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Local Commitment Key to Fairgrounds’ Survival

Oct 08, 2025 10:37AM ● By Susan Meeker

The Butte County Fair is a beloved tradition, but behind the cotton candy and carnival lights lies a sobering truth: it takes more than nostalgia to keep the fairgrounds alive.

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Hello Harvest!

Oct 08, 2025 10:19AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

First Gridley Harvest Festival is a Hit!

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Butte College Prepares for 2025 Bountiful Butte Harvest Festival

Oct 08, 2025 10:06AM ● By Butte College News Release

Butte College is gearing up to host its third annual Bountiful Butte Harvest Festival, a vibrant day filled with family-friendly activities and community celebrations.

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A Grand Re-Opening

Oct 01, 2025 09:56AM ● By Seti Long

Wheeler is holding a grand re-opening of her business at a new Biggs location, in the heart of B Street.

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Halloween Roundup!

Oct 01, 2025 09:51AM ● By MPG Staff

Halloween is fast approaching! Time to decide what to dress up as and be fa-boo-lous! Here are some fun events happening around the Tri City area to have a skele-ton of fun!

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Get the Junk Out of the Trunk!

Oct 01, 2025 09:40AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley to Host 14-Mile Yard Sale

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GHS 2025 Homecoming Queen Aubrey Quist and King

Homecoming Win!

Oct 01, 2025 08:29AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley high school homecoming week got off to a bang as the students celebrated their school spirit with a variety of activities.

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Fourth-Grade Families can Visit 54 State Parks for Free

Sep 30, 2025 09:50AM ● By California State Parks News Release

Families of fourth-graders in California public schools are invited to download the free California State Park Adventure Pass at parks.ca.gov/AdventurePass

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Victory for 14U Titans

Sep 24, 2025 09:27AM ● By Randall Huff

Last weekend our 14u Gridley Tians traveled to play the Weed Jr Trojans for the first league game of the season.

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From Team Beale to Team USA

Sep 24, 2025 09:03AM ● By Beale Air Force Base News Release

Tech. Sgt. Goodwin Set to Compete in International Skydiving Competition

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Last Stand

Sep 24, 2025 08:25AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley Farm Stands to Hold Last Tour of the Season

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Soccer Gets off on the Wrong Foot

Sep 24, 2025 08:19AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley Parks and Recreation (GPR) Soccer league started off on the wrong foot the first weekend of game-play Saturday, Sept. 13, but fell flat on its face last weekend as things seemingly fell apart.

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Harvest Moon Festival to Shine on Downtown Gridley

Sep 24, 2025 08:12AM ● By Seti Long

The streets of Downtown Gridley will be full of merriment Oct. 2 as the first Harvest Moon Festival commences.

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Celebrating Decades at Biggs High School Homecoming

Sep 23, 2025 06:10PM ● By MPG Staff

It’s that time of year to celebrate! Homecoming is such an exciting time to show school pride and cheer on the Biggs Wolverines to victory. The theme this year is Decades.

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Growing Giants!

Sep 23, 2025 05:46PM ● By Seti Long

Local Brian Werner has been growing Atlantic Giant pumpkins for roughly 25 years and is once again hauling his behemoths to weigh-ins throughout the north state.

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Major Arena Soccer League Coming to Sacramento-Cordova Region

Sep 23, 2025 04:25PM ● By MPG Staff

Major Arena Soccer League Coming to Sacramento-Cordova Region

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Autistic Children More Likely to Experience Persistent Stomach Problems

Sep 23, 2025 02:23PM ● By UC Davis Health News Release

Children diagnosed with autism are far more likely to experience ongoing gastrointestinal (GI) problems than their typically developing peers.

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Another Tuleyome Tale!

Sep 23, 2025 02:09PM ● By Kristie Ehrhardt

Getting Up Close and Personal with Alkali Milkvetch

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The Gridley Bulldogs Girls Flag Football team

The "Boneyard" Houses a New Set of Dogs

Sep 17, 2025 10:32AM ● By YSBC

The "Boneyard" was packed, loud and witnessed history on Monday, Sept. 8 as the Gridley Bulldogs Girls Flag Football team celebrated their first win for the program against the Center Cougars 26-6.

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Biggs junior linebacker Cameron Kroupa (2) raises the ball after recovering a fumble

Gridley and Biggs with Big Wins as Live Oak Loses Nail Biter

Sep 17, 2025 10:22AM ● By YSBC

After four weeks of football competition in California completed this past weekend, this was the first time that Biggs, Gridley and Live Oak all played the same week.

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Titans push hard against the Anderson Cubs at the Gridley High School Boneyard

Titans 8U Bury Cubs in Boneyard

Sep 17, 2025 10:14AM ● By Dustin Terrel and photos by Nicle Vaughn

The 8u Gridley Titans welcomed their home crowd to the Boneyard for the first time this season by handing the Anderson Jr Cubs their first defeat of the season 30 to 6.

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Titans on the line, getting ready to score

Titans 10U Steamrolls Cubs

Sep 17, 2025 10:11AM ● By Head Coach Jason Davis Sr.

The 10u Gridley Titans took on the Anderson Cubs this past Saturday at home in Gridley.

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Titans 12U Blow Out Anderson Cubs

Sep 17, 2025 10:05AM ● By Aaron Lumsden

On Saturday, Sept. 13, the 12U Gridley Titans defeated the Anderson Cubs in a blowout victory 33 – 0.

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Four local senior girls acted as models for the Studio J HOCO Glam Party

Let’s Party!

Sep 17, 2025 09:35AM ● By Seti Long

Recently, Studio J and the Spa at Studio J held a Hoco Glam Party to outfit all the local high school ladies with affordable, fashionable Homecoming dresses, hair & makeup services and more!

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Here Comes Homecoming!

Sep 17, 2025 09:27AM ● By Seti Long

In an unprecedented move, Gridley High School has bumped up their annual Homecoming celebrations from the month of October to the week of Sept. 22-26.

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Co-owner and CEO of the Highwheelers baseball team

Hatamiya Knocks One Out of the Park at Rotary

Sep 17, 2025 09:19AM ● By Seti Long

Gridley’s Rotary International Club had the pleasure of hearing from guest speaker, Lon Hatamiya, President and CEO of The Hatamiya Group and co-Owner of the Yuba-Sutter Highwheelers.

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Gridley to Take Ownership of Transfer Station

Sep 17, 2025 09:16AM ● By Susan Meeker

In a unanimous vote on Sept. 2, the Gridley City Council approved the acquisition of the Ord Ranch Road Transfer Station from Butte County, marking a pivotal shift in local waste management oversight.

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Colored Spaces

Sep 17, 2025 09:09AM ● By Seti Long

GHS Seniors Continue Street Painting Tradition

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A rider holds on tight as the horse leaps into the air at 2025 Marysville Stampede

Record-Breaking Marysville Stampede Celebrates Competition, Community and Queens

Sep 16, 2025 09:33AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The Marysville Stampede marked its biggest year on record in attendance as fans gathered round the arena for two days of high-stakes rodeo action and family fun.

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Team Beale proudly recognizes Janie Nall, recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award

Team Beale Recognizes Janie Nall

Sep 10, 2025 11:33AM ● By Beale Air Force News Release

Team Beale proudly recognizes Janie Nall, recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award, for her lasting impact on Beale Airmen, Guardians and their families.

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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month

Sep 10, 2025 11:00AM ● By Susan Meeker

The Butte County Board of Supervisors officially proclaimed September 2025 as Library Card Sign-Up Month, emphasizing the vital role libraries play in education, community engagement and lifelong learning.

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Children play in the spray from a Live Oak Fire Department truck

Families Line Broadway for Fall Festival Tradition

Sep 10, 2025 10:56AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr., photos by Lloyd Green Jr.

Residents lined Broadway Street on Saturday for the annual Fall Festival and Parade, organized by the City of Live Oak Parks and Recreation.

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Participants in the Warren McCutcheon Poker Run gather for a group photo

Poker Run Honors Gridley Sailor Killed at Pearl Harbor

Sep 10, 2025 10:45AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

About 50 motorcyclists from across Northern California gathered Saturday, Aug. 6, for the inaugural Warren McCutcheon Poker Run hosted by South Butte Post 210 of the American Legion.

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Rubio’s family and friends celebrate the Grand Opening of Board Game Knights in Downtown Gridley

A Quest for Fun!

Sep 10, 2025 10:33AM ● By Seti Long

Board Game Knights Celebrates Grand Opening

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A kayak prepares to cross the Feather River Monitoring Station

Feather River Fish Monitoring Station Provides Improved Population Data on Fish Species

Sep 03, 2025 04:25PM ● By California Department of Water Resources News Release

Since abundant running water first began flowing through the Sierra Nevada foothills to form the Feather River, fish species like Chinook salmon and steelhead have been migrating up from the Pacific Ocean to spawn.

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