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County Invites Comments on Wildfire Protection Plan

Feb 12, 2025 02:18PM ● By Butte County Fire/CAL FIRE News Release

Butte County is partnering with residents, community leaders, land managers, fire personnel and other stakeholders to update the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.

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City Council Debates Planning Commission Appointment Process

Feb 12, 2025 02:03PM ● By Shaunna Boyd

During the Feb. 5 Live Oak City Council meeting, Finance Director James Ramsey submitted the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), completed by the certified public accountant firm Rogers, Anderson, Malody, and Scott LLP.

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Butte College to Honor Outstanding Alumni

Feb 12, 2025 02:01PM ● By Butte College News Release

Butte College's annual Spring Gala on March 8 will highlight the profound influence that Butte College alums have on their communities and industries.

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Aiden Berg Wins Youth Speech Contest

Feb 12, 2025 01:46PM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

Three high school students, Paulina Martinez, Ana Martinez and Aiden Berg, from Live Oak, participated in Gridley Rotary’s annual speech contest at the Rotary Feb. 6 weekly luncheon.

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Manzanita Basketball Tournament Returns

Feb 06, 2025 09:01AM ● By Laura Sannar, Manzanita Elementary Co-Athletic Director

The annual Manzanita Elementary basketball tournament, the Manzanita Invitational, was held on Saturday, Jan.18.

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Snowpack Dips Well Below Average in Second Snow Survey of the Season

Feb 06, 2025 08:53AM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

The Department of Water Resources (DWR) Jan. 31 conducted the second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station.

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California Farm Bureau Stands with Agricultural Workers and Farmers

Feb 06, 2025 08:40AM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

While there have been news reports of unease among some farm employees, the California Farm Bureau has been in contact with numerous farmers across the state and has not heard of any widespread workforce disruption.

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‘Day Without Immigrants’ Protest Held

Feb 06, 2025 08:36AM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

About 150 Gridley residents joined a nationwide effort, “Day Without Immigrants,” on Feb. 3 to protest against the possible deportation of undocumented immigrants under the new Trump administration.

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Bidwell Mansion Arsonist Admits Guilt

Feb 05, 2025 05:10PM ● By Butte County District Attorney News Release

The man accused of the Dec. 11, 2024, arson that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico was in Butte County Superior Court Feb. 5 where he admitted his guilt by entering a plea of No Contest* as charged to a felony count of Arson of a Structure with use of an Accelerant.

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New City Planner for Gridley

Feb 05, 2025 04:54PM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

A new principal planner has joined the staff at Gridley City Hall. Christopher Smith started work on Jan. 27. He was officially introduced at the City Council meeting on Feb. 3.

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Tri-Counties Community Center Says Goodbye to Longtime Director

Feb 05, 2025 01:39PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Tri-Counties Community Center in Marysville held its third annual gala on Jan. 25 while saying goodbye to its longtime director Peggy DeHaan. DeHaan has worked and volunteered with the center for the past seven years but recently decided to retire from her position, due to ongoing health issues.

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Caring for Women Relocates

Jan 29, 2025 04:52PM ● By Connie Voss

Caring for Women (CFW), a pregnancy resource center that has been in Gridley since early 2022, moved from its Hazel Street location to 50 East Gridley Road, Suite A. The center will reopen on Feb. 10.

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Spill the Ink Writers’ Open Mic

Jan 29, 2025 04:44PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

A New Event for Creatives at the Burrows Center for the Arts

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Rotary, Children’s Hope Gather Fire Donations

Jan 29, 2025 04:21PM ● By Connie Voss

Gridley Rotary responded to urgent requests from Rotarians in the Los Angeles area to collect a variety of items for wildfire victims in Southern California. Donations were collected at Children’s Hope last week.

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Council Approves Deputy City Clerk Position

Jan 29, 2025 04:07PM ● By Connie Voss

Due to the Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration Day, Gridley City Council met on Tuesday, Jan. 21, in lieu of the usual time on Monday night. Mayor Mike Farr was absent so Vice-Mayor Bruce Johnson conducted the meeting.

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Beale Defenders Train on Autonomous Targets at The Range

Jan 29, 2025 03:54PM ● By Airman 1st Class Chelsea M. Arana

The smell of smoke and the deafening sound of bullets filled the air as Airmen directed the rounds of M249 light machine guns at human-like, robotic targets, one after another.

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Broadband Infrastructure Work Continues on State Route 162

Jan 27, 2025 04:59PM ● By Caltrans District 3 News Release

Improving Internet Access in Glenn County as Part of Statewide Initiative

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Colusa Farm Show Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

Jan 23, 2025 12:25PM ● By Susan Meeker

The Colusa County Fairgrounds is gearing up to welcome visitors to the 2025 Colusa Farm Show, Feb. 4 through 6.

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Nine Graduate from Leadership Farm Bureau Program

Jan 23, 2025 12:19PM ● By California Farm Bureau News Release

An intensive training program concluded at the end of the year for nine Farm Bureau members from California who participated in the Leadership Farm Bureau program.

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Opening Week for Gridley Basketball

Jan 23, 2025 12:15PM ● By Dillon Longmire

The Gridley Bulldogs boys’ and girls’ basketball teams both split as they opened their regular season this past week.

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Woman Sentenced in DUI Death of Student

Jan 23, 2025 12:10PM ● By Butte County District Attorney’s Office News Release

In an emotional court hearing Jan. 16, a Humboldt County woman was sentenced to 11 years and four months in state prison for her collision with a college student on Highway 99 in 2023.

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Ice Burgie Under New Ownership

Jan 23, 2025 12:02PM ● By Connie Voss

Gridley Ice.Burgie or The Burgie, as many residents know it, has been a beloved part of Gridley and ‘Home of the Bulldog Burger’ for more than 70 years.

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Search Continues for Jan. 4 Burglars

Jan 22, 2025 12:22PM ● By Connie Voss

The Railhouse Pub & Grill, located at 1495 #C on Highway 99, was burglarized about 3 a.m. Jan. 4 and the suspects are still at large

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Statistics Indicate County in Poor Health Overall

Jan 15, 2025 08:52AM ● By Connie Voss, photos by Connie Voss

Gabrielle Kasza, the Enloe Hospital’s Healthy Communities Collaborative coordinator, delivered some somber statistics at the Rotary Club meeting last week.

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Volunteers Needed to Assist Point in Time Count

Jan 15, 2025 08:43AM ● By Butte County News Release

On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Butte Countywide Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) will conduct the Point in Time (PIT) count, also known as the homeless census, with the assistance of Butte County employees, Continuum of Care participating agencies and community volunteers.

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Kids' Choir Rehearsals Begin

Jan 09, 2025 09:59AM ● By Gridley Christian Church News Release

Rehearsals for the spring musical "Rock Solid" began on Tuesday, Jan. 7 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Gridley Christian Church.

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Butte County Public Health Welcomes New Health Officer

Jan 09, 2025 09:42AM ● By Butte County Department of Public Health News Release

The Butte County Department of Public Health has announced the appointment of Dr. Jarett Beaudoin as the county’s new public health officer.

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Bird Flu Detected in a Backyard Poultry Flock

Jan 09, 2025 09:37AM ● By Butte County Public Health News Release

The Butte County Department of Public Health (BCPH) has received notification from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of a bird flu (H5N1) infection in a non-commercial backyard poultry flock in Butte County.

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Two Bodies Recovered at Thermalito Afterbay

Jan 08, 2025 09:18AM ● By Butte County Sheriff’s Office News Release

The teenage brothers had been missing since Dec. 14, after duck hunting at the Afterbay.

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Suspect Arrested in Connection with Bidwell Mansion Fire

Jan 08, 2025 08:46AM ● By California State Parks News Release

Officers with California State Parks, CAL FIR’s Office of the State Fire Marshal, Chico Police Department, and the California State University, Chico Police Department on the afternoon of Jan. 2 arrested a suspect on felony arson charges in connection with the Dec. 11 fire that severely damaged Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park.

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Gridley Tops at Colusa’s Raczniak Tourney

Jan 02, 2025 11:12AM ● By Jennifer Corriea, photos by Jennifer Corriea

Coming off a rough go of it at their own invitational tournament, the Bulldogs claimed the championship at Colusa’s 43rd Annual Georgia Raczniak Tournament, which ran from Dec. 19-21.

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Sutter Peak Charter Academy Granted Seven Year Renewal

Jan 02, 2025 10:56AM ● By Pacific Charter Institute News Release

Nuestro Elementary School District Approves Renewal

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Serial Christmas Thief Introduced to Prop 36

Jan 02, 2025 10:48AM ● By Butte County District Attorney News Release

A Red Bluff man was caught on Dec. 20, stealing from several Chico stores and was introduced to the hard realities of the recently passed Proposition 36 provisions that elevated his petty thefts to felonies.

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What's up at Lake Oroville?

Jan 02, 2025 10:45AM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

Annual Chinook salmon spawning activities at the Feather River Fish Hatchery in Oroville have been completed.

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Four More Years for Farr and Johnson

Jan 02, 2025 10:31AM ● By Connie Voss

Current Mayor Mike Farr and Vice Mayor Bruce Johnson were both reappointed to continue for another four-year term at the Dec. 16 Gridley City Council meeting. Voting by the City Council was unanimous.

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