Darla A. Baker

I think the look on our faces reveals what my sisters and I were thinking at that moment.

Each week, The Daily Independent checks in with City Manager Ron Strand to get updates on the city's endeavors and projects around town.

At the next city council meeting for May 15, council will be presented with a resolution for approval of the fiscal year 2024-25 rate adjustment request for solid waste services.

I was talking to Gina Noble at the Salvation Army the other day about the start of their annual donation drive to send local children to camp this summer.

Chamber ambassadors joined the owners of Dragonfly Pottery recently for their grand opening at 803 N. China Lake Blvd.

For full coverage of the event and history of the WACOM Thrift Store, read next week's edition of The Daily Independent.

Next week, the City of Ridgecrest will have meetings open to the public.

Council members made a number of presentations during the city council meeting held last Wednesday evening.

During the last council meeting, council members authorized a resolution to approve a rate increase for solid waste services for fiscal years 2024-25 with Waste Management effective July 1.

Inyokern residents will soon be paying more for water service after the majority of the board members of the Community Service District voted in favor of a rate hike during