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Tough Knight: Rio Linda falls to Center 27-0

Tough Knight: Rio Linda falls to Center 27-0

The 2022 edition of the Rio Linda Knights Football Club showed some promise last night but ended the night scoreless, dropping the season opener as the Center High Cougars blanked the Knights 27-0. The 2022 edition of the Rio Linda Knights Football Club showed some promise last night but ended the night scoreless, dropping the […]

Rio Linda Knights Football Club takes to the Field for 2022

Rio Linda Knights Football Club takes to the Field for 2022

It’s HOT, but the prep football season begins on Friday, and this young Rio Linda Knights Football Club are looking to make trouble for the other teams in the Golden Empire League. Don’t let the purgatorial temperatures fool you. It’s mid-August, Twin Rivers kids are back in school tomorrow, and another season of prep football […]

Supervisors Advance No-Camping Ordinance on Dry Creek Parkway

Supervisors Advance No-Camping Ordinance on Dry Creek Parkway

Sacramento County supervisors voted to advance two anti-camping ordinances at Wednesday’s board of supervisors meeting. It will be officially approved in two weeks, on August 23rd. Supervisors vowed that the ordinances would only be enforced when necessary. However, the final approval of the two ordinances could lead to the clearing of homeless encampments along the […]

Multi-Alarm Fire Rips Through Evans Towing

Multi-Alarm Fire Rips Through Evans Towing

via News10 on Twitter A little after 6 pm yesterday, A large fire at the Evans Towing junkyard at 6815 West 6th Street in Rio Linda sent billows of thick black smoke into the air, visible from as far away as Woodland and Folsom and even visible on News10 weather radar. Metro Fire units, supported […]

National Night Out in Rio Linda 2022

National Night Out in Rio Linda 2022

Despite the late planning, this year’s National Night Out turned out to be a fantastic event. Many people came by the Rio Linda Library to meet our first responders and law enforcement, and to enjoy friends, family and our distinctly unique community flavor! Stacey Bastian of the Rio Linda Elverta Country Lions, Twin Rivers Unified […]

How bad is California’s housing crisis for renters?

How bad is California’s housing crisis for renters?

Things don’t look great for tenants in California. After more than two years, statewide eviction protections are over, and landlords will be allowed to bump up rents on some apartments by as much as 10% come Aug. 1 — the maximum allowed under state law thanks to ballooning inflation rates. As with any California housing crisis story, […]

CDFW Seeking Hunter Input On Sacramento Valley Wildlife Areas

CDFW Seeking Hunter Input On Sacramento Valley Wildlife Areas

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will hold an online public outreach meeting for licensed hunters to provide comments and recommendations regarding hunting programs on state wildlife areas and federal wildlife refuges in the Sacramento Valley. The meeting will include updates on habitat conditions, availability […]

Oriental Fruit Flies Detected In Sacramento County

Oriental Fruit Flies Detected In Sacramento County

The Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner, in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture, have initiated an extensive survey and eradication plan in response to the detection of four male oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera dorsalis, in the Wilton area of Sacramento County.  The initial detection was confirmed on […]

Voters to Decide on Cannabis Tax Measure

Voters to Decide on Cannabis Tax Measure

The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, at its July 26 meeting, adopted a resolution calling for an election to establish a tax on cannabis and hemp business activities in the unincorporated area of the County. The Cannabis Tax Measure will be on the November 8, 2022 ballot. Should the voters approve the tax measure, County […]

Board Provide $1M in Grants to Area Nonprofits

Board Provide $1M in Grants to Area Nonprofits

The County Board of Supervisors will continue providing $1 million through the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Grant Program to support nonprofit organizations located in Sacramento County. This will be the sixth year awarding funds to organizations that carry out community-based programs and/or services in the areas of economic and workforce development, arts and culture, community […]