Health officials view flu season with caution

As of Oct. 16, the county of San Diego confirmed 215 cases of influenza with no deaths. At the same time in 2020, with...

DERBY DAY

Nicholas Swanson, 9, placed 4th in the stock car class at this year’s local American Soap Box Derby race sponsored by the Alpine Kiwanis...

October brings attention to obese pet awareness

October is National Pet Obesity Month with Oct. 13 recognized as National Pet Obesity Day. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention reports that more...

Global network pools business acumen

Small businesses in several specialties and industry have made significant strides in the world of business-to-business networking. For 35 years, LeTip of Greater San...

Group changing stutter stigma

Kaja Bajc came to San Diego five years ago from Slovenia. Stuttering since she was five, she said was in a very dark place...

Wagner takes the helm at O’Farrell Charter

Alpine resident Cynthia “Cindy” Wagner was appointed as superintendent of The O’Farrell Charter Schools, a community-based institution in Southeastern San Diego that includes The...

Grappling with COVID for ‘Long Haul’

Now, 20 months after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the U.S., there is evidence that people suffer from various conditions after...

County to use millions of COVID relief funds for youth sports...

The county of San Diego will use $2 million of American Rescue Plan Act funding for youth sports and camps at county parks. The San...

Abundance of caution postpones Open House

Alpine Fire Protection District will not be holding its annual Open House this year, Alpine Fire Marshal Jason McBroom said. “We have followed suit...

Contract approved for guardrail replacements

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized a construction contract which will include replacing three guardrails in Alpine. The supervisors’ 5-0 vote Oct. 6...