Moorpark News

Photo by Chuck Kirman / Star staff February 2, 2010 Simi Valley: Jessie Rushing and Jason Fajardo of Fetch Pet Care of Simi Valley & Moorpark walk and play with Sadee, a sharpei mix, at the Simi Valley Dog Park February 2, 2010.

Assemblywoman Audra Strickland announced this afternoon that she is running for 2nd District Ventura County supervisor.

A 27-year-old Moorpark man was arrested this week on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography, authorities said Tuesday.

While overall bus ridership in Moorpark has declined this fiscal year, some residents say they want bus service extended on the weekend and over the summer.

One of the top 10 priorities for Moorpark city officials is completing the widening of Princeton Avenue, a main route for many drivers traveling between downtown and Moorpark College.

Karen Quincy Loberg / Star staff 02-02-10 Camarillo: Mike Dingman, left, and his wife Dianna Dingman talk with John Rupert, fleet sales manager for Ford Motor Co.

The Miss Ventura County Outstanding Teen winner for 2010 is Kaylyn Nicole Yawn, 13, of Moorpark.

A $2.24 million, 17,000-square-foot skatepark that opened in December in Moorpark continues to be popular, with as many as 75 to 100 skateboarders using the facility at Poindexter Park on some days, according to city estimates.

Share + Feb 3, 2010 1:57 am US/Pacific THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. 1 of 1 Authorities arrested Jason Caplan, a Thousand Oaks private school employee, Monday on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography according to a Moorpark Police news release.

About $15,000 recently appropriated by the Moorpark City Council won't be enough to pay for the city's first dog park, city officials said this week.

The Ventura County Republican Party has made official its desire to see Assemblywoman Audra Strickland , R-Moorpark, move to the Conejo Valley and take on fellow Republican Linda Parks for Parks' county supervisor seat.

The city of Moorpark has yet to start the process for removing possibly hundreds of homes from its flood plain map.

The YMCA childcare site at Peach Hill Elementary School in Moorpark will host a "Parents Night Out," Friday, February 26 from 6 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Parents can spend an evening out while YMCA licensed childcare staff supervise their children.

The California Highway Patrol has found that a suspected drunken driver was at fault in a crash that caused major injuries to a 19-year-old Somis man this month, officials said.

On Saturday night, January 23rd, 2010 a former America's Next Top Model contestant and current Moorpark College student was named Miss Ventura County 2010.

Produce vendor Fabien Casteneda says Palmer carrots make a great soup ingredient.

The planned $125 million movie studio complex has received accolades since it was proposed two years ago, with the promise of bringing tax revenues, jobs and Hollywood filmmaking to the sleepy western edge of Moorpark.

The five smallest cities in the county no longer have the final say in the disbursement of community development block grants for projects and services for the poor in their areas.

'Roof Health' event for gutter inspections, ladder safety, general roof maintenance GreatWay Roofing, a leading commercial and residential roofing company serving Ventura County, the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys, has scheduled a free "roof health" presentation for Sunday afternoon, Jan.

Ella Woodruff of Camarillo says "I love the way the rain tastes" as she looks up to catch a drop in her mouth after shopping at The Oaks mall.