Citrus Heights News Briefs: home sales, house fire, sex trafficking
Latest local news briefs include an update on housing prices and trends in Citrus Heights, a fire causing $50,000 in damage to a duplex, and an arrest made for sex trafficking of area minors…
Citrus Heights reader voices: lockdown, rent control, Sunrise Mall
Latest reader perspectives and comments include responses to Sentinel stories on future plans for Sunrise Mall, the lockdown at Sylvan Middle School, and guest opinions on rent control and replacing the median fence along Greenback Lane near Birdcage…
2018 Citrus Heights ‘Stand Down’ event to help homeless veterans
Sentinel staff report– In a collaborative effort to assist homeless and struggling veterans in the Citrus Heights area, the local Homeless Assistance Resource Team (HART) will host its 3rd annual “Stand Down” event at Holy Family Catholic Church…
Aging flag replaced during ceremony at community garden in Citrus Heights
Submitted by Kimberly Berg– On Saturday, eight members of a local American Legion Riders chapter roared up on motorcycles for a flag retirement ceremony of a faded and tattered flag flying at the Sylvan Ranch Community Garden in Citrus Heights. ..
Citrus Heights News Briefs: lawsuit, sign ban, bankruptcy, housing
Latest local news briefs include a Citrus Heights business owner urging the city council to allow more temporary signage, a local man filing a lawsuit against a company over alleged “unsolicited” text messages, company bankruptcy leading to a…
Meet your local Community Services Officer in Citrus Heights
Larissa Wasilevsky has been with the Citrus Heights Police Department since 2006, the same year the department was formed. She wears a badge, but she doesn’t carry a gun…
‘Almost Holy’ pastor, child welfare activist from Ukraine visits Citrus Heights
By Nadezhda Otterstad– Gennadiy Mokhnenko’s unconventional and often-harrowing work in Ukraine was the focus of an R-rated 2016 Hollywood documentary-style film, “Almost Holy,” whose executive producer directed The Thin Red Line. His controversial tactics of exposing alleged government…
City recognizes Citrus Heights man for beautification work on Auburn Blvd
The Citrus Heights City Council on Thursday issued a proclamation recognizing resident Ron Ferns for decades of work planting flowers and maintaining a section of Auburn Boulevard near Costco, as well as for volunteer work at a nearby…
Sacramento County seeks community input on senior needs survey
By Hazel Ford– Through the end of March, Sacramento County is seeking to assess the needs of local seniors through an online survey. The survey is open to adults of any age and takes about 5-10 minutes to…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: development, drugs, coffee
Latest local news briefs include plans moving forward for a new 32,000-square-foot senior care facility on Greenback Lane, results from a St. Patrick’s Day DUI checkpoint, a local drug bust following a traffic stop, and more.
