Traffic has been slowed on Highway 99 as the underground drainage work is done in front of Les Schwab Tire and Dow Lewis and will be heading south.

A Public Hearing was held Monday night during the Gridley City Council meeting in regards to applying for up to $800,000 in a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).

The people of Live Oak have lost a true friend and will no doubt feel this loss for quite some time. Al Fortino, 83-years-old, died Tuesday, leaving more than just a spot on the Live Oak City Council.

The Gridley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved several repairs and updates in the district at Wednesday's board meeting.

The fire service as a whole has been a long running supporter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Its history began in 1952 when the father of a child who was burdened with a neuro-muscular disease, in desperation, sought the aid of George Graney, IAFF Local 718 member and the help of the Boston Fire Company. Immediately, twenty firefighters set out to conduct a door-to-door canister drive that raised $5,000 to help with the child’s medical expenses.

The Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) project has possibly hit a snag, as the biggest shareholder, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, has withdrawn from the 600 mile high voltage power line project that was to affect many landowners in the Sutter Buttes.