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 »

Butte County Reports First West Nile Death

Butte County has recorded its first West Nile virus-related death of 2026 as health officials urge residents to reduce standing water and protect themselves from mosquito bites. Read More »

Biggs Charges into 2026 Under Familiar Face in Program

A familiar face returns to Biggs as head coach Eddie Del Rio returns to the helm of the Wolverines program. Read More »

Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Begins Resiliency Center

Construction is underway on a new Community Resiliency Center at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, a roughly 40,000-square-foot facility designed to serve Butte County during emergencies while providing space for community use throughout the year. Read More »

New Bus Route Connects Williams, Sacramento

Travelers now have a new direct bus connection to Sacramento International Airport and downtown Sacramento with the launch of an Interstate 5 express route serving communities between Redding and the state capital. Read More »

National Night Out Brings Communities Together

National Night Out 2026 boasted its largest crowd yet despite triple-digit temperatures Tuesday, Aug. 4. Read More »

Motorcycle Show Raises $15,000 for Veterans

The third annual Stars, Stripes & Bikes motorcycle show raised nearly $15,000 for programs supporting local veterans and their families during its July 11 event at Feather Falls Casino Resort. Read More »

GUSD Outlines New Cellphone Restrictions

Gridley Unified School District students will face new restrictions on when they can use cellphones and other personal electronic devices on campus this school year, with the rules varying by grade level. Read More »

Gridley Library Hosts Author Paula Scott, Sept. 24

From newspaper reporting to bestselling books, Sutter County author Paula Scott has built a writing career around stories often rooted in California. Read More »

Butte County Sheriff Warns of Jury Scam

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam in which callers impersonate sheriff’s personnel and demand money over claims of missed jury duty. Read More »

The Magical Journey of Live Oak LL Softball Ends with Pride

The Live Oak Little League 10-12 Softball teams’ journey may have ended in Greenville, North Carolina on Aug. 4, but the memories from this past summer will be remembered for a lifetime. Read More »

USDA Opens Peach Removal Program

California peach growers have until Sept. 1 to apply for a $9 million federal program to help remove cling peach trees following economic challenges facing the industry and the closure of the Del Monte processing facility. Read More »

T-Mobile Plans Yuba City Tailgate, Aug. 15

A free football tailgate comes to Yuba City Aug. 15 with local players, cheerleaders and band members, games, giveaways and information about a national high school competition. Read More »

Freebirds Drop Five of Last Six Against Modesto and Oakland

The Yuba-Sutter Freebirds struggled throughout another week from Aug. 4-9 as they went 1-5. Read More »

Campaign Supports Local Young Athletes

Nearly seven years after 13-year-old Alec Flores was killed by a drunk driver while walking to school, a nonprofit created in his memory continues to help young athletes participate in sports. Read More »

Former Biggs Mayor Pleads No Contest

Former Biggs Mayor Robert Brian Bassett pleaded no contest Aug. 5 to three sex crime charges involving a foreign exchange student who lived in his home while she was a minor. Read More »

Community Rallies for Back-to-School Giveaway

More than 300 local children received backpacks, clothing, shoes and school supplies during the Something for Nothing Live Oak, Gridley and Biggs giveaway Aug. 1 at The Father's House church in Live Oak. Read More »

Gallagher Urges State to Protect Goat Grazing

Rep. James Gallagher is joining three other California members of Congress in urging Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders to restore an overtime exemption for commercial goat herders, arguing that the policy change could weaken one of California's established methods of reducing wildfire fuel. Read More »

Gridley Schools See Hiring Gains Before Classes Begin

Gridley Unified School District will begin the new school year with a larger pool of teacher applicants than last year, but district officials still expect to rely on six teacher interns and one emergency-permitted teacher to staff hard-to-fill classrooms. Read More »

West Nile Activity Expands Across Yuba, Sutter

The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito and Vector Control District is urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites after detecting additional West Nile virus activity throughout Yuba and Sutter counties. Read More »

History of Sacramento Baseball on Display

For baseball fans looking to escape the summer heat, a drive to the Sacramento History Museum will treat visitors to the Play Ball! exhibit that traces the history of baseball in Sacramento from the first official game in 1860 to the present-day River Cats team. Read More »

MADD Recognizes Gridley Police Officers

Two members of the Gridley Police Department received regional recognition from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Sacramento. Read More »

Gallagher Introduces Water Reliability Bill

Rep. James Gallagher has introduced legislation in Congress that would expand federal support for water storage projects, habitat restoration and infrastructure improvements throughout the Sacramento River Basin. Read More »

Doug Arnold Ends Final Chapter of Public Service

Vice Mayor Doug Arnold has resigned from the Biggs City Council, bringing to a close decades of public service that included eight years on the Planning Commission and 14 years as an elected official. Read More »