Citrus Heights Sentinel

Popular Pumpkin Farm in Citrus Heights re-opens for 45th season
It’s that time of year again — the 12-plus acre Pumpkin Farm on Old Auburn Road has re-opened for its 45th season, promising another month-long “farm experience” with corn maze activities, farm animals, a 30-foot tower slide, and…

Repaving, concrete work begins on 13 streets in Citrus Heights
Work began this week on a $1.7 million residential street repaving contract that is set to bring improvements to deteriorating sections of 13 streets in various Citrus Heights neighborhoods…

Spartans Football looks forward to Sierra Delta opener against Vacaville Christian
The morale at San Juan High School is exuberant and the Spartans (2-3) are having a productive week in practice, following their 30-0 victory against Mira Loma…

Here’s what the City of Citrus Heights said about traffic in their live Q&A
Sentinel staff report–Several ranking police officers and the city’s traffic engineer addressed traffic concerns from residents in a live question-and-answer broadcast on Facebook last month, as part of the city’s latest Q&A series about local issues. Questions raised…
Mesa Verde HS football begins Golden Empire League with momentum, new identity
Mesa Verde High School’s football team is beginning their league play against Pioneer High School (Woodland, CA), and the Mavericks boast a 3-1 record. The Mavericks are coming off of a bye week, so they have had an…

Circus Vargas returns to Sunrise Mall for 2019 show
Flying acrobats, daredevils, jugglers and more are scheduled for Oct. 3-6 outside Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights, as part of Circus Vargas…
Councilman proposes using ‘FEMA-type’ trailers for homeless in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights Councilman Bret Daniels on Thursday called on his fellow council members to join him in pursuing his proposal to put “FEMA-type” trailers for homeless families on several vacant lots on Sayonara Drive…

Meet the husband-and-wife behind this unique Citrus Heights bookstore
Like the boomerang their store is aptly named for, Boomerang Books in Citrus Heights has kept softcover book lovers coming back for more ever since opening in 1994…

San Juan HS spoils Mira Loma’s homecoming with shutout win, 30-0
Entering the halfway point into the season it was a jubilant, breezy Friday evening and San Juan High School was looking to end a losing streak of back-to-back games when they faced the Mira Loma Matadors in a…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: shaving cream, transients, indecent exposure
Latest local police logs include reports of teenagers spraying shaving cream all over some Hallmark cards at Walgreens, a topless woman observed in front of Raley’s, and a rash of homeless-related incidents reported around Citrus Heights…



