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‘Good Neighbor Week’ returns to Citrus Heights
This Saturday, Sept. 28, marks the beginning of the second annual Good Neighbor Week in Citrus Heights…
Citrus Heights City Council candidate forum to be held Oct. 2
The Citrus Heights Sentinel will be hosting a candidate forum for all Citrus Heights City Council candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 7 p.m…
City Council to consider banning future recycling centers in Citrus Heights
The City Council on Wednesday, Sept. 25, will hold a public hearing and discuss whether to approve a ban on additional recycling centers in the city limits…
Why this Citrus Heights resident is moving out of California after 50 years
Scott Meyer is calling it quits after more than 50 years living in the Golden State…
What is SJUSD doing to increase safety at Citrus Heights schools?
By Sara Beth Williams– Hiring additional staff, updating surveillance systems, purchasing locking blocks for doors and installing new fencing are among plans being implemented to improve safety at Citrus Heights schools, according to a report from the San…
92-year-old Citrus Heights resident reflects on six decades with See’s Candies
Esther Pelkey started working for See’s Candies in the 1950s, long before the company’s now-shuttered location at Sunrise Mall ever opened…
Vice mayor urges funding for officers at Citrus Heights high schools
Citrus Heights Police presented findings earlier this month from a study that reviewed the feasibility and cost of placing a police officer on each of the high school campuses within the city, estimating a cost of more than…
Environmental report released for Sylvan Corners housing project
By Mike Hazlip— A 250-page environmental report released last month found that a development proposal to build nearly one hundred homes at Sylvan Corners would…
Sacramento Public Library seeks community input for strategic plan
Sentinel staff report– A new 30-question survey from the Sacramento Public Library seeks input from the public as the library system develops a five-year strategic plan…
Citrus Heights Police break up ‘car show’ behind Sunrise Mall
By Mike Hazlip— Hundreds of vehicles and people gathered behind the normally empty Sunrise Mall parking lot on Sunday night in what one neighbor said was about to be an illegal sideshow and…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: Schools, obituary, dispatcher
Latest local news briefs include the unexpected passing of a Citrus Heights police dispatcher, classes back in session at local schools, and an obituary of a 42-year resident…
City of Citrus Heights to host second ice cream social on Aug. 16
Sentinel staff report– The City of Citrus Heights will host the second of three neighborhood social events this Wednesday, offering free ice cream and a chance to connect with neighbors…
