News from around the Ojai Valley
Man convicted of multiple rapes in Ojai released in Oxnard
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- Published: Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:58

Ojai Unified School District board to meet Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Matilija Auditorium
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- Published: Tuesday, 10 December 2019 16:37

City of Ojai to officially become a 'Green Zone' city Dec. 12
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- Published: Tuesday, 10 December 2019 09:08
Hazard tree temporarily closes Highway 150 in Ojai
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- Published: Monday, 09 December 2019 15:25
Ojai Valley News photo by Perry Van Houten
Ojai City Council to meet for last time in 2019 tomorrow
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- Published: Monday, 09 December 2019 14:58
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UPDATE: Dec. 8: Link to federal grand jury indictment of 8, including Thayne Whipple of Ojai, on charges stemming from campaign donations during 2016 presidential election
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- Published: Sunday, 08 December 2019 22:46

Thayne Whipple of Ojai, president of the Ojai Unified School District Board of Education, and seven other people were charged Dec. 3, with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release on Dec. 3.
Whipple is described in the indictment as an outside contractor for “Company A,” which is Allied Wallet, an online payment company. The indictment can be read at:
Ojai Unified School District board to vote on Summit Charter School on Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at Matilija Auditorium, 703 El Paseo Road, Ojai
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- Published: Saturday, 07 December 2019 12:40

A decision on the Summit Charter School petition will be made by the Ojai Unified School District Board of Education on Friday, Dec. 13, at 5:30 p.m. at a different location than usual. The meeting will be held at Matilija Auditorium at 703 El Paseo Road, Ojai.
Ojai police chief moves on to T.O.
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:46

Highway 33: A tough road
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:44

A snowplow works to clear ice and snow from Highway 33 near Pine Mountain Summit.
OUSD board president to fight federal charges
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:40

Thayne Whipple of Ojai, president of the Ojai Unified School District Board of Education, and seven other people were charged Dec. 3, with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release on Dec. 3.
Whipple is described in the indictment as an outside contractor for “Company A,” which is Allied Wallet, an online payment company. The indictment can be read at:
Cat burglar strikes Ojai animal shelter Dec. 1
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:37

Fire restrictions in forest reduced
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:25
Stephen Adams captures the life and times of Ojai through his camera lens
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:25

Top officials meet to discuss pesticide issues in Ojai
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:11

Ojai City Hall has new all-star lineup of city employees
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:07
More rain headed our way
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:02
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 09:01

OUSD forms Guiding Coalition to strengthen four community values in schools
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- Published: Friday, 06 December 2019 08:57

Members of the newly formed OUSD Guiding Coalition meet in groups at Chaparral Auditorium on Nov. 21.
Insurers not allowed to drop policies in wildfire disaster areas for 1 year, including in Ojai Valley
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- Published: Thursday, 05 December 2019 19:33

Police blotter as of Dec. 4, 2019
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- Published: Thursday, 05 December 2019 11:12
Flash Flood Watch for some Santa Barbara areas till noon Wednesday; warning of widespread "ponding" of water on Highways 101 and 154
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 09:15

UPDATE Dec. 4, 12:25 p.m.: Thayne Whipple of Ojai indicted with seven other people on charges stemming from campaign contributions to 2016 presidential campaign; Whipple comments on charges; OUSD superintendent states Whipple will remain on school board
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 08:40

Thayne Whipple of Ojai, president of the Ojai Unified School District Board of Education, and seven other people were charged Dec. 3, with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release on Dec. 3.
Whipple is described in the indictment as an outside contractor for “Company A,” which is Allied Wallet, an online payment company. The indictment can be read at:
Thayne Whipple of Ojai and seven others indicted on charges stemming from U.S. presidential campaign contributions
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- Published: Wednesday, 04 December 2019 00:35

Thayne Whipple of Ojai, president of the Ojai Unified School District Board of Education, and seven other people were charged Dec. 3, with conspiring to make and conceal conduit and excessive campaign contributions during the U.S. presidential election in 2016 and thereafter, according to a U.S. Justice Department press release on Dec. 3.
Whipple is described in the indictment as an outside contractor for “Company A,” which is Allied Wallet, an online payment company. The indictment can be read at:
Ojai Police Chief Fryhoff to head Thousand Oaks Police Department starting Jan. 5
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- Published: Tuesday, 03 December 2019 23:11

Ojai Police Chief James Fryhoff will be Thousand Oaks police chief come Jan. 5.
Wet, warmer storm due this week
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- Published: Monday, 02 December 2019 13:49
