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Live Oak Approves Residential Lot Split

Oct 13, 2026 03:11PM ● By Shaunna Boyd

At the Oct. 7 meeting, the Live Oak City Council considered a resolution to approve a residential lot split for a 0.33-acre parcel located at 2962 Elm St. in the southwest area of the city.

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Hock's Celebrates 50 Years of Theater

Oct 13, 2026 03:04PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Anniversary Production Opens Nov. 5

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Biggs and Gridley Form Negotiating Committees

Oct 13, 2026 01:52PM ● By Susan Meeker

Gridley and Biggs have appointed city council representatives to negotiate a new electric maintenance agreement, with plans to explore additional opportunities for sharing municipal services, resources and costs.

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Quota of Gridley members share a laugh while serving beverages

A Night Out the Quota Way

Oct 13, 2026 01:46PM ● By Seti Long

Quota of Gridley is preparing for its annual fall fundraiser, The Tasting Event, with the theme “A Night Out the Quota Way.”

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Orchard Horizon Taking Shape in Gridley

Oct 12, 2026 12:37PM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

The roof is on, the framework is in place and the hallways are taking shape at Gridley’s new 16-bed youth psychiatric facility.

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Local Leaders Tour Beale Air Force Base

Oct 12, 2026 12:29PM ● By MPG Staff

Civic and business leaders from across Northern California gathered at Beale Air Force Base on Sept. 25 for the annual Beale 360 Tour, offering participants a behind-the-scenes look at the installation's aircraft, military operations and global defense mission.

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Caltrans Calls for Increased Driver Awareness

Oct 12, 2026 12:19PM ● By MPG Staff

Caltrans is urging motorists to slow down and follow traffic safety laws after six highway construction workers were struck and killed in work zones across California since Aug. 10.

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Community Reading Marks Pooh's Centennial, Oct. 14

Oct 09, 2026 09:28PM ● By MPG Staff

Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture will celebrate 100 years of Winnie-the-Pooh with a free community reading Oct. 14 at the Burrows Center for the Arts in Marysville. Attendees can read aloud, listen and bring a favorite stuffed animal.

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County Honors Code Enforcement Officers

Oct 06, 2026 02:25PM ● By Susan Meeker

Butte County recognized the officers whose work ranges from unsafe buildings and abandoned vehicles to zoning, cannabis and life-safety violations during Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week, Oct. 5-9.

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Autoberfest, Bierfest Return to Feather Falls, Oct. 10

Oct 06, 2026 02:21PM ● By MPG Staff

Feather Falls Casino Resort will host its annual Autoberfest Car Show and Bierfest on Oct. 10, combining a daytime car show with an afternoon beer tasting that will benefit the Oroville Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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Knights Continue Community Breakfast Tradition

Oct 06, 2026 02:16PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

The first Sunday of the month brings an opportunity for the community to join the Knights of Columbus, St. Mary’s Council 12527, for a tradition that goes back so far that many aren’t sure when it began.

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Residents Urge Gridley to Challenge Housing Mandates

Oct 06, 2026 02:11PM ● By Susan Meeker

State housing requirements have some Gridley residents asking city leaders to fight changes they fear could reshape their neighborhoods, including exploring a different form of city government.

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Live Oak FFA officers and club members serve meals

Live Oak FFA Puts ‘Living to Serve’ Into Action

Oct 06, 2026 01:42PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Live Oak FFA fired up the grills Friday, Oct. 2 for its annual Tri-Tip BBQ, one of the chapter's largest fundraisers of the year, helping support student travel, competitions and leadership activities.

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State Law Addresses Grocery Access

Oct 05, 2026 01:12PM ● By MPG Staff

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing certain restrictions that prevent new grocery stores from opening on properties previously occupied by grocers to be removed.

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Participants raft along the lower Yuba River

Salmon Expeditions Return to Yuba

Oct 05, 2026 12:57PM ● By South Yuba River Citizens League

Families will have an opportunity to raft the lower Yuba River this fall while learning about Chinook salmon, river ecology and restoration work through two public expeditions offered by the South Yuba River Citizens League.

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PG&E Warns of Door-to-Door Scam

Oct 05, 2026 12:54PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning customers about individuals going door to door while posing as PG&E employees and asking to see customers' utility bills.

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Contractors use a crane and barge system to move and install a fixed cone valve

Oroville Dam Work Reaches Completion

Oct 05, 2026 12:51PM ● By MPG Staff

The California Department of Water Resources has completed a $235 million rehabilitation of Oroville Dam’s river valve outlet system, an infrastructure project designed to improve the dam’s reliability and preserve access to cold water stored deep in Lake Oroville.

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Farm Voices Gain Statutory Role

Oct 05, 2026 12:44PM ● By MPG Staff

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry that places two California agricultural advisory committees into state law.

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Cannabis Enforcement Bill Signed

Oct 05, 2026 11:50AM ● By MPG Staff

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry aimed at closing enforcement gaps in California's cannabis and hemp laws.

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BBB Warns of Gift Card Scam

Oct 05, 2026 11:45AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about postcards promising hundreds of dollars in free gas and grocery cards that may instead lead to unauthorized charges.

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FAA Awards Contract for New Air Traffic Control Tower at SMF

Oct 05, 2026 11:07AM ● By Sacramento International Airport News Release

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a design-build contract to Walsh Federal LLC for a new air traffic control tower at Sacramento International Airport (SMF).

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Gridley Weighs Cost of Higher Fees

Sep 29, 2026 10:44AM ● By Susan Meeker

The cost of providing city services could mean higher fees for Gridley residents and builders, but city officials worry that passing along those costs could make new homes more expensive and change residents’ behavior.

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Bulldog Brews Returns to Campus

Sep 29, 2026 09:55AM ● By Seti Long

Bulldog Brews is back for the 2026-27 school year, officially serving new menu items along with classic favorites.

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Business Awards Luncheon Set Oct. 2

Sep 28, 2026 05:41PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Sixteen Sutter County businesses and organizations will receive recognition Oct. 2 during the second annual Bounty of Sutter County Business Awards Luncheon in Live Oak.

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Casa de Esperanza Receives $5,000 Grant

Sep 28, 2026 05:34PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Casa de Esperanza has received a $5,000 grant from Union Pacific Railroad to support services for survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties.

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National Pumpkin Weigh Off at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm

Oregon Grower Sets Pumpkin Record

Sep 28, 2026 01:12PM ● By MPG Staff

A 2,613-pound pumpkin tipped the scales at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm on Saturday, Sept. 26, earning an Oregon grower a new state record and the top prize at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off.

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Gridley Museum Board Selects Officers

Sep 22, 2026 10:34AM ● By MPG Staff

Gridley Museum elected its 2026-27 officers at its last board meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16.

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Live Oak Approves Measure G Agreement

Sep 22, 2026 10:32AM ● By Shaunna Boyd

At the Sept. 16 meeting of the Live Oak City Council, two residents spoke during public comment to express concerns about the city’s financial troubles, worrying that they could lead to future bankruptcy and requesting more transparency.

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Young festivalgoers enjoy a playful moment

Harvest Festival Brings Durham Together

Sep 22, 2026 10:25AM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

Classic cars under the shade trees, prize pumpkins, music, food and family activities helped turn Durham Community Park into a hometown gathering place Sept. 20 for the 47th annual Durham Harvest Festival.

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Gridley Church Marks 100 Years

Sep 22, 2026 10:15AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley’s Christian Life Assembly Church celebrated 100 years of ministry with a two-day centennial celebration last weekend.

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Coalition Urges Newsom to Sign AB 2700

Sep 21, 2026 04:34PM ● By MPG Staff

Wildfire survivors, elected officials, business representatives and community advocates gathered in Santa Rosa on Sept. 18 to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation aimed at addressing compensation for victims of utility-caused wildfires.

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Trash Collection Days Changing in Yuba-Sutter

Sep 21, 2026 04:09PM ● By MPG Staff

About 35,000 Recology Yuba-Sutter customers could see changes to their garbage collection days beginning the week of Oct. 12 as the company restructures routes across Yuba and Sutter counties.

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Katy Rose, a Rotary member, author and functional medicine practitioner,

Poets, Readers Gather in Browns Valley, Sept. 27

Sep 21, 2026 12:54PM ● By MPG Staff

Poets, writers and listeners are invited to gather for Poetry in the Park at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Sycamore Ranch Park, 5390 Highway 20 in Browns Valley.

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Tax Divide Deepens Across Sutter County

Sep 21, 2026 12:39PM ● By Susan Meeker

The city councils of Yuba City and Live Oak have signed off on their shares of Sutter County’s proposed 1% sales tax, leaving voters to decide Nov. 3 whether the latest attempt to raise local sales taxes moves forward.

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