BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers FRIENDLY NIBBLE-Connor Bertolett, 7, reacts as he receives a gentle nip from a goat in the petting zoo at the Easter egg hunt at Arroyo Vista Park last Saturday. Behind him, twin brother Cameron looks on with amusement. More...
BILL SPARKES/Acorn Newspapers BROADWAY BABIES-Kelsey Hopkins, 14, Natalia Koprowski, 13, and Juliana Garibay, 14, were among a group of students performing "One" from the musical "Chorus Line" at the Chapparal Middle School Showcase of the Arts held More...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ventura County is an organization made up of family members and concerned individuals whose lives are affected by the neurobiological brain disorders of loved ones. More...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Buena Ventura Chapter/Engineering for Medicine and Biology will host Dr. Matt McMahon, principal scientist of Second Sight, Inc. during a meeting at 7 p.m. More...
Weyland Academy, a private special education school in Camarillo that was expected to close last week, will remain open, officials said. But the school will have six fewer students out of what was a total of 17. More...
The Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club announces the winners of the organization's annual Student Art Fair in March, in which students submitted 500 pieces of artwork. More...
Final dual meet and Ventura County Championships are coming up
By Kyle Jorrey kjorrey@theacorn.com
With two weeks left until league finals, both the boys' and girls' track teams at Moorpark High School are poised for Marmonte League championships. More...
Casey Morris, 18, a senior at The High School at Moorpark College (HSMC), was found dead Saturday at his uncle's home in Fresno, Calif., where he had been visiting for the weekend. More...
Ventura County Supervisor Judy Mikels hosted a press briefing at her Simi Valley home yesterday morning to halt rumors that she doesn't live locally. More...
The Moorpark Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to sponsor local retailers and restaurants with a "Shop Moorpark" campaign, and the business community is growing quickly. More...
Moorpark resident Tony Smith, 42, died from his injuries after he was ejected from his vehicle, which ran into a concrete rail divider on the 118 Freeway west of Madera Road early in the morning of April 15. More...
The Moorpark Women's Fortnightly Club will serve an afternoon tea from 1 to 4 p.m. Sun., April 30 at the Santa Rosa Valley home of Diane Grossman. The event is open to the public. More...
FRI., APRIL 21 GOP Women The Simi Valley-Moorpark Republican Federated Women's Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at Wood Ranch Country Club, Simi Valley for lunch and to discuss plans for upcoming fundraiser garden tour. More...
John Wotawa is what most people would call a typical neighbor. He has a family, bills, responsibilities and concerns, just like most people in his neighborhood. More...
Work Training Programs (WTP) Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization that provides employment training and support services to individuals with disadvantages and disabilities in Ventura County. More...
Team in Training (TNT), a program of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), is the world's largest endurance training program. TNT will be hosting meetings to provide residents with information on the program and the upcoming summer season. More...
The public is invited to join in honoring the spirit of humanity at the Yom Hashoah commemoration at 10 a.m. Sun., April 23 at The Grove of the Righteous Rescuers in Mount Sinai Memorial Park at Simi, 6150 Mount Sinai Drive in Simi Valley. More...
Cal Liedtke, producer and director of the Moorpark Summer Arts Festival, announced auditions for three plays to be performed in June and July: "The Art of Dining" (comedy) by Tina Howe, "Black Comedy" (farce) by Peter Shaffer, and " More...
The inaugural Write 4 Hope Blues Festival will blast into Simi Valley on Sat., April 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Oak Park, 901 Quimisa Drive in Simi Valley. More...
The Slammin' Trickz tour features some of the elite street ball and freestyle basketball players in the nation. Guests are treated to a full, 40-minute basketball game and an entertaining slam dunk contest after halftime. More...
Stacy Richardson, a sales associate of Dilbeck Realtors Westlake Village office, was recently named Dilbeck Realtors GMAC Real Estates No. 1 Sales Associate of the Year. More...
Located in the "Morrison Highlands," this classic Traditional house has 5-bedrooms, 4.5-baths, a large master suite with an oversized deck, spacious family room and upgraded gourmet center island kitchen with granite counter tops. More...