Attic fire at Citrus Heights apartment damages multiple units, displaces residents
Residents at an apartment complex near Auburn Boulevard and Twin Oaks Avenue were awakened by an early morning attic fire that damaged eight units Tuesday morning. Battallion Chief Chris Reed told The Sentinel eight fire trucks responded to…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: medical building, Turner memorial, council applicants
Latest local news briefs include hundreds attending a memorial service for Mel Turner at the Citrus Heights Community Center, a groundbreaking date finally set for the new 68,000-square-feet medical building on Greenback, nine residents applying for a spot…
News Briefs: Council applicants, fire, cellphone tickets, paralyzed man
Latest local news briefs include DUI arrests at a weekend checkpoint on Antelope Road, an update on who’s applied for the city council vacancy, a report on April’s distracted driving crackdown, local ladies raising funds for veterans, and…
Citrus Heights Veterans Center to host spaghetti feed, wine tasting
The Citrus Heights Veterans Community Center has planned an upcoming Armed Forces Day fundraiser dinner on May 20, to be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at the center’s location on Sylvan Road. According to a news release,…
Guest Column: Sylvan Cemetery is running out of room, but there is a solution
Guest opinion column by Jim Monteton– From 1862 to 1974, land was donated by different families to provide for a cemetery in Sylvan – later called Citrus Heights. The property has grown from half an acre to over…
2017 Senior Health Fair to be held at Citrus Heights Community Center
Free exhibits, workshops, health screenings, and other activities are on the agenda for the 10th annual Senior Health and Resource Fair in Citrus Heights. The free event will be held at the Citrus Heights Community Center on May…
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…
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…
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…
