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My old friend, Horace, claims to be a visionary. For Ventura, he envisions it becoming a sister city with Calcutta, India, and becoming known as Calcutta of the West.

Ever since a funding shortage closed the H.P. Wright library in Ventura, some residents on the east end of town have longed for a return of a library.

Whole Foods market unfurled a Now Open! banner on the side of its Oxnard store this morning and opened the doors to at least 800 people who came early to see its offerings.

New allegations: Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans, pictured leaving Preston police station this afternoon where he was told he faces three new claims of indecent assault Nigel Evans, the deputy speaker of the House of Commons, was today re-arrested on suspicion of three counts of indecent assaults on young men.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star State Assemblyman Jeff Gorell , who established the Gold Team California initiative to retain and attract employers to Ventura County and the state, earned this year's Workforce Investment Board Champion for Prosperity ... (more)

Ventura police arrested a 44-year-old man on Tuesday in connection with a burglary along the 100 block of Hillview Street.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star Due to popular demand SCAN Senior Resource Center has added additional seating at its July "Eat-to-Beat Cancer" class.

The 50-year-old showed she is in much better shape than many women her age on Tuesday as she stepped out ripped denim shorts.

A residential development in Ventura is now a fully functioning maintenance assessment district and on July 1 will start paying fees to maintain their units.

File photo: Dominique Schaefer of Ventura keeps her focus playing against fellow Weil Academy member Seira Shimizu of Ojai in the juniors at The Ojai on Sunday morning.

An Oxnard woman accused of embezzling more than $400,000 from a nonprofit pleaded not guilty today in Ventura County Superior Court .

The incident was reported about 2:20 a.m. in the 1300 block of Platte Avenue, said Comdr.

Arctic Monkeys debuted a brand new track at two Scandinavian festivals this weekend .

The Ventura City Council was scheduled to discuss the item tonight, but it was moved because officials want the whole board present.

The Ventura-based community organizing group known as CAUSE - short for the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy - filed paperwork through its new political action fund showing it had spent about $14,000 supporting one of the 13 candidates.

Juan Carlo/The Star Linda Morgan and friend Martin Higley come out of their campsite along the Santa Clara River in Ventura.

John Bingham, a BYU professor of organizational leadership and strategy, is the lead author of the article "Status and the True Believer," which appeared in the Organization Science journal.

This story is contributed by a member of the Ventura community and is neither endorsed nor affiliated with Ventura County Star The Ojai Valley Green Coalition invites the community to our 3rd annual Thunderbird Farm canning class on Saturday, June 29, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cecil Baumgartner, who sells Thunderbird Farm produce at the Ojai Farmers ... (more)

David P. Grau of Ventura is chairman of the Ventura County Taxpayers Association.

Richard Quinn/Special to the Star Members of the Los Angeles band the Cash Fix run through their set during the annual Roadshow Revival on Saturday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.