Hunger Action Month has Begun!

Join anti-hunger advocates across the country to raise awareness of the 49 million people in the US facing hunger. Take part in Hunger Action Month and help end hunger in our community and beyond!

DHS Cross Country Lagoon Valley Classic RESULTS

DHS Cross Country Lagoon Valley Classic RESULTS

Tomato picking, 1943 version

Laying down on the job increases production

Dixon High Cross Country Run on the Green 2012 (RESULTS)

Dixon High Cross Country Run on the Green 2012

Blog: A Movie Studio for Mayberry Adventure/Saga

The long and twisted pathway leading to the building of a movie studio in Mayberry (Dixon).

Rams vs Rohnert Park Warriors: Tough Week for Dixon Youth Football (BLOG)

The Midgets team won easily, but the rest of our teams had a tougher time.

Dixon Patch Reader Looks Back on Her Move To College

Remembering my college experience and sharing some tips for college freshman as they embark on a new journey.

A Latesummer Night's Dream, Starring Brangelina

Bud's becomes the place to see and be seen.

DYFC Home Opener (PHOTOS)

DYFC Home Opener game recap.

Pet Tips: Easy Exercise Activities With Your Pet

These fun exercises allow you to bond with your pet and burn calories at the same time.

Hollywood North or River City, Iowa?

A clear-eyed look at Carissa Carpenter's business record

Are You Ready for Some DYFC Football!

DYFC season underway

Summer Grilling Recipe: Jalapeno, Lime, and Smoked Mozzarella Turkey Burger for Dixon Dialysis Patients

Chef Aaron McCargo Jr. has partnered with Fresenius Medical Care to create the following Jalapeno, Lime, and Smoked Mozzarella Turkey Burger recipe for dialysis patients.

Drug Names Seem to Come From Another Universe

From Advair to Zytiga -- and everything inbetween

Dropping Your Alarm Monitoring

There's a growing trend, in today's economy, to drop alarm monitoring from the family budget. But there is a way, to monitor your home security system yourself.

Pet Health: Part 2 - Keeping Your Pet Cool in the Summer

Summer Pet Tips: Part 2 - Keeping Your Pet Cool in the Summer

New List of Top-Rated Dixon Nonprofits

GreatNonprofits.org released today its first ever list of top-rated nonprofits in Dixon, which Patch.com readers can use to discover top-rated nonprofits to give, volunteer, or intern with.

DYFC Texas Roadhouse Drive-Thru BBQ Fundraiser

DYFC Texas Roadhouse Drive-Thru BBQ Fundraiser

Are You Ready for Summer? Keeping Your Pet Cool in the Summer

Tips On Keeping Your Pet Cool in the Summer

Spiders and other back-burner stuff

Compliments and complaints

What Genentech didn't tell us when it came to Dixon

Genentech has kept its Dixon facility off the public radar screen.

Why I Don't Like Police DUI Checkpoints

A look at how "security" concerns have infringed upon our personal liberties.

Murder Mystery at the Library: Bleeding Two Million Dollars

My declining support for Mr. Atkins

DYFC 2012 Season Right Around the Corner!

DYFC registration

Learning to Love Downtown Dixon

Dixon may not have a downtown like Davis or Winters, but who wants a lot of tourists, anyway?

Last Chance to Save on DYFC Football Registration

Early registration savings

If you care for your dog, you'll do this ....

Dixon's lost dogs with no ID tags

So You Wanna Be in the Movies Do Ya? Model Making Workshop for the Movie Industry.

Model building for the movie industry. Learn how Star Wars, Indiana Jones and many other movies were made. Learn how it was done by the people that did and continue to do it today.

Facebook's IPO and What it Says About Stocks in General

Basically, companies are allowed to print their own money

Another Parenting Challenge - Explaining Disability

How would you explain a disfiguring injury to you child? Here's how I stumbled through it...

Friday night at the Vassar/Pickler concert: Waiting for the Words

In country western music, words are the thing

What You Hate Now, You May Learn to Love

Making the change from milk chocolate to really dark chocolate

Financial officer stole $53 million from city of Dixon (Illinois)

Grass-roots effort to make Dixon's government more transparent needs your signature

What's Happening in May of 2012

What's New in the Month of May at Sutter Davis Hospital Auxiliary!

Lucasfilm Considers Getting Cozy with Dixon

Can Lucasfilm be lured into building in Dixon?

New online gallery shows cameraphone photos of Dixon area

The debut of a cameraphone or camera phone photo gallery

Obama Energy Policy: Throw Out the Baby with the Bath Water

Last week President Obama presented his plan on dealing with high oil prices in the United States. There are many flaws in the plan and many reasons to believe why it won't work.

Accusations That Walmart Used Bribery to Quickly Expand in Mexico, and Examples of Bribery I've Seen

A lengthy New York Times article detailed Walmart's use of bribery in Mexico.

Dixon Youth Football & Cheer Sign Ups

DYFC Sign Ups

Honey Bee Colony Collapse, third study comes to nearly the same conclusion.

Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder, trail leads to pesticide poisoning.