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Older Americans Face Cuts as State Shifts Funding

Nov 25, 2025 08:26AM ● By Susan Meeker

A proposed state funding formula under Senate Bill 1249 could slash resources for Area Agencies on Aging across California, threatening critical programs for older Americans in rural communities.

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Operations Launch at Big Notch Project

Nov 24, 2025 03:34PM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

Expanding Critical Salmon Habitat

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CLICK IT. DON'T RISK IT. CHP THANKSGIVING SAFETY REMINDER

Nov 24, 2025 01:10PM ● By California Highway Patrol News Release

Officers focus on seat belt use, impaired driving and safe travel during one of the year’s busiest weekends

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Gridley Emergency Relief Services Christmas Baskets

Nov 19, 2025 12:51PM ● By Ed Lucas

The Gridley Emergency Relief Services (G. E. R. S.) is a local organization that helps churches provide emergency relief to families and individuals who find themselves in unexpected financial difficulties.

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FWA Honors Rural Roots, Water Advocacy at Annual Dinner

Nov 19, 2025 12:47PM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

A who’s who of dignitaries and agriculture advocates from Siskiyou County to the Napa Valley gathered in Colusa on Nov. 11 for Family Water Alliance’s annual fundraiser, an evening of policy, local fare and community investment.

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Christmas Home Decorating Contest

Nov 19, 2025 11:52AM ● By MPG Staff

It’s time to show off your Christmas light decorating skills with The Biggs Christmas Home Decorating Contest!

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GHS FFA Holds Annual Rib Feed

Nov 19, 2025 11:15AM ● By Seti Long

Patrons to the Gridley High School Tiple B event Saturday, Nov. 15, were met with warmth, the smell of delicious chilies and the promise of a tasty, barbecued meal as they arrived at the Butte County Fairgrounds.

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Basketball Tradition Scores Council’s Support Again

Nov 19, 2025 09:44AM ● By Susan Meeker

December in Gridley means more than twinkling lights and festive cheer. It means basketball.

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Giving Machines Help Local Charities ‘Light the World’

Nov 18, 2025 02:21PM ● By Gary Zavoral

Residents throughout the greater Sacramento area have already started to “Light the World” through Giving Machines, vending machines with items representing life-changing gifts for those in need.

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National Collection Week Begins for Operation Christmas Child

Nov 18, 2025 09:31AM ● By Samaritan’s Purse News Release

The collection season for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse begins today as nearly 5,000 drop-off locations open across the country.

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Good Fire Festival Brings Healing, Learning, Fun and Community Connection

Nov 14, 2025 10:40AM ● By Butte County Fire Safe Council News Release

Seven years after the Camp Fire, Paradise is leading a new chapter- one that embraces 'good fire' as a tool for healing and resilience.

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Shipping Out!

Nov 13, 2025 09:10AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley’s Post-Master Retires

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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

Nov 13, 2025 08:56AM ● By Seti Long

Renaissance Dinner Awaits

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Local 4-H Rallie for Wreaths Across America

Nov 13, 2025 08:47AM ● By Seti Long

Manzanita 4-H Club is working with Wreaths Across America to get 100 remembrance wreaths sponsored to mark the resting place of local veterans this coming holiday season.

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Gridley Council Declares November Homeless Youth Awareness Month

Nov 13, 2025 08:39AM ● By Susan Meeker

The Gridley City Council on Nov. 3 proclaimed November 2025 as Homeless Youth Awareness Month, aligning with both state and national efforts to raise awareness about the growing crisis of youth homelessness.

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Walking America Couple Treks Through Yuba-Sutter Region

Nov 12, 2025 10:28AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Travelers by foot are a rare sight along the Highway 99 corridor — but on Nov. 3, residents of Live Oak spotted two of the most determined in the nation.

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It’s All About the Athletes

Nov 12, 2025 10:17AM ● By Seth Henderson

Special Olympics at UC Davis’ Russell Field Hosts Hundreds of NorCal Athletes

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Barking Orders and Fighting Crime

Nov 12, 2025 10:04AM ● By MPG Staff

CHP’s Newest Four-Legged Crime Fighters Officially Promoted To K-9 Officers

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AI Runs on Power But Power Isn't Moving Fast Enough

Nov 12, 2025 09:27AM ● By Christian Bonilla, co-founder and co-CEO of DMARK Energy Solutions

Artificial intelligence is booming and America's power grid is struggling to keep up.

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Average California Farm Loses $20,528 Annually to Natural Hazards

Nov 12, 2025 09:09AM ● By Trace One News Release

High grocery prices have been a defining economic story in recent years, driven by a combination of factors including pandemic-related supply chain breakdowns and labor shortages.

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American Legion South Butte Post Member Spotlight: CPL Charles Ray Burleson

Nov 05, 2025 01:09PM ● By Owen Stiles

Charles Ray Burleson was one of the original members of South Butte Post 210, American Legion.

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Jim Tanimoto, of Gridley, shares his story at the Butte County Library

Mr. Tanimoto’s Journey: A Stand for Citizenship

Nov 05, 2025 12:45PM ● By Susan Meeker

Jim Tanimoto was 19 years old when he walked into Gridley on Monday, Dec. 8, 1941, and sensed a change immediately. Neighbors who once smiled and waved turned their faces away.

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'You Are My Other Me'

Nov 05, 2025 12:12PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Sweeping colorful skirts, sunken skulls and fantastically bright colors filled Daddow Park in Gridley, Sunday Nov. 2 for the 5th annual Dia de Los Muertos (DDLM) celebration.

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NorCal Residents Advised to Prepare for Gusty Winds

Nov 04, 2025 12:51PM ● By Seth Henderson

National Weather Service Releases Wind Advisory for NorCal

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Water Year Starts Strong in Butte County

Oct 29, 2025 11:02AM ● By Susan Meeker

The new water year began Oct. 1 with encouraging signs of above-average precipitation, snowpack and reservoir storage, according to a presentation by Water Resources Scientist Kelly Peterson to the Butte County Water and Resource Conservation Commission.

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Never Say Moo

Oct 29, 2025 10:54AM ● By Del DeMeyer

Oroville's oldest theater group, Hocks Unlimited Melodrama, will bring lively old western comedy to the Oroville Monday Club with their 54th year production, “Here Come the Cows. . .Or Never Say Moo in Mesa.”

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Tasting Success!

Oct 29, 2025 10:49AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley’s historic Veterans Memorial Hall echoed with revelry last Saturday night, as the 21st Annual Quota Tasting Event got underway.

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Fashion for Vets

Oct 29, 2025 10:34AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley Museum is planning a unique fundraiser that blends iconic fashion from various decades and music, while paying respects to veterans that served our nation during the years of 1958 and 1975.

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Mason's Pumpkin Palooza

Oct 29, 2025 10:23AM ● By Seti Long

Somethings been growing behind Biggs High School Stadium and it is Mason Kaelin’s doing.

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Gridley Council Digs Deep to Keep Sports Lights Standing Tall

Oct 29, 2025 10:15AM ● By Susan Meeker

Two weeks after city officials raised alarms over “quicksand-like” soil conditions at Gridley’s new sports complex, the City Council voted unanimously to authorize Bennett Engineering to conduct full geotechnical testing at all seven light post locations.

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Dinner for the Owens

Oct 29, 2025 09:52AM ● By Seti Long

After a devastating diagnosis of T-Cell Leukemia, the Biggs community is rallying to help local Clint Owen and family during his treatment.

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Gridley Eyes Changes to Sidewalk, Tree Ordinances

Oct 29, 2025 09:29AM ● By Susan Meeker

Deputy City Clerk Carmen Santana presented proposed updates to Gridley’s sidewalk and tree ordinances during a special City Council workshop on Oct. 21, outlining long-overdue changes aimed at aligning local policy with California law.

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South Butte Post Honors Veterans

Oct 29, 2025 09:23AM ● By Owen Stiles

Veterans Day is just around the corner and American Legion South Butte Post desires to honor all of the fallen Gridley area veterans who have given the ultimate “Sacrifice.”

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Bob’s Bones at ACE!

Oct 29, 2025 09:16AM ● By Seti Long

A spooky yearly tradition at Candelario ACE Hardware pits Gridley High School classes against each other to see who can do the best job dressing Bob’s boney skeleton in the Gridley High School Halloween Costume Contest.

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