• A local oil company that operates the 65-year-old Placerita oil field off of Sierra Highway in Newhall has been acquired.
• A Santa Clarita man was recognized for contributions to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• A brush fire tied up traffic on Bouquet Canyon Road Monday evening.
• Hart district officials held a special meeting Tuesday to appoint a new chief financial officer to oversee the finances for the Santa Clarita Valley’s junior high and high school district.
• Warmer temperatures today, highs reached 81 degrees this afternoon.

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