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This year’s annual Yolo County Fair is showcasing its theme “Sheep Thrills and Muddy Wheels,” featuring a wide range of livestock, agriculture and antique exhibits. Additionally, there will be local entertainment, commercial and concession vendors and a carnival. Arts and crafts booths are also available for children. Attendees can pay $25 per person for unlimited […]

The Yolo County Elections Office recently released the results from Tuesday’s City of Davis General Municipal and Special Election. The election of three members to City Council for a term of four years each and Measure D, the Park Maintenance Tax Extension, were on the ballot.Incumbent Dan Wolk dominated the race with 8,708 votes, or […]

Over 50 participants worked up a storm on Sunday at the Sigma Challenge for Shriners Hospital. The event, hosted by the National Panhellenic Council and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, featured a timed obstacle course in which teams of five overcame eight stations. Competitors raised $200 for the hospital as well as $50 in donations. “We’re […]

The city of Davis website holds an interactive data map that provides in-depth information on the city’s traffic. Developed on a geographical information system (GIS), the new tool was designed by the city’s engineering technician, Matt Wolf, in an effort to provide the community a new source of convenience. “It is a way for me […]

When UCLA student Janet Liang was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2009, she, her family and the doctors were the only people who knew about it. According to the National Marrow Donor Program, ALL is a cancer of the white blood cells. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell used by the […]

UC Davis undergraduate Tatiana Bush is alleging police brutality in the case of the Tasering of her male friend, UC Davis student and mentee, by the Davis Police Department (DPD). Police said they used a Taser on the male subject, who asked to remain unnamed in this article, after he repeatedly resisted arrest during an […]

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus (WNV) were found in Davis a few weeks ago. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District (SAYO) confirmed that they found two mosquito samples infected with the virus and two dead birds, in addition to many more found in the Sacramento County. SAYO conducts surveillance for mosquitoes infected with […]

Every first and third Friday of the month, the Davis Senior Center (DSC) is filled with the sound of music from its biweekly event called the Dance and Jam Session. The event is made up of community members in a band called “Music from the Back Room.” “It is for people who want to come […]

The Davis Police Department (DPD) is on the lookout for an exhibitionistic peeper. In the past two weeks, there have been two reported incidents around Davis, predominantly in North Davis. In addition, DPD’s crime analysis unit has determined the current peeping suspect may be related to peeping incidents that occurred in March. The most recent […]

THURSDAY Old issues keep coming up A man needed advice because his roommate threw up on him on Fifth Street. FRIDAY Czech yourself Someone destroyed a real ID they thought was fake at Little Prague on G Street. Even creepers are eco-friendly A person washing clothes received a text saying not to wash them on […]

On May 26, 22-year-old UC Santa Cruz graduate Trevor Krieg died at the Memorial Day weekend Houseboats 2012 event on Lake Shasta. At around 8:40 p.m. on May 25, Krieg attempted to jump from one houseboat roof to another. In the process, Krieg slipped, hit his head and fell into the water. Krieg was taken […]

Current economic hardships have left many seeking help from federal welfare programs in an effort to make ends meet. It seems as though no one is capable of escaping the fiscal realities of the present economic climate. However, a specific subgroup in need of food stamps and other government subsidies may come as quite a […]