Citrus Heights art, music festival cancelled due to extreme heat in forecast
Sentinel staff report– With triple-digit heat in the forecast for this weekend, organizers of a summer arts and music festival have opted to cancel plans for a July 15 event in the Marketplace at Birdcage, but are eyeing…
Stars & Stripes event draws crowd to Van Maren Park
By Mike Hazlip— A large crowd of attendees flocked to Van Maren Park in Citrus Heights last weekend for the city’s first-ever “Stars & Stripes” festivities and fireworks show…
Childhood friends seek justice in Citrus Heights murder mystery
By Sara Beth Williams– On Friday morning, several current and former Citrus Heights residents from decades past gathered together at Rusch Community Park to call for “Justice for Jimmy,” the 7-year-old victim of a 1964 unsolved murder case…
LETTER: This election affirmed my faith in my fellow citizens
Letter submitted by Gene Croyle, of Citrus Heights– The current election process has affirmed my faith in my fellow citizens. As opposed to “making America great” as in the red-lining, WASP (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants) dominated and the religious…
LETTER: I’m disgusted by the current political climate
Submitted by Citrus Heights resident Lynn Avery– As a senior citizen of the United States and having lived in four different states in my life, I look at comparisons on many levels — but at this time the…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Camp Fire, Public Hearing, Obituary, Construction
Sentinel staff report– Latest local news briefs include Citrus Heights police officers being deployed to assist with emergency response in Butte County, a public hearing scheduled for a subdivision request at the Birdcage shopping center, and more…
Sunrise Mall hosting book sale fundraiser for animal shelter this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Beginning Nov. 8 and continuing through Sunday, Sunrise Mall will host the Sacramento SPCA’s annual Fall Book Sale fundraiser.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, DUI checkpoint results, construction
Latest local news briefs include another longtime resident passing away, results from last week’s DUI checkpoint operation, video from a recent groundbreaking ceremony, and more…
Veterans Day to be recognized with ceremony in Citrus Heights
Article submitted by Jim Monteton– The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1918 – an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War.…
SMUD publishes latest list of over 1,500 customers with unclaimed checks
Sentinel staff report– The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has published its 2018 list of more than 1,500 customers who have unclaimed money in amounts ranging from as little as $15 to more than $1,000 each. By law, money not claimed…
Where and how to vote in Citrus Heights for the 2018 election
Sentinel staff report– New changes this year allow voters in Citrus Heights and Sacramento County to either vote by mail, drop off their ballot, or vote in-person at a vote center…
CHPD seeks donations, referrals to help in-need families during holidays
Sentinel staff report– November is here, and that means the Citrus Heights Police Department and City of Citrus Heights are again partnering with a variety of community groups and businesses to provide gifts to in-need families this holiday…
