather can you expect in Tehachapi during each month? Here's a first look In the last issue of The Loop, I mentioned that I would give a little month-by-month look at weather in the...

The Tehachapi housing market should pick up when the sun shines. While pricing remains stable, “the market has been a little flat,” Lorri Busse, Realtor with Access Real Estate and president of th...

The community joined together on May 27 to honor and pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives serving the nation. Events included the annual Memorial Day Parade in town, and ceremonies...

Sam Steeley arrived back in Tehachapi in April. Employed by Lehigh Cement, he had been transferred from Tehachapi to their plant in Redding, Calif. two years ago and now he has been transferred back....

Gallery 'N' Gifts' featured artist for June will be Sonja Bronson, one of our Tehachapi neighbors. After a career as an actress and dancer in New York City, Sonja moved to California and began...

Following an executive order from Governor Gavin Newsom, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is throwing out plans for twin water tunnels under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and...

The Bear Valley Springs Cultural Arts Association is sponsoring one of our annual concerts in the park at Cub Lake on June 23. The musical group, "Hot Foot," is local and has played at the Oak Tree...

It was a new job at Lockheed that brought Matthew and Cherie Frobish to beautiful Tehachapi from the home they had known for 18 years in the lovely town of San Clemente, Calif. Matthew was hired this...

BVS Litter Loathers, a Kern County-sanctioned roadside trash pick up group of Bear Valley Springs residents, enjoyed a perfect Saturday morning on April 27 to do a spring cleaning of the County roads...

Three wrestlers represented Tehachapi Valley Wrestling Club at The California USA Wrestling Kids Greco State Championship, held at Selland Arena on April 13. First year wrestler Jake Brown, competing...

I had a total knee replacement in February and once again I am reminded that it takes a village to care for the single living-alone senior citizen (i.e. me) who has to have major surgery. I would real...

Andre and Gina Colon decided to move to Tehachapi after a visit to friends here. They enjoyed the visit so much that they decided to stay overnight and then eventually move. Andre said that the...

[Scroll down for Part 1] In the April 13 edition of The Loop newspaper, we invited readers to use their creativity and join in on adding to our serial story, “Valley of Light.” Part 1 is written...

First Friday on May 3 will feature the jewelry of Linda Turco at the Tehachapi Museum. Linda has been fascinated with the artistry of jewelry, beadwork in particular, since childhood. Her background...

Louise Saunders was born in Phoenix, Ariz., the youngest daughter of an Arizona ranching family. She attended Colorado Woman's College in Denver where she studied business and psychology, but spent...

Spring will be “TPopping” Sunday, April 28, when The Tehachapi Pops Orchestra opens its 12th season with a concert in Grace Fellowship Church. TPOPS is comprised of musicians of all ages from...

My favorite Tehachapi area back roads for you to explore I often get asked to recommend pleasant drives for people who are newer to the area and I'm happy to do so, since the Tehachapi Mountains have...

The Greater Tehachapi Valley Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), will be holding their 2019 FREE Spring Training on Sat., May 4 and 11 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Sat. May 18, from 8 a.m. to...