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Harvest Moon Festival Brings Community Together

Oct 20, 2026 04:00PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

The second annual Harvest Moon Festival stopped traffic again as it closed streets in downtown Gridley on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Gridley Celebrates Día de los Muertos, Nov. 1

Oct 20, 2026 03:47PM ● By Seti Long

The sixth annual Día de los Muertos celebration will bring the community together Nov. 1 beginning at 3 p.m. in Daddow Park in Gridley for an evening honoring loved ones who have passed away, celebrating cultural traditions and preserving heritage for future generations.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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X Fest Returns Oct. 23

Oct 05, 2026 11:58AM ● By MPG Staff

X Fest will return to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 23, for its third year, bringing two stages of live music along with art, food and activities for families.

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Gridley Missionary Heads to Brazil

Sep 29, 2026 10:11AM ● By MPG Staff

Gridley resident Max Tolman has begun a two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and will serve in the Brazil Florianopolis Mission.

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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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Enter Sandman, Yuba City Haunted House Returns

Sep 28, 2026 01:23PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

The Yuba City Haunted House is back for its third year, and things are looking bigger and scarier than ever.

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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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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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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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dancers perform during the Mexican Heritage

Celebrating 'El Grito'

Sep 15, 2026 02:55PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Song, dance and patriotic fanfare filled Daddow Park during the fifth annual Hispanic Heritage Celebration, on Saturday, Sept. 12.

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Motorsports Roundup

Sep 15, 2026 08:48AM ● By David Vodden

The biggest meet of the year in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing series took place over Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Billed as the U.S. Nationals, it was also the regular-season points finale for the top four NHRA classes.

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Artists Sought for Festival Exhibition

Sep 14, 2026 03:57PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Artists have until Nov. 30 to submit work for the 2027 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibition, which will coincide with the environmental film festival’s 25th anniversary in Grass Valley and Nevada City.

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Fair Grandstand Crowns Winners

Sep 08, 2026 04:23PM ● By Seti Long

The Butte County Fair featured three main grandstand events: Mardesich Team Roping Friday, Aug. 28, Flat Track Racing Saturday, Aug. 29, and the Destruction Derby by V&R Motorsports Sunday, Aug. 30.

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Marketplace Takes Root at Fair

Sep 08, 2026 04:17PM ● By Seti Long

Seeking something fresh to draw visitors, the Butte County Fair debuted the Fair Time Marketplace for the 2026 event.

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Sierra Winds Sets Two Local Concerts

Sep 08, 2026 12:38PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Three musicians from the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West will bring the sounds of flute, oboe and bassoon to Williams and Yuba City during two free concerts in September.

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A Crowning Achievement

Sep 01, 2026 03:55PM ● By Seti Long

Miss Butte County Crowns 2026 Court

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Hispanic Heritage Celebration Set for Sept. 12

Sep 01, 2026 03:33PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Northern Valley Catholic Social Service will host a Hispanic Heritage Celebration from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Nick Daddow Plaza in Gridley.

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Gridley’s American Legion Post 210, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion Riders show their cards at the Warren McCutcheon Poker Run

Poker Run Honors Gridley Hero

Aug 26, 2026 08:48AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Gridley’s Memorial Hall served as the launch point for motorcyclists from around the north state Saturday, Aug. 22 as the Warren McCutcheon Poker Run returned for its second year.

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Fair Memories

Aug 26, 2026 08:39AM ● By Seti Long

Locals Share Their Favorite Memories from the Butte County Fair Over the Years

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Bridget’s Gambit: A Saga of Family Enterprise in Gold Rush California”

Worth the Read: Bridget’s Gambit Revisits California History

Aug 25, 2026 10:06AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

I grew up surrounded by California history and stories of the Gold Rush.

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Rice dryers and silos of the Sacramento Valley

Riceland Exhibition Opens in Colusa

Aug 25, 2026 09:44AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Forty years after leaving California, artist Ema Lahey returned to the Sacramento Valley and began looking again at a landscape she had known since childhood.

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Nicolaus Labor Day Parade Returns Sept. 7

Aug 25, 2026 09:21AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

One of south Sutter County’s longtime Labor Day traditions will return Sept. 7 as the Nicolaus Labor Day Parade rolls into its 35th year with the theme “All Aboard the Memories.”

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2026 Butte County Fair. Featuring a red barn and farm scene

Young Artist Paints Fair Backdrop

Aug 19, 2026 09:14AM ● By MPG Staff

Grace Emerson, 16, painted a backdrop mural for the 2026 Butte County Fair.

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The Balloon Man, performs his signature giant balloon routine

Skip Banks Returns to Butte Fair

Aug 19, 2026 09:11AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Most balloon entertainers twist balloons into animals. Skip Banks takes a different approach. He climbs inside one.

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2025 Miss Butte County Scholarship Program titleholders

Scholarship Contestants Ready for Fair

Aug 19, 2026 09:05AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Ten young women from across Butte County will take the Courtyard Stage Thursday, Aug. 27, seeking titles through the Miss Butte County Scholarship Program, but those selected will have little time to simply wear their new crowns.

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The Butte County Fair was once home to the Sportsman Expo

Museum Revisits Butte County Fair

Aug 19, 2026 08:58AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

The Gridley Museum is hosting a temporary display featuring images and memorabilia from the Butte County Fair throughout the years.

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Juggler Brings Tricks to Butte Fair

Aug 19, 2026 08:55AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

A basketball-playing unicyclist who juggles fire, folds origami and has competed among some of the world's top jugglers will roam the Butte County Fairgrounds when the fair returns Aug. 27-30.

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