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As of Sunday, the COVID-19 coronavirus has arrived in Wasco. Prayer chains have become one of several means of communication during this time of self-quarantine. A member of a local church started a...

The coronavirus crisis dominated the discussion at a special City Council Tuesday night, with members of the public listening in by telephone or watching and listening on their computers. Items on...

As of Sunday, the COVID-19 coronavirus has arrived in Wasco. Prayer chains have become one of several means of communication during this time of self-quarantine. A member of a local church started a...

The Wasco Veterinary Clinic is continuing to see patients and fill medications in the midst of a quarantine that has affected the majority of the clinic's staff. On March 19, a woman came in with her...

“The extension of the governor’s order through the end of April doesn’t change much in terms of the city’s operations,” City Manage Daniel Ortiz said last weekend. “Our public offices...

The coronavirus pandemic has hit close to home with the information this week a teenager living Shafter had tested positive for COVID-19. Joel Herrera, 19, confirmed that he has tested positive for...

Tigers Taekwondo, the award-winning martial arts studio with another location in Shafter, has decided to close its doors until it is safe for their students to return. Rigo Solorio, owner of the...

Carla Hutcherson, partnership specialist for the U.S. Census Bureau, spoke to the Shafter Rotary Club at a recent meeting, telling the crowd about the importance of all Californians being counted in...

Wasco residents, like those throughout the state, are under orders to stay home and “shelter in place” as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Gavin Newsom told residents of California last...

Four Wasco residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, including one in serious condition on a ventilator, according to a prayer chain request from a local church and local residents. The...

With schools in the area closed temporarily, there was a void to fill if students were still to be served breakfast and lunch despite not having class. Details were ironed out and a plan was put into...

The coronavirus pandemic has hit close to home with the information this week a teenager living Shafter had tested positive for COVID-19. Joel Herrera, 19, confirmed that he has tested positive for...

The coronavirus quarantine has hit Wasco businesses, institutions and the general public in ways unknown in generations. Starbucks – an institution in its own rite -- is still in business, but only...

Funeral homes in Shafter have seen a change in services offered due to the current COVID-19 situation and the precautions recommended. Basham & Lara Funeral Care still is serving the community...

Walmart was the store that carried everything a consumer could need or want; however, times have changed, for now. Walmart has been the go-to store for many households; however, that isn't the case...

Despite the onslaught of news about the coronavirus COVID-19, there are still questions to be answered. There is terminology that has become familiar such as pandemic, epidemic, isolation and...

A graduate of Wasco High School was home from back east for an internship with local veterinarian. Miranda Medrano, a 2016 graduate of WHS, is in her last year of grad school obtaining her masters...

Students at Teresa Burke Elementary School were able to get a personal look at a variety of future careers at their annual Career Day Friday. Over 20 local businesses were on hand to answer questions...

Due to a production error, the wrong picture was printed with the High Speed Rail story in last week's Tribune. City Manager Hernandez-Ortiz is pictured here....

Front row, from left: Isis Mullen was recognized for always working on herself, Johnathan Bovadilla for great work in school and on his homework, and Daniela Hernandez shows amazing behavior and...