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Strong, gusty winds were expected to blow across the mountain and desert areas of San Diego County Sunday, and may create unsafe driving conditions on some local highways, according to the National Weather Service.

"We like to party," said Ceci Rincon, branch manager for the Fallbrook Library. "We always say, 'We don't do three-ring circus.

The Ramona sheriff's staff are gearing up for a public awareness program to deter vandalism in town.

For Guadalupe artist Glenda Stevens, the 50 hours of painstaking work she put into painting the "Secret Garden Chair" was a "labor of love." For Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library, her work is an investment that will hopefully pay off by helping to raise between $5,000 and $10,000 to support the library.

Buses, ambulances, backhoes, mail delivery vans, cars and trucks will go up for bid Saturday at the San Diego County Public Auction at the Rodeo Grounds in Ramona.

The Blockbuster store on Main Street is now liquidating its products and expects to close its doors by April at the latest.

The 10-unit Ramona Park Apartments at 813-817 B St., Ramona 92065, has been sold for $815,000, cash.

A SDG&E customers throughout the county could ultimately be asked to pay for "excess costs" incurred by the utility as a result of the 2007 wildfires, if a proposal before state regulators is approved.

Almost $30.7 million worth of athletic facilities will be rebuilt at Ramona, Poly and Arlington high schools in Riverside, but some future projects won't get done for the foreseeable future.

RAMONA - A 19-year-old motorist was killed Monday when her car slid out of control across a rain-slick Ramona road and was struck broadside by a tanker truck.

Southern California's vaunted heavy metal "triple axe attack" LEATHERWOLF will have its January 28 headlining concert at the Ramona Mainstage in Ramona, California professionally filmed for an upcoming DVD.

Senior Center Volunteers Honored Jackie Creighton, Doris Clough and Jessica Richard received certificates of appreciation from Assemblyman Brian Jones for their volunteer efforts in the Christmas gift giving program for home bound clients.

Vintage Rock 's Junkman conducted an interview with singer Jack Russell at the 2012 NAMM show, a massive music-products convention that is taking place January 19-22 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.

The unemployment rate in Ramona dropped for the third month in a row in December, falling to its lowest level in more than 2.5 years.

My husband and I are residents of Ramona and have both lived here through both the Cedar and the Witch fires.

RAMONA - A multi-vehicle crash temporarily closed down a section of State Highway 78 between Julian and Ramona Sunday, but no one was reported to be badly hurt.

A traffic collision involving as many as five vehicles snarled traffic on state Route 78 just north of Ramona Sunday afternoon, according to California Highway Patrol dispatchers.