Livestock Conservancy Grant Awarded

Dixon’s own Bianca Currey, has received a microgrant award from The Livestock Conservancy to support her work with Rhinelander rabbits, an endangered agricultural livestock breed. Read More »

New Home Sales Surge in New Year

New home sales in the Greater Sacramento region saw their typical January surge as buyers returned to new home communities after the holiday lull, the North State Building Industry Association reported Feb. 11. Read More »

Benefit Fruit Tree Sale March 1

There’s nothing like picking and eating fresh, tree-ripened fruit. You can beautify your yard and reduce your grocery bills at the Winters Friends of the Library annual Fruit Tree Sale. Read More »

Downtown Dixon Announces 2025 Plans

The Downtown Dixon Business Association hosted its first meeting of 2025 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at Dawson’s Bar & Grill, 105 N. First St. Read More »

Celebrate Dixon Tickets on Sale

Tickets are now on sale for Celebrate Dixon, which runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the Dixon Fairgrounds’ Denverton Hall, 655 S. First St. Read More »

Dixon News Briefs 2-14-25

Dixon’s Car Dealerships, Comedy Show, Rotary Crab Feed and more. Read More »

Learning About Memory Loss

If you have noticed an increase in episodes of not being able to remember things, and not necessarily a person’s name, place or where you put your phone, you might be concerned that it isn’t just aging. Read More »

Moose Lodge Dinner Raises $5,000

Dixon Moose Lodge Number 1120, located at 180 W. B St., is a membership-based organization that focuses on community outreach efforts, serving those in need within their locales. From 6 to 8:30 p.m. Read More »

Recognizing Employee Service Milestones

At the Feb. 4 meeting, the Dixon City Council heard a presentation of the 2024 Service Awards for Dixon city employees who had reached significant service milestones. Read More »

Snowpack Dips Well Below Average in Second Snow Survey of the Season

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) Jan. 31 conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station. Read More »

Art Shapiro Does it Again: Wins Beer-for-a-Butterfly Contest

University of California, Davis distinguished professor emeritus Art Shapiro has done it again. Read More »

US Cryotherapy Speaks to Soroptimists

US Cryotherapy is a family-owned business founded by the Kramer family in 2011. The company is a pioneer in the cryotherapy industry, having built the first-of-its-kind whole-body wellness and recovery center in the United States. Read More »

Seeking Businesses for Dixon High School Job Shadowing Program

The Dixon Chamber of Commerce is seeking businesses that are interested in helping approximately 75 juniors and seniors at Dixon High School Public Service Academy by having them “job shadow” for either four or eight hours one day in the spring. Read More »

Dixon Community Theater Presents ‘Hamlet: Paranormal Activity’

Get ready for a theatrical experience like no other. Dixon Community Theater will present “Hamlet: Paranormal Activity,” a bold and innovative modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. Read More »

Celebrate Dixon and Showcase Your Business

The Dixon Chamber of Commerce is proud to present “Celebrate Dixon,” where we will honor the 62nd Annual Citizen of the Year, the 29th Annual Business of the Year, the Ambassador of the Year, the Veteran of the Year and the Nonprofit of the Year. Read More »

Dixon News Briefs 2-7-25

Line Dancing, Car Show, Valentine Cookie Class, and more Read More »

Safe Routes to School Educates Students

On Jan. 31, Solano Safe Routes to School hosted an event at Dixon High School, 555 College Way, to offer free bike repairs and education. Read More »

Celebrating Valentine’s Day in Dixon

Valentine’s Day is approaching fast on Feb. 14 and several businesses and organizations in Dixon and the wider Solano County community are hosting holiday events meant to give residents a day to remember. Read More »

Brinkerhoff Plaque Returned Decades Later

The Brinkerhoff Home on E. A St., occupied by Maria and David Cornejo, is a piece of Dixon’s history dating back hundreds of years. Read More »

New Testing Finds Illegal Levels of Bisphenol S in Receipt Paper

On Jan. 14, the nonprofit watchdog Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced new legal action against eight companies for exposing customers to Bisphenol S (BPS)–the lesser-known but also harmful chemical cousin to Bisphenol A (BPA)–in receipt paper. Read More »

Dave James Scholl 09/23/1947 - 1/23/2025

David James Scholl, age 77, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025, at Crestview Court Rest Home, Cedar Hill, Texas, after a long illness. Read More »

Historical Society to Host Car Dealership Presentation

More memories will be made as the Dixon Historical Society presents the history of various Dixon Car Dealerships from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Dixon United Methodist Church, located at 209 N. Jefferson St. Read More »

Black History Month Events Set

Black History Month is an annual holiday that focuses on the trials and triumphs of the Black community, primarily in the United States. Established by African American historian, author and journalist Carter G. Woodson for purposes of tradition and reform, the month-long celebration looks to both the past and the future. Read More »

Ruhstaller Farms to Present Comedy Shows

Ruhstaller Farms, 6686 Sievers Road., held its first of a series of comedy shows, Stand-up Ruhstaller, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Jan. 23, and intends to hold more shows on the fourth Thursday of each month. Read More »

Child Care Planning Council Forum is Feb. 1

Solano County Office of Education (SCOE), in collaboration with the Solano Child Care Planning Council and other community partners, is hosting its annual Child Care Planning Council Community Forum. Read More »

Upcoming Volunteer Planting Events at Lake Solano

Solano Research Conservation District, Putah Creek Council and Solano County Parks are working with community members to plant a Demonstration Garden at Lake Solano Park. Read More »

Dixon News Briefs 1-31-25

Valentine Candy Class, AI Lunchbreak, 2025 Dixon Rotary Crab Feed and more Read More »

Study Session Held on Proposed Residential Community

On Jan. 21, the Dixon City Council held both a special meeting and a regular meeting. Read More »

Dixon Women’s Improvement Club Holds ‘Dining for Scholarships’

Here’s your chance to avoid the Valentine dinner rush while helping to raise scholarship monies for local students at the Dixon Women’s Improvement Club annual Scholarship Fundraiser Dinner on Monday, Feb. 10, at Bud’s Pub & Grill, 100 South First St. Read More »

It Pays to Major in Agriculture

Not many organizations sponsor college scholarships for Solano County high school graduates majoring in an agricultural-related field, but the Friends of the Dixon May Fair does and has for the past 25 years. Read More »

Thompson, Kelly Introduce Short Line Railroad Tax Credit Modernization Act

Introduces legislation that would make it easier to keep local rail lines operating and in good repair and improve commerce in communities nationwide Read More »

Dave Scholl, Former Publisher Passes Away

Dave J. Scholl, former owner and publisher of the Dixon Independent Voice, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of January 23, 2025, after a long illness. Read More »

Morro Bay: The Classic California Experience

Some California coastal towns could be studied for their formula of economic and cultural success, and Morro Bay would be among the most influential. Read More »

Girl Scouts of Northern California Kicks Off 2025 Cookie Season

On Jan. 13, Girl Scouts of Northern California kicked off its 2025 cookie season. Read More »

Live Your Dream Award Winner is Vanessa Sendejas Chavez

Soroptimist International of Dixon proudly awarded Vanessa Sendejas Chavez with a $2,000 check to support her journey toward achieving her career aspirations. Read More »