Citrus Heights Sentinel
Pet-a-Palooza 2015 coming to Rusch Park April 25
Thousands of dogs, and people, will again be coming to Rusch Park for what organizers are calling “Sacramento’s biggest free pet event,” filled with obstacle courses and splash areas for dogs, as well as on-site food and a…

Citrus Heights PD swears in 17 new officers at awards ceremony
The Citrus Heights Police Department handed out awards, made promotions, and welcomed more than a dozen new officers to its team last week, during an annual Swearing-In and Awards Ceremony at the Community Center. “Our men and women…

Events: contests, concerts & camping coming to Rusch Park
Want to know which Citrus Heights community events are scheduled for 2015? From food, fun and music; to camping, pet contests and scooter competitions, Rusch Park likely has an event you’ll be interested in this year. Summer Food…

Half Price Books to open new Citrus Heights store on June 25
Updated Apr. 3, 7:50 a.m.– Citrus Heights will be getting a new bookstore on Greenback Lane this summer, with Half Price Books planning to open its first Sacramento-region store in the Citrus Town Center. “We’ve long heard from…

City seeks to set ‘greening’ goals, develop ‘urban forest’ plan
It’s called the Citrus Heights Urban Greening Strategy (CHUGS), and it’s a project to incorporate “urban greening” principles into City regulations and operations. The strategy includes development of a 25-year Urban Forest Master Plan to guide the management…

Citrus Heights PD seeks public’s help to ID armed robbery suspect
Citrus Heights police released photos this week in an effort to help identify a suspect in an armed robbery police say took place on March 14 at a business near Antelope Road on Tupelo Drive. Around 9:50 a.m.,…

Council votes 5-0 for new city hall & MOB; lawsuit threatened
Updated Mar. 27, 2:26 p.m. — Citrus Heights council members voted unanimously Thursday night to approve a long-debated $53 million proposal to tear down and relocate the City’s existing hall and replace it with a three-story medical office…

Police make arrest in 3rd Citrus Heights homicide in March
Citrus Heights police said a 32-year-old man has been arrested after turning himself in Thursday morning, following the death of a woman police said had severe assault-related injuries — making it the third homicide in the city this…

20 ‘Little Free Libraries’ coming to Citrus Heights
Nearly two dozen birdhouse-sized neighborhood lending libraries will be popping up around Citrus Heights in April, thanks to a community vision to promote reading and the collaborative efforts of the Citrus Heights Rotary Club, the City’s History and…

Sold-out weekend fundraiser benefits Citrus Heights marching band
With horns blasting and drums beating, Citrus Heights Community Marching Band members treated a sold-out audience to an evening of music, food and raffle prizes for their 6th annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser in the Community Center, Saturday. The…