Kids Choir Prepares Christmas Musical

Gridley Christian Church will begin rehearsals Sept. 8 for “Bethlehem Treasure,” a Christmas musical featuring children from age 4 through eighth grade. Read More »

Gridley Charges Back in Win over Colusa

The Gridley Bulldogs fought back and took a non-league matchup against the Colusa RedHawks in five sets (21-25, 17-35, 25-18, 25-23, 15-9) on Aug. 20. Read More »

Gridley Commits More Money to Sports Complex Lights

After repeated setbacks and mounting costs, Gridley is pressing ahead with another attempt to get seven light poles installed at its sports complex. Read More »

Live Oak Council Updates Nuisance Codes

At the Aug. 19 meeting, the Live Oak City Council held a public hearing to consider repealing two chapters of the municipal code regarding nuisance abatement and the neighborhood and community preservation program, to be replaced by one comprehensive chapter. Read More »

Wildfire Grants Support Butte, Colusa Projects

The North Valley Community Foundation has awarded $131,341 to 10 wildfire prevention, preparedness and response projects across Butte, Glenn, Tehama and Colusa counties. Read More »

Gridley Titans Roll Through Week 2

The Gridley Titans Youth Football program continued its strong start to the 2026 season Sunday, Aug. 23, with the 8U, 10U and 14U teams each earning victories over the Willows Jr. Honkers. Read More »

Gridley Buys Cedar Street Property

The Gridley City Council approved the $125,000 purchase of a former Butte County Public Works property to secure a site for a future sewer lift station as the city plans for growth and the eventual replacement of aging infrastructure. Read More »

Fair Memories

Locals Share Their Favorite Memories from the Butte County Fair Over the Years Read More »

Butte County Begins Replacing Ballot Tabulators

Butte County is beginning to replace aging equipment used to count ballots, approving the purchase of two new tabulators as election officials prepare for the Nov. 3 general election. Read More »

Riceland Exhibition Opens in Colusa

Forty years after leaving California, artist Ema Lahey returned to the Sacramento Valley and began looking again at a landscape she had known since childhood. Read More »

Worth the Read: Bridget’s Gambit Revisits California History

I grew up surrounded by California history and stories of the Gold Rush. Read More »

Gallagher Challenges California Harbor Regulations

Rep. James Gallagher has introduced a congressional resolution seeking to overturn federal approval of California emissions requirements for commercial vessels, arguing the regulations will increase costs for businesses, fishing guides and consumers. Read More »

Nicolaus Labor Day Parade Returns Sept. 7

One of south Sutter County’s longtime Labor Day traditions will return Sept. 7 as the Nicolaus Labor Day Parade rolls into its 35th year with the theme “All Aboard the Memories.” Read More »

Bulldogs are Now Hunted as Top Team in D-III

The Gridley Bulldogs had their best season in 2025 as their lone loss came in the final minutes of the CIF-4A NorCal final against Lincoln (San Jose). Read More »

Young Artist Paints Fair Backdrop

Grace Emerson, 16, painted a backdrop mural for the 2026 Butte County Fair. Read More »

Skip Banks Returns to Butte Fair

Most balloon entertainers twist balloons into animals. Skip Banks takes a different approach. He climbs inside one. Read More »

Scholarship Contestants Ready for Fair

Ten young women from across Butte County will take the Courtyard Stage Thursday, Aug. 27, seeking titles through the Miss Butte County Scholarship Program, but those selected will have little time to simply wear their new crowns. Read More »

Museum Revisits Butte County Fair

The Gridley Museum is hosting a temporary display featuring images and memorabilia from the Butte County Fair throughout the years. Read More »

Juggler Brings Tricks to Butte Fair

A basketball-playing unicyclist who juggles fire, folds origami and has competed among some of the world's top jugglers will roam the Butte County Fairgrounds when the fair returns Aug. 27-30. Read More »

Grandstand Events Bring Racing, Rodeo to Fair

Rodeo, motorcycle racing and crashing cars will take over the grandstand during the final three days of the Butte County Fair, with events scheduled Friday through Sunday at the Butte County Fairgrounds. Read More »

Butte Fair Sets Music Lineup

Live music and traditional Mexican dance will take the stages at the Butte County Fair as entertainment accompanies the four-day fair Aug. 27-30. Read More »

Cheers to Community at the Fair

Although the Butte County Fair is a countywide event, the Gridley community turns out in force each year to support the fair and its local service organizations. Read More »

Butte County Fair Offers Alternate Fun

Concerts, carnival rides and livestock may draw much of the attention at the Butte County Fair, but fairgoers looking for something different will find bingo, karaoke and a series of eating contests during the four-day fair Aug. 27-30. Read More »

Dam License Looms Over Water Debate

Hundreds of comments and an overflow crowd brought concerns about potential data centers to the Butte County Water Commission, but commissioners and speakers were warned that a decades-old issue involving Oroville Dam could carry far greater consequences for the county's water and economy. Read More »

Golden Days and Country Ways at the Butte County Fair!

The Butte County Fair returns Aug. 27-30 with four days of livestock shows, carnival rides, exhibits, entertainment and a new Fairtime Marketplace showcasing products from local farm stand businesses. Read More »

Gridley Youth Football Opens Season

The Gridley Titans Youth Football program returned to the field Aug. 15, opening the 2026 season with four games against the West Valley Jr. Eagles of Cottonwood. Read More »

Butte County Opens Door to Mobile Food Courts

Mobile food courts can now operate in unincorporated Butte County under new zoning rules approved by the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11. Read More »

Biggs Awards Contract to Close Sidewalk Gap

The City of Biggs is moving ahead with a $113,100 project to close a gap in the sidewalk along 5th Street, creating a continuous pedestrian route from the south end of the city toward downtown. Read More »

California Fuel Prices Continue to Fall

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Marysville Man Arrested in Homicide

A Marysville man was arrested on suspicion of homicide with an alleged hate-crime component after a fatal stabbing near a transient encampment along the Yuba River. Read More »

Whole Foods Market Announces a Recall of Select Foods Products Because of Possible Health Risk

Recall issued in connection with Coast Citrus Distributors’ recall of fresh jalapenos associated in an outbreak FDA is currently investigating Read More »

Gridley Pair Arrested After Pursuit

Two Gridley residents were arrested after a stolen vehicle investigation led Yuba City police on a pursuit that ended in a crash and search for the suspects. Read More »