News of the recently instituted travel law requiring all residents to present a passport when traveling by air from countries in the Western Hemisphere has apparently reached its destination in Simi. Since Jan. More...
Officials meet in Camarillo to discuss the state of the county
By Michelle Knight knight@theacorn.com
Ventura County has a healthy economy but lacks sufficient affordable housing, the county's executive officer said last week at a meeting of business and government officials. "We're in good shape," John Johnston told an audience of about 200 at Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. More...
Danny Moreno, 19, and Kyle Ramirez, 19, were arrested Monday and charged with shooting at a van occupied by two Thousand Oaks residents, according to the Simi Valley Police Department. The shooting took place Sunday night near the intersection of Fourth Street and Ventura Avenue. More...
Medical staff at Simi Valley Hospital alerted police to the possible abuse
A 28-year-old Simi Valley man was arrested this week on child abuse charges for allegedly causing bodily harm to his then 3month-old son. According to police reports, Don Wenburg-Gomez was arrested at the Ventura County Jail on Tuesday following a fourmonth investigation into the ... More...
Programs available to help women pay for mammograms
Regular mammograms are vital for early detection of breast cancer. And while most women with insurance routinely have the procedure, the expense of the exam can deter women without health insurance from doing the same. More...
FRI., JAN. 26 For A Good Cause Oak Park High School's Comedy Sportz hosts charity benefit, 7:15 p.m., OPHS Performing Arts Pavilion. Funds go to Transplant Recipients International Organization. OPHS senior Ryan Roschke is waiting for kidney transplant. Requested donation $10. More...
Simi Valley Unified School District plans on cleaning up its act this year by replacing one of its pre-1987 diesel engine school buses with a new lowemissions bus. At last week's meeting the school board unanimously approved accepting grant funds to help purchase the new vehicle. More...
It might not be a date that jumps off the calendar, but Feb. 4, 2005, is an important landmark in the recent history of Marmonte League girls' basketball. On that day nearly two years ago, Newbury Park High went on the road and was defeated by Westlake 57-49. Since then, the Panthers hav... More...
LOVEABLE LEXI- Lexi is very friendly and playful, mellow and sweet. She is an American Staffordshire Terrier, a gentler, more obedient and less aggressive cousin of the American Pitbull. More...
A 19-year-old male was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana for sale Jan. 18 at the intersection of Nelda Street and Avenida Vista del Monte. A 24-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of domestic violence Jan. 18 in the 800 block of Pacific Avenue. More...
Plans are being finalized for the 29th annual Conejo Valley CROP Walk. CROP is an acronym for Communities Reaching Out to People. Locally, it's a 6.2-mile (or shorter 4.5-mile) walk to raise funds for worldwide relief and also for five nonprofit charity groups at home. More...
Women own 10.6 million of U.S. firms, but where does that leave the little ones? Quite often with a third party, which can take both an emotional and monetary toll on mothers. More...
I remember watching Garbo in "The Painted Veil" (1934) a long time ago, late one night when such vintage films are often shown for insomniacs. And I remember thinking, way back when, that I could easily scoop out the melodrama with a ladle and puddle it like so much oozing goo at my feet. More...
Your article regarding scholarships available through the Ventura County Community Foundation ("Scholarship money available for Ventura County students," Jan. 19) did not mention the Michael A. DiRaimondo Foundation. This foundation, a fund of the Ventura County Community Foundat... More...
Anyone who's ever uttered the phrase, "But there's nothing to do in Simi Valley!" need look no further than this week's public hearing on the improvements proposed for Sinaloa Golf Course to see a primary reason why the community has an entertainment shortage. More...
When Kathy Annotti first walked the property on Tapo Canyon Road she was considering purchasing four years ago, she noticed a quartet of oak trees clustered together on a nearby hill. Among the four was one large grandfather oak, which Annotti saw as "the master," holding court over the field of... More...
When Vicki Lewis decided her 15-year-old kitchen cabinets were beyond salvaging, she started pricing new cabinets and quickly discovered that replacing her cabinets would be too expensive. But she was not ready to give up. She was tired of looking at her worn, ugly cabinets. "Moisture ... More...
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