BARSTOW • Barstow residents Michelle Sandoval (left) and Richard Romero (center) dig into the line-up of seven varieties of home-made chili at Mollie’s Pub Sunday. Mollie’s hosted their first chili cook-off to benefit local charity... Full story
BARSTOW • A dictionary may not top many wish lists, and a book might be as glamorous to an 8-year-old as a pair of socks, but many Barstow area third-graders have been able to discover the meaning of words because of Jan Morrow.
Even though... Full story
BARSTOW • Furs, feathers, and sequins fills Liz Mauk’s computer room. She fingers through dozens of costumes — a pearl-covered dress her mother made, a patchwork coat she wore for Halloween, a skirt made of neckties, and hats, lots... Full story
Kenneth Pile, a volunteer at the Mojave River Valley Museum, pounds a nail into a log with a sledge hammer while his wife, Frances Graceffo, holds it in place and Steve Richards looks on Thursday. Pile, Graceffo, Richards and museum vice president... Full story
From left: Kisha Brady, Lisa Lester and Naomi Norman of Barstow Church of God in Christ performed songs accompanied by LaTron Lester (not pictured) on keyboard in honor of Black History Month at Barstow Community College’s kick-off event... Full story
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 • The community will have a chance to celebrate Black History Month with songs, speeches, poems and food starting Thursday.
Barstow Community College will be holding a series of events throughout February to commemorate the work of... Full story
BARSTOW • From left: Girl Scouts Tabitha Britt, Brittany Roberts, Alex Duarte and Bianca Paolini of Troop 659 assemble a sign for their booth on Sunday advertising cookie sales which begin Friday and run until Mar. 14.
Breanna Ruelas has been... Full story
Steve Smith and Nancy Dodds, members of the Barstow Art Guild, hang oil, pastel and watercolor paintings, and photography, up at the Barstow Branch Library, Monday. Local artists submitted seven pieces to be displayed at the library throughout... Full story
BARSTOW • From the time she began cutting hair as a high school graduate, Amber Woods wanted to offer her clients something deeper than a new style, particularly for victims of domestic abuse.
Woods, who has cut hair for 15 years and owns the... Full story