Citrus Heights Sentinel
375-foot Vietnam Memorial Wall to come to Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $10,000 grant that will help cover the costs needed to host “The Wall That Heals,” a traveling Vietnam memorial and education center.
Friday-night shooting in Citrus Heights leaves one dead
By Mike Hazlip– One person is dead in Citrus Heights after what police described as an altercation with a group of people that resulted in a shooting.
San Juan Unified School District seeking to fill nearly 100 vacancies
By Sara Beth Williams– The San Juan Unified School District is seeking to fill dozens of job vacancies, according to postings at a popular education job listing website. Available positions include everything from substitute instructional assistants, to database…
San Juan Spartans wrestling enjoy a route on Senior Night
San Juan High School and its wrestling team enjoyed a night of fun, family, and stiff competition as the Spartans celebrated their Senior Night last week…
‘Fill the Boot for Burns’ fundraiser going on this weekend in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday, firefighters are again hitting the streets and filling their boots with donations at Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane for the annual “Fill the Boot for Burns” fundraiser in Citrus…
New sales tax increase being considered to fund roads, transit
A new half-cent sales tax measure is being considered for Sacramento County to raise more than $8 billion over the next 40 years for funding road repair, transit and highway projects.
Citrus Heights welcomed two major businesses in Jan; more to come in 2020
Citrus Heights kicked off the first month of 2020 by welcoming two tenants to fill several large vacant commercial properties, and more have announced plans to open in the city later this year.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: city love, obituary, cadet honored
Latest local news briefs include the city launching a new “things we love about Citrus Heights” campaign on social media, an obituary for a longtime resident of Citrus Heights, and a local cadet honored as the top athlete…
Guest Column: Our roads need repair, but new tax proposal is misguided
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– Our roads are crumbling. That is not hyperbole, they are literally crumbling. And we don’t have the money or a realistic plan to fix them.
Citrus Heights boys, girls basketball games pause to honor Kobe Bryant
Mournful is how to describe the news of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant that shook the world as if it were hit by an earthquake with an 8.24 magnitude. Bryant, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna,…
Guest Opinion: Citrus Heights needs a new charter school. Here’s how you can help
Updated Feb. 3, 8:42 a.m.–Guest opinion by Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins–Citrus Heights has the opportunity to offer more choice for public education to families and children living in our city with the opening of American River Collegiate Academy (ARCA),…
Man arrested after hours-long standoff at Citrus Heights home
Sentinel staff report–A 31-year-old man was arrested by police after a nine-hour standoff in a Citrus Heights neighborhood ended peacefully Saturday evening. In a news release issued Saturday night, police said officers responded to the 7200 block of…
