Every town has its heroes.

More often than not, you never learn their names. Not all heroes wear capes, and we believe an overwhelming majority of the real heroes in our lives clad themselves in nothing more grand than cloaks of anonymity.

That’s why we’re bringing back something special: A chance for each of you to tell us about someone who qualifies as the “Yolo County Hero” in your eyes.

(Keep reading. In addition to some well-deserved recognition, there’s money involved here.)

First, we’ll note that real heroes take on many shapes and sizes, and they’re usually a far cry from the perfectly sculpted action figures we grew up watching in the movies. Instead, in our eyes, our true heroes are many of the regular people we see doing regular things every day.

It might be the home health care worker providing much-needed companionship for our senior citizens, the firefighter or