Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights leaders set 22 new objectives for next 6 months
Following an April strategic planning session where key city leaders discussed and set short-term plans to accomplish by November 1, the City of Citrus Heights recently published a list of 22 objectives on its website. Objectives include DUI…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: domestic violence, fraud, skinny dipping
Latest Citrus Heights police logs in April include an arrest for counterfeit money, skinny dippers at an apartment complex on Sunrise Boulevard, a man walking out with a full shopping cart at Safeway without paying, and allegations of…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Mel’s memorial, food tasting, arrest, lost kids
Latest local news briefs include “Taste of Citrus Heights” drawing a crowd to the community center, a memorial service date set for late-Councilman Mel Turner, $30,000 raised to fight cancer, a missing trio of minors found after a…
How will the vacancy on Citrus Heights’ city council be filled?
Following the recent death of Councilman Mel Turner, the five-member Citrus Heights city council is seeking to fill a vacancy among its ranks. With three options at their legal discretion to select, the four current members of the…
Local concert band to perform at Rusch Park
A Citrus Heights-based band will be giving a free public concert at Rusch Park on May 6. The event is in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Capitol Pops Concert Band, which formed in 1997 — the…
Supervisor Frost: ‘Sanctuary’ Citrus Heights?
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– The California State legislature may soon make California the first “Sanctuary State” in the Nation. I want to take a moment to explain what this means for Sacramento County, and…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: RT, homeless vets, Frost update, Pet-a-Palooza
Updated April 24, 9:08 a.m.– Latest news briefs include thousands of pets and people coming to Rusch Park on Saturday for Pet-a-Palooza 2017, an event held to help homeless veterans at Holy Family Church, marijuana and sanctuary state…
New Citrus Heights art group to host exhibit, live painting demo
A recently formed artist networking group will be showcasing their work at a local art fair on April 29. More than a dozen members of the Creative Collaborations Crew of Citrus Heights will be demonstrating live painting at…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: gun theft, gas siphoning, jewelry heist
Latest Citrus Heights police logs in April include reports of a vehicular assault on Sunrise Boulevard, two grand thefts involving a stolen rifle and $10,000 of jewelry, more transient trouble outside local businesses, and reports of gas being…
Community voices: reflections on the life of Mel Turner
Following the death of Citrus Heights councilman and former mayor Mel Turner on April 20, many who knew him have offered reflections and statements about his life. He is remembered as a listener, a mentor, a friend, and…
