TROY MANNING/T.O. Acorn PEOPLE POWER-Celebrating National Walk to School Day last week, Conejo Valley School Board member Pat Phelps, left, and Ventura County firefighter Scott Pugh pass out shoe lace charms to the kids at Lang Ranch Elementary School. More...
Grocery store workers continued their strike against Southern California supermarkets Wednesday, and locally, shelves emptied rapidly as the non-union stores struggled to keep goods in stock. More...
The Ventura County District Attorney’s office filed charges last week against two men from Los Angeles in connection with the June 2002 armed robbery of Western Financial Bank in Thousand Oaks. More...
Cookies and lively laughter traveled the room during the Conejo Valley Lupus Support Group’s Family Night, which was recently held at the Westlake Urgent Care Center. More...
Each year, The Canyon in Agoura Hills keeps getting bigger and bigger acts. Club owner Lance Sterling offered as proof last week's appearance by one of greatest musical artists of them all: B.B. King. More...
Glenwood Elementary School is sliding into old age gracefully. The Thousand Oaks school recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with the addition of a new "triple slide" playground for its kindergarten. More...
The Westlake football team defeated Agoura, 24-0, in a battle of undefeated Marmonte League foes last Friday night before a capacity crowd at Westlake High School. More...
Have you ever walked into one of those postal and business services centers and noticed the bank of mailboxes? You might have wondered who would pay to have mailbox services when home mailbox service is free. More...
LISA ADAMS/T.O. Acorn SO CUTE-This is Sweet Pea. She's a 9-year-old American shorthair mix who's ready to be adopted from the Agoura Hills Animal Shelter at 29525 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills. More...
At 10:39 p.m. Oct. 11 at Ralph’s grocery store in the 500 block of Ventu Park Road, a suspect with a handgun demanded cash from an employee and took an undetermined amount of cash. Police later arrested the suspect. More...
A Caring Ministry workshop designed to offer information to churches about Christian caregiving and starting a Stephen Ministry program will be hosted from noon to 1 p.m. More...
During my athletic career, I have seen many examples of poor sportsmanship between fellow players, coaches and fans during competition. While this has become a "given" part of professional sports, sadly, it is also becoming increasingly common to see violent behavior from parents at youth ... More...
It is refreshing to read in The Acorn the item on "community standards"and find that at least one other citizen is concerned about the eyesore in the Village Glen shopping center. More...
Street names in the Las Virgenes/Conejo areas run quite the gamut. There’s the enigmatic: Careful Ave. in rural Agoura and Teardrop Court in Newbury Park. More...
In next week’s Thousand Oaks Acorn, readers will have an opportunity to subscribe to their favorite weekly paper. Not to worry, your Thursday Acorn will still be offered as a free publication. More...
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