School district serves students throughout summer
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | August 6, 2022
It may be summertime, but Mountain Meadows 21st Century Learning Academy was buzzing with activity on a recent Thursday morning. Some students were at the campus on Mountain Meadows Drive...
The right plant boosts monarchs
By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com | August 6, 2022
Helping save monarch butterflies was the goal of hundreds of people who came out early last Saturday morning to the Arroyo Vista Community Center in Moorpark. They stood in a...
Air show honors women pilots
August 6, 2022
The Camarillo Wings Association will hold the 41st annual Wings Over Camarillo air show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun., Aug. 20 and 21 at the Camarillo...
13 miles, 13 souls: Run, bike to honor Kabul protectors
By Michele Willer-Allred
michele@theacorn.com | August 6, 2022
For nearly 15 excruciating hours, Simi Valley residents Jeff and Yvette Von Molt were plunged into “mental agony.” Glued to their devices on Aug. 26, 2021, the couple waited anxiously...
‘Charity helps us make our budget go a little further’
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | July 30, 2022
Dozens of parked cars filled with people old and young wrapped around the parking lot at the Moorpark College Pantry waiting for the grocery distribution to roll out. Volunteers stood...
County fair is back
By Becca Whitnall and Zia Zografos
becca@theacorn.com, zia@theacorn.com | July 23, 2022
Neon lights, spinning rides, carnival games, corn dogs, and cotton candy. The Ventura County Fair’s revival is less than a month away after a two-year COVID-induced hiatus, and it’s bringing...
New faces for a new school year
By Zia Zografos
zia@theacorn.com | August 6, 2022
The start of the new school year is less than two weeks away, and students at three campuses will be welcomed back to class by new principals. The new principals...
Simpler sign-up process for child services
August 6, 2022
The Ventura County Department of Child Support Services has launched a new simplified enrollment process. The new process for parents enrolling for child support services streamlines the application in an...
COLLEGE STANDOUTS
August 6, 2022
Kaliana Medlock of Moorpark has been named to Purchase College dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. Medlock is studying dance. Purchase College is part of the State University of...
Princesses give Disney the dis
By Cary Ginell
originjazz@aol.com | August 6, 2022
There are those who will dismiss “Disenchanted!” as merely lowbrow entertainment, but there is much to like in Dennis T. Giacino’s wickedly satirical off-Broadway musical. The show, which skewers the...
Commercial, cargo flights not coming to Camarillo Airport
By Makena Huey
makena@theacorn.com | August 6, 2022
No major changes to the Camarillo Airport’s operations are on the horizon. The Ventura County Department of Airports has canceled its controversial airport master plan update and transitioned to an...
Cannabis shop opens doors to ages 21 up
August 6, 2022
Legendary Organics has opened its doors to the public as a recreational cannabis dispensary for individuals age 21 and over at 1339 Lawrence Drive, Thousand Oaks. Yesterday, Aug. 5, was...
New board chair wants to increase organization’s visibility
August 6, 2022
The Workforce Development Board of Ventura County recently elected Stephen Yeoh as chair and Sandy Smith as vice chair, each to serve one-year terms. Yeoh, who joined the board in...
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
August 6, 2022