Safety Fair to feature helicopter landing, obstacle course at Sunrise Mall
Sentinel staff report– A free Safety Fair will be held in the Sunrise Mall parking lot this Saturday featuring kid-friendly activities and demonstrations that are scheduled to include a helicopter landing, Metro Fire vehicles on display, jaws of…
(Premium) News Briefs: local housing prices, rent control, shooting
Latest news briefs include a shooting in a Citrus Heights neighborhood on Wednesday, an update on home sales and prices in the city, as well as local news related to rent control, a murder charge, and more. Data:…
Letter: Citrus Heights street is full of potholes, dangerous for handicapped
By Dan Egebretsen, Citrus Heights resident– Our family has lived off of Highland Avenue since 1986. As many know, Highland is a major cut-through from Sylvan Road and Mariposa Avenue to Sunrise Boulevard. When we moved here, Highland…
Firefighters to hit streets for burn survivor fundraiser in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Firefighters plan to hit the streets and fill their boots with donations at Sunrise Boulevard and Greenback Lane for the 24th annual “Fill the Boot for Burns” fundraiser in Citrus Heights. Reporting over $150,000 received…
(Premium) News Briefs: Planning Commission vote, ‘Tiny Homes’, transit
Latest Citrus Heights news briefs include a report from Wednesday’s public hearing about a controversial rental housing project near Sylvan Corners, ‘tiny homes’ in the news, a missing man with Alzheimer’s found, and more…
Letter: new townhouse rentals will be a great update for Sylvan Corners
By Jennifer Haley, Citrus Heights resident– The proposed housing on Sylvan Corners is what Citrus Heights needs: an update.
Laundry Love: new local ministry serves homeless, poor by washing clothes
Two years ago, Michael Holbrook, Ron Bauer, and Steve Roberts were sitting at Denny’s for a monthly men’s group discussing how they could help the homeless. Ideas like buying socks and clothing came up, but afterwards, a homeless…
(Premium) News Briefs: homelessness, microtransit, obituary, Frost
Latest local news briefs include a report from Supervisor Sue Frost’s community meeting at city hall, a celebration and reception held in memory of a local veteran and chaplain, more news about RT’s plan to bring a “microtransit”…
Guest Health Column: yes, you can reverse type 2 diabetes without drugs
By Citrus Heights resident and health coach Mike Potter– Doctors often prescribe a drug to control type 2 diabetes. However, drugs have a number of side affects that individuals would have to heal twice from: once from the…
(Premium) News Briefs: $15M listing, homeless update, layoffs, animal services
Latest local news briefs include a large commercial building on Auburn Boulevard being listed for sale at $15 million, an update on the temporary homeless shelter in Citrus Heights, 21 layoffs planned for a medical clinic in town,…
