Every Saturday, the Wasco Free Will Baptist Church holds a food distribution for residents in need of assistance. The program helps about 90 families per week according to the Church.
Volunteer members of the Wasco Task Force spent part of their Saturday morning cleaning up the vacant K-Mart parking lot on the northwest side of Wasco.
With the hottest temperatures of the year on the horizon, cooling centers across Kern County are opening to community members needing to stay cool this summer.
23ABC spoke with Shafter Police and the US Postal Inspection Service regarding two cases of mail theft from community mailboxes in the Gossamer Grove Neighborhood.
Since December of 2020, the City of Shafter has seen substantial growth on its social media platforms as city leaders and staff work to communicate effectively with residents.