Plans to move John L. Sullivan Dodge Chrysler from Marysville to Yuba City cleared another hurdle this week. The Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended that the City Council OK a general plan amendment for what would be the new location for the dealership formerly known as Don McCullough Dodge Chrysler. The amendment, rezoning and development […]
A Yuba City man was upgraded to serious condition Friday after a drilling accident at a natural gas well in Meridian. William Stanley, 30, had his femur broken in multiple places and his hip broken Thursday after getting wrapped in a steel cable when another worker slipped and landed on the controls of a sand-cable […]
Yuba Community College District officials have narrowed their search to three sites for the new Sutter County facility. The final possibilities are near Highway 99 and Eager Road, at East Onstott Frontage Road and Highway 99 or at Colusa Highway and Royo Ranchero Road. The new Yuba College site would include district offices and about […]
A Yuba City house fire sent one man to the hospital and left a family homeless Tuesday night. The blaze broke out just after 6:30 p.m. in the home at 1908 Harbor Town Road. The fire was knocked down within five to 10 minutes of firefighters arriving, said Pete Daley, Yuba City fire operations chief. […]
Fremont-Rideout Health Group announced it had filled three positions Monday, including the administrator position at Rideout Memorial Hospital. Joe Avelino, 43, started work Monday at the hospital where he is expected to improve relationships between physicians and staff members, Fremont-Rideout spokeswoman Carol Ramirez said. He comes from Whittier Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles County […]
There are no eight-ounce gloves on the fighters’ hands. No padding to protect their bodies. It’s just two men trying to knock each other into submission. About 500 people watched a series of mixed martial arts bouts during the Cage Combat Meltdown at the Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds on Saturday. Fighters use a combination of punches, kicks […]
Veterans will help veterans next weekend during the Yuba-Sutter Stand Down in Marysville’s Beckwourth Riverfront Park. Starting Aug. 24 at noon, veterans who are down on their luck will be able to obtain free meals and get information on benefits, medical care and legal assistance, plus mental health counseling. During last year’s event, an estimated […]
After five days of practice, the only thing that stood between two young golfers was 20 feet to the hole. The putting competition settled nothing as 12-year-olds Jordan Davis and Trevor Bishop matched birdies on the three holes in regulation and through the first two playoff holes. The two trained with about 30 boys and […]
A Yuba City High School graduate will be on NBC’s “Today” show Friday morning to help incoming college students deal with debt. Justin Fiske, 22, took part in an Aug. 13 panel with five other college students. Each spoke about their experiences with financial aid, credit cards and work. Fiske said he was the only […]
Hundreds of healthy people went to the hospital Saturday to celebrate Nostalgia Day as part of Rideout Memorial Hospital’s 100th anniversary Saturday. The Marysville hospital was started in 1907 when local aristocrat Phebe Rideout donated her home for such a facility in honor of her husband, Norman Dunning Rideout, and her son, Norman Abbot Rideout. […]