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Fire chief, city defend billing plan

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:31:44 MDT

Earlier this month a white SUV reared ended the van in front of it, causing the van to hit another SUV on Main Street. Two police cars, a fire engine and ambulance were called to the scene. One lane of Main Street east of Second was closed for about 30 minutes.

New director for local Montessori

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:41:55 MDT

Gwenn Childers, a Yolo County native and Woodland resident, has been named as the director of Woodland Montessori School. Childers has strong roots in the area; after graduating from Davis High School in 1969, she completed a bachelor's degree in home economics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Thong panties do not a slut make

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:07:11 MDT

Dear Straight Talk: I'm staying at my dad's house part of the summer and it's so lame because he and my step mom are freaking out over my thong underwear. They have actually confiscated them! I'm 16 and say it's none of their business what I underwear I wear.

Woodland's new 'super'

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:44:40 MDT

New Woodland school Superintendent Debra LaVoi had a few pleasant surprises after starting in her new position last week.Sitting in her first stack of mail was a letter written by a mother talking about how much she loved Beamer Elementary School, its teachers and principal.

Lack of support tanks power line project

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:33:39 MDT

After public outrage and backlash from local governments, it was the lack of money that finally put an end to a new string of high-voltage power lines being hung over Yolo County.The project, proposed by the Transmission Agency of Northern California, would set up high-voltage power lines as

Babe Ruth 15 keeps on winning

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:30:18 MDT

Lately the only problem the Woodland Babe Ruth 15-and-under All-Stars have been having is the idle time. Between the lines, Woodland is on a roll.Woodland won another tournament over the weekend, winning a Super Series at Dan McAuliffe Park on Sunday night with a 13-4 win over a highly-touted Hard

Conaway purchase was an opportunity

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:30:44 MDT

Life is full of missed opportunities. For Yolo County, no recent opportunity was bigger than the chance to purchase the 17,300-acre Conaway Ranch three years ago. That effort was met with a vigorous fight by a coalition of farmers and limited-government conservatives who were incensed with the

California leaders get close to budget deal

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:30:32 MDT

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders say they're nearing a deal to close the state's $26.3 billion deficit. And despite California's left-leaning electorate, the final product is almost certain to be settled on Republican terms, with deep spending cuts to most state

Science proves what jockeys know: Posture matters

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:31:14 MDT

WASHINGTON - Over a century after a Yankee Doodle jockey revolutionized how racehorses are ridden, scientists are figuring out why a jockey's posture speeds up the horse.

Firm: NorCal median home price rises in month

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:50:48 MDT

LOS ANGELES - A tracking firm says the median home price in Northern California increased more than 3 percent last month from May to its highest level since October.