Oxnard News

Maureen Shea does not want anything easy in life, and that includes the boxing ring.

TROY HARVEY/THE STAR Gary Hiraiwa and his granddaughter Lily Barragan make necklaces out of macaroni and beads Sunday during a St. Patrick's Day celebration at Gull Wings Museum in Oxnard.

Temperatures in the high 80s that were anticipated to reach Ventura County's inland regions this weekend, said Meteorologist David Sweet with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, didn't quite happen.

Oxnard Police Department 's Saturday night to Sunday morning drunk driving checkpoint yielded five arrests, multiple citations and four towed vehicles.

Sean Leonard, board president of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, is president of S.L. Leonard & Associates, a construction project management firm based in Camarillo The Children's Defense Fund recently released its 2014 "State of America's Children" report that details problems facing our nation's youth, mainly poverty ... (more)

ROB VARELA/THE STAR Some water still remains at McGrath State Beach campground Monday.

Fighting in another boxer's hometown could be very daunting to a young fighter. Not to lightweight Adrian Rodriguez Garza, who was calm and collected and very eager to prove he would be the better man on Saturday night.

Bantamweight Indian Banuelos of nearby Santa Paula won a four round majority decision over Alan Garcia.

First 5 Ventura County, the Oxnard Alliance, United Parents and several agencies serving families are partnering to offer a free parent-leadership series: "Parents Inspiring Parents."

ROB VARELA/THE STAR Seasons Catering cooking class instructor Theresa Koenig works with students Christine Smith, Lynn Nakasone and Kevin Gasner as they saute chopped kohlrabi during a CSA-themed cooking class in Ventura.

Changes are afoot at Eric Ericsson's Fish Co. on the Ventura Pier, The Latigo Kid in Agoura Hills makes a move, Hong Kong Inn returns with personal-size cocktails and yes, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill really IS still coming to Oxnard.

Good Shepherd Church of Camarillo will host The Haining Family Singers at 6 p.m. Sunday at 380 Arneill Road.

The weights are in for Saturday's card from the Performing Arts Center, located at 800 Hobson Way in Oxnard.

Photos by JUAN CARLO/THE STAR Kyle Maynard, who was born with arms that end at the elbows and legs that end at the knees, poses for a group picture with the children of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme.

Police in Oxnard believe they are looking for an armed suspect who has robbed the same convenience store six times.

Residents, businesses and community groups are encouraged to attend the Zero Waste Action Plan workshop from 9 a.m. to noon March 22 at the city's Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer Station at 111 S. Del Norte Blvd. Participants can help evaluate programs and policies meant to reduce landfill waste, increase recycling and bring in new ... (more)

The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency is holding a special meeting Friday afternoon to consider emergency pumping restrictions and other drought-related actions.

The clerk said a man forced himself into the hotel through a side door and made the clerk open a safe, officials said.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme announces the addition of Marvelle Berry, human resources manager at the Oxnard Procter & Gamble site, and Rigoberto Vargas, public health director at Ventura County ... (more)

Maureen Shea took plenty away from the movie "Million Dollar Baby," which was released in 2004.