Rio Vista News

In the wake of a four-alarm brush fire that swept through Collinsville on Friday, leaving eight homes in ruins and damaging three more, area volunteers and emergency personnel quickly sprang into action to tend to the community's needs.

Hawk Baldetta and his mother Ruth Baldetta both would like to rebuild their home, which was one of eight destroyed in Collinsville on the Fourth of July.

The museum also hosts authentically restored historic railcars, 5848 State Highway 12, Rio Vista.

What started as a brush fire Friday afternoon, quickly turned into much more, ripping through eight homes in the unincorporated area of Collinsville on Friday.

Air Force Airman Kyle C. Biggs graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.

A four-alarm fire that damaged eight homes in the Bird's Landing area of Solano County on Friday is estimated to have caused millions of dollars in damage, according to fire officials.

For the next few days and nights, fireworks, fuel and wind will be firefighters' most dangerous enemies in the East Bay city of Pittsburg.

Presiding Judge E. Bradley Nelson of the Solano County Superior Court conducted the annual Solano County Grand Jury Impanelment Ceremony this week at the Hall of Justice.

Two council seats will be up for grabs in November, with Tim Kubli and Constance Boulware seeing their terms end.

As part of an ongoing effort to revitalize its waterfront and surrounding downtown, Rio Vista will soon boast a new boat dock and boat launch ramp.

Nikki Talken of Dixon has received the Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H scholarships for her leadership and achievements in the Solano County 4-H Youth Development Program.

Six Solano County teens have received Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H scholarships for their leadership and achievements in the Solano County 4-H Youth Development Program.

The Third Annual Slow Food Festival is from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at 45 Main St., Rio Vista.

Work crews are to have one-way traffic controls in effect at nights on Highway 12 near Rio Vista through Thursday morning.

Fundraising, scholarships, graduations and honors from a Solano County fair organization lead the way in a busy week of good news around the region.

Michele Anna Jordan will discuss and sign her book "Vinaigrettes and Other Dressings" on June 25 at Il Fiorello Olive Oil Co.

The California Department of Transportation will implement ongoing paving and paving prep-work as part of a construction project to add shoulder and turn pocket lanes on eastbound and westbound Highway 12 just west of Downtown Rio Vista.

Service of the Real McCoy II Ferry will be suspended for routine maintenance from 10 p.m. Thursday until 4 a.m. Friday, the California Department of Transportation announced.