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‘Imagine This…’ Student Writing Competition Underway

Sep 29, 2025 05:20PM ● By California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom News Release

Aspiring young authors with great stories to share about agriculture are encouraged to enter the California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom’s annual “Imagine this...” Story Writing Contest.

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West Sacramento Foundation Grant Accepting Applications

Sep 29, 2025 05:12PM ● By Yolo Community Foundation News Release

The Yolo Community Foundation has announced that the West Sacramento Foundation Grant is now open.

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Council Approves Homelessness Program Changes

Sep 23, 2025 01:16PM ● By John McCallum

The abrupt closure of a regional organization addressing homelessness has forced the City of West Sacramento to take a similarly abrupt step to continue those services locally.

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Sierra Donor Services Partners with Latino Communities to Promote Lifesaving Organ and Tissue Donation

Sep 16, 2025 11:34AM ● By Sierra Donor Services News Release

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), Sierra Donor Services (SDS) is honoring the vital contributions of Latino donor heroes,

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Restored Locomotive on Display in Historic Roundhouse

Sep 16, 2025 11:15AM ● By California State Railroad Museum News Release

In partnership with Friends of No. 9, the California State Railroad Museum is excited to announce the beautifully restored No. 9 steam locomotive and companion exhibit are now on display inside the museum’s historic Roundhouse.

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COVID-19 on the Rise in Yolo County

Sep 16, 2025 11:09AM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) is urging residents to take extra precautions as COVID-19 activity increases, particularly in West Sacramento.

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County Hosts Broderick Boat Ramp Cleanup

Sep 16, 2025 11:00AM ● By Yolo County News Release

At the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 9, the supervisors adopted a resolution declaring Saturday, Sept. 20, as the annual Coast and Creek Cleanup Day in Yolo County.

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California American Water Breaks Ground on West Way

Sep 16, 2025 10:56AM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Serving more than 700,000 Californians, California American Water broke ground on a new headquarters based in West Sacramento on Sept. 9, consolidating three of their locations into one central area.

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Water Providers Warn Residents about Unauthorized Solicitations

Sep 15, 2025 05:36PM ● By Citrus Heights Water District News Release

Citrus Heights Water District, Sacramento Suburban Water District, Orange Vale Water Company and California American Water are warning residents about unauthorized solicitations targeting local households.

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Consumer Fraud Division Files Enforcement Action

Sep 10, 2025 08:36AM ● By Yolo County District Attorney’s Office News Release

A civil enforcement action was filed by the Yolo County District Attorney’s Consumer Fraud Division on Aug. 29 against Kraft Brothers Funeral Directors and McNary’s Chapel, and their owners Paul and Lailene Wiggins.

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County Seeks Input on Future Improvements

Sep 10, 2025 08:29AM ● By Yolo County Office of the County Administrator News Release

The County of Yolo is seeking interested organizations, including local nonprofit organizations. to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) to provide professional services for animal care operations within Yolo County.

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Empower Yolo Welcomes New Executive Director

Sep 10, 2025 08:27AM ● By Natalia Baltazar, Empower Yolo

The Empower Yolo board of directors announced the appointment of Celina Alveraz as the organization’s new executive director, effective Sept. 1.

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Locomotive History in West Sacramento

Sep 10, 2025 08:22AM ● By Seth Henderson

Hydrogen-Powered Locomotive a First in the Nation

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Sacramento Region Leaders Celebrate Ozone Attainment Milestone

Sep 05, 2025 10:03AM ● By Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District News Release

At a joint press conference today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pacific Southwest Region Administrator Josh F.W. Cook joined local Sacramento leaders to celebrate the region’s successful attainment of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone by the 2024 deadline.

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International Overdose Awareness Day

Sep 03, 2025 03:51PM ● By Seth Henderson

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 25-95 on Aug. 26, declaring Aug. 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day.

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United Way Presents Family with 100,000th Book

Sep 03, 2025 03:49PM ● By United Way News Release

United Way California Capital Region presented Amethyst Josephine Franco of Woodland and her family with the 100,000th book from the region’s Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which the local United Way manages.

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Mikus Losbergs Elevated to Head Coach

Sep 02, 2025 06:10PM ● By Sacramento State Athletics News Release

Mikus Losbergs, a big part of the program as both a player and assistant coach, has been elevated to head men's tennis coach, athletics director Mark Orr said Aug. 27.

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UC Davis Nematologists Share International Spotlight

Aug 26, 2025 12:42PM ● By By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

University of Californa, Davis nematologists shared the international spotlight at the 64th annual meeting of the Society of Nematologists (SON), held recently in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Investment Advances Senior Nutrition

Aug 26, 2025 12:33PM ● By Meals on Wheels, Yolo County News Release

A recent $150,000 investment by Sutter Health to both Meals on Wheels Yolo County (MOW Yolo) and Meals on Wheels Yuba and Sutter Counties (MOW Yuba/Sutter) is fortifying the future of senior nutrition in a multi-county region by simultaneously increasing the number of older nourished adults and the organizations’ sustained fiscal prowess to continue to serve them.

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First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Yolo County

Aug 26, 2025 11:19AM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency’s (HHSA) Communicable Disease Program has confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile virus this year.

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Farming on the Riverfront

Aug 26, 2025 10:28AM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and herbs are some of the locally-grown items available at the Center for Land Based Learning’s Riverfront Farm, across from Franquette in West Sacramento. It is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Friday until the season ends on Nov. 20.

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Women’s Empowerment Night Hosted by River Cats
Women’s Panel Hits a Home Run

Aug 26, 2025 10:13AM ● By Seth Henderson

Women’s Empowerment Night Hosted by River Cats

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New Home Sales Rebound in July

Aug 26, 2025 08:46AM ● By North State Building Industry Association News Release

July new home sales in the greater Sacramento region rebounded from June's low point, with 480 sales reported by North State Building Industry Association members, the association reported Aug. 12.

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Vitiello Named July Player of the Month

Aug 19, 2025 08:14AM ● By Sacramento Republic FC News Release

United Soccer League Championship announced that Republic FC goalkeeper Danny Vitiello had been named the league's Player of the Month for July on Aug. 7.

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County Road 28H Work Taking Place

Aug 18, 2025 06:35PM ● By County of Yolo News Release

The Yolo County Public Works Division will be patching several sections of failed pavement areas on County Road 28H between County Roads 102 and 105, approximately two miles northeast of the city of Davis.

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Classic Car and Truck Show Returns

Aug 18, 2025 06:33PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Join Yolo County Library and the Friends of the Yolo Branch Library for the Cruisin’ into the Next Chapter Classic Car and Truck Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 23.

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Ariana Adame has been selected as the new assistant city manager
City Restructures Organization, Adds New Positions

Aug 18, 2025 06:05PM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

The City of West Sacramento announced a significant organizational restructuring aimed at bolstering its commitment to efficient public service and impactful community development on Aug. 11.

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Council Agrees to Pursue Bryte Park Renovations, Funding Sources

Aug 12, 2025 02:30PM ● By John McCallum

West Sacramento City Council members at their Aug. 6 meeting looked at the city’s latest park renovation project, a more than $64.36-million makeover of Bryte Park just south of the Sacramento River in West Sacramento’s north end.

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Child Support Awareness Month

Aug 12, 2025 02:25PM ● By Office of the County Administrator News Release

The Colusa Sutter Yolo Regional Child Support Agency is proud to join the State of California and child support programs across the nation in celebrating Child Support Awareness Month in August marking five decades of the child support program.

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Save Mart Donates $2,500 For Yolo County

Aug 12, 2025 02:23PM ● By Make It Happen Yolo County News Release

The local nonprofit Make It Happen for Yolo County organization has received $2,500 from The Save Mart Companies CARES Foundation to ensure former foster youth studying at University of California, Davis and Woodland Community College have kitchen supplies needed to cook healthy meals.

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West Sacramento residents Leanne Rodriguez, 39, and Justin Rossi, 43, could become America’s Favorite Couple, a competition hosted by actor Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Emilie
Vying for America’s Favorite Couple

Aug 12, 2025 02:20PM ● By MPG Staff

West Sacramento residents Leanne Rodriguez, 39, and Justin Rossi, 43, have officially advanced to the national finals of America’s Favorite Couple, the playful yet prestigious competition hosted by actor Jeff Goldblum and his wife, Emilie.

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Reduce Electricity during Flex Alerts and Earn Bill Credits

Aug 11, 2025 05:05PM ● By MPG Staff

With temperature rising, it’s not too late to register for Power Saver Rewards, a California Public Utilities Commission program.

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Yolo County Receives Achievement Award

Aug 05, 2025 01:58PM ● By Yolo County Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2025 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) by the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI), marking another year of recognition for the county’s ongoing commitment to procurement excellence.

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Adam Fieseler, Yolo County’s new director of Community Services
New Director of Community Services Starts in Yolo

Aug 05, 2025 01:53PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Fieseler as the new director of Community Services, effective Aug. 25.

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Yolo County Nut Buying Starts

Aug 05, 2025 01:36PM ● By Yolo County, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County Agricultural Commissioner Humberto Izquierdo recently announced that the nut buying period began Aug. 1 and will run through next April 1, in accordance with the county’s nut theft ordinance.

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