
SMUD publishes latest list of over 2,000 customers with unclaimed checks
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has published its 2019 list of more than 2,000 customers who have unclaimed money in amounts ranging from as little as $15 to more than $1,000 each. By law, money not claimed by…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: bait arrests, obituary, playground delay
Recent local news briefs include the death of a man who founded one of the oldest auto shops in Citrus Heights, an update on the new playground being installed at Rusch Park, and latest news on the police…

LETTERS: Leave the wild turkeys alone
I enjoy the turkeys and wonder why others are so unhappy with them — do mockingbirds irritate them too? It seems that the areas where I see large groups varies from year to year and they seem to…

Citrus Heights Water District votes 2-0 to raise rates, fees
The Citrus Heights Water District’s board of directors voted to approve an 11 percent increase in water rates following a Nov. 25 public hearing held at the Rusch Park community room…

Citrus Heights PD: what we’re doing about wild turkey complaints
Since May 2012, the Citrus Heights Animal Services Unit has been committed to providing affordable, compassionate animal services to the citizens of Citrus Heights…

GUEST OPINION: Wild turkeys in Citrus Heights are out of control
My husband and I moved to Citrus Heights in 1985. No turkey problems. Fast forward to 2019 and the turkey problem is now “out of control.”

Living Local: Street names in Citrus Heights often have quite a personality
Pretty Girl Court, located in the Greenback Wood neighborhood of Citrus Heights, is one of many unusual street names you’ll find in our city…

Frozen-themed Winter Festival in Citrus Heights postponed due to weather
Organizers announced Tuesday that plans for a Frozen Winter Festival on Nov. 30 in Citrus Heights have been pushed back to Dec. 21, due to weather…

LETTER: Charter schools are not the answer
By Kimberly Montgomery–[RE: SJUSD shoots down proposed charter school in Citrus Heights; appeal planned; Nov. 17th] I live in Citrus Heights and am teaching in Roseville, in the elementary district — a K-8 school district — and have…

LETTER: Water district execs should try living on my salary of $520/wk
By Citrus Heights resident Katherine Sterrett–[RE: Citrus Heights Water District to vote on new double-digit rate increase; Nov. 21st] It makes me so very angry and sad that our water company wants to, yet again, raise customer water…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: Hoarders, Thanksgiving, lawsuit
Latest local news briefs include an episode of the reality show “Hoarders” being filmed in Citrus Heights, a lawsuit against local police being settled for $1.2 million, and confusion over an incorrect date for Thanksgiving listed on the…

Co-owner of popular Citrus Heights kayak shop dies at 56
Carl Frederick Haussmann, co-owner of Adventure Sports – Kayak City in Citrus Heights, passed away on Oct. 28 after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 56…