Makena Huey
Journalist | The Acorn Newspapers | Ventura County | Pepperdine Alum | [email protected]
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1 week ago |
toacorn.com | Makena Huey
Wilbert Ac has faced more challenges than many college students, among the greatest was losing his dad at just 14 years old. Now, at 22, Ac is graduating from Cal Lutheran University. He’s the first in his family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and he said he would never have walked across the stage May 16 if his father had not believed him when no one else did. “He told me, ‘Whatever happens, don’t try to be perfect, but try to be a good man,’’ Ac said.
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toacorn.com | Makena Huey
The City of Thousand Oaks has managed and funded the local school crossing guard program for six decades, but that could change in the future. The council unanimously voted May 20 to discuss with Conejo Valley Unified School District officials options for future program oversight, including possible transfer of the program. “I don’t even think the financial side is even in question here. As some people say, who could put a dollar on anybody who gets injured,” Councilmember Bob Engler said.
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1 week ago |
toacorn.com | Makena Huey
The first five recipients of the District 2 Supervisorial Leadership and Excellence Awards represent the very best of Ventura County. From education to conservation, the honorees have gone above and beyond to serve their community, Supervisor Jeff Gorell said. Gorell organized the inaugural event, which took place May 21 at the Amgen headquarters in Thousand Oaks.
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2 weeks ago |
mpacorn.com | Makena Huey
Ventura County nonprofit Friends of Fieldworkers is hosting its third annual fundraiser to honor the resolution and resilience of local farmworkers and their families. Harvesting Hope will take place 2 to 5 p.m. Sat., May 31 at Studio Channel Islands, 2222 E. Ventura Blvd. in Camarillo.
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2 weeks ago |
mpacorn.com | Makena Huey
Nearly three decades after Monica Leech was fatally shot during a Thousand Oaks bank robbery, a San Bernardino man has pleaded guilty to her murder. Kevin Ray James, 57, accepted a plea deal and will receive a sentence of 19 years to life in state prison, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. “Losing Monica has been an unbearable tragedy.
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