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Yolo County Crop Report Released

Oct 28, 2025 03:49PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

Yolo County Agriculture Commissioner Humberto Izquierdo presented the 2024 Yolo County Crop Report at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 21.

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Council Considers Potential Tourism Marketing District

Oct 21, 2025 12:51PM ● By John McCallum

West Sacramento City Council adopted a resolution at its Oct. 15 meeting that could potentially lead to more tourism dollars flowing into the West Sacramento economy.

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Rummage Sale Benefits Meals on Wheels

Oct 21, 2025 12:30PM ● By Meals on Wheels Yolo County News Release

Woodland resident and volunteer Dorothy Murphy will host a community-wide rummage sale on Oct. 24, Oct. 25 and Oct. 26 to benefit Meals on Wheels Yolo County.

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Prop 36 Charges for Drugs and Theft in Yolo County

Oct 14, 2025 01:52PM ● By Yolo County District Attorney's Office News Release

Since Proposition 36 took effect on Dec. 18, 2024, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office has filed 97 complaints alleging the newly enacted violation of Health and Safety Code section 11395, for possession of hard drugs with two or more priors.

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Yolo County to Host Energy And Resilience Resource Fair

Oct 07, 2025 04:26PM ● By Yolo County News Release

The fair will connect residents with tools and resources to save money, improve home comfort and strengthen community resilience.

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Fourth-Grade Families can Visit 54 State Parks for Free

Sep 30, 2025 09:50AM ● By California State Parks News Release

Families of fourth-graders in California public schools are invited to download the free California State Park Adventure Pass at parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass

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Board of Supervisors Approves 2025–2026 Budget

Sep 30, 2025 09:12AM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator

Amid Federal Funding Reductions, Annual Budget Approved

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Landfill Launches Fall Sustainability Challenge

Sep 30, 2025 09:01AM ● By Yolo County News Release

The Yolo County Central Landfill (YCCL) invites the community to take part in the Fall Sustainability Challenge for a chance to win a $50 gift card to the Blue Barn Thrift Store, 44090 County Road 28H in Woodland.

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Thriving Pink Kicks Off PINKtober

Sep 30, 2025 08:40AM ● By Leslie Hunter

Thriving Pink invites the community to join its annual Walk & Thrive event from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 4 at Northstar Park Pond in Davis.

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Planting Now for 30 Years from Now

Sep 30, 2025 08:36AM ● By Seth Henderson

Environmental Internship at River City High by way of Grants

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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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Local Bar and Grill Reopens with New Owners

Sep 29, 2025 05:07PM ● By Seth Henderson

West Sac Sports Bar and Grill Celebrates Ribbon Cutting Under New Ownership

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Autistic Children More Likely to Experience Persistent Stomach Problems

Sep 23, 2025 02:23PM ● By UC Davis Health News Release

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers.

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Another Tuleyome Tale!

Sep 23, 2025 02:09PM ● By Kristie Ehrhardt

Getting Up Close and Personal with Alkali Milkvetch

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Bridge Repair on South River Road Underway

Sep 23, 2025 01:58PM ● By Yolo County News Release

Bridge Repair on South River Road Underway

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Pumpkins at the Patch

Sep 23, 2025 01:49PM ● By Seth Henderson

Carve A Path, Pick a Patch, It’s Pumpkin Season

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PG&E Assistance Day Helps Customers

Sep 23, 2025 01:25PM ● By Seth Henderson

To help customers one-on-one, answering questions about energy bills, discounts and other programs at the West Sacramento Community Center, Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) will hold a Customer Assistance Day from 3 to 7 p.m. Sept. 29, located in the Community Room.

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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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Meals on Wheels Reflects on 50th Anniversary

Sep 23, 2025 11:26AM ● By Meals on Wheels Yolo County Press Release

From good-hearted parishioners making meals for a few dozen seniors in a small kitchen at St. John’s Church of Christ in Woodland to an institutional meal production facility now nourishing more than 1,200 older adults throughout Yolo County and hundreds more regionally, Meals on Wheels Yolo County (MOW Yolo) has consistently been rooted in community support and service.

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Helping Older Resident Repair Home

Sep 22, 2025 01:44PM ● By Sacramento County News Release

When a 77-year-old Sacramento County resident began facing mounting fines and pressure from her homeowners’ association (HOA) over much-needed repairs to her home, she wasn’t sure where to turn.

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Annual Festival Brings Diverse Flavors to Davis

Sep 16, 2025 03:26PM ● By Davis Odd Fellows News Release

The 11th annual "Taste of Davis and Yolo" is being held at the Odd Fellows Lodge at 415 2nd St. in downtown Davis on Sunday, Sept. 28, 6 to 8 p.m.

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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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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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Celebrating Library Card Sign-Up Month

Sep 03, 2025 03:54PM ● By County of Yolo, Office of the County Administrator News Release

This September, the Yolo County Library invites you to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month and discover how a single card can unlock endless opportunities.

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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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Innovation, Preservation, Sample Station

Sep 03, 2025 03:43PM ● By Seth Henderson, photos by Seth Henderson

Groundbreaking at Heritage Oaks, Emile’s Cafe Opens

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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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