Fillmore

Sen. Sharon Runner, elected last year in a special election in the district that includes Santa Paula and Fillmore, announced Wednesday that she will not seek re-election next year.

The Braille Institute's Mobile Solutions Van will be at the Fillmore Senior Center, 533 Santa Clara Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 29.

Former dancer Ava Kaufman has started a charity and a new life in Fillmore after undergoing a heart transplant.

Four Ventura County retailers have been permanently disqualified from accepting food stamps because of fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the $75 billion-a-year program.

Five teams of high school students from across Southern California gathered at the 80-acre farm belonging to Fillmore High School on Saturday morning for a skills competition that involved driving farm equipment.

A roundup of achievements by service members with Ventura County ties.

The Fillmore City Council voted Tuesday to fund a key-controlled gate at the track at Fillmore High School, which is expected to cost about $7,000, in spite of warnings by City Manager Yvonne Quiring about the city financial future.

A man who stole deodorant from a Fillmore store was arrested on suspicion of robbery after he fought with a security guard outside the business, authorities said.

Family members and friends remember a Marine who died after an SUV plowed into a Fillmore Starbucks in December.

The Fillmore Senior Center will offer an AARP driver safety program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Feb. 9 at the center, 533 Santa Clara Ave.

kVA Aerospace will continue to manufacture custom aircraft parts for the military from its headquarters in Fillmore while opening a new facility in Texas, company officials said Tuesday.

Dozens of residents came to Fillmore’s first ever town hall meeting on Tuesday night to hear presentations on a number of community issues.

A dump-truck driver sustained minor injuries Wednesday when the vehicle went off a road near an oil field in Piru, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Fillmore residents can air their views and ask questions of the city's elected leaders and staff at a town hall that is part of tonight's regularly scheduled City Council meeting.

Ventura County firefighters quickly extinguished a garage fire this afternoon in Fillmore.