Isaiah Murtaugh
Ventura County Star
California, United States
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Ojai Unified School District ousts superintendent Tiffany Morse
Tiffany Morse, superintendent of Ojai Unified, is out as head of the financially embattled district after nearly four years as its leader. → Read More
Simi Valley racquetball players scrap to national honors
At the USA Racquetball National Doubles & Singles Championships, the duo took first in men's open doubles, the last tier before pro-level play. → Read More
Rental housing crisis: Prices rise, options fall across Ventura County
Families and individuals across Ventura County are struggling to pay ever-rising rental housing prices. Here are their stories. → Read More
Oxnard High School locked down over weapon report
Oxnard High School was locked down early Thursday afternoon after police said they received a report of a gun on campus. → Read More
'They gave me 20 more years': After near-death outing, kayaker reunites with rescuers
A routine kayak excursion out of Ventura Harbor in 2003 nearly turned deadly when waves dragged Michael Waldman 6 miles out to sea. → Read More
Ojai school district zeroes in on school cuts
Ojai Unified School District trustees voted Wednesday night to consolidate four elementary schools into two and combine high school and middle school. → Read More
Trinity Pacific Christian School takes top honors in county mock trial contest
Trinity Pacific Christian School swept the 2023 Ventura County Mock Trial competition this week. → Read More
Students get their hands dirty at SeeAg's farm lab in Saticoy
SeeAg hosts more than 2,500 students a year at Farm Labs in Saticoy and Santa Maria. → Read More
Moorpark College to offer county's 1st community college bachelor's degree
Moorpark College will launch a first-of-its-kind bachelor's degree program in Ventura County starting in fall 2024. → Read More
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary School wins California Exemplary Arts Education Award
Meadows Arts and Technology Elementary School, a K-5 charter school in Thousand Oaks, won the 2023 California Exemplary Arts Education Award. → Read More
Families turn out to protest Ojai Unified School District's handling of budget
Dozens of Ojai Unified School District teachers, parents and children crowded an Ojai street corner to protest the district's handling of its budget. → Read More
Ojai Unified puts two schools on chopping block as part of $3.8M budget cuts
Ojai Unified School trustees approved a draft plan Friday to save $3.8 million by laying off more than a dozen employees and closing two schools. → Read More
Newbury Park elementary school first of kind in county to earn international certification
Newbury Park's Cypress Elementary School has been named an official International Baccalaureate World School. → Read More
State fiscal review finds 'high risk' of insolvency in Ojai Unified School District
Ojai Unified School District is at risk of insolvency and on track to deplete cash by summer 2024, state and county education officials warned. → Read More
12 Ventura County elementary schools receive state plaudits
One dozen Ventura County elementary schools were among the 356 honored as 2023 California Distinguished Schools. → Read More
Ventura school board approves teacher, staff raises; pay, perks to cost district $14.1M
Six months of talks finally wrapped Tuesday when Ventura school trustees approved a 10% raise for the district’s teachers and classified employees. → Read More
Update: Oxnard police wrap most of 21 high school sexual misconduct cases
A flurry of social media-led activism and campus protests in June led to more than 21 Oxnard high schoolers to report experiences of sexual abuse. → Read More
Dizzying changes seen in Ventura County politics, government in 2022
The year 2022 was marked by significant changes in Ventura County government and politics. → Read More
Local investigators wrap Thacher School sexual abuse inquiry with no charges filed
County law enforcement officials closed an 18-month investigation into 100 cases of sexual abuse at an elite boarding school in the hills above Ojai. → Read More
Ojai school district mulls school closures, again
Ojai Unified School District will consider shuttering some of its schools as it grapples with budget issues → Read More