Briefs: Falling church TV kills girl
A 7-year-old Colusa girl died Tuesday after a television fell from a cart and struck her in the head, the Colusa police reported.
The girl, whose name was not released, was in what was described as a conference room in the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church rectory, 745 Ware Ave., at about 1 p.m.
She and her brother watch television there while their mother does volunteer work at the church, interim Colusa Police Chief Ross Stark said.
"It is very sad," Stark said.
The girl apparently was trying to turn the cart so she and her brother could better see the screen when the TV fell and struck her in the head, the police reported.
Emergency personnel found the girl unconscious with "severe head trauma," a statement released by Stark said.
She was taken to Colusa Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead.
Yuba City
Shooting victim's injuries serious
The victim of a driveby shooting Sunday night in Yuba City has life-threatening injuries, police said Tuesday.
The incident in the 1400 block of Wendell Way was reported at 10:09 p.m. Yuba City officers found the man lying on a sidewalk with a bullet wound to the head.
Police did not disclose the man's name. He was taken to Rideout Memorial Hospital and underwent surgery, said Lt. Tom Tappe said.
"The prognosis is not good," Tappe said.
Tappe said he did not know why investigators are withholding the man's name. The shooting has not been classified as gang-related but possibly was, he said.
Yuba County
Prostitution sting nets five
Five men were arrested and cited for soliciting sex from an undercover female officer disguised as a prostitute, a Yuba County Sheriff's Department spokesman said Tuesday.
The arrests occurred over a three-hour period Saturday evening in the 900 and 1000 blocks of North Beale Road in Linda, said Lt. Damon Gil.
The men were given court dates on the misdemeanor charge and released, Gil said.
Linda
Pair arrested in storage break-in
Two Linda residents were arrested after breaking into a Lindhurst Avenue self-storage building, Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor said Tuesday.
Clarence Jordan, 55, and Belinda Cagle, 49, were seen loitering around the building Sunday morning, where one of the units was later found damaged.
Jordan and Cagle were found in the vicinity with several items stolen from the unit, which they entered by removing metal panels from the back wall, Durfor said. Yuba-Sutter
Applicants sought for youth programs
Both Sutter County's Children & Families Commission and the Allyn Scott Youth and Community Center are looking for people to head up youth programs.
The Scott center, based in Marysville, needs people to coordinate after-school programs and a coordinator for the REACH committee. The after-school coordinator will work about 20 hours a week to develop programs, drum up membership and find sustainable funding. The REACH committee coordinator will work with different youth agencies, plan activities and also develop programs, for about 15 hours a week.
Sutter County needs a full-time program manager for duties that include overseeing how Proposition 10 funds are spent, determining program effectiveness, working with commissioners on creating programs and acting as a community liaison and spokesperson. The applicant must have a background in social services or a related field.
Applying for any position is done through the respective agency. The deadline for the youth center positions is Saturday; for the Sutter County commission position, July 22.
Live Oak
Vendor spaces available
A limited number of vendor spaces are still available for this weekend's community yard sale hosted by the Live Oak Parks and Recreation Department.
The sale is 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Community Building, 10200 O St. in Live Oak.
A $10 fee is requested for vendor space. For more information, visit www.liveoakcity.org or call city hall at 695-2112.
Yuba County
Food distribution set this month
The July schedule for Yuba-Sutter Gleaners Food Bank food distribution in the Yuba County foothills was announced.
Distribution on July 21 is at:
Brownsville — 8-10:30 a.m. at Friday Night Live, 8408 La Porte Road.
Loma Rica — 8:30-10 a.m. at Loma Rica Lions Club, 5697 Fruitland Road.
Dobbins — 8:30-10:30 a.m. at Lake Francis Grange, 10775 Texas Hill Road.
For more information, call 673-3834.
Yuba-Sutter
Gleaners to give out food
Dates and places are scheduled for the Yuba-Sutter Gleaners Food Bank's U.S. Department of Agriculture food distribution.
July 18 — Yuba City Moose Lodge, 205 S. Walton Ave.
July 22 — Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 4956 Powerline Road, Olivehurst.
July 25 — Y-S Gleaners warehouse, 760 Stafford Way; and the Hans Miller building, 420 Miles, both in Yuba City.
July 26 — Wheatland Senior Center, 705 Third St.; Sutter Youth Organization, 7740 Butte House Road, Sutter; and South Sutter Recreation Association building, Palm Street, East Nicolaus.
July 27 — Live Oak Community Center, 10200 O St.
July 28 — American Legion, Post 807 hall, 5477 Feather River Blvd., Linda; and the First Presbyterian Church, corner of Sampson Street and Rideout Way, Marysville.
For times and more information, call the Gleaners at 673-3834.
