TAKING THE FLOCK OUTDOORS— Monte Vista Middle School Principal Joe Herzog, dressed as a chicken, runs in the 1-mile Chicken Run during Pleasant Valley School District’s family wellness ex More...
Teens awarded for essays on how cancer has impacted them
By John Loesing newstip@theacorn.com
The Cancer Support Community Valley/Ventura/Santa Barbara honored five area residents at a gala fundraiser last week for their support in fighting the disease. More...
Ray Bowman, director of the Ventura and Santa Barbara counties Small Business Development centers, tells people with business ideas that they need to research their competitors and their market to better understand the economic landscape. More...
SCORE Ventura County will host a free Small Business Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tues., May 21 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, 800 S. Hobson Way. Registration and the exhibit hall will open at 8 a.m., preceding the 8:30 a.m. More...
Camarillo A man reported suspicious activity in a parking lot near his home in the 2000 block of Ponderosa Drive April 23. Someone used a person’s credit information to obtain services between April 25 and May 3. More...
It was 1988 and Bruce Boring, co-owner of a Los Angeles-based printing company, wanted out of his high-stress job. The father of two, who’d made his career in the printing business, was unhappy, and he didn’t know what do to next. More...
Sue and Tom Murphy tried many times to teach their daughter Caraline, who has autism, how to ride a bike. Her fear of falling was so overwhelming that they were never successful. More...
Camarillo con woman faces up to 12 years in prison
By Stephanie Guzman sguzman@theacorn.com
Paige Jones Hibbits, a former Camarillo businesswoman who was charged with more than 20 felony counts of forgery, grand theft and computer fraud, will be sentenced in June after a year and a half in jail and a withdrawal of her guilty plea. More...
Rio Mesa High School Principal Ray Gonzales is leaving his position to begin working next week for the Oxnard Union High School District as coordinator of child welfare and attendance. More...
The Camarillo City Council extended its moratorium on adult film permits last week, a decision which bars the adult film industry from making videos or having special events in Camarillo until March of next year. More...
The Camarillo Public Library will host the grand opening of the Russell Fischer Business Collection at 5:30 p.m. Tues., May 21 at 4101 Las Posas Road. More...
2nd-grader saves diabetic mom’s life afterfinding her unconscious
By Dawn Witlin dawn@theacorn.com
Faith Corral didn’t bat an eyelash as the students, parents and teachers in the crowded auditorium at Tierra Linda Elementary School watched her make her way toward the stage last week. More...
HOME RUN—The Cardinals took first place in the U-12 division of the Camarillo Girls’ Softball Assoctiaon on April 29. The team members are, front row from left, Ari Walters, Bailee Earwood, Janessa Alvary,Mia Lopez and Haley Martinez. More...
Crafty pitcher leads baseball team into today’s playoff road opener
By Gilberto Manzano gmanzano@theacorn.com
Blake Redman is a patient ball player. Redman watched from the bench while his Camarillo High baseball team battled with Oxnard for the Pacific View League championship at home last week. More...
The Camarillo High boys’ swim team placed sixth at the CIFSouthern Section Division 3 championships last week. Rio Mesa’s boys’ and girls’ teams took 14th and 10th, respectively, at the Division 3 meet. More...
It’s a family legend. My two sisters and I were on a car trip with our mom and dad. I think we ranged in age from 6 to 10. We were driving home from an outing. It was 4 p.m. and Dad asked us, “Who wants to have an ice cream?” More...
As the president of the Rio Mesa High School Parent Faculty Organization, I wish to express my deepest thanks to our wonderful community for their role in a fantastic event held earlier this month called Safe & Sober After Prom Party. More...
I want to praise and thank some Camarillo citizens who acted as my guardian angels on the night of May 2. My car died at the intersection of Arneill Road and Barry Streeet at 8:30 p.m. I couldn’t even get my flashers to work. More...
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