Computer Program Connects Rural Residents

More than 55 foothill residents are learning how to navigate computers, safely use the internet and stay connected online through a new computer literacy program aimed at expanding digital access in rural Yuba County. Read More »

Tech Trek Students Share STEM Experience

Nine local students who attended the AAUW Tech Trek STEM camp at UC Davis this summer shared their experiences with the American Association of University Women Marysville-Yuba City Branch during a Sept. 19 gathering. Read More »

Yuba City Replacing Aged Dispatch System

A computer dispatch system that has served Yuba City police since 1994 will be replaced with new technology designed to improve emergency response, records management and information sharing with neighboring law enforcement agencies. Read More »

Enter Sandman, Yuba City Haunted House Returns

The Yuba City Haunted House is back for its third year, and things are looking bigger and scarier than ever. Read More »

Brewfest, Boots and Buckles Take Over Marysville

Craft beer, local food and live entertainment took center stage in Marysville on Saturday, Sept. 19, with two beer-centered events keeping festivities going from midday into the evening. Read More »

Oregon Grower Sets Pumpkin Record

A 2,613-pound pumpkin tipped the scales at Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm on Saturday, Sept. 26, earning an Oregon grower a new state record and the top prize at the National Pumpkin Weigh Off. Read More »

SMF Parking Rate Changes Support New Garage and Customer Improvements

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) will adjust public parking rates when the new Parking Garage 2 opens later this year, supporting a major expansion and modernization of the airport’s parking system. Read More »

Mobile Simulation Lab Trains Medical Staff

A 26-year-old man has just undergone surgery when something begins to go seriously wrong. Read More »

Linda’s Soda Bar & Grill Marks End of Era on Plumas Street

For more than two decades, Linda’s Soda Bar & Grill has offered visitors to downtown Yuba City a step back in time. Read More »

Coalition Urges Newsom to Sign AB 2700

Wildfire survivors, elected officials, business representatives and community advocates gathered in Santa Rosa on Sept. 18 to call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign legislation aimed at addressing compensation for victims of utility-caused wildfires. Read More »

Sergeant Recognized for Life-Saving Actions

Sutter County Sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Calderon was recognized for his response to multiple medical emergencies at the Sutter County Jail. Read More »

Pride Celebration Returns to Yuba City, Oct. 3

Tri-County Diversity will bring its fifth annual Pride in the Park back to Sam Brannan Park on Saturday, Oct. 3, with live entertainment, vendors, community resources and activities for children. Read More »

Trash Collection Days Changing in Yuba-Sutter

About 35,000 Recology Yuba-Sutter customers could see changes to their garbage collection days beginning the week of Oct. 12 as the company restructures routes across Yuba and Sutter counties. Read More »

Honkers Take 11th Straight Mayor’s Cup

Sutter Blasts Pride in Week 4 of 2026 Season Read More »

Juneteenth Fundraiser Returns Oct. 3

The Marysville Juneteenth Committee will hold its second annual All Black Attire fundraiser Oct. 3 to raise money for the community’s 2027 Juneteenth celebration. Read More »

Poets, Readers Gather in Browns Valley, Sept. 27

Poets, writers and listeners are invited to gather for Poetry in the Park at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Sycamore Ranch Park, 5390 Highway 20 in Browns Valley. Read More »

Tax Divide Deepens Across Sutter County

The city councils of Yuba City and Live Oak have signed off on their shares of Sutter County’s proposed 1% sales tax, leaving voters to decide Nov. 3 whether the latest attempt to raise local sales taxes moves forward. Read More »

Rotary Donates $10,000 to Sutter Track

Sutter Union High School’s track and field program will soon have new equipment after receiving a $10,000 donation from the Rotary Club of Yuba City. Read More »

Spartans Tame Bruins Rushing Attack to End Preseason Perfect

The East Nicolaus Spartans keep proving doubters wrong as they won their fourth-straight game to open the 2026 football season with a 41-7 win over the Bear River Bruins off Friday, Sept. 18. Read More »

Gray Avenue Cultural Festival Returns for Second Year

Gray Avenue Middle School brought its Cultural Festival back for a second year Thursday, Sept. 17, filling the school courtyard with food, crafts and performances representing cultures from around the world. Read More »

New Home Sales Decline in August, North State BIA Reports

Buffeted by rising interest rates, economic uncertainty and continued affordability issues, new home sales in the greater Sacramento region continued to show weakness in August, the North State Building Industry Association reported. Read More »

A Peaceful Retreat to Pescadero

Lounging out by the pool at Venture Retreat Center, we were the only two souls in this forest canyon at the moment. The topic being discussed was ‘childlike wonder,’ and how difficult it seems to shift our mindset back to this type of innocence. Read More »

Quilts Unfold Women’s Hidden History

Colusa quilt historian Arlene Arnold will share 26 quilts spanning 250 years while telling the stories of women whose achievements helped shape American history Sept. 27. Read More »

Yuba-Sutter Football Week 2 Scoreboard

Spartans and Blazers Stay Red Hot; Honkers Edged Out by Lions Read More »

Stampede Week Returns to Marysville

This year’s Marysville Stampede festivities brought the Old West back to life across Yuba-Sutter, as residents were treated to a week of hoof-pounding events that mixed rodeo tradition with community support. Read More »

Sutter County Ends Fire Brownouts

Sutter County has reopened all of its fire stations after nearly three weeks of intermittent closures caused by a staffing shortage. Read More »

Huskies Open GEL Play with Shutout Against Eagles

The Sutter Huskies flag football team opened Golden Empire League play with a 20-0 win over the El Camino Eagles on September 8. Read More »

Serenity Village Receives $25.3 Million

A planned 124-home affordable housing development in Olivehurst has received more than $25.3 million in state funding, moving the project closer to a targeted 2027 groundbreaking. Read More »

Life Advancement Center Opens in Yuba City

When the Salvation Army’s Depot Family Crisis Center in Marysville announced its closure this past January, many were concerned about what the loss would mean for unhoused residents throughout the region. Read More »

Sutter County’s $5 Million Man

When two of Sutter County’s three fire stations started taking turns going dark last month, a lot of us got the news the modern way: Facebook. Not from the county. Not from a supervisor. From the firefighter’s union, Local 5032, posting which station was open and which one wasn’t. Read More »

Motorsports Roundup

The biggest meet of the year in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racing series took place over Labor Day weekend at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Billed as the U.S. Nationals, it was also the regular-season points finale for the top four NHRA classes. Read More »

Measure G Revenue Split Takes Shape

Sutter County has approved revenue-sharing agreements outlining how millions of dollars generated by a proposed 1% countywide sales tax could be divided with the cities of Yuba City and Live Oak if voters approve Measure G in November. Read More »