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Bulldogs are Now Hunted as Top Team in D-III

Aug 19, 2026 09:27AM ● By YSBC Sports

The Gridley Bulldogs had their best season in 2025 as their lone loss came in the final minutes of the CIF-4A NorCal final against Lincoln (San Jose).

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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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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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Grandstand Events Bring Racing, Rodeo to Fair

Aug 19, 2026 08:51AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Rodeo, motorcycle racing and crashing cars will take over the grandstand during the final three days of the Butte County Fair, with events scheduled Friday through Sunday at the Butte County Fairgrounds.

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Butte Fair Sets Music Lineup

Aug 19, 2026 08:46AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Live music and traditional Mexican dance will take the stages at the Butte County Fair as entertainment accompanies the four-day fair Aug. 27-30.

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Gridley Lions Club members serve cold refreshments

Cheers to Community at the Fair

Aug 19, 2026 08:44AM ● By Seti Long

Although the Butte County Fair is a countywide event, the Gridley community turns out in force each year to support the fair and its local service organizations.

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Butte County Fair Offers Alternate Fun

Aug 19, 2026 08:41AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Concerts, carnival rides and livestock may draw much of the attention at the Butte County Fair, but fairgoers looking for something different will find bingo, karaoke and a series of eating contests during the four-day fair Aug. 27-30.

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Dam License Looms Over Water Debate

Aug 19, 2026 08:37AM ● By Susan Meeker

Hundreds of comments and an overflow crowd brought concerns about potential data centers to the Butte County Water Commission, but commissioners and speakers were warned that a decades-old issue involving Oroville Dam could carry far greater consequences for the county's water and economy.

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Golden Days and Country Ways at the Butte County Fair!

Aug 19, 2026 08:32AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

The Butte County Fair returns Aug. 27-30 with four days of livestock shows, carnival rides, exhibits, entertainment and a new Fairtime Marketplace showcasing products from local farm stand businesses.

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Gridley Youth Football Opens Season

Aug 19, 2026 08:30AM ● By MPG Staff

The Gridley Titans Youth Football program returned to the field Aug. 15, opening the 2026 season with four games against the West Valley Jr. Eagles of Cottonwood.

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Butte County Opens Door to Mobile Food Courts

Aug 19, 2026 08:18AM ● By Susan Meeker

Mobile food courts can now operate in unincorporated Butte County under new zoning rules approved by the Board of Supervisors on Aug. 11.

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Biggs Awards Contract to Close Sidewalk Gap

Aug 19, 2026 08:16AM ● By Susan Meeker

The City of Biggs is moving ahead with a $113,100 project to close a gap in the sidewalk along 5th Street, creating a continuous pedestrian route from the south end of the city toward downtown.

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Biggs Charges into 2026 Under Familiar Face in Program

Aug 12, 2026 08:16AM ● By YSBC Sports

A familiar face returns to Biggs as head coach Eddie Del Rio returns to the helm of the Wolverines program.

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Silver Dollar Fairgrounds Begins Resiliency Center

Aug 11, 2026 02:31PM ● By MPG Staff

Construction is underway on a new Community Resiliency Center at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, a roughly 40,000-square-foot facility designed to serve Butte County during emergencies while providing space for community use throughout the year.

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National Night Out Brings Communities Together

Aug 11, 2026 11:18AM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

National Night Out 2026 boasted its largest crowd yet despite triple-digit temperatures Tuesday, Aug. 4.

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Gridley Library Hosts Author Paula Scott, Sept. 24

Aug 11, 2026 10:56AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

From newspaper reporting to bestselling books, Sutter County author Paula Scott has built a writing career around stories often rooted in California.

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Community Rallies for Back-to-School Giveaway

Aug 05, 2026 10:40AM ● By Seti Long

More than 300 local children received backpacks, clothing, shoes and school supplies during the Something for Nothing Live Oak, Gridley and Biggs giveaway Aug. 1 at The Father's House church in Live Oak.

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Gallagher Introduces Water Reliability Bill

Aug 05, 2026 08:44AM ● By MPG Staff

Rep. James Gallagher has introduced legislation in Congress that would expand federal support for water storage projects, habitat restoration and infrastructure improvements throughout the Sacramento River Basin.

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Doug Arnold Ends Final Chapter of Public Service

Aug 05, 2026 08:40AM ● By Susan Meeker

Vice Mayor Doug Arnold has resigned from the Biggs City Council, bringing to a close decades of public service that included eight years on the Planning Commission and 14 years as an elected official.

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Child-Friendly Interview Room Opens for Abuse Victims

Aug 05, 2026 08:35AM ● By Susan Meeker

A newly redesigned child interview room at the Butte County District Attorney’s Office will help young abuse victims share their experiences in a safe, child‑friendly setting while reducing the trauma of repeated questioning.

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Casa de Esperanza Names Justice Manager

Aug 05, 2026 08:29AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Casa de Esperanza has hired Tamara Pecsi as its new justice and community response manager, a position created to strengthen services for survivors of sexual assault, commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties.

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Butte County Fair Offers Savings Before Aug. 26

Aug 05, 2026 08:27AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

With less than a month before opening day, the Butte County Fair is encouraging visitors to purchase discounted admission and carnival tickets before Aug. 26 while reminding exhibitors that entry deadlines are approaching.

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Biggs Corrects Compliance Oversight

Aug 05, 2026 08:20AM ● By Susan Meeker

The Biggs City Council approved several measures last week to strengthen the city's compliance with state requirements, including adopting an updated renewable energy procurement plan after discovering a required update had been overlooked for five years.

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Council Pursues Grant Funding for Key Projects

Jul 28, 2026 01:17PM ● By Susan Meeker

More than a dozen grant-funded projects are moving forward or awaiting funding decisions as Gridley seeks outside money for infrastructure, parks, transportation, public safety and other community improvements.

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Gridley Invites Sister City to Butte County Fair

Jul 28, 2026 01:13PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

The City of Gridley is continuing a tradition of international friendship by inviting officials from its Sister City, Comala, Colima, Mexico, to attend the 2026 Butte County Fair.

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Gridley Pioneer Day Honors Faith and Heritage

Jul 28, 2026 01:09PM ● By Seti Long, photos by Seti Long

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Gridley on Saturday, July 25, to celebrate Pioneer Day, an annual observance honoring the faith's pioneer heritage.

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Live Oak Flower Farm Blossoms

Jul 28, 2026 12:56PM ● By Seti Long

The picturesque J. Heier Farms, nestled at the foot of the Sutter Buttes in Live Oak, hosted its busiest U-Pick event since opening the flower farm to the public earlier this year.

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Gridley Revives Smoke-Free Parks Effort

Jul 28, 2026 12:50PM ● By Susan Meeker

Gridley is moving forward with a renewed effort to increase awareness of its existing smoke-free parks ordinance after community partners secured funding to install bilingual signs throughout the city's parks.

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Live Oak Youth Soccer Registration Open Through Aug. 7

Jul 28, 2026 12:43PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Families have until Aug. 7 to register children for the City of Live Oak's fall youth soccer season, which begins Sept. 12.

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City Seeks Opportunity Zone Status

Jul 28, 2026 12:24PM ● By Susan Meeker

The Gridley City Council endorsed seeking Opportunity Zones 2.0 designation for both eligible census tracts, a step intended to encourage private investment in economically distressed areas.

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Live Oak Secures Spot in Greenville, NC; Wins LLS West Regional

Jul 28, 2026 12:00PM ● By Steven Bryla

The Live Oak 10-12 softball team punched their ticket to the Little League Softball World Series after winning the West Regional Tournament on July 23.

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Jones Challenges Thompson to Debates

Jul 28, 2026 10:41AM ● By MPG Staff

Congressional candidate Eric Jones has challenged U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson to participate in nine debates across California's 4th Congressional District, including one in each of the district's nine counties and at least one televised debate.

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Gridley Native Receives Court Fellowship

Jul 28, 2026 10:30AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

When Heather Barajas began working in Yuba County's Family Court Services, she noticed a pattern that stayed with her. Families involved in child custody disputes often found themselves returning to court, sometimes repeatedly.

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