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- Maxwell enjoys 83rd rodeo
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Classic cars, dancing horses and Maxwell firemen dressed in neon green rolled down Main Street for the parade opening of the 83rd Maxwell Rodeo on Saturday.
Continuing a long-standing tradition of performing a humorous and theatrical presentation fo... Full story
- Stonyford volunteers help keep East Park open
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Volunteers in the Stonyford community are keeping the East Park Resevoir open for recreation after the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation closed the lake due to automatic budget cuts from federal sequestration.
Colusa County Supervisor Gary Evans found out ... Full story
- Mental health celebrates life
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- After anticipating speaking at the 12th annual Stamp Out Stigma Wellness & Recovery Rally for months, Rob Wilson stood in front of a large crowd to tell his personal story of depression on Monday night.
"It felt good to get it out. I didn't have... Full story
- Legislators agree, disagree at Colusa town hall meeting
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The influence of environmental interests and state regulations on farmers in California were discussed in a joint town hall meeting with Assemblyman Dan Logue and Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada at the Colusa Theatre Thursday night.
The event may have b... Full story
- Wine, art and a little Derby flare at May Surprise
- By Todd R. Hansen/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Shirley Maupin had barely pinned up one quilt, when another was flapping loose in the stiff wind that greeted the May Surprise crowd on Saturday.
But the wind did little to upset the good mood of the crowd that attended the event, which in addition ... Full story
- Wind plays havoc with rice seeding
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Fifth-generation rice farmer Derrick Ash depends on a lot of people and negotiates a lot of decisions to get his rice in the ground.
And every year, there is a hitch.
On Monday he sowed his fields — west of the Colusa National Wildlife Refuge... Full story
- Colusa aerospace students paint in right direction
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- A group of Colusa High School aerospace students took to the tarmac Saturday to paint a compass rose next to the airstrip at the Colusa County Airport as part of a community service project.
The students were joined by the director and members of Th... Full story
- Small farm produces bounty for local consumers
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Nevermore Farm in Arbuckle produces more than 50 kinds of fruits in addition to nuts, row crops and the same variety of wheat said to be grown by Joseph of Egypt 1,000 years ago.
The farm, covering just over 9 acres, is Colusa County's only Communit... Full story
- Sacramento Valley Museum's history continues to shine
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- John Troughton was a member of the Williams Community Recreation Project when Lue "Lulu" Salter approached the group in the early 1960s about restoring the 1911 Williams Union High School building as a museum.
Fifty years later, and hundreds of hour... Full story
- Williams City Council considering feral-cat feeding ban
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Williams City Council is considering an ordinance prohibiting feeding or providing water to feral cats.
The ordinance introduced Wednesday would ban the feeding of the cats unless part of an approved program to trap the cats to be neutered or sp... Full story
- Bill proposing risk assessment for products worries eatery owners
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Tom Indrieri, owner of Tommy's Market Street Grill in downtown Colusa, is outraged that a state bill might require restaurants to conduct public health risk-assessments of products.
"Even if just a portion of this were to go through, restaurants wou... Full story
- ‘Fishing gypsy’ rides the rivers of California, Alaska
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Full-time fishing guide Kevin Brock spends eight hours a day, 300 days a year on the water.
"Wherever the fish are biting, that's where I go," Brock said.
He arrived in Colusa about two weeks ago and will be leading striper trips on the Sacramento ... Full story
- Fun, facts and fire at Family Faire
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Colusa fire Capt. David Harbison lead a young boy and his mother into a smoke-filled room.
"You're in the bedroom. It's the middle of the night. All of the sudden the smoke alarm goes off. What do you do?" he asked.
The room was in the back of a mo... Full story
- Colusa County Mounted Sheriff's Posse has rich, proud history
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Before the days that four-wheelers and helicopters could aid in search and rescue, the Colusa County Mounted Sheriff's Posse did the job on horseback.
The organization has a rich history, and Manuel Barrett Jr. has been a member since the group's in... Full story
- Walker Ridge Wind Park moving forward
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- After a short hiatus, developers of the Walker Ridge Wind Park are again moving forward with the project.
AltaGas — a Calgary-based business — has filed a new plan with the US Bureau of Land Management in Ukiah to construct a wind park s... Full story
- Mock crash gives teens lesson in drunken driving
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Leonardo Velazquez was 19 when he lost control of his vehicle after choosing to drive drunk.
When his van rolled, his good friend, Jose Luis Vera Mendoza - who was not wearing a seat belt - was ejected from the vehicle and killed.
"I found him face... Full story
- Festival highlights diversity of cultures in the community
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- A circle of chairs created a center stage in the grass for performances of Samoan fire knife dancing, California Native American dancers representing the Grindstone Rancheria, and perhaps the first-ever performance by Cachil DeHe Band of Wintum India... Full story
- City Council adopts river-centric development plan
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Colusa City Council adopted a development plan on Tuesday for a river-centric downtown.
"This is the most comprehensive study we've had. It fits the character of Colusa and it fits what our downtown is now," said Councilman Greg Ponciano.
The o... Full story
- A Williams Antiques Show, items can reveal rich histories
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- A hunt for the oldest items at the Williams Antique Show & Sale revealed rich stories of English courtship rituals and home goods made of re-purposed pirate booty.
Bill Shelton, owner of Stagecoach Antiques in Durham, said his 15th great-grandpa... Full story
- Students, parents want teacher back
- Monica Vaughan/Tri-County Newspapers
- Students and parents spoke through tears as they gave personal testimony in defense of a popular teacher and coach at Princeton High School who has not been retained for next school year.
Protests of the decision were felt on campus throughout the w... Full story
- Buried Colusa Buttes
- Monica Vaughan/Tri-County Newspapers
- About 9,430 feet below Colusa County's valley floor lies a hidden range of buttes.
"Drilling in the valley has discovered some 'poor relatives' of the Buttes that never emerged from the thick valley sediments," said Walt Anderson in his 2004 book, "... Full story
- Dunn named interim city manager
- Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Colusa City Council voted 3-2 to appoint Acting City Manager Randy Dunn to a one-year term as interim city manager on Tuesday.
He will continue in his role as fire chief, as well.
Dunn's appointment was a break from the ongoing recruitment proc... Full story
- Sinking Grimes Library getting support
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Grimes Library seems to be sinking.
Thick weight-bearing beams in the 30-year-old building appear to be rotting, as the plaster around the beams is cracking and crumbling.
"You look at something like this and you think it'll hold up the Earth. ... Full story
- Rice farmer runs Colusa motorcycle shop
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- River Rat Customs is not a typical Colusa County business.
Then again, the owner is not a typical rice farmer.
"Not too many rice farmers have long hair," said Rob Moriconi, who farms rice, has long hair and is the owner of River Rat Customs, which... Full story
- Council bringing the arts to public
- By Monica Vaughan/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- From needlepoint classes to watercolor displays, a group of committed volunteers is working to enhance the role of the arts in Colusa County.
The Colusa County Arts Council, with an infusion of energy and a new partnership with the California Arts C... Full story
- Brown vows to protect area water
- Monica Vaughan/Tri-County Newspapers
- Gov. Jerry Brown promised to protect the North State’s water, but made it equally clear there were critical needs across the state.
Brown’s comments came at the annual Ag Leadership Breakfast in Colusa Wednesday morning.
“I promis... Full story
- Programs address options after GED changes in 2014
- By Todd R. Hansen/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- Employers expect workers to be able to think critically, have better than adequate math skills and to be able to work on a computer.
They also expect applicants to have a high school diploma — or what has always been viewed as an administrativ... Full story
- FEMA flood mapping process is deliberate, uncertain
- By Todd R. Hansen/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- All new development in the Sacramento River basin of Colusa County could be halted and flood insurance rates could soar.
That is the extreme and highly unlikely result of a Federal Emergency Management Agency flood map that shows levee protection to... Full story
- City eyes river park annexation
- By Todd R. Hansen/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Colusa City Council is considering whether to annex the state park — and possibly the larger surrounding area — as part of its general effort to turn the riverfront into a centerpiece attraction.
The idea has been discussed in the pa... Full story
- School districts cautious about Proposition 30 funds
- By Todd R. Hansen/Colusa County Sun-Herald
- The Colusa Unified School District will still need to cut close to $600,000 from its next budget, but the restoration of Proposition 30 funding into local school budgets has generated a cautious sigh of relief throughout the county.
Despite the 2018... Full story
