VFW Seeks Essays, Teacher Nominations

COLUSA, CA (MPG) - VFW Post 2441 is seeking entries from Colusa County students and educators for three annual programs that recognize student writing, civic education and teaching. The post...

Grimes Cleanup Day Set Sept. 19

GRIMES, CA (MPG) - Grimes residents will have an opportunity to dispose of household items at no cost Saturday, Sept. 19, as Colusa County and Recology host a Community...

Colusa County to Offer Free Flu Clinics

Colusa County Public Health will offer free flu vaccinations at a series of walk-in clinics throughout the county in October. Flu shots will be available at no cost to people...

Sacramento Valley Landscapes Inspire Exhibit

COLUSA, CA (MPG) - The rice fields, irrigation canals and grain silos that form a familiar backdrop across the Sacramento Valley take center stage in a new exhibition at...

Revised Sites Water Permit Under Review

MAXWELL, CA (MPG) - The Sites Project Authority is reviewing revised state documents that could determine how the proposed Sites Reservoir would divert and release water, with the organization...

Fatal Collision Closes Highway 20

COLUSA, CA (MPG) - On Sept. 11, Highway 20 between Williams and Colusa remained closed for much of the day after a head-on collision killed a Lake County public...

School Enrollment Declines Loom Regionally

COLUSA, CA (MPG) – The California Department of Education (CDE) announced Public school enrollment trends across the Sacramento Valley are expected to move in different directions over the next...

Colusa County Community Calendar Published Sept. 18, 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. First and Third Fridays, September...

Colusa County Sheriff’s Arrest Log Sept. 4 through Sept. 14, 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. Jose Refujio Lopez, 41, of Williams,...

Check it out! From Our Shelves to Yours: Introducing Staff Picks

One of the best parts of visiting the library is discovering a book you might never have picked up on your own. Sometimes that discovery comes from browsing the...

Time of remembrance

This is a week of remembrance and reflection. A year ago, Sept. 10 Charlie Kirk was assassinated. Twenty-five years ago, Sept. 11, the planes hit the towers. Americans died. We were...

Motorsports Roundup Published Sept. 18, 2026

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...

Jones Seeks Federal Flock Restrictions

DAVIS, CA (MPG) - Eric Jones, a Democratic candidate for California’s 4th Congressional District, is calling for federal restrictions on law enforcement access to Flock Safety’s license plate surveillance...

Letter to the Editor: Library saved me.

Dear Editor, When I moved to Colusa County in 1988, I was mentally broken. I had no money and no job. I was nearly homeless. I lived in a broken-down...

What’s Happening at the Colusa County Libraries? Published: Sept. 18, 2026

Sept. 18 STEAM, 3-4 p.m., Colusa Branch. Sept. 19 Dumpster Day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Grimes Branch. Sept. 21 English Conversation Hour, 9-10 a.m., Colusa Branch. Sept. 22 English Conversation Hour, 9-10 a.m.,...

Colusa Tennis Sweeps Durham in SVL Opener

DURHAM, CA (MPG) – Warm temperatures did not slow down the RedHawk tennis team as it made a clean sweep of their Trojan adversaries when it opened Sacramento Valley...

Cross Country Teams Racking up the Miles

COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) – Both Colusa and Williams continued their preseason tuneups at different events last week with the RedHawks participating at the Las Plumas Invitational in Oroville...

Football Roundup Published: Sept. 18, 2026

Maxwell 7 – Redding Christian 46 A rematch of the 2025 Northern Section Division V championship game yielded no new results as the Panthers fell to the Lions on the...

RedHawks Stung by ‘Jackets

COLUSA, CA (MPG) – With a rivalry that dates back to 1927, although the two squads have not met in every year since, the Colusa RedHawks have taken the...

Volleyball Roundup Published: Sept. 18, 2026

Colusa 3 – Willows 0 (9/8) Colusa 3 – Hamilton City 0 (9/9) Colusa 3 – Winters 0 (9/10) Not only did the RedHawks extend their win streak to 11 straight, but...

Column: A Morning Like No Other – Ground Zero at 25 years

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...

Colusa Turns to Special Funds to Balance Budget

COLUSA, CA (MPG) – The Colusa City Council will dip into special funds to cover a projected $495,552 General Fund shortfall under the city’s 2026-27 budget. The council adopted the...

Sutter Buttes 2027 Calendar Revealed

YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - “Every year I tell myself I’m going to submit something, and then I forget!” It was a familiar sentiment among guests Friday evening as the...

Former Biggs Mayor Sentenced to Prison

BIGGS, CA (MPG) - Former Biggs Mayor Robert Brian Bassett was sentenced Sept. 2 to four years and four months in state prison after previously admitting to multiple sex...

Artists Sought for Festival Exhibition

NEVADA COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Artists have until Nov. 30 to submit work for the 2027 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Art Exhibition, which will coincide with the environmental...

New Liquor Licenses Available in Colusa

COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) - Restaurants in Colusa County will have an opportunity to seek one of 10 new on-sale general liquor licenses authorized by the California Department of...

Williams Planning Commission Delays Renaming Ella Way

WILLIAMS, CA (MPG) – The Williams Planning Commission could not reach a decision Aug. 24 on whether to officially rename Ella Way in honor of the late Bill Vann...

Spot News Sept. 11, 2026

Area Earthquakes: A 3.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Hamilton City, CA on Sept. 2, 2026, at about 1:18 a.m. A 2.6 magnitude earthquake occurred in Middletown, CA on Sept. 1, 2026,...

Colusa County Community Calendar Published Sept. 11, 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. First and Third Fridays, September...

What’s Happening at the Colusa County Libraries?

Sept. 11 STEAM, 3-4 p.m., Colusa Branch. Sept. 14 English Conversation Hour, 9-10 a.m., Colusa Branch. Friends of the Library, noon-1 p.m., Colusa Branch. Sept. 15 English Conversation Hour, 9-10 a.m.,...

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Obituaries

Jesse Edward Troughton

Fanny Reynoso

Gloria Jean Dennis Tiner

Thomas Newton Charter

James Goodin