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Casa de Esperanza Receives $5,000 Grant

Sep 28, 2026 05:34PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Casa de Esperanza has received a $5,000 grant from Union Pacific Railroad to support services for survivors of domestic violence and other forms of abuse in Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties.

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Child Passenger Safety Week Raises Awareness

Sep 28, 2026 05:27PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

First 5 Yuba County is urging parents and caregivers to make sure children are riding in the correct car seats as Child Passenger Safety Week brings attention to proper installation and use.

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K9 Rip Retires From YCPD

Sep 28, 2026 03:14PM ● By MPG Staff

The Yuba City Police Department recently celebrated the retirement of K9 Rip, who concluded his service after nearly 300 deployments with the department.

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Marysville to Open New River Walking Trail

Sep 28, 2026 02:20PM ● By Shaunna Boyd

At the Sept. 15 meeting of the Marysville City Council, the council heard an overview of 11 city-owned properties that will be considered for new investment and development ideas. The city is releasing a Request for Information, or RFI, to test developer interest and explore possible uses to inform future city discussions.

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Correctional Officers Complete Core Course

Sep 28, 2026 01:59PM ● By MPG Staff

Yuba County correctional officers Ty Lundgren, Nehemiah Lemstrom, Ma Jamela Carpio and Mark Privalov, from left, completed the six-week Correctional Officer Core Course hosted by the Yuba College Public Safety Department.

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Residential Resurfacing Underway in Yuba City

Sep 28, 2026 01:51PM ● By MPG Staff

A citywide residential resurfacing project is underway in Yuba City, with road work expected to continue through November in neighborhoods throughout the city.

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Computer Program Connects Rural Residents

Sep 28, 2026 01:46PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

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.

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Brewfest, Boots and Buckles Take Over Marysville

Sep 28, 2026 01:16PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

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.

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Trash Collection Days Changing in Yuba-Sutter

Sep 21, 2026 04:09PM ● By MPG Staff

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.

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Juneteenth Fundraiser Returns Oct. 3

Sep 21, 2026 01:02PM ● By MPG Staff

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.

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Katy Rose, a Rotary member, author and functional medicine practitioner,

Poets, Readers Gather in Browns Valley, Sept. 27

Sep 21, 2026 12:54PM ● By MPG Staff

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.

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Tax Divide Deepens Across Sutter County

Sep 21, 2026 12:39PM ● By Susan Meeker

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.

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Rotary Club of Yuba City and Sutter Union High School gather with a $10,000 check for the school’s track and field program

Rotary Donates $10,000 to Sutter Track

Sep 21, 2026 12:30PM ● By Shamaya Sutton

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.

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Computers inside Sutter Health’s Mobile Simulation Lab

Mobile Simulation Lab Trains Medical Staff

Sep 21, 2026 12:08PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

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

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Gray Avenue Middle School’s Cultural Festival

Gray Avenue Cultural Festival Returns for Second Year

Sep 21, 2026 11:59AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

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.

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Stampede Week Returns to Marysville

Sep 15, 2026 09:18AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

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.

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newly renovated Life Advancement Center in Yuba City during its Sept. 10 ribbon-cutting celebration

Life Advancement Center Opens in Yuba City

Sep 15, 2026 08:54AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

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.

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Sutter County’s $5 Million Man

Sep 15, 2026 08:50AM ● By Debra Desrosiers

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.

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Motorsports Roundup

Sep 15, 2026 08:48AM ● By David Vodden

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.

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Measure G Revenue Split Takes Shape

Sep 14, 2026 05:21PM ● By Susan Meeker

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.

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Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento and Casa de Esperanza

Hard Rock Grant Supports Casa de Esperanza

Sep 14, 2026 05:14PM ● By MPG Staff

Casa de Esperanza will expand its prevention and education efforts with a $5,000 grant from the Hard Rock Heals Foundation.

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Colgate Sediment Removal Reaches Milestone

Sep 14, 2026 05:06PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Yuba Water Agency has completed the in-water portion of a sediment removal project below New Colgate Powerhouse, where crews removed an estimated 45,000 cubic yards of material following a Feb. 13 penstock rupture.

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Artists Sought for Festival Exhibition

Sep 14, 2026 03:57PM ● By Lloyd Green Jr.

Artists have until Nov. 30 to submit work for the 2027 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibition, which will coincide with the environmental film festival’s 25th anniversary in Grass Valley and Nevada City.

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Youth Choir Forms for Holiday Concert

Sep 14, 2026 03:53PM ● By MPG Staff

Young singers in third through 12th grades can take part in an 11-week youth choir program beginning Sept. 22 in preparation for a December holiday concert in Yuba City.

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Yuba City Marks 25 Years Since 9/11

Sep 14, 2026 03:51PM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Metal hooks on loose halyards clanged lightly against the flagpole in the morning wind, making a somber, bell-like sound as people gathered outside Yuba City Firehouse No. 1 Friday for the city’s annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony.

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Art Box Reception Spotlights Local Artists

Sep 14, 2026 03:35PM ● By MPG Staff

Local artists will take center stage at the Art Box Marketplace on Friday, Sept. 18, during a free reception featuring the gallery's latest collection at the Sutter Theater Center for the Arts.

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Actors rehearse a scene from “Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace Returns, Sept. 18

Sep 14, 2026 03:29PM ● By MPG Staff

The Acting Company will open its production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” Sept. 18, bringing Joseph Kesselring’s dark comedy to its Yuba City stage for a four-weekend run.

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All Aboard for the Nicolaus Labor Day Parade

Sep 14, 2026 03:22PM ● By MPG Staff

Labor Day offers a chance to step away from work and spend time with friends, family and community.

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A Morning Like No Other - Ground Zero at 25 years

Sep 11, 2026 10:50AM ● By Paul V. Scholl

After a long night of late work well into the morning, I was in a deep sleep. The repeating ring of the telephone awakened me. I received an alarming telephone call from a close friend frantically trying to get my attention. She said “just get up and turn on the TV. You won’t believe what is happening”. She was absolutely right.

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Humboldt Photo Wins Rural Contest

Sep 01, 2026 11:38AM ● By MPG Staff

A photograph of the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse overlooking the Humboldt County coastline has taken first place in the Rural County Representatives of California's 10th annual Rural County Photo Contest.

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Mountain Fair Keeps Foothill Traditions Alive

Sep 01, 2026 11:14AM ● By Shamaya Sutton

The community came together in full mountaineer fashion for another Mountain Fair weekend in Brownsville, Aug. 22-23, bringing logging competitions, local vendors and generations of foothill residents together for one of the area’s longest-running traditions.

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Contestants dig into quarter-watermelons

From Pumpkins to Watermelons: Bishop’s Expands its Season

Sep 01, 2026 10:50AM ● By Shamaya Sutton, photos by Shamaya Sutton

Bishop’s Pumpkin Farm opened its gates early this year to accommodate its first-ever Watermelon Festival, giving visitors a taste of summer before the farm’s traditional fall season gets underway.

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Duck Calling Takes Center Stage in Colusa

Sep 01, 2026 10:23AM ● By Susan Meeker, photos by Susan Meeker

The sound of duck calls echoed through Memorial Park Aug. 29-30 as Colusa hosted the California State Duck Calling Championship and Waterfowl Expo, sending two competitors to the World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest.

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