Mid-Valley Briefs

Mid-Valley Briefs from Wednesday's paper.

Sacramento
Man guilty of scamming FEMA

A Sacramento man fraudulently collected $3,000 in Hurricane Katrina aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and stayed in a Marysville motel at the agency's expense, according to U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott.

Andre D. Morning, 53, pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to filing the false claim and faces up to five years in prison.

Morning collected the aid in 2005, claiming his primary residence near New Orleans had been destroyed. The address turned out to be that of a government office building, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle Rodriguez.

Morning's sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 26.

Yuba County
Supes OK property definition changes

An ordinance that defines a foreclosed home or abandoned property was approved Tuesday by Yuba County supervisors.

The ordinance, which goes in effect 30 days after approval, will enable code enforcement to clean properties that have been abandoned due to foreclosure if the property owner does not do so in an ample amount of time.

"We give property owners every opportunity to come into compliance," said Jeremy Strang, division manager for Yuba County code enforcement.

If the county does the work, which includes mowing and cleaning lawns, Strang said property owners will be billed $93 per hour and an additional $100 daily administrative fee every day payment is late.

Strang said with the high number of foreclosures, finding property owners could be difficult.

Marysville
FNL closed for meth concert

The Friday Night Live Teen Center in Marysville will be closed Friday and Saturday due to the upcoming Music Over Meth concert.

Several bands and guest speakers will be featured at the event set from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 21 at Beckwourth Riverfront Park, Mervyn's Pavilion, in Marysville.

The concert is sponsored by FNL. For more information, visit www.fridaylightlive.com or call 742-LIVE.

Yuba City
Sutter High plans reunion brunch

Members and friends of the Sutter Union High School class of 1958 are invited to a reunion brunch and barbecue at 11 a.m. June 28 at 3661 Garden Highway, Yuba City.

For more information, contact reunion hosts Leroy Flagor at 218-8194; Darnell Howe; or Doris Gross, 913-1359.