By News Staff on September 5, 2023
News

AT&T has filed plans with Sacramento County to place an 80-foot cellular communications tower at O and Front Streets in Rio Linda. This tower would be part of the AT&T FirstNet network, primarily for public safety and first responders. This would be right at the corner of O and Front, on Aerial Lift Co. property. […]
By News Staff on September 3, 2023
Schools

The Rio Linda Knights Football Club handed the hapless Cordova Lancers their third straight loss to open the season, while the Knights improved to 2-1 in non-league play. When the Lancers scored first and then delivered a Safety within the first 6 minutes of the game, fans were wondering which Knights team showed up for […]
By News Staff on September 1, 2023
Schools

The Arizona State Sun Devils hosted the Southern Utah Thunderbirds in a Week 1 college football game on Thursday, Aug. 31, which lasted into the early hours of Friday morning due to a lingering dust and lightning storm. The Sun Devils defeated Southern Utah 24-21 after the weather delay of two hours and 45 minutes. […]
By News Staff on August 31, 2023
Schools

We talk a lot about football in this publication, primarily because I’m a football guy- I grew up in a football family… My dad coached, and my brother played. I played for the Rio Linda Falcons growing up and played four years of ball at Rio Linda High School until graduating in 1987. Heck, I […]
By News Staff on August 30, 2023
Happenings

It’s been a big year for music, no doubt about it. We crawled out of the COVID cave last year and promoters began cranking up the touring music machine for bands that have been stuck in the house and in the studio for a couple of years. Talk about your masses yearning to be free! […]
By News Staff on August 30, 2023
News

A Rio Linda pedestrian accident happened Thursday afternoon at Dry Creek Road and O Street. The incident occurred around 12:37 p.m. on August 24th, according to the California Highway Patrol. Initially, Sacramento County Sheriff Deputies reported that the incident was a case of assault with a deadly weapon- first with a length of rebar, and then […]
By News Staff on August 28, 2023
Schools

Tuesday, August 29 Girls Volleyball is at Kennedy- Freshmen 4:30, JV 5:30, Varsity 6:30. Bus departs at 3:00. Wednesday, August 30 Water Polo is home vs Roseville- Girls 5:00, Boys 6:00. Thursday, August 31 Girls Volleyball is home vs Laguna Creek- Freshmen 4:30, JV 5:30, Varsity 6:30. Friday, September 1 Football is at Cordova- JV […]
By News Staff on August 28, 2023
Schools

After a rocky start and a tough loss versus Center, the Knights came out of the locker room with a new purpose in life, and showed the prep sports community exactly what they are made of in 2023. Because I am the stadium’s public address announcer during games, I can’t take the notes that inform […]
By News Staff on August 22, 2023
Schools

Dr. Steve Martinez Twin Rivers Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Steve Martinez sent out a letter to parents on Tuesday in light of recent violent crimes which have happened near Rio Linda High School over the past 5 days. — Aug. 22, 2023,To Our Twin Rivers Families, In Twin Rivers Unified School District, your children […]
By News Staff on August 22, 2023
Crime & Safety

The California Highway Patrol (CHP), North Sacramento Area, has revealed plans to conduct a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, September 1, 2023, within the unincorporated region of Sacramento County. The checkpoint operation is scheduled to commence at approximately 9:30 p.m., becoming fully operational at 10:00 p.m., and will be in effect […]