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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.
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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.
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Farmworker to be grand marshal of Santa Paula Labor Day Parade
Tomas "Tito" Gonzalez sits in the 1937 Cadillac Fleetwood, owned by son Pepe, that he will ride in during Monday's parade.
Lions Club slates 10th annual benefit runs
The Camarillo-Somis Pleasant Valley Lions Club will hold its 10th annual Lion Run and Cub Run this month.
Bayer Select World Championship: 800 horses exhibited in show
Trustee to rejoin Mesa school board
Trustees of a small, K-8 school district in the Somis area have given a former colleague her position back on the board.
2 detectives in Black Mafia probe honored
Ventura County sheriff's detectives Mike Powers, left, and Scott Peterson recently earned Investigator of the Year honors.
Critics end fight over Somis wedding venue - Updated
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors today appeared to finally close the book on an effort by a Somis-area couple to open a wedding venue at their home, by approving a permit that will allow them to hold only 10 weddings a year, and only in the daytime.
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4 cities consider joining desalination project
Four Ventura County cities are considering a partnership with a local water agency to build at least three desalination plants within five to seven years.