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After 49 years, Ampla Health employee celebrates retirement
Ampla Health's longest-serving employee, Teresa Thornton, celebrated her retirement in April after a 49-year tenure. Ampla Health offers healthcare services in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Tehama and Yuba counties. The company’s talent acquisition coordinator, Michela Franklin, said Thornton is like a Mary Poppins figure.
MJUSD addresses use of racial slur at MHS
Marysville Joint Unified School District released a statement on Friday regarding a substitute teacher’s use of a racial slur at Marysville High School after it was reportedly written on a blackboard by students. According to district officials, after class ended on Thursday, a racial slur was written on the...
Community service project brings two different age groups together
Students from South Lindhurst High School in Olivehurst recently painted planting boxes alongside residents of an assisted living facility in Marysville, Prestige Assisted Living Facility. The event, which occurred on April 30, was facilitated by Blue Zones Project Yuba Sutter with the aim of fostering intergenerational connection and shared experiences....
Sutter-Yuba district prepping for mosquito season
The Sutter-Yuba Mosquito Control District is preparing for another mosquito season and reminds the public to remove standing water from their homes and yards to deter growing mosquito populations. With the conclusion of another wet season, the district warns that standing water can become a laying ground for mosquitoes and...
Man Fatally Injured in Head-On Collision on West Riego Road [Sutter County, CA]
24-Year-Old Man Dead, 55-Year-Old Man Injured after Two-Vehicle Crash near Pacific Avenue. The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m., on April 25th. Reports indicate that a 24-year-old man from Roseville veered his gray Toyota Corolla into the opposite lane on Riego Road, resulting in a head-on collision with a Chevrolet 3500 pickup truck carrying a Bobcat tractor.
Mother’s Day craft event set for Saturday
Penny Candy Store in Live Oak will host a Mother’s Day craft event on Saturday, allowing children to create handmade gifts for their moms. According to store owner Lorrie Brummett, a variety of craft materials will be available for kids to make a gift in time for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Kids will be able to paint, decorate or craft a variety of projects, including planters, bird houses, photo frames and sun catchers.
Father-son firefighter duo is 1st in city’s history: ‘It’s my dream job’
YUBA CITY, Calif. (KMAX/KOVR) - Fighting flames has become a family affair for two firefighters in Yuba City, California. In fact, they have become the first father and son duo in the department’s history. “I finally asked him and he admitted that he was going through the process, but...
Classes held at Yuba City Senior Center address falling fears
At the Yuba City Senior Center, Agency on Aging Area 4, which serves aging adults and adults with disabilities, is facilitating free A Matter of Balance classes. A Matter of Balance is a program designed to reduce the fear of falling and encourage increased activity among older adults.
Council OKs road repair coordination; Yuba City addresses traffic, RV ordinance, and police building expansion
The Yuba City City Council unanimously approved an overlay agreement with Sutter County on Tuesday to perform road improvements on roadways shared between both jurisdictions. In 2023, the Sutter County Engineering Division approached Yuba City regarding a county paving project that would install overlays on roads that share jurisdictional boundaries. City and county staff have since met multiple times to discuss road segments, pavement rehabilitation methods and design standards.
Yuba City wins to get into D-III playoffs; Unbeaten Sutter top-seed in D-V
Yuba City, with the help of its 5-2 win over Inderkum on Thursday to close out the regular season, earned the last of four playoff berths from the Capital Valley Conference and will be on the road as a No. 13 seed to take on No. 4 Ponderosa at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Shingle Springs.
Officials celebrate new ADA swing at Olivehurst park
The Olivehurst Public Utility District (OPUD) Board of Directors held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to unveil the new ADA swing at Olivehurst Community Park – an ADA swing is designed to be accessible for people with disabilities. To allow for more accessibility, the new Olivehurst Community Park swing...
Marysville fire engine responds to crash, falls victim to hit-and-run
MARYSVILLE, Calif. — A Marysville Fire Department engine was involved in a hit-and-run Saturday night on Highway 70, just north of Yuba City. Marysville firefighters responded to a single-car crash with injuries on Highway 70 near Mayer Road when their engine was immediately hit by a vehicle, according to a social media post by the California Highway Patrol, which also had officers at the scene.
Softball Recap: Maxwell snaps three-game streak of wins at home
Maxwell fell victim to Biggs and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 12-0 to the Biggs Wolverines. Maxwell has not had much luck with Biggs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met. For Biggs' part, they let Allie Little and Kloe Seipert...
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