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The Business Journal had an honorable outing for the 2024 Gruner Journalism Awards, held Tuesday on the campus of Fresno State. In their 36th year, the George F. Gruner Awards honor outstanding newspaper journalism in

It was great to read Ron Stapps story in Thursdays Californian of Freddie Boyd ("From east Bakersfield to the NBA, Boyd paved the way for future area basketball players.") It

What an impressive story on Freddie Boyd. He is such an important part of Bakersfield’s community history and athletic culture. Reporter Ron Stapp captured Freddie’s amazing humility and grace for

Bruce Miller, born July 10, 1943, in Missoula, Montana, was a man with a lot of passion and strength. He fought off two bouts of...

The Daily Independent was recognized with an honorable mention at the annual George F. Gruner Awards.

Other winners and honorable mentions were: Public Service — Weeklies: Honorable mention – Frank Lopez, Business Journal, Winner – Darla A. Baker, Tehachapi News; Small newspapers: Winner – Ken Carlson, Kristin Lam, and Garth Stapley, The Modesto Bee; Large newspapers: Honorable mention – Stacey Shepard, The Bakersfield Californian, Winner – Monica Vaughan, Nathalie Vera, and Dayana Jiselle, The Fresno Bee News story — Weeklies: Honorable mention – Jessica Weston and Lauren...