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Vigil held 6 months after Husteds' killings
Kristina Husted, center, stands with John Husted, right, and other relatives Friday during a vigil for Brock Husted and his wife, Davina Husted, who were killed in their Faria Beach home May 20.
Oxnard Union will lease Somis land to Dole
The Oxnard Union High School District board on Wednesday voted unanimously to accept a bid from Dole Vegetables to lease 77-acres of the district's land in Somis.
Somis man dies in apparent suicide in Moorpark
A 56-year-old Somis man died Tuesday night after he jumped from a Moorpark freeway overpass in an apparent suicide, authorities said.
Lions to give away Rose Parade ride
The Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club offers people the chance to ride in the Tournament of Roses Parade.
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Groundwater agency bills are ridiculous, farmers say
With aquifers at dangerously low levels, the Ventura County agency charged with protecting groundwater sent bills this summer to 80 well owners, totaling almost $16 million, for back payments or penalties for overuse of water.
Club members not shy about touting Toastmasters
Photo courtesy of Jim Cathcart Motivational speaker Jim Cathcart, of Lake Sherwood-based Cathcart Institute, will be guest speaker at the 75th birthday celebration of Toastmasters on Nov.
Water gets more expensive at the tap
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors today approved a 17 percent rate increase for its Somis water district, the latest, and probably not the last, in a long line of water rate increases in the county, according to officials.
Schools surviving with help from stimulus funds
Joel Mier, a seventh-grader at Somis School, plays trumpet during advanced band class.
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Camarillo moratorium stops woman from opening massage business
Debra Ann Updike, a licensed massage therapist, says Camarillo is unfairly preventing her from getting a city permit to practice.
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Early season storm soaks county
From staff reports Originally published 07:38 a.m., October 14, 2009 Updated 07:39 a.m., October 14, 2009 Rain soaked much of Ventura County overnight, but no major problems were reported, authorities said.
Name for a new breed of rose inspired by the valley
A rose named for the Coachella Valley will make its debut next month at the American Rose Society's Conference and Rose Show in Cathedral City.
Horse resecued from ditch in Somis
The horse's owner, who did not want to be identified, comforts the animal after it fell into a barranca along Highway 118 in Somis.
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Farmers happy county not abandoning Williamson Act
Chris Sayer, owner of Petty Ranch citrus and avocado farm in Saticoy, looks over his 57-acre orchard in Somis.
Firefighters face difficult terrain in Guiberson fire - Updated
Ventura County fire slows; Moorpark no longer at risk
Firefighters battling the 16,400-acre Guiberson fire in Ventura County took advantage of relatively light windstoday to attack flare-ups emerging on the northeast edge of the three-day-old blaze.
Santa Barbara Power Lines Threatened by Moorpark Fire
A Ventura County wildfire is threatening five 220-kilovolt power lines that supply Santa Barbara with electricity, authorities said Wednesday.
Alpaca ranch spared by Ventura County fire
Cindy Harris and Doug Fieg run what they believe is the largest alpaca ranch in California.
Winds, heat stoke Southern California wildfire
Firefighters guarded rural homes, ranches and orchards Wednesday as a wind-driven wildfire grew to more than 25 square miles on a march through rugged land between small Southern California communities.
SoCal Fire Threatens 1,000 Homes
A wildfire stoked by the notoriously hot and dry Santa Ana winds has burned some 8,500 acres in the hills of Ventura County, where airtankers -- including a DC-10 jumbo jet and big helitankers -- have bombarded flames with retardant and water.
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Camarillo Boys & Girls Club names president
Bill Locker, Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo A fundraising executive from Northern California has been named president of the Boys & Girls Club of Camarillo at a time when the agency is trying to build its finances.