PG&E Warns of Door-to-Door Scam

CHICO, CA (MPG) - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is warning customers about individuals going door to door while posing as PG&E employees and asking to see customers' utility...

Williams Fire Secures Grant for Regional Fire Training Facility

WILLIAMS, CA (MPG) - Plans for a regional fire training facility in Williams will move forward with $500,000 in state funding secured for the Williams Fire Protection Authority. The funding...

Meat Processing Facility Nears Opening

COLUSA, CA (MPG) - Construction continues on a livestock processing facility at the Colusa Industrial Park, with the first phase nearing completion and initial test harvesting planned for October. Colusa...

State Law Addresses Grocery Access

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation allowing certain restrictions that prevent new grocery stores from opening on properties previously occupied by grocers to be removed. Assembly...

BBB Warns of Gift Card Scam

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about postcards promising hundreds of dollars in free gas and grocery cards that may instead lead to unauthorized...

New law targets wildfire restitution

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Sept. 30 establishing a state policy aimed at providing full restitution to victims of utility-caused wildfires and placing responsibility for...

Salmon Expeditions Return to Yuba

By South Yuba River Citizens League NEVADA CITY, CA (MPG) - Families will have an opportunity to raft the lower Yuba River this fall while learning about Chinook salmon, river...

Cannabis Enforcement Bill Signed

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry aimed at closing enforcement gaps in California's cannabis and hemp laws. Assembly Bill 2250...

Farm Voices Gain Statutory Role

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry that places two California agricultural advisory committees into state law. Assembly Bill 52 codifies...

Volleyball Roundup Published Oct. 9, 2026

Colusa 3 – Paradise 0 (9/29) Colusa 3 – Willows 0 (10/1) Colusa 0 – Woodland Christian 3 (10/2) After sweeping Sacramento Valley League foes Paradise and Willows, the RedHawks saw their...

The News in Brief Published Oct. 9, 2026

Chamber Plans Business Builders Lunch - The Colusa County Chamber of Commerce will hold its Third Thursday Business Builders Lunch at noon Thursday, Oct. 15, at Rocco’s Bar &...

Arrest Log Published Oct. 9, 2026

Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, 2026 The following individuals were arrested on suspicion of the listed charges. All suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. April...

What’s Happening at the Colusa County Libraries? Oct. 9 – 19.

Oct. 9 STEAM, 3-4 p.m., Colusa Branch. Oct. 13 English Conversation Hour, 9-10 a.m., Colusa Branch. Raising a Reader, 10-10:45 a.m., Arbuckle Branch. English Conversation Hour, 10-11 a.m., Williams Branch. ...

Colusa County Community Calendar Published, Oct. 9, 2026

Does your group or organization have an upcoming community event? Email lloyd.green@mpg8.com Events are typically published within two weeks of their scheduled date, as space allows. Friday, Oct. 09 Redhawk Golf Tournament,...

SVL Cross Country Convenes in Arbuckle

ARBUCKLE, CA (MPG) – With temperatures feeling more like August rather than the beginning of October, Sacramento Valley League harriers convened at the Arbuckle Golf Club for their first...

Maxwell Volleyball Fends Off Williams

MAXWELL, CA (MPG) – Playing at home amidst the intensity and passion of a rivalry and Mid-Valley League match, the Maxwell volleyball team came back from a set down...

Football Roundup Published Oct. 9, 2026

Williams 28 – Hamilton City 20 Williams improved to 2-0 in Mid-Valley League play after topping Hamilton City for the first time since 2021. Azael Velazquez ran for 205 yards on...

Bears Fall Short in Upset Bid

ARBUCKLE, CA (MPG) – If there is such thing as a moral victory, an injury-depleted Pierce football team scored one last Friday night at Gregg Le Master Field when...

Cycle of Life

And so it goes. My schoolmates and I are at a precarious time of life. Again this week, another one of us passed. Longtime friend and schoolmate at Pierce Joint Union...

Digging Deeper into Grace

It is devastating to be abandoned by someone you loved, someone you hoped you could trust.  Those who have experienced such abandonment are often hit by anxiety and depression,...

Check it out! Between the Lines: The Work Behind Your Library

Behind the programs, resources, and services available at the library is a wide range of responsibilities that keep everything running. Across the seven branches of the Colusa County Free...

Pioneer Energy Coming to Colusa County

COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Pioneer Community Energy will begin providing electricity to customers in the cities of Colusa and Williams and unincorporated Colusa County in October 2027, giving...

Peace Pole Rededicated at Education Village

WILLIAMS, CA (MPG) - A symbol of peace and remembrance has a new place of prominence at the Colusa County Office of Education’s Education Village following the rededication of...

Colusa Officer Receives Lifesaving Medal

Colusa Police Sgt. Mikah Hogan, left, receives recognition from Colusa Mayor Pro Tem Dave Markss during the July 21 Colusa City Council meeting for lifesaving actions during a May...

Conley Receives Service Award

Colusa Fire Chief Logan Conley, center, receives a 20-year service award during the Sept. 15 Colusa City Council meeting. Mayor Denise Conrado, left, and Councilmember Greg Ponciano presented the...

Williams Awards $3.6 Million Sewer Contract

WILLIAMS, CA (MPG) – Williams will replace approximately 8,300 feet of deficient sewer mains and laterals through a project fully funded by a state grant. The City Council on Sept....

Williams Station 20 Takes Shape

Williams Fire Department’s new Station 20 continues to take shape as construction moves forward. Crews are working on framing, roofing, insulation and the building’s fire suppression system as the...

Colusa County Community Calendar Published Oct. 2, 2026

Does your group or organization have an upcoming community event? Email lloyd.green@mpg8.com Events are typically published within two weeks of their scheduled date, as space allows. Friday, Oct. 02 Antique Bottle Show...

Pierce Fields First Swim Team

ARBUCKLE, CA (MPG) – Before sunrise and some two hours prior to school starting, a small group of athletes make their way to the Pierce Pool for early morning...

Volleyball Roundup Published Oct. 2, 2026

Williams 3 – CORE Butte 1 (9/22) Williams 3 – Biggs 0 (9/24) Coming off a nearly two-week layoff the Yellowjackets started Mid-Valley League play with two victories as they held...

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