Farm Voices Gain Statutory Role

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry that places two California agricultural advisory committees into state law. Read More »

X Fest Returns Oct. 23

X Fest will return to the Miners Foundry Cultural Center on Friday, Oct. 23, for its third year, bringing two stages of live music along with art, food and activities for families. Read More »

Cannabis Enforcement Bill Signed

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry aimed at closing enforcement gaps in California's cannabis and hemp laws. Read More »

State Law Addresses Grocery Access

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing certain restrictions that prevent new grocery stores from opening on properties previously occupied by grocers to be removed. Read More »

Salmon Expeditions Return to Yuba

Families will have an opportunity to raft the lower Yuba River this fall while learning about Chinook salmon, river ecology and restoration work through two public expeditions offered by the South Yuba River Citizens League. Read More »

PG&E Warns of Door-to-Door Scam

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning customers about individuals going door to door while posing as PG&E employees and asking to see customers' utility bills. Read More »

Meat Processing Facility Nears Opening

Construction continues on a livestock processing facility at the Colusa Industrial Park, with the first phase nearing completion and initial test harvesting planned for October. Read More »

New Law Targets Wildfire Restitution

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Sept. 30 establishing a state policy aimed at providing full restitution to victims of utility-caused wildfires and placing responsibility for that compensation on the utility that caused the fire. Read More »

Bulldogs Muscles Through a Battle with Lassen

The Gridley Bulldogs football team ended the 2026 preseason with a gritty 14-7 victory over the Lassen Grizzlies on Oct. 2 and head into Westside League play with a ton of confidence. Read More »

Engineering Costs Prompt Gridley to Change Course

Gridley will seek separate civil and electrical engineering firms to limit subcontractor markups and give city officials more choices when assigning infrastructure work. Read More »

Bulldogs Tennis Prepare for League Playoffs

The Gridley High School girls tennis team enters its final week of the regular season with two matches remaining before the West Side League Individual Playoffs. Read More »

Oroville Dam Work Reaches Completion

The California Department of Water Resources has completed a $235 million rehabilitation of Oroville Dam’s river valve outlet system, an infrastructure project designed to improve the dam’s reliability and preserve access to cold water stored deep in Lake Oroville. Read More »

County Honors Code Enforcement Officers

Butte County recognized the officers whose work ranges from unsafe buildings and abandoned vehicles to zoning, cannabis and life-safety violations during Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week, Oct. 5-9. Read More »

Autoberfest, Bierfest Return to Feather Falls, Oct. 10

Feather Falls Casino Resort will host its annual Autoberfest Car Show and Bierfest on Oct. 10, combining a daytime car show with an afternoon beer tasting that will benefit the Oroville Veterans of Foreign Wars. Read More »

Knights Continue Community Breakfast Tradition

The first Sunday of the month brings an opportunity for the community to join the Knights of Columbus, St. Mary’s Council 12527, for a tradition that goes back so far that many aren’t sure when it began. Read More »

Residents Urge Gridley to Challenge Housing Mandates

State housing requirements have some Gridley residents asking city leaders to fight changes they fear could reshape their neighborhoods, including exploring a different form of city government. Read More »

FAA Awards Contract for New Air Traffic Control Tower at SMF

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded a design-build contract to Walsh Federal LLC for a new air traffic control tower at Sacramento International Airport (SMF). Read More »

Vanity Awards Target Local Businesses

Several local businesses have recently received congratulatory postcards or solicitations telling them they have earned recognition as one of the best businesses in their community. Read More »

Gridley 12U Dominates Paradise

The Gridley Titans 12U football team controlled both sides of the ball in a road win over the Paradise Jr. Bobcats this past weekend. Read More »

Bulldog Brews Returns to Campus

Bulldog Brews is back for the 2026-27 school year, officially serving new menu items along with classic favorites. Read More »

Community Rallies After Gridley Fire Damages Two Homes

A quick-moving blaze left two homes damaged in a Gridley neighborhood. Read More »

Gridley Missionary Heads to Brazil

Gridley resident Max Tolman has begun a two-year mission with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and will serve in the Brazil Florianopolis Mission. Read More »

Sierra Nevada Cheese Issues Recall

Sierra Nevada Cheese Company has recalled all Grazers Raw Milk Cheese currently on the market as federal health officials investigate a multistate E. coli outbreak linked to one of the company's products. Read More »

Gridley Weighs Cost of Higher Fees

The cost of providing city services could mean higher fees for Gridley residents and builders, but city officials worry that passing along those costs could make new homes more expensive and change residents’ behavior. Read More »

Sutter Runs Through Rams with Ease in GEL Opener

The Sutter Huskies football team punished the Casa Roble Rams to a 42-0 victory on Sept. 25 and opened Golden Empire League play with a bang! Read More »

Tech Trek Students Share STEM Experience

Nine local students who attended the AAUW Tech Trek STEM camp at UC Davis this summer shared their experiences with the American Association of University Women Marysville-Yuba City Branch during a Sept. 19 gathering. Read More »

Oregon Grower Sets Pumpkin Record

A 2,613-pound pumpkin tipped the scales at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm on Saturday, Sept. 26, earning an Oregon grower a new state record and the top prize at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off. Read More »

Gridley Updates Overdue Emergency Disaster Plan

Gridley has updated an emergency operations plan that had gone largely unchanged since 2014, shifting responsibilities beyond the police department and preparing city departments to work together during a major disaster. Read More »

Gridley Elementary Welcomes Families Back to School

Wilson Elementary School in Gridley invited parents and guardians to Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, Sept. 23, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Read More »

Casa de Esperanza Receives $5,000 Grant

Casa de Esperanza has received a $5,000 grant from Union Pacific Railroad to support services for survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties. Read More »

Business Awards Luncheon Set Oct. 2

Sixteen Sutter County businesses and organizations will receive recognition Oct. 2 during the second annual Bounty of Sutter County Business Awards Luncheon in Live Oak. Read More »

Butte County Libraries Go Permanently Fine-Free

Library patrons in Gridley, Biggs and throughout Butte County will no longer face daily fines for overdue books and other materials after a successful one-year trial of the fine-free program. Read More »