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Nevada County Unveils New Historical Landmark Plaque Commemorating Lime Kiln School

Oct 02, 2024 03:01PM ● By Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission News Release

On the morning of Sept. 15, about 30 people gathered in front of the Lime Kiln Schoolhouse on Duggans Road to witness the unveiling of a plaque commemorating one of Nevada County's newest landmarks.

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Service Funding Available Soon

Oct 02, 2024 01:32PM ● By Yuba County Community Services Commission, Sutter County Community Action Agency News Release

The Sutter County Community Action Agency and Yuba County Community Services Commission are inviting proposals from qualified private nonprofit, public or faith-based organizations that are capable of operating programs that provide services to Yuba-Sutter’s low-income population and empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.

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Gallagher Applauds Request for Major Disaster Declaration for the Park Fire

Oct 02, 2024 01:30PM ● By Mitch Barber

Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) applauded California’s request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to assist with the recovery from this summer’s Park Fire.

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Statement from Rep. LaMalfa on Passage of the Fix Our Forests Act

Oct 02, 2024 01:28PM ● By Office of Rep. LaMalfa News Release

This week, the House passed H.R. 8790, the Fix Our Forests Act, a strongly bipartisan piece of legislation focused on improving forest management and reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfires.

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Sutter County Sheriff’s Office and ABC Cites Clerks for Selling Alcohol to Minors

Oct 02, 2024 01:22PM ● By Sutter County Sheriff’s Office, Alcoholic Beverage Control News Release

Sutter County Sheriff’s Office, along with agents of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), have cited two clerks for selling alcohol to minors on Sept. 26.

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Resident Brings Safety Concerns to Council

Oct 02, 2024 01:07PM ● By Angela Underwood

Kristy Macy does not feel safe in the home she has lived in for almost two decades.

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Little Libraries, Rotary Literacy Month a Perfect Storm Fostering a Culture of Reading

Oct 02, 2024 12:36PM ● By Yuba Sutter Rotary Night Club News Release

The Yuba Sutter Rotary Night Club is proud to announce its latest gift to the community with the unveiling of its first two-story, portable “Little Library.”

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Citywide Competition Brings in Dozens

Oct 02, 2024 12:20PM ● By Angela Underwood

Local opinion matters here. So much so that city officials left it up to residents to redesign and name the town welcome sign and revamp the water tower and city mural.

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‘Fill the Stands, 49ers fans!’

Oct 02, 2024 12:08PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Spaghetti dinner raises funds for Yuba College football team

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PG&E Corporation Foundation Donates to North State Food Banks

Sep 25, 2024 01:38PM ● By PG&E News Release

The PG&E Corporation Foundation (PG&E Foundation) is providing $1.3 million to local food banks, tribal food banks and senior meal programs to help feed individuals and families struggling with food insecurity, including $150,300 in the inland North State

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Assembly Republicans Announce Legislation to Bring Down Gas Prices

Sep 25, 2024 01:31PM ● By Assembly Republicans News Release

As Californians continue to struggle with the highest gas prices in the nation and Gov. Newsom jams Legislative Democrats with a dangerous scheme that will drive costs even higher, Assembly Republicans have introduced a series of bills aimed at providing immediate and long-term relief for drivers across the state.

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Yuba City Student Awarded $5,000 PG&E Better Together STEM Scholarship

Sep 25, 2024 01:12PM ● By PG&E News Release

The PG&E Corporation Foundation Funding 60 Scholarships Totaling $350,000 for Students Pursuing Higher Education

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Yuba City Man ‘AI Innovator of the Year’

Sep 25, 2024 01:07PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

In 2011, the computing world entered the “era of AI” or so it has been coined.

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Parade Permit Rejected

Sep 25, 2024 01:00PM ● By Angela Underwood

Elected officials deny the Nagar Kirtan Sikh Parade special event permit for 16 reasons.

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Marysville Police Officers Come Out Strong for Measure G

Sep 25, 2024 12:53PM ● By City of Marysville Police Officers Association News Release

On Sept. 13, the City of Marysville Police Officers Association voted to strongly support Measure G on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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Consent Agenda Items Tally $22,000

Sep 25, 2024 12:44PM ● By Angela Underwood

It was business as usual at the Sept. 17 regularly scheduled Marysville City Council meeting.

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Panel Discusses Proposition 36 Benefits

Sep 19, 2024 09:51AM ● By Jordonna Lobese, photos by Jordonna Lobese

In a Prop 36 town hall meeting on Sept. 16 with a panel of area officials, benefits of Proposition 36 were discussed.

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Georgia Man Charged with Defrauding his Former Employer Williams Sonoma out of More than $10 Million

Sep 19, 2024 09:18AM ● By USAO NDCA News Release

Indictment Alleges Defendant Billed for Work Not Provided and Spent the Proceeds on a Yacht, Mansion, Automobiles, Professional Sports Events, Landscaping, and Pet Cloning

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“American Pickers” to Film in California

Sep 18, 2024 01:54PM ● By Cineflix Productions News Release

They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in November 2024

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Career Training, Conference Center Coming

Sep 18, 2024 01:11PM ● By Angela Underwood

Research proves that a regional skilled workforce can benefit both a laborer and the city where they live. The new Sutter County Schools Career Training and Conference Center (SCTCC), located at the southeast corner of Harter Parkway and an extension of Spirit Way, plans to make that happen.

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Controller Cohen Issues August Cash Report

Sep 18, 2024 12:49PM ● By California State Controller’s Office News Release

State Controller Malia M. Cohen Sept. 10 released her monthly cash report covering the state’s General Fund revenues, disbursements and actual cash balance for the fiscal year through Aug. 31, 2024.

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IRS Encourages People to Do an End-Of-Summer Tax Checkup

Sep 18, 2024 09:24AM ● By IRS News Release

The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to consider using the end of the summer to make tax withholding or payment updates to avoid a potential surprise next year at tax time.

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Marysville’s Big Bar Blitz, Why Are They Selling?

Sep 13, 2024 12:50PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

The Silver Dollar Saloon, Cortez Room, Stassi’s 4th Ward Tavern, Field and Stream, and the 7 Mile House, besides being some of Marysville’s most iconic bars, are all businesses that went up for sale over the past six months.

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UC Davis Alumnus Discovers New Species of Praying Mantis

Sep 12, 2024 05:04PM ● By By Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology

A juvenile mantis that UC Davis alumnus Lohitashwa “Lohit” Garikipati collected on a 2019 trip to Madera Canyon, Arizona, proved not to be the commonly known California mantis, Stagmomantis wheelerii, but a new species.

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California Connects Neighbors to Create Community, Increase Belonging, Prepare for Disasters

Sep 12, 2024 04:57PM ● By California Volunteers News Release

On Sept. 10, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and California Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday announced the Neighbor-to-Neighbor network to strengthen communities and build social connections to better address the loneliness epidemic, disaster preparedness, climate action and local needs.

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Gallagher Celebrates Passage of 2024 Legislation

Sep 12, 2024 10:44AM ● By Office of Assemblyman James Gallagher News Release

Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) announced Sept. 9 the passage of several critical bills he authored during the 2024 legislative session, which now await the Governor's signature. These bills address key issues such as educational equity, patient rights, economic opportunity, and energy reliability.

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Yuba City, Sutter County Agreement in Detail

Sep 12, 2024 10:24AM ● By Angela Underwood

Measure D was up for discussion again. This time in the form of a proposed funding arrangement between Sutter County and Yuba City if the proposed 1% sales tax passes in November.

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Mayor Shares Fears

Sep 12, 2024 10:16AM ● By Angela Underwood

Marysville Mayor Chris Branscum is frightened for older adults in town.

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Calls for Hotel Marysville to be Demolished Grow

Sep 12, 2024 10:11AM ● By Jordonna Lobese

A meeting was held on Sept. 6 in Marysville to discuss Hotel Marysville’s destiny following the June 15 fire that destroyed the hotel.

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Hospice of the Foothills Announces Umbrella Name, Foothills Compassionate Care

Sep 10, 2024 03:35PM ● By Hospice of the Foothills News Release

As we celebrate 45 years as this community’s only nonprofit hospice, Hospice of the Foothills is excited to announce that we are formalizing our structure a bit to fit all of our programs under one all-encompassing organizational name.

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CDPH Warns of Increased Risk of Valley Fever Through Fall

Sep 06, 2024 11:37AM ● By California Department of Public Health News Release

Investigation Continues into Reports of Valley Fever Among Music Festival Attendees

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End of Year Parade Planning Continues

Sep 05, 2024 03:09PM ● By Angela Underwood

Imagine the entire population of Roseville descending here for an event. That is the magnitude of the 2024 Nagar Kirtan Sikh Parade, according to Fire Chief Jesse Alexander.

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Pirates Sink Lions – Live Oak Opens Season with Painful Loss

Sep 05, 2024 01:15PM ● By Seti Long

The Pirates sailed to victory in Live Oak at the Lions’ season opener this past Friday, Aug. 30.

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Assemblyman Gallagher Addresses Homelessness

Sep 05, 2024 12:28PM ● By Mitch Barber

According to a 2023 report to Congress by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development there were 181,399 homeless individuals in California.

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Marysville Stampede Rodeo is Coming to Town!

Sep 05, 2024 11:08AM ● By Flying U Rodeo News Release

The fun is about to break out of the chutes at the Marysville Stampede Rodeo! Celebrating their 90th year, the Stampede Rodeo will take place Sept. 14 and 15, and tickets are on sale now.

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