As Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital continues to add new services and update equipment, the latest change is the addition of the Welch Allyn Monitoring System.

Ken Speer, Assistant General Manager of Generation Services for the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), was invited to Gridley last Tuesday, January 19, by Gridley's Energy Commissioner, Owen Stiles, for a study session with Gridley City Council and Planning Commission members to discuss the Lodi Energy Center project.

The Biggs City Council Monday evening reviewed recent public works and engineering projects, agreeing that the city is now in an excellent position to handle heavy rains and wind.  Last week's storms filled puddles and gutters but did not result in any local flooding, road closures, or power
outages. 

A person who is probably one of the sweetest souls around this area has been chosen as the Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital Employee of the Month for January.

Retirement is something that most people look forward to. It can be a tough decision to finally let go. It is especially hard for Gridley-Biggs Assistant Chief Brian Cook to think about leaving the Gridley Police Department after 30 years, a career he has enjoyed so much.

In most instances the 9-1-1 system works well in emergency situations. With more than half of the 911 calls coming to the Gridley-Biggs Police Department being made from cellular phones, it can sometimes be tricky to get the exact location of the call

Dinner tickets will be available at the door for the Appreciation Dinner being held in honor of Bob Hetherwick at the Moose Lodge, this Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Gridley Councilman Dave Garner and Mayor Pro Tem Bruce Johnson handed out certificates of appreciation to members of the Gridley High School Swim Team and their coaches at their Council meeting held Tuesday at Gridley City Hall.

Gridley’s Marty Martin has performed with some of the greatest country western singers over the past 32 years, including Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubbs and Lynn Anderson to Joe Diffy and Tim McGraw to name a few. He opened for Haggard and they performed together at San Quintin for a New Years Day show in 1978.  Martin performed on the television show “California Country” for 11 years, a live broadcast.

Gridley Public Works employees could be seen Monday trying to keep up with branches and streets flooding as high winds and lots of rain hit the area. The forecast is for the wind and rain to continue through the week.

Dr. Maralee (Cartner) Bowers and her husband Adam, along with their three sons will be moving to Gridley next month, in time for Dr. Bowers to start her medical practice at the Gridley Medical Group. Gridley is the town the couple grew up in.

Gridley's own CPT Patrick Hanson and his troops of the 36th BDE, 9th IA Division Operation Iraqi Freedom cleared two villages with 400 Federal police, around 200 Iraqi Army recently and confiscated numerous weapons.

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Gridley Amending Title 13 of the Gridley Municipal Code by Adding Chapter 13.14, "Water Efficient Landscape" was approved January 4, 2010 by the following votes:

The end of a long time tradition is in store for Downtown Gridley, as Bremer Hardware comes to an end in February.    

A Gridley elementary school teacher took exception to a statement Congressman Wally Herger(R) recently made in his newsletter that stated education needs fixing.