For those of you who appreciate getting your news on the go, we’ve just launched some mobile alerts for local school fog delays and southern San Joquin Valley air-quality forecasts.

Fog-delay alerts

The fog alerts are free, and are sent as soon as a particular district issues a fog delay.

To sign up, text the appropriate keyword to 21321, then reply to the confirmation message.

• Arvin Elementary: Text ArvinE
• Arvin High School: Text ArvinH
• Bakersfield City School District: LocalE
• Beardsley School District: Text Beardsley
• Buttonwillow: Text Bwillow
• Delano Union School District: Text DelanoE
• Delano Joint Union High School District: Text DelanoH
• DiGiorgio School District: Text DiGiorgio
• Edison School District: Text Edison
• Fruitvale School District: Text Fruitvale
• General Shafter School District: Text ShafterE
• Greenfield Union School District: Text Greenfield
• Kern County Superintendent of Schools: Text SpecialEd
• Kern High School District: Text LocalHS
• Lakeside School District: Text Lakeside
• Lamont School District: Text Lamont
• Maple School District: Text Maple
• McFarland Unified School District: Text McFarland
• Norris School District: Text Norris
• Panama-Buena Vista Union School District: Text Panama
• Pond Union School District: Text Pond
• Richland School District: Text Richland
• Rio-Bravo Greeley Union School District: Text Rio
• Rosedale Union School District: Text Rosedale
• Semitropic School District: Text Semitropic
• Shafter High School:  ShafterH
• Standard School District: Text  Standard
• Vineland School District: Text Vineland
• Semitropic Elementary School District: Text WascoE
• Wasco Union High School District: Text WascoH 

 Air Quality alerts

The air quality forecasts are delivered every afternoon and are a good way to plan your outdoor activities or otherwise take precautions the next day. They’re free, and to sign up, all you need to do is text “AIR” to 21321, then reply to the confirmation message.

As always, let us know what you think!