Citrus Heights News Briefs: arrest, awards, Harvey fundraiser, vacancy
Latest news briefs include a local fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief, a 20-year-old Citrus Heights man being arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting, police motorcycle competition awards announced, a temporary cooling center opening inside the community center,…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: salary, fatality, smoke, homeless, red light cams
Latest local news briefs include a pay raise being approved for the city manager, an out-of-control ag burn blowing smoke over Citrus Heights, Supervisor Sue Frost holding a local community meeting at Coco’s, and a fatal motorcycle accident…
Leadership Citrus Heights: course to offer training for business, civic life
Want to better understand local government and develop more leadership and management skills? The Citrus Heights Chamber of Commerce will soon be launching its 2017 Leadership Citrus Heights classes, with a goal of developing local community leaders, activists,…
Citrus Heights marching band hosting huge 2017 fall yard sale
Another large yard sale benefiting the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band will be held on the weekends of Aug. 26-27 and Sept. 1-4 this year. Band Director Kody Tickner told The Sentinel the yard sale will be from…
Supervisor Frost: ‘free money doesn’t exist’ to solve homelessness
If someone were to offer to give you a modest down payment on a car that you otherwise couldn’t afford, but left you the burden of paying expensive monthly loan payments, repairs, insurance, registration, gas, and all other…
Questions remain about cause of fire at old home at Sunrise/Oak
What was once a charming craftsman cottage built in the early 1900’s is now a fenced off home on Sunrise Boulevard that’s partially boarded up and declared unsafe to occupy. Following an investigation into the cause of a…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: MOB, motorcycles, Kniesel’s, prostitution arrests
Latest local news briefs include a police motorcycle competition at Sunrise Mall on Saturday, several local business updates, a prostitution sting resulting in nine arrests in Citrus Heights, new video showing progress on the medical office building under…
Night work to affect Sunrise/Sayonara intersection this coming Sun-Tues
Drivers will likely want to avoid the intersection of Sunrise Boulevard and Sayonara Drive between 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. from August 20 through 22. In a news release issued Thursday, the City of Citrus Heights’ General Services…
Goats currently clearing acreage behind Citrus Heights city hall
About 140 goats will be grazing in several locations around Citrus Heights over the next few weeks, beginning at the vacant field behind city hall. In an announcement made earlier this month, Mayor Jeff Slowey said parents are…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: local goats, charity, Hot August Bites
Latest local news briefs include Hot August Bites drawing a crowd to Rusch Park on Saturday, results from a local food drive at Grocery Outlet, and Mayor Jeff Slowey announcing that 140 goats will be coming to city…
City recognizes ‘Top 20’ longest residents of Citrus Heights; seeks input
During an Aug. 10 city council meeting Citrus Heights leaders recognized 20 residents and families who are believed to have lived the longest in the city. According to city staff, all residents on the top 20 list have…
More paving work to close lanes on Greenback Thursday night, Friday morning
Portions of Greenback Lane between Sunrise and Fair Oaks boulevards will be closed on Thursday night and Friday morning to allow for pavement repairs from winter storm damage, according to an Aug. 8 news release from the City…
