TRICKY FLIGHT—Smoke billows from pilot John Collver’s 1944 SNJ-5 War Dog as he flies high above the Camarillo Airport during the Wings over Camarillo Air Show on Aug. 21. More...
The Pleasant Valley School District board agreed at the Aug. 19 meeting to create the position of middle school dean.
Superintendent Luis Villegas said the move is necessary because one of the middle schools in the district is interested in hiring a dean but the position didn’t exist. More...
The 24-year-old Camarillo man found dead on train tracks near the Camarillo train station on Aug. 25 committed suicide, an investigator with the medical examiner’s office said.
Arturo Hernandez was found dead near the train station at 30 N. Lewis Road around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. More...
The American Red Cross Ventura County Chapter wants families to be safe as they head into fall.
Most back-to-school shopping lists feature items like pencils, notebooks and folders. This year, the Red Cross advises also having items for an emergency preparedness kit. More...
University enrollment cap remains at 530 for incoming freshmen
Figuring out new schedules and preparing to meet professors and new roommates are only a few of the challenges college students face in their first days of school. More...
The percentage of sophomores at Adolfo Camarillo High passing the math portion of the California High School Exit Exam inched up in 2009-10 compared with the previous year, according to state results released on Tuesday. More...
The Scorpions were the toast of the town in 2009.
Camarillo High’s football team went 10-2 last year and won a Pacific View League championship behind record-breaking quarterback Jeff Mathews, No. 1 wide receiver Ryan Molesworth, Antonio Gates tight end clone Andy Dean and tenacious middle linebacker Cole Bernard.
Now it’s a new year for the boys in blue. More...
Camarillo
Sometime between Aug. 16 and 17, vandals caused more than $400 in damage to multiple properties in the 200 block of Mobile Avenue.
Sometime between Aug. 17 and 18, a vandal caused $1,000 in damage to a car parked near Saturn and Shalimar streets. More...
By Sally Carpenter
sallyc@theacorn.com
Now hear this: All hands report to Camarillo Community Theatre for “Mister Roberts,” playing now through Sept. 19. More...
Thank you so much for the amazing article about Laurie Perr (Camarillo Acorn,
Aug. 20). It was such a wonderful tribute to Laurie, which is what these last nine months of planning Laurie’s Gift has been all about. More...
Due to Labor Day on Mon., Sept. 6, there will be early deadlines for the Sept. 9 and 10 editions of the Acorn
Newspapers.
Press releases and letters to the editor must be received by 11 a.m. Thurs., Sept. 2, which is also the deadline for real estate advertisements.
The deadline for display ads is 11 a.m. Fri., Sept. 3. More...
Capt. Randy Pentis has seen a lot of people suffer in his years with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
It’s especially frustrating for the father of three to stand by helpless when a child is sick with a serious illness. More...
FRI., AUG. 27
Church Rummage Sale 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and Saturday at St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church, 280 Royal Ave., Simi Valley. Sponsored by Episcopal Church Women. Clothes, household items for sale. Free parking and admission. Phone:
805.526.5141 Contact:
Church office Email:
stfrancischurch@roadrunner.com More...
This single story home overlooks the Conejo Valley and features 4 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms with approximately 1,750 square feet.
Guests step inside the entry of this residence through the front door and into the bright lit entry with views from the southfacing rear yard. More...
Groundbreaking