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Press Conference will Highlight Priorities for Agriculture

Mar 17, 2025 05:11PM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

The California Agricultural Coalition, including the California Farm Bureau, California Cotton Ginners & Growers Association, California Association of Winegrape Growers and Western Tree Nut Association, will host a press conference to discuss the group’s key agricultural priorities for the upcoming legislative year.

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Reducing Wildfire Risk: PG&E Community Meeting on Undergrounding

Mar 17, 2025 04:55PM ● By PG&E News Release

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is continuing to underground powerlines on the ridge and will be starting two major projects in April along Skyway and Pentz Road.

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Become a First Responder, Teacher and Leader through Service

Mar 17, 2025 04:47PM ● By California Volunteers, Office of the Governor News Release

On March 12, Governor Gavin Newsom and Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-Serve) Director Josh Fryday announced California is seeking 10,000 people to join the California Service Corps.

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State Route 162 Overnight Closures Scheduled for Butte City Bridge

Mar 17, 2025 04:10PM ● By Caltrans News Release

Caltrans will fully close the Butte City Bridge on State Route 162 (SR-162) overnights from Thursday, March 13 through Wednesday, March 19 to allow crews to install joint assemblies across the new bridge deck.

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Bulldogs Boys State Championship Run Ends

Mar 12, 2025 04:38PM ● By Dillon Longmire

The Gridley Bulldogs boys’ basketball team played in two exciting down-to-the-wire games in the 2025 CIF State Boys Basketball Championships.

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Bulldogs Baseball Opens Season in Colusa

Mar 12, 2025 04:36PM ● By Dillon Longmire

The Gridley Bulldogs baseball team started their season in the Colusa Mike West Invitational where they faced the Durham Trojans, Winter Warriors, and the Colusa Redhawks.

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Young Drivers Given Tips on Truck Safety

Mar 12, 2025 04:24PM ● By Butte County Public Health Press Release

Butte County Public Health (BCPH) is proud to announce a new partnership between its Safe Routes to School program and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to provide crucial education to young drivers at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico and Las Plumas High School in Oroville.

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New Clock Honors Dick Jones

Mar 12, 2025 04:15PM ● By Connie Voss

In honor of its centennial, Gridley Rotary Club has ordered a commemorative clock to be placed on the Hazel Street side of the Gridley Museum.

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Work Begins on South Paradise Vegetation Management Project

Mar 12, 2025 04:03PM ● By CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department News Release

AL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department has officially commenced work on the 8,000-acre South Paradise Vegetation Management Project (VMP) this week, following the receipt of a $1.5-million Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).

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Chloe’s Cosmetics Holds Grand Opening

Mar 12, 2025 03:51PM ● By Connie Voss

On March 5, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Chloe’s Cosmetics and Beauty PMU (Permanent Makeup) Academy, 1061 Hazel St.

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The Tragedy on Thermalito Afterbay

Mar 12, 2025 10:43AM ● By Will Sheffield

On Dec. 14, 2024, tragedy struck the Clark/Combs family when their two teen sons were involved in a Thermalito Afterbay hunting accident.

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Live Oak Considers Water Rate Increases

Mar 12, 2025 09:45AM ● By Shaunna Boyd

Live Oak City Council members heard a mid-year budget report and considered amendments to the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget during their March 5 meeting.

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Sen. Roger Niello Appointed to Little Hoover Commission

Mar 11, 2025 10:39AM ● By Little Hoover Commission News Release

State Sen. Roger Niello (R-Fair Oaks) has been appointed to the Little Hoover Commission by the Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg).

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Rice Fields Provide Vital Habitat for Snakes, Birds, Fish

Mar 11, 2025 09:59AM ● By Kat Kerlin, University of California, Davis

From ducks and cranes to giant garter snakes and salmon, flooded rice fields in California's Central Valley offer important, often vital habitat to many wildlife species.

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Restoring California: A Call to Cobb Mountain

Mar 10, 2025 12:13PM ● By Dannah Nielsen, photos by Dannah Nielsen

Visiting tiny towns is a bit of a civic duty that maybe wasn’t written into the curriculum or taught in lesson plans before we exited into the real world.

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Bidwell Manson Arsonist Sentenced to 11 Years State Prison

Mar 06, 2025 10:01AM ● By Butte County District Attorney’s Office News Release

Kevin Carlson, 30, of Chico, was sentenced today to the maximum term of 11 years in state prison for his arson of the Bidwell Manson on Dec. 11, 2024.

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Preserving Food with Friends is Fun

Mar 06, 2025 09:07AM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

On the first Saturday every month, Gridley residents can attend a free food preservation class at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 410 Jackson St., Gridley. The class runs from 10 a.m. to noon.

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Butte Water District Proposed Rate Increase

Mar 06, 2025 08:56AM ● By Connie Voss

Recently, an anonymous local farmer visited The Gridley Herald office with some concerns about possible water rate increases through Butte Water District (BWD). The last water rate increase was in 2006.

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Gridley FFA Hosts Field Day

Mar 06, 2025 08:51AM ● By Connie Voss

Future Farmers of America (FFA) members from throughout the north state on March 1 competed in the FFA Field Day hosted by the Gridley High School chapter.

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California Community Colleges Celebrate Career Education Month

Mar 05, 2025 10:10AM ● By California Community Colleges News Release

Butte College nursing student relishes opportunities provided by accelerated RN program.

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Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers Holds Open Tryout

Mar 05, 2025 09:48AM ● By High Wheelers News Release

The 2024 Pioneer Baseball League Champion Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers have announced the date of their Open Tryout Camp at Bryant Field.

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Sites Reservoir to Receive Federal Funding

Mar 05, 2025 09:38AM ● By Sites Reservoir News Release

The week of Feb. 24, the Trump Administration released federal funding, previously allocated through the Bureau of Reclamation, to the Sites Reservoir Project (Project) to expand California’s water storage capacity for the future.

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PG&E Conducts Night Work Along Oro Dam Boulevard East

Mar 05, 2025 09:35AM ● By PG&E News Release

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and its contract crews will conduct a safety inspection on a section of natural gas transmission pipe in Oroville.

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The Hall Sisters to Perform in Oroville

Mar 05, 2025 09:33AM ● By Live On Stage, Inc. News Release

The Hall Sisters will showcase the talent and charm that led them into the national spotlight and inner circle of the music industry in a special concert at State Theatre in Oroville on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m.

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Sacramento Kings Working to Enhance Accessibility

Mar 04, 2025 11:48AM ● By Sacramento Kings News Release

On Feb. 24, the Sacramento Kings in collaboration with Ticketmaster and OneCourt announced an innovative way for blind and low vision fans to experience live basketball action at Golden 1 Center.

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California Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index

Mar 03, 2025 06:26PM ● By National Federation of Independent Business News Release

Small business optimism across the nation fell a bit in January but for the third consecutive month, came in higher than its 51-year average, according to the release Feb. 11 of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

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UC Davis Offers Doctor of Nursing Program

Mar 03, 2025 06:08PM ● By University of California, Davis News Release

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis has earned accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia degree program by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).

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Biggs Seeking New City Administrator

Feb 27, 2025 12:55PM ● By Carol Feineman and Paul Scholl

The whistleblower complaint, based on alleged incidents between May 29, 2023 and Sept. 27, 2024 is currently attracting attention because the Biggs City Council on Feb. 11 decided to release report findings from an independent investigation of the complaint.

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Moose Lodge Crabby for Scholarships

Feb 27, 2025 12:51PM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

Gridley Moose Lodge had its annual Crab Feed and Dessert Auction on Saturday, Feb. 22 for about 170 attendees.

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Gridley High School Wrestlers Place at Masters

Feb 27, 2025 12:34PM ● By Arin Campos

Four Gridley High School student athletes stood on the podium at the Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation Masters Tournament over the weekend at Las Plumas High School.

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Biggs Sets Scoring Season-High

Feb 27, 2025 12:22PM ● By MaxPreps, Team Reports

It's D6 Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation (NSCIF) Basketball Tournament time, and the Biggs High School boys’ basketball team had no trouble coming through when it counted.

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Bulldog Girls Season Ends Against Miners

Feb 27, 2025 12:10PM ● By Dillon Longmire

The Gridley Bulldog girls’ basketball team traveled to Yreka to take on the Miners in their first 2025 D4 Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation (NSCIF) playoff game on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

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Search and Rescue Visits Rotary

Feb 27, 2025 10:38AM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

Gridley Rotarians learned some interesting facts about Butte County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue at the club’s weekly luncheon on Feb. 20.

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Manzanita 4-H Serves Up Beans

Feb 27, 2025 10:31AM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

Before the dinner was even over, 451 meals had been served through the drive-thru option during the 66th annual Bean Feed and Silent Auction for Manzanita 4-H on Feb. 22 at the Guardian Building.

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Council Reviews Gridley Budget

Feb 27, 2025 10:17AM ● By Connie Voss

The Gridley City Council gave approval to City Administrator Elisa Arteaga to renew a contract with RSG Solutions, a consulting firm for community development, at the Feb. 18 council meeting.

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