Gas prices decline, still higher in Barstow

BARSTOW • The good news is that in the past month gas prices have declined about 16 cents in California. The bad news: Barstow prices remain higher than the rest of the region — a trend that probably won’t ever change. While the average price...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-12858-prices-decline.html

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:55:48 -0700

Barstow gas prices on the rise

BARSTOW • Gas stations resumed their upward climb in California this week as the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline jumped 15 cents from a week ago. The average was $4.35 Tuesday, even as motorists across most of the country have been...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-12945-gas-prices.html

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:50 -0700

Mud Run organizers predict large turnout

This story updated May 11 to correct Darrel Courtney's name. BARSTOW • Vendors, military equipment and over 800 runners will converge on an empty area of desert behind the Veterans Home of California, Barstow on Saturday morning.And there will be...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/organizers-12919-predict-run.html

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 17:41:32 -0700

Bunker promoted as a safe place to stay during the apocalypse is sick of media attention (VIDEO)

The Vivos Bunker in Barstow had been heavily promoted as a safe place to crash when the world ends. But its owners are no longer interested in media attention. Amy Silverstein The Vivos Bunker had promoted itself as safe place to stay when the world ends. The location had been kept secret from people who weren't paying customers. But Vivos Project officials are worried now that outsiders will ...
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/bunker-promoted-safe-place-stay-during-the-apocalypse-has-shunned-media-vivos-bunker

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:38:50 -0700

Over 1,000 runners get muddy

BARSTOW • Over 1,100 people ran in the Mud Run race Saturday morning at the Veterans Home of California, Barstow, organizers said. For some, it was the biggest event they could remember in Barstow. “This was the best event the community’s ever...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-12932-muddy-runners.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 08:54:12 -0700

MOJAVE DESERT: Lawmakers assist solar project

California lawmakers approved legislation this week that would allow a solar development planned on public land in a remote valley east of Barstow to avoid local environmental reviews.
http://www.pe.com/local-news/topics/topics-environment-headlines/20120511-mojave-desert-lawmakers-assist-solar-project.ece

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 18:20:03 -0700

BLM restricts campfires, barbeques on public lands

BARSTOW • Higher than average rainfall this winter has led to overgrown grasses that could fuel a dangerous wildfire, Bureau of Land Management officials say. The agency announced Wednesday that permits are now required for any campfires and...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/lands-12954-public-barbeques.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 10:00:52 -0700

RAW: Digital 395 crosses another hurdle

Another major step has been achieved in the Digital 395 Broadband Project.
http://www.mammothtimes.com/content/raw-digital-395-crosses-another-hurdle

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 09:24:36 -0700

Unemployment rate rises in Barstow

BARSTOW • Barstow’s unemployment rate increased in the month of March, estimates released Friday by the state Employment Development Department show. Barstow’s unemployment rate was 15.7 percent, the agency said, up from 15.4 percent in...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-12815-unemployment-rate.html

Published: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:16:49 -0700

State budget cuts spare Barstow veterans

BARSTOW • State budget cuts are likely to have little immediate impact on the state’s veterans hospitals, California Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Peter Gravett said in a conference call with reporters Monday. Calling the plan...
http://www.desertdispatch.com/news/barstow-12934-state-veterans.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 16:09:07 -0700