Young Drivers Given Tips on Truck Safety

Butte County Public Health (BCPH) is proud to announce a new partnership between its Safe Routes to School program and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to provide crucial education to young drivers at Pleasant Valley High School in Chico and Las Plumas High School in Oroville. Read More »

Work Begins on South Paradise Vegetation Management Project

AL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department has officially commenced work on the 8,000-acre South Paradise Vegetation Management Project (VMP) this week, following the receipt of a $1.5-million Community Wildfire Defense Grant (CWDG) from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Read More »

Marysville High Falls to Rio Linda in Playoffs

The Marysville High School girls’ basketball team’s season came to an end on March 6 with a close loss at Rio Linda High School in round two of the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation State Girls Basketball Championships. Read More »

Live Oak Considers Water Rate Increases

Live Oak City Council members heard a mid-year budget report and considered amendments to the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget during their March 5 meeting. Read More »

Robert Bendorf Named Interim City Manager

Yuba City City Council has appointed Robert Bendorf as interim city manager, effective this week. Read More »

PG&E Relocating and Upgrading Gas Lines

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is replacing 700 feet of natural gas mains to make room for a Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) road-widening project. The work will also improve the safety and reliability of the local natural gas distribution system. Read More »

Butte Water District Proposed Rate Increase

Recently, an anonymous local farmer visited The Gridley Herald office with some concerns about possible water rate increases through Butte Water District (BWD). The last water rate increase was in 2006. Read More »

Youth Mariachi Ready to Perform

On March 7, Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture announced a fundraiser in support of the youth mariachi orchestra program. Read More »

Restoring California: A Call to Cobb Mountain

Visiting tiny towns is a bit of a civic duty that maybe wasn’t written into the curriculum or taught in lesson plans before we exited into the real world. Read More »

Bidwell Manson Arsonist Sentenced to 11 Years State Prison

Kevin Carlson, 30, of Chico, was sentenced today to the maximum term of 11 years in state prison for his arson of the Bidwell Manson on Dec. 11, 2024. Read More »

California Community Colleges Celebrate Career Education Month

Butte College nursing student relishes opportunities provided by accelerated RN program. Read More »

Plumas National Forest Seeks Camp Hosts

Volunteer campground hosts are needed for several Plumas National Forest campgrounds located at Little Grass Valley Reservoir near La Porte. Read More »

Division Championship Hopes Cut by Panthers

The Gridley Bulldog boys finished off the D4 Northern Section California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Boys Basketball playoffs this past week, falling to the University Prep Panthers 52-34 in the championship matchup. Read More »

Center Stage Productions Announces Open Auditions in Yuba City

Aspiring young performers throughout the Yuba-Sutter region will have the opportunity to take center stage this summer with one of the area's premiere performing arts groups - Center Stage Productions (CSP). Read More »

Italians Prominent in Local History

The Italians, like other immigrants to America, were driven by the promise of new opportunities and a better life, according to researcher Cassie Ferraiuolo, who spoke at the Colusi Historical Society annual luncheon, hosted by the Sacramento Valley Museum in Williams on Feb. 22. Read More »

Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers Holds Open Tryout

The 2024 Pioneer Baseball League Champion Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers have announced the date of their Open Tryout Camp at Bryant Field. Read More »

Sites Reservoir to Receive Federal Funding

The week of Feb. 24, the Trump Administration released federal funding, previously allocated through the Bureau of Reclamation, to the Sites Reservoir Project (Project) to expand California’s water storage capacity for the future. Read More »

PG&E Conducts Night Work Along Oro Dam Boulevard East

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and its contract crews will conduct a safety inspection on a section of natural gas transmission pipe in Oroville. Read More »

The Hall Sisters to Perform in Oroville

The Hall Sisters will showcase the talent and charm that led them into the national spotlight and inner circle of the music industry in a special concert at State Theatre in Oroville on Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. Read More »

Dispute over Marysville State Theater Leads to Lawsuit

On Feb. 7, Donald Melvin filed a lawsuit against California Partners LLC, James R. Norris, Eva Hollo, The Testate and Intestate Successors of George Benny and the City of Marysville. Read More »

Spring Comes Early to the Yuba-Sutter Region: A Seasonal Transformation

While much of the country still grapples with winter’s chill, the Yuba-Sutter region in Northern-Central California is already embracing the arrival of spring. Read More »

CASA Program Needs Volunteers

Marysville Mayor Chris Branscum commended Court Appointed Special Advocates for the work they’re doing during the Feb. 18 Marysville City Council meeting. Read More »

Bok Kai Festival Shines Once Again

The 145th Bok Kai festival was an explosive success in Marysville this past weekend starting with the Bok Kai Hostess Reception dinner on Feb. 28 at Peach Tree Golf and Country Club. Read More »

UC Davis Offers Doctor of Nursing Program

The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis has earned accreditation for its Doctor of Nursing Practice – Nurse Anesthesia degree program by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA). Read More »

California Drivers See a Slight Break at the Pump

With winter nearly in the rearview, temperatures warmed up while gas prices cooled down. Last week, gas prices dropped by three cents, bringing the national average to $3.12 per gallon. Read More »

California Comment on Latest Small Business Optimism Index

Small business optimism across the nation fell a bit in January but for the third consecutive month, came in higher than its 51-year average, according to the release Feb. 11 of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Read More »

Celebrate Lincrest Elementary Student Art Show

Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture remains committed to celebrating student artistic achievement at every level. Read More »

Rep. LaMalfa Announces the 2025 Congressional Art Competition

Feb. 19, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) announced that the 2025 Congressional Art Competition is now open to all high school students in the 1st District. Read More »

Live Oak Girls Basketball Ousted from Playoffs

Coming off its Valentine’s Day victory over Corning in the regular season finale, the Live Oak girls’ basketball team couldn’t carry that momentum forward. Read More »

Malaria and Dengue Fever Cases Confirmed Locally

Sutter County Public Health has recently confirmed a travel-related dengue fever case. Yuba County Public Health also recently confirmed a travel-related malaria case. Read More »

Vaccinations Urged After Flu Season’s First Death

Butte County Public Health (BCPH) reported Feb. 19 the first flu-related death for the 2024-25 flu season, underscoring the severe impact of seasonal viruses. Read More »

Have a Heart for Kids 5K Run/Walk

A Family-Friendly Fundraiser Supporting Local Children Read More »