KERN RIVER COURIER CLOSES

The Kern River Courier newspaper has published its final edition after being forced to close up shop.

The owners said in a Facebook post Thursday they failed to find a replacement printer after Reed Publishing, which produced the paper, folded earlier this month. Five other community newspapers in Kern County are also gone as a result: the Arvin Tiller, Lamont Reporter, Shafter Press, Wasco Tribune, and Delano Record.

Kelli Pierce and Suzanne Grant