Citrus Heights Sentinel
Local church donates backpacks, supplies to Citrus Heights schools
By Sara Beth Williams– In an effort to help families struggling to buy school supplies, staff and volunteers from Heights Church last month delivered 480 backpacks to 10 different Citrus Heights schools in the San Juan Unified School…
Where can you go to beat the heat in Citrus Heights?
By Sara Beth Williams– With extreme, record-breaking heat and no school for students on Labor Day, families in Citrus Heights had limited options for local places to go and cool down over the weekend.
Which council seats are up for election in Citrus Heights this year?
Sentinel staff report– Unlike elections held prior to 2020, about two out of every five voters in Citrus Heights will not be able to vote in any of the races for City Council this year.
New indoor play center proposed in Citrus Heights
Parents and kids may soon have a reason to shout “Yippie!” if a planned indoor play area in Sunrise Plaza at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Antelope Road is able to open as planned this summer…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: homeless, local nonprofit, shooting
Latest news briefs include a local man’s efforts to help the homeless being featured on ABC 10, police closing down Greenback Lane in search of a suspect who shot at an officer, a local nonprofit’s work being highlighted…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: urine, stolen muffler, reckless driving
Latest local police logs include an elderly man reportedly urinating on a neighbor’s vehicle, several reckless driving incidents, assault outside an urgent care center, and residents at two different apartment complexes reporting that pieces of their exhaust system…
Capitol Pops Concert Band to mark 22 years with free concert at Rusch Park
Article submitted by Linda Glover– The Capitol Pops Concert Band will celebrate its 22nd anniversary with a free, open to the public concert at 7 p.m. this Saturday, April 27, in the Rusch Park Auditorium…
Here’s the new look proposed for Boston’s Pizza in Citrus Heights
Renderings of a new Boston’s Pizza restaurant and sports bar in Citrus Heights show plans for the addition of an outdoor seating area and a face-lift at the former Logan’s Roadhouse restaurant at 5511 Sunrise Blvd…
This new nonprofit is helping in-need students get shoes in Citrus Heights
Students at Mariposa Elementary School in Citrus Heights are now benefiting from a special “Soles for Young Souls” shoe closet, thanks to the work of Linda (Schram) Fischer and the generosity of several book club members of San…
Guest Opinion: AB 392 is not the answer for police use of force
There is a bill quickly making its way through the California Legislature (AB 392) that, if passed, will create a highly subjective standard for evaluating and holding law enforcement officers criminally liable for using force when responding to…
Citrus Town Center to kick off season with free family fun
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Town Center at the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard will be kicking off its annual outdoor activities with a Spring Celebration this Saturday, promising fun for the whole family…
Q&A: What was the heavy police presence about on Old Auburn Rd?
On Wednesday afternoon, at least a dozen marked and unmarked police vehicles could be seen lined up along a small unnamed court off Old Auburn Road, causing some residents and passerby’s to wonder what was happening…
