Briefs: Live Oak drowning victims' names not released
The identities of two Live Oak residents who drowned in a pond near Biggs on Saturday were still unavailable Monday.
Because next of kin for the 53-year-old man and his 2-year-old son had not been reached, the Butte County Coroner's Office would not release their identities, an office worker said.
According to the Butte County Sheriff's Department, the man and the boy were in a paddleboat at a swimming hole known as "The Plunge" off Palm Avenue when the boy, who was wearing a life vest, fell out. The man jumped in after his son, but neither could get back into the boat. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the boy was taken to Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Yuba City crash victim in critical condition
A Yuba City woman injured in a rollover crash early Saturday remains in critical condition in a Roseville hospital.
Maryellyn Teresa Palmeri, 49, was at Sutter Roseville Medical Center, the hospital's communications department confirmed, after she was taken there by air ambulance on Saturday.
According to the California Highway Patrol, Palmeri was driving her 2009 Nissan Altima south on Walton Avenue outside Yuba City when she apparently lost control. Palmeri was ejected from the car during the rollover.
No one else was injured in the accident, though a dog in the car with Palmeri was slightly injured, according to the CHP.
Farm tourism workshop slated in Yuba-Sutter
The Yuba-Sutter Economic Development Corporation will host a workshop next month geared to helping businesses tap into growing agri-tourism opportunities.
With both an overview of agri-tourism and specific examples from the popular Bishop's Pumpkin Farm in Wheatland, the free breakfast workshop also will provide strategies for businesses to get involved.
Beginning at 8 a.m. Nov. 9, the forum is slated at the Yuba County Government Center, 915 Eighth St., Marysville. Reservations are required by Nov. 2 and can be made by calling 751-8555 or going to ysedc@ysedc.org.
