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🌱 Why deputies keep returning to this troubled rural Yolo County property
Cheers Yolo! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why deputies keep returning to this troubled rural Yolo County property
- How Yolo County’s tribal fire department reached world-class status again
Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Monday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 54 degrees.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 85, low: 51.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Yolo County deputies uncover suspected drug operation following armed domestic dispute (abc10.com) — Deputies responded to a rural Yolo County domestic violence report near Old River Road and, after obtaining a search warrant, say they found multiple suspected narcotics and a pellet handgun. Two men were arrested on separate drug, assault, and weapons-related charges, and the sheriff’s office notes they’ve been called to this same property for similar concerns before. 
• Yocha Dehe Fire Department makes history again with reaccreditation (kcra.com) — Yolo County’s Yocha Dehe Fire Department has again earned rare international accreditation, remaining the only Native American fire department in the country with this distinction. Serving the rural Capay Valley, the small but highly trained crew emphasizes daily drills, prevention, and mentoring tribal youth to sustain top-tier emergency response for local residents through at least 2031.
📸 Around Yolo
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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NorCal Celtic Festival
Yolo County Fairgrounds, 1250 E Gum Ave, Woodland
9:00 am
Saturday April 11
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Other local events
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Soccer - DMS Vs. John Knight (Boys at Home)
Douglass Middle Woodland, CA 95695
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Soccer - DMS Vs. Esparto (Boys at Home)
Douglass Middle Woodland, CA 95695
4:00 pm
Tuesday March 24
Thursday March 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Soccer - DMS Vs. John Knight (Boys at Home)
Douglass Middle Woodland, CA 95695
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Soccer Game (Girls Home, Boys @ Douglass)
Esparto Middle Esparto, CA 95627
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Soccer - DMS Vs. Esparto (Boys at Home)
Douglass Middle Woodland, CA 95695
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EMS Open House
Esparto Middle Esparto, CA 95627
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Woodland Traditional
Woodland Group, 96 W Main St, Woodland
7:30 pm -
The Crucible
"The Woodland Opera House" Community Theatre, 340 Second St, Woodland
7:30 pm -
Music Group -FREE- Woodland (Ages 0-5)
Grace Hiddleson Park, 1310 College St, Woodland
9:30 am -
Dinner with Friends
Winters Opera House home of the Winters Theatre Company, 13 Main St, Winters
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Yolo Fest at The HIVE
The HIVE Tasting Room and Kitchen, 1221 Harter Ave, Woodland
10:30 am
Tuesday March 24
Thursday March 26
Friday March 27
Saturday March 28
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kellermeyer Bergensons Services posted a job opening for Janitorial Crew Member in Woodland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Woodland
- Oakland Kennel Club – Sunday, March 22, 2026 (caninechronicle.com)
- Reveille Lions Club donates $25,000 in memory of ‘Candy Man' Don Pixton (dailydemocrat.com)
- Letter to the editor: Renaming and reclaiming a movement icon (dailydemocrat.com)
Esparto
- Yolo County Animal Services ‘Pets of the Week' March 15 through March 21 (dailydemocrat.com)
Davis
- Letter: After Decades of Farmland Preservation, Davis Must Now Prioritize Housing (davisvanguard.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One's very heavy. The other is a little lighter. (Thank you Nancy V. for sending it in!)
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