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Nordhoff gets a pool; the debut of the Fire Issue; OUSD housing updates; a tragic end to Zyanya's story; Nordhoff's upcoming homecoming; a Search and Rescue fundraiser; more fire news; a Francis Ford ...

I’ve always known the importance of being prepared. I’ve had a go bag since the Ridgecrest earthquakes in 2019. And, like many Ventura County residents, the Thomas Fire left an imprint that never ...

No longer called “Cabin Village” because no cabins are involved, Ojai’s permanent supportive housing project was explained by architect Dylan Johnson at the Sept. 30 special Ojai City Council meeting.

Zone 0 — the 5-foot space around a structure — plays an important role in managing fire risk at the wildland urban interface. Santa Ana-blown embers accumulate around structures, forcing themselves ...

I have always prided myself on being a survivor. However, my concern about my ability to survive another major fire in the Ojai Valley is heightened in recent weeks since ...

In 2024, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) picked up 45 undocumented people from Ventura County Jail, according to Sheriff Jim Fryhoff at the annually mandated TRUTH Act forum, held ...

The California Department of Forestry and its local grantees are working to remove hazardous vegetation through thinning, pruning, chipping and prescribed fire. In the Ojai Valley, fire-fuel reduction ...

Upper Ojai Search and Rescue holds its annual fundraiser this Sunday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Boccali’s Pizza & Pasta, 3277 E. Ojai Ave. Tickets are available ...

As many are aware, the Ojai Valley confronts an unprecedented wildfire threat, ranking among the top 1% nationally and top 3% in California for wildfire risk according to Headwaters Economics ...

Contractors are reporting significant progress this week on a $6.5 million safety improvement project on a highway bridge north of Ojai. “We’re in the home stretch,” said Henry Miller, general foreman ...

“Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home” is the theme of this year’s safety campaign, which works to educate people on the safe use of these batteries.