The path to firefighting was not an unnatural one for Marc Boomgaarden.
His grandfather battled blazes with Marysville Fire Department, and a cousin, who fought fires with the Yuba City Fire... Full story
A 61-year-old Yuba City man who is suspected of firing a shot Thursday in the backyard of his home in the 900 block of Shasta Street, holed up inside for more than two hours while police tried to talk him out.
The man emerged barefoot about 3:50... Full story
Flood control officials hoping Sutter County voters approve funding to fix levees are pointing to what they call the blackest cloud on the horizon — new federal maps that could place virtually the whole county into a flood hazard zone.... Full story
Plans by Calvary Christian Center in Yuba City to expand to a new, larger location have been endorsed by city planners.
The city Planning Commission approved a use permit Wednesday night for proposed construction of a new Calvary Christian campus... Full story
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Visions of a bigger and better River Valley Family Fitness are still in the works, but finishing the plans is taking longer than expected.
The Yuba City Planning Commission approved a request... Full story
Mid-Valley Briefs from Friday's paper.
Linda
Boy approached near Walmart
A 12-year-old boy was approached in a suspicious manner near the Linda Walmart, Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor said Thursday.
The boy was walking near Walmart at about... Full story
Longtime county employee Jim Arnold will take over the Yuba County Probation Department on Dec. 11, replacing retiring Dale Quinn.
Arnold, a Yuba City native who joined Yuba County Probation 16 years ago, said he'll head a department with a... Full story
A 12-year-old boy was approached in a suspicious manner near the Linda Walmart on Wednesday, Yuba County Sheriff Steve Durfor warned today.
At about 3:30 p.m., the boy was walking near Walmart and encountered a white 1980s Toyota Camry. A woman... Full story
A car was hit by three to five small-caliber bullets late Wednesday in front of a Live Oak restaurant, according to a Sutter County Sheriff’s Department report.
A woman reported at 9:51 p.m. that she was leaving the Pizza Factory... Full story
Dozens of protesters chanted and picketed Wednesday at Woodland Community College as the state California School Employees Association joined local union members to protest layoffs.
"We can't take the stress anymore," said Donna Veal-Spenser, local... Full story
Their fight over Washington Square is barely over. But Beverly Hayes and Dale Whitmore — the Citizens to Preserve Marysville Parks — have chosen a new battleground: Veterans Park.
With demolition under way for the Rideout Memorial... Full story
About 20 Yuba County residents are being sought by the Internal Revenue Service — so they can get some money back.
The folks on a list released Wednesday by the IRS all had addresses for refund checks that apparently didn't work, with the IRS... Full story
These are some well-traveled turtles.
After more than five decades in Yuba-Sutter, The Candy Box's chocolate treats are being taken to a new level.
Owner and head chocolatier Ethel Padgett will be signing copies of her new book, "The McIntosh... Full story
Voters who will decide whether to fund levee fixes along the Feather River now have a cost estimate.
Officials with the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency on Wednesday placed an estimated $200 million price tag on a project to bolster levees along... Full story
A tentative wastewater treatment permit has been issued to Yuba City, which — if approved — would save residents about $65 million.
The city has been fighting with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board since 2003 when... Full story
Olivehurst and Yuba City families were honored Wednesday night as the Family of the Year from their respective counties.
Larry and Maggie Walker, who have adopted three granddaughters, were honored from Yuba County, while Sutter County had Craig... Full story