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- Silver Valley aims to restore summer school for K-12
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- Students of all grade levels in Silver Valley Unified School District may get summer school back this year, after the district scaled back on its offerings last summer due to budget woes. SVUSD’s Board of Trustees will be voting Tuesday on... Full story
- Fort Irwin man killed in Cajon Pass
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- [Updated at 3:20 p.m.] CAJON PASS • A 20-year-old man stationed at Fort Irwin died of multiple injuries at about 3:45 a.m. Monday on the northbound side of Interstate 15 south of State Route 138 in the Cajon Pass. California Highway Patrol... Full story
- Borax lockout leaves some Barstow residents out of work
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- BARSTOW • Robert Sheldon arrived at the U.S. Borax facility in Boron about 15 minutes before his shift as a heavy equipment mechanic was scheduled to start Jan. 31, but he didn’t pass the main entrance. Following the advice of his union... Full story
- Employers look to hire at upcoming fort job fair
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- FORT IRWIN • A variety of companies ranging from large defense contractors like Lockheed Martin Corporation to beauty product carriers like Mary Kay Cosmetics will be looking for prospective employees on Wednesday. Employers will be gathering... Full story
- BUSD considers teaming with social service agency for grant
- At-risk students need holistic help, officials say
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- BARSTOW • While the majority of students don’t hold down regular jobs, the economy has still taken its toll on Barstow’s youth, according to officials from the local school district and social service agencies. Students have felt... Full story
- City battling leaks, researching pigeon control at Harvey House
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- BARSTOW • The recent rain brought leaks to the Harvey House, and even though they’re not getting into the building, pigeons are still milling about its ledges. During the storms two weeks ago, the city’s Public Works employees used... Full story
- New observatory has teacher seeing stars
- Project was brainchild of astronomy instructor
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- BARSTOW • Stargazers will soon get a chance to zoom in on galaxies far, far away with the help of Barstow Community College’s new observatory. “We have some of the clearest skies in the country,” said BCC astronomy instructor... Full story
- A fragile start to life
- Barstow mom gives birth to 24-week preemie
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- BARSTOW • Tiffany Chitwood wants to decorate her new baby daughter’s room with pink and brown flowers. But Chitwood didn’t have time to pick patterns, get a crib or start arranging the room because she went into early labor —... Full story
- Barstow seeks added manpower for engineering department, street projects
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- BARSTOW • The City of Barstow is seeking an associate engineer to help tackle the plethora of street repairs and other projects on its capital improvement list and provide added manpower to an engineering department city officials say is short... Full story
- City Council recap for Feb. 1, 2010
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- Among items discussed at Monday’s Barstow City Council meeting:Associate engineer position • The Barstow City Council unanimously approved the creation of an at-will associate engineer position. Assistant City Manager Martin Piñon... Full story
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