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Yuba City Welcomes Faith Film Director

Feb 23, 2026 03:36PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

As “I Can Only Imagine 2” opened nationwide Feb. 20, filmmaker Brent McCorkle made a stop in Yuba City to meet with local audiences and discuss the sequel before its wide release.

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Munger family accepted the Business of the Year award onstage at the Hard Rock Live

Yuba-Sutter Chamber Honors Local Leaders, Businesses

Feb 16, 2026 03:05PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

The Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce’s 40th annual Business Appreciation Gala brought Valentine’s Day flair to Hard Rock Live on Friday, Feb. 13, as business leaders, community members and chamber supporters gathered in Wheatland for an evening of celebration and recognition.

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Prune Growers Meeting Set Feb. 18 in Yuba City

Feb 10, 2026 12:40PM ● By MPG Staff

The University of California Cooperative Extension will host the 2026 South Sacramento Valley Prune Grower Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Sutter County Veterans Hall, 1425 Veterans Memorial Cir, in Yuba City.

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Yuba-Sutter Winter Pow Wow Set for Feb. 21

Feb 10, 2026 12:37PM ● By MPG Staff

The Yuba-Sutter Winter Pow Wow will take place Saturday, Feb. 21, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Marysville Youth Center, also known as the Tri Counties Community Center, 1830 B St. The event is free and open to the public.

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Yuba, Sutter Poetry Out Loud Winners Named

Feb 10, 2026 12:34PM ● By MPG Staff

High school students from Yuba and Sutter counties were named county champions Saturday, Jan. 31, during the 2026 Poetry Out Loud competitions held at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

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Sutter Parents Complete Parenting Program

Feb 10, 2026 12:29PM ● By MPG Staff

The Sutter County Probation Department announced Feb. 4 that 10 local parents completed the Parent Project, a 10-week parenting program focused on supporting families with strong-willed children.

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Marysville Honors 175 Years of History

Feb 10, 2026 12:26PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The Marysville Elks Lodge was filled Thursday, Feb. 5, as residents gathered to celebrate the city’s 175th anniversary.

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Film Festival Highlights Environmental Action

Feb 10, 2026 12:02PM ● By MPG Staff

The South Yuba River Citizens League will bring its annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival back to Nevada City and Grass Valley from Feb. 19 through Feb. 23, featuring a new slate of environmental and adventure films focused on inspiring action.

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Downtown Bookshop Revives Letter Writing

Feb 10, 2026 11:58AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

“To think that a thought six months ago would become my whole world,” Jenni Heslop wrote on a Post-it note during a free creative writing session Jan. 25 at her Tiny Bookshop in downtown Marysville.

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Optimism Marks 2026 Colusa Farm Show

Feb 10, 2026 10:08AM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

Three days of warm, clear weather helped draw thousands to the Colusa Farm Show, which concluded Feb. 5 at the Colusa County Fairgrounds.

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Members of Tom Rigney & Flambeau will take the stage at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts

Sutter Theater Hosts Cajun Night, Feb. 28

Feb 03, 2026 09:55AM ● By Lloyd Green

Cajun and Zydeco rhythms will take over Sutter Theater Center for the Arts when Tom Rigney & Flambeau perform Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m.

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Colusa Farm Show Returns for 61st Year

Jan 27, 2026 05:13PM ● By Lloyd Green

The Colusa County Farm Show returns Feb. 3-5 for its 61st year, bringing three days of equipment displays, educational seminars and agricultural networking to the Colusa County Fairgrounds.

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Members of the Center Stage Productions team are pictured during an earlier casting call

Center Stage Productions Announces New Season and Workshops

Jan 27, 2026 03:22PM ● By Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture News Release

Center Stage Productions, Yuba-Sutter's premiere youth performing arts program, has announced its next series of theater workshops and plans for its summer musicals.

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Hip Service, a nationally recognized, award-winning band, performs during the 2025 Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce Business Appreciation Gala.

Yuba-Sutter Chamber Marks 40 Years with Gala

Jan 27, 2026 02:47PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The Yuba-Sutter Chamber of Commerce will celebrate a major milestone as it hosts its 40th annual Business Appreciation Gala, honoring the businesses and individuals who help drive the region’s economy.

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Marysville to Celebrate 175th Birthday, Feb. 7

Jan 27, 2026 01:58PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Some residents may have begun noticing special banners in and around Marysville’s historic district. The signage marks a major milestone in the city’s history, its “dodransbicentennial” anniversary.

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Yuba Sutter Symphony and Yuba Sutter Youth Symphony

Young Artist Showcase Concert Set Feb. 7

Jan 27, 2026 01:49PM ● By Lloyd Green

The Yuba Sutter Symphony will present its annual Young Artist Showcase Concert on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 1390 Franklin Road in Yuba City.

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A mixed-media landscape by local artist Emily Cordi depicts the Sutter Buttes at sunset.

New Art Box Marketplace Showcases Local Talent

Jan 27, 2026 01:45PM ● By MPG Staff

Yuba Sutter Arts & Culture will celebrate the grand opening of the Art Box Marketplace with a public reception Friday, Feb. 6, at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

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Birders take in the sights along the Feather River Parkway

Birders Brave Fog at Snow Goose Festival

Jan 27, 2026 12:54PM ● By Susan Meeker

The 26th Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway concluded on Sunday, its four foggy days packed with birders who showed up even when the sun did not.

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Faith Gonzales takes customer orders at the counter at Quenchies and Munchies

Marysville Gets the Munchies

Jan 27, 2026 12:19PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

There’s a bright new spot in downtown Marysville, and the faces behind it may look familiar.

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Contestants wait their turn to be judged during the Ohana Comic Con cosplay contest

Comic Con Event Draws Vendors, Cosplayers to Yuba City

Jan 27, 2026 11:27AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

“Car! Car!” shouted Ziggy Star, alerting a band of costumed followers to clear a path in the back of the Yuba City Moose Lodge parking lot Saturday, Jan. 24.

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Joelle Naphan received the top honor and a $1,000 prize for a silhouette photograph showing a man on horseback throwing a lasso

Oroville Rancher Wins Farm Bureau Contest

Jan 21, 2026 08:49AM ● By Lloyd Green

A rancher from Oroville earned first place in the 44th annual California Farm Bureau Photo Contest, which drew hundreds of entries from amateur photographers across the state.

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Poetry Out Loud County Competitions Set for Jan. 31

Jan 20, 2026 02:56PM ● By MPG Staff

High school students from across Yuba and Sutter counties will take the stage later this month as Poetry Out Loud returns with its annual county competitions, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts in Yuba City.

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Indoor Golf Simulator Opens in Downtown Marysville

Jan 20, 2026 01:48PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Golf isn’t just an outdoor sport anymore and three young local entrepreneurs are here to prove it.

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An exterior hallway leading to Horizon Wellness features greenery

Horizon Wellness Expands Holistic and Aesthetic Care

Jan 20, 2026 10:54AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Tucked along D Street in downtown Marysville, Horizon Wellness offers a quiet contrast to the pace and pressures that shaped its creation — a calming space born out of one of the most stressful periods in modern healthcare.

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Regency Park in Yuba City for a ribbon-cutting ceremony

Regency Park Installs Inclusive Play Feature

Jan 20, 2026 10:45AM ● By MPG Staff

Local agencies and community partners gathered Jan. 9 at Regency Park in Yuba City to celebrate the installation of a new Playground Communication Board designed to support inclusive play for children of all abilities.

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Sutter Buttes Land Trust Opens Photo Contest

Jan 13, 2026 09:10AM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

The Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust has opened submissions for its 22nd annual calendar photo contest, inviting photographers to help document the natural beauty and agricultural heritage of the Sutter Buttes region.

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Applications Now Open for ‘Yes to Startups’

Jan 13, 2026 09:07AM ● By Yuba County News Release

Yuba County’s Business Incubator Program

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Travis Moniz of Princeton qualified for the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

North State Auctioneer Advances to World Championship

Jan 13, 2026 08:57AM ● By Susan Meeker

A Northern California native is among the top 10 livestock auctioneers advancing to the 2026 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, earning the distinction as the only Californian to make the cut.

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Hard Rock Sacramento Named Third Best Casino Outside Las Vegas

Jan 13, 2026 08:38AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

Second Best Casino Concert Venue in the Country

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Sutter Buttes Garden Club School/Community Garden Grant Program Application Deadline

Jan 13, 2026 08:36AM ● By Sutter Buttes Garden Club News Release

The Sutter Buttes Garden Club are excited to announce the relaunch of the Sutter Buttes Garden Club School/Community Garden Grant Program!

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Joe Ferrie, owner of Silver Dollar Saloon, poses dressed as a founding father

Yuba-Sutter Celebrates New Year’s

Jan 06, 2026 09:13AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Big plans for Tower Plaza in Yuba City were rained out on New Year’s Eve, canceling what would have been the first live music event of its kind at the newly opened park.

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A new visitor center at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex headquarters

Wings Return to the Sacramento Valley

Jan 05, 2026 06:02PM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

The 2026 Snow Goose Festival will bring four days of field trips, workshops and community activities to the Northern Sacramento Valley Jan. 22‑25, celebrating the region’s wintering bird populations and the annual arrival of migratory waterfowl.

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A volunteer serves plates at the buffet line as Seniors on the Go

Seniors on the Go Builds on Momentum, Prepares to Expand into Olivehurst

Jan 05, 2026 05:56PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

What began as a modest outreach effort in the Yuba County foothills has grown into one of the region’s most consistent senior-focused programs, and now “Seniors on the Go” is preparing to expand once again.

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