On Jan. 7, Supervisor Chris Parlier officially pulled papers to run for re-election to serve a full term to represent Kern County's Second Supervisorial District. "I was honored to be entrusted by the ...

It has been one hundred and fifty years since the Southern Pacific railroad conquered the Tehachapi mountain pass and created the community of Mojave with a goal of connecting the cities of San ...

The community raffle organized by Barbara Ferrante at Jake's Steakhouse to benefit Have a Heart Humane Society just got a whole lot bigger. As Barbara put it, "One gift was just not enough!" She has ...

Vol. 51 No. 06. The Loop newspaper, Tehachapi's favorite source for community news and local happenings, since 2001. Stay in The Loop!

I have been visiting the "Living Ghost Town" of Randsburg for over 30 years, and I made my most recent visit with friend Julee Jackman a couple of weeks ago. In many ways I'm glad to say that not much ...

Was your first experience with the internet and home computers anything like mine? I kept creating dozens of empty files with no idea how or why. I wanted them to stop. I asked tech advisors what was ...

Born Feb. 2, 1944, in Centerville, Mississippi to Army Private William and Dorothy DeGraff. Bill passed away on Sept. 2, 2026, in Lancaster, California. Survived by his wife of fifty years, Anna, ...

John Patrick Hobin, AKA "Pat Hobin," passed away on Aug. 8 at the age of 73. He was born on Dec. 22, 1952, in Miami, Florida, to Francis and Gwendolyn Hobin. Pat later moved to Canoga Park, California ...

Tehachapi Audubon Group will have their last meeting of the year, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria of Golden Hills Elementary School, 20215 Park Rd., Tehachapi. Maria Montag, Board president of ...

California State Parks is taking reservations for the fall tour season at Tomo-Kahni State Historic Park in Tehachapi. Although no structures remain on this Kawaiisu California Indian village site, ...

Fall is in the air, and one of Tehachapi's favorite community traditions is returning to Downtown on South Green Street. The Tehachapi Apple Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to ...

Sandra Van Scotter spoke at the May meeting of the Tehachapi Mountain Democratic Club to update members regarding her campaign for Congressional District 20, which is currently held by Vince Fong. Van ...