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  • Students revved up for the game at rallies

    Jamie Stewart and Toni DeRosa, The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune|Updated Nov 7, 2021

    The Shafter/Wasco Rivalry, one of the oldest and fiercest in the county, resumed last week as the schools went head-to-head on the football field Friday. Wasco won this year, 46-20. Before the game, students held rallies to build school spirit. The rivalry was on hiatus last year because of the health and safety restrictions, but the rivalry picked up without missing a beat this year. The Generals had different Dress Up Days during the week, including one day in which they...

  • Court ruling clears way for indoor church services

    Jamie Stewart and Toni DeRosa, The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune|Updated Jan 2, 2021

    The state ruled Dec. 10 that excluding churches from holding indoor services goes against Freedom of Religion. California Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp issued an injunction against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s planned covid-19 restrictions, following a similar injunction was placed in New York, in favor of a Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn on behalf of Father Trevor Burfitt. The ruling stated that the governor’s restrictions failed to treat houses of worship in a manner equal to the favored class of entities which wou...

  • Local eateries reopen – kind of

    Jamie Stewart and Toni DeRosa, The Shafter Press and Wasco Tribune|Updated May 30, 2020

    JAMIE STEWART and TONI DeROSA The Shafter Press | Wasco Tribune Local restaurants are coming alive in varying degrees, with some opening fully and still others taking smaller steps. In Shafter, the entrance into Phase 2 has meant different things to different people when it comes to the restaurants in town. A few of the restaurants have opened back up, with limitations according to the guidelines set up by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Kern County Public Health Department. On one...