LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. (KERO) — With Rite Aid closing locations due to bankruptcy, Lake Isabella residents worry about access to prescriptions, prompting Mesa Clinical to prepare for increased demand.

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With Rite Aid filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time in three years, hundreds of locations across the country have been put on notice that those doors will be closing in the near future, including five in Kern County. I'm Sam Hoyle, your neighborhood reporter. However, for the Kern River Valley, the Rite Aid in Lake Isabella is one of two pharmacies where residents can walk in and fill their prescriptions, leaving them feeling uneasy as more stores seem to hit the chopping block weekly.

As of this report, there are no plans for the Rite Aid in Lake Isabel

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