Rio Vista News

Residents of Solano County have the opportunity to help cities handle the remaining affairs of their now defunct redevelopment agencies.

The Solano County Board of Supervisors is looking for residents interested in serving on oversight boards related to redevelopment agencies.

A man in his 30s was hospitalized Wednesday morning after being electrocuted as he worked on a wind turbine in eastern Solano County, officials reported.

Councilwoman Janith Norman will formally announce her candidacy for Rio Vista mayor A at 11 a.m. Feb.

A nod from the City Council gave city staff the ability to follow through with a joint application for grant funds to create a Climate Action Plan.

Solano County library officials are warning residents about a recent rash of phishing attempts in Rio Vista by individuals posing as library staff.

A remodel of the city's Emergency Operation Center may soon become a reality should the City Council agree Thursday to push the project forward.

To cruise or not to cruise, that is the question. The most dramatic video ever shown of a cruise ship disaster certainly is in the thoughts of those who go on cruises.

The long-awaited CA Dept. of Fish & Game's "Striper Eradication" meeting will take place tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. at the Resources Building Auditorium in Sacramento.

Zachary Tyler, 8, a third grader at D.H. White Elementary School in Rio Vista, pets 15-day-old red wattle piglets during Ag Day at the Solano County Fairgrounds in 2011.

In the newly drawn heavily Democratic Assembly District 11 -- east Contra Costa County and a large chunk of Solano County -- the dominant party's nod for the upcoming political contest went to Oakley Mayor Jim Frazier.

Mark Moran / The Citizens' Voice Robert C. Lawton speaks to the media Tuesday after it was announced he had been hired to serve as the county's manager.

Bruning Avenue in Rio Vista is named after Gertrude and Joseph Bruning, who moved to the area in 1858 and were early founders and benefactors in Rio Vista.

A new state agency designed to help restore habitat in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Suisun Marsh wants to hear ideas from Solano County residents.

By Brianna Boyd Special to Dixon Patch Youth exhibitors from throughout Solano County came to the Dixon May Fair Saturday morning, Jan.

A The City Council will be asked Thursday to support the submission of an application for downtown Rio Vista to be designated as a Priority Development Area.

The workshop will teach homeowners how to access rebates of up to $4,000; how to lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce carbon footprint; lower or eliminate utility bills; and improve home-comfort and indoor air quality.

This time of year prompts us to reflect on the blessings of living here in the Delta and the joy we feel in our relationships with family, friends, business associates and neighbors.

A gas pipeline ruptured Friday evening in Rio Vista , causing flames to shoot 100 feet into the air, according to the Montezuma Fire Protection District.