Yolo County News

The Yolo County Library invites residents to meet local author Dorothy O'Neil on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Winters Community Library.

A musical celebration was held to commemorate the life of famed Woodland opera singer Nadine Elaine Stuhlmuller Salonites Saturday morning.

What began as a way to promulgate the heritage of blacks has grown into a multicultural celebration of those who have helped transform the Capay Valley.

Autumn Cruz acruz@sacbee.com The pros are joined by students during the xxxxx"Blues in the Schools" program at Pioneer High School in Woodland.

The Yolo County Resource Conservation District, the city of Woodland and the University of California Master Gardner's are hosting a "Water-Wise Landscaping" workshop on Wednesday, from 5 to 7 p.m. Workshop participants will learn about saving water during day-to-day tasks, selecting plants with lower water requirements, alternatives to traditional ... (more)

First 5 Yolo announced this past week plans to give $2.5 million to local organizations, which will help expand critical services for young children in Yolo County over the next three years.

One-on-one interaction is important to get more Yolo County residents signing up for CalFresh, also known as food stamps.

A presentation and discussion of cyberbullying and other issues involving social media will be held Feb.

The State Public Works Board approved Friday the preliminary plans for the new Woodland Courthouse, allowing the project to go into the next step of working drawings.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is opposed to a proposal that would expand the Yolo Bypass and widen the Fremont Weir.

A Yolo County jury on Wednesday convicted a West Sacramento resident and 25-year employee of The Sacramento Bee of workers' compensation insurance fraud.

Friday, Feb. 24, 4 p.m. See artwork from local senior artisans. Artwork created includes painting and drawings, ceramics, needlework, quilting, and wood-carving. All artisans are attending classes held at the Woodland Senior Center, 2011 East St., Woodland.

Reservations and payment must be made in advance; tickets will not be sold at the door.

My thanks to an unknown passer-by who came into our office many weeks ago to tell us that the American flag which flies over The Daily Democrat was looking ratty.

Native and drought-tolerant Mediterranean plant species are an attractive landscaping option that also suppresses weeds and provides habitat and food for beneficial insects and pollinators.

Cherie Schroeder, Humberto Izquierdo & his daughter Julieta, Sammie Corbacho with Soup s On Host Supervisor Don Saylor, Adriana Perez, Dave Storms and his family, Mary Beth Gustafson holding daughter Olivia.

Evangelina Diaz, sister of slain deputy Tony Diaz, sits quietly as she listens during a press conference following Judge Paul Richardson sentencing Diaz's killer Marco Topete to death.

Howard Zochlinski has a story to tell, and he does it with the air of a drowning man - desperately, to anyone who will listen.

NeighborWorks America awarded $505,000 to the Sacramento/Yolo Mutual Housing Association for building new housing in the two-county region and rehabilitating existing housing.

Senior or disabled residents who cannot drive, and who have household hazardous waste in need of proper disposal, may schedule a free pickup of their waste.