Neighbors await action on long-vacant property in Citrus Heights
A boarded-up home remains visible to thousands of drivers passing by on Auburn Boulevard each day, with caution tape stretched across the entrance…
Guest Column: California’s electric dream or economic nightmare?
By Sue Frost– I want to share my concerns about a significant policy change that has the potential to impact not only Californians but also people across the entire country….
Upcoming 2024 Trunk or Treat events in Citrus Heights
Several local schools, churches and other organizations are hosting Trunk or Treat and fall festival events at the end of October. Below is a list of local, free, family-friendly events occurring before Halloween.
Holiday blood drive to be held in Citrus Heights, amid national shortage
Sentinel staff report– An upcoming blood drive in Citrus Heights will be held on Van Maren Lane this Thursday, as the nation faces an emergency blood shortage.
Citrus Heights mom, kids displaced for Thanksgiving after fire damages home
By Mike Hazlip— A Citrus Heights mother and her two children are staying with relatives this Thanksgiving holiday after their home was damaged by a fire last week, and then reportedly robbed twice.
Guest Column: Holiday discussions you shouldn’t avoid
Guest column by Beth Moran– Holidays and happy thoughts go hand-in-hand, but when it comes to advance planning for family members, some conversations are downright avoided…
The history behind those ‘Lincoln 40’ signs in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Before 1913, a patchwork of country roads crisscrossed Citrus Heights as well as much of the country, until businessman Carl G. Fisher began an effort to unite them into the first transcontinental highway, allowing drivers…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: redistricting, missing teen, obituary
Latest news briefs include a final draft map being released with redrawn lines for Sacramento County supervisor districts, a missing juvenile being located safely, and the passing of a local Marine Corps veteran.
Drivers line up for free Thanksgiving dinners outside Citrus Heights food closet
By Mike Hazlip— Volunteers with the Sunrise Christian Food Ministry on Thursday handed out hundreds of turkey dinners to families in need outside Advent Lutheran Church in Citrus Heights.
Citrus Heights tree lighting ceremony set for Dec. 1st
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights will be returning to an in-person tree lighting this year, as the pandemic resulted in the city hosting a virtual ceremony last year.
Guest Opinion: Should Sacramento County ban flavored tobacco?
By Sue Frost– In October, two of my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors announced that they are bringing forward an item to our agenda to ban all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, flavored e-cigarettes and hookah.…
Supply chain shortages hit Citrus Heights food closet in advance of Thanksgiving
Sentinel staff report– Amid supply chain shortages and anticipation of an overwhelming number of struggling families seeking Thanksgiving food supplies this year, a food ministry based in Citrus Heights is seeking donations of food from the community by…
