Annual winter shelter for homeless seeks volunteers
The Winter Sanctuary program operates annually with the help of hundreds of volunteers and area churches that agree to serve as host sites for a week at a time before the lodging rotates to another host site…
Letter: Red light camera fines in Citrus Heights are excessive
Letter by Josh Jordahl, Orangevale, CA– I recently received a ticket in Citrus Heights for running a red light…
Letters to the Editor: Frost, Daniels. We need more like ’em
I totally understand the mindset of leaving California because of, this, that, or the other! (Seinfeld quote) But to me, that’s throwing in the towel!
Citrus Heights husband, wife pass away just two weeks apart
By Mike Hazlip— Chuck and Joy Engvall, both remembered as active and involved residents of Citrus Heights for six decades, passed away in April just two weeks apart from each other.
Citrus Heights News Briefs: arrests, invasive snake, vandalism
Latest local news briefs include Citrus Heights police assisting in busting a prostitution ring, an invasive snake spotted in the area, and vandalism at another local restaurant being highlighted by an area TV news station.
Citrus Heights dad, son share passion for community service
By Mike Hazlip– Community service has always been a part of family life for Citrus Heights Councilman Steve Miller and his son Travis, who serves as an athletic director at Mesa Verde High School.
Q&A: What’s going on with the landscaping project at Sunrise Mall?
By Mike Hazlip— A project to install fresh landscaping outside Sunrise Mall was initially planned to be completed last month, but as of Friday the project is still incomplete and a new sod lawn appears to be dying.
Guest Column: What you should know about Sacramento County’s $7.3B budget
By Sue Frost– The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on June 9 voted unanimously to approve the $7.3 billion recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
Volunteers sought for Citrus Heights park cleanup project
Local neighborhood associations are partnering with the parks district to organize a “cleanup & fix up day” at San Juan Park this Saturday.
Realtor’s Corner: Curb appeal still motivates buyers
By Beth Moran– What is the one telltale sign that a neighbor is going to sell their home? The front landscape gets spruced up and the house is painted…right?
News Briefs: on-ramp closure, shooting update, fire
Latest local news briefs include an update in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Mesa Verde High School student, a collision shutting down the Antelope Road on-ramp, and a duplex catching fire near Old Auburn Road.
Obituary: Ronnie Cardell (1958-2022)
Submitted by Bonnie Holder– Ronnie Cardell, a longtime resident of Citrus Heights, died on April 19, 2022 at Arbor Nursing Center in Lodi after a long illness. Ronnie was born on July 14, 1958 to Dock Shelton Cardell…
