The new rector at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Pauma Valley, The Rev. Katharine Flexer, wants to get out and get to know the members of her new community. She is anxious to meet her neighbors and ...

Barbara Lee Leppelman, 78, of Valley Center, passed away at her residence on June 3, 2025. During the past few years she had been suffering from various health issues and recently was under Hospice ...

A structure fire erupted on Rolling Hills Drive off Old Castle Road May 24, beginning about 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. The roiling coil of dark black smoke could be seen from most parts of Valley ...

It seems that, for some years already, there has been a string of No Parking signs, perhaps 8 to10, that have lined the street opposite the entrance to the Valley Center Library on Horse Creek Road. I ...

We will have a more expansive coverage of Western Days in next week’s paper. So if you don’t see the photo of your favorite this week, look for it next week. The 75th annual Western Days parade ...

Hot dogs are great as a carnival snack food. But Sunday at the Western Days carnival a “hot dog” of a decidedly different stripe occurred when a woman attending the event left her dog unattended in th ...

Adrienne Cisneros-Selekman (left) presents a proclamation dated May 30 from Supervisor Jim Desmond’s office to Laura Gordon of the VC Western Days Committee and newly minted Honorary Mayor Marlyce ...

Valley Center is set to celebrate the vibrant heritage and artistic spirit of the American West with its latest exhibit, “Western Ways,” hosted by the Valley Center Art Gallery. This much-anticipated ...

Jane Dorotik—formerly a resident of Valley Center—but for 20 years a state prison—June 5 sued the County of San Diego after DNA evidence absolved her of the brutal murder of her husband. Robert ...

The event many residents of Valley Center have been waiting literally decades for, the groundbreaking for the opening of an Albertsons supermarket at the Native Oaks Village (formerly Liberty Bell ...

At the February Valley Center Fire Protection District board meeting Lin Werkheiser was appointed to another term as a director. It was almost exactly a month’s gap since his first term ran out and ...

Hilario Rizo is a 17 year old Mexican American, with family roots in Guanajuato, Mexico. The oldest in his family, he has two younger sisters who attend elementary school in Valley Center. Life in ...