Sidewalks around Ellis Lake and throughout Marysville are getting torn apart so wheelchairs and baby strollers can roll. Work is already under way at 9th and D streets, where a construction crew is breaking up concrete curbs and putting in handicapped-accessible ramps to make the area compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, said assistant...
Read MoreNielsen returning to politics
A former state senator says he will run for the Republican nomination in the 2nd Assembly District seat in 2008. Jim Nielsen, 62, declared his intent after Jason Larrabee, the closest competition in his party, stepped aside and endorsed him Wednesday. Nielsen is best known for his time in the Senate from 1978 to 1990 when he co-authored California’s...
Read MoreHonors for Hmong fighters
Sai Pa Thao still has a pea-size lump on his ankle from the fighting – and he’ll gladly press your finger to where shrapnel still rests under his skin after more than three decades. That lump is one of the many wounds he suffered in the Vietnam War. He received a Purple Heart in 2004. Sai Pa Thao, James Thao and Xiong Pao Vue will be the only three...
Read MoreSummer Kids: Frontier fun
With the spark of a flint, the click of an arrowhead and the whispers of a flute, about 40 children were whisked back more than 150 years to the time of the mountain men. The Muzzleloaders set up camp Wednesday on the back lawn of the Sutter County Community Memorial Museum in Yuba City with a variety of handmade replicas of 19th century items. The...
Read MoreZIP code ripped
Three numbers drew the ire of Arboga residents in a ZIP code dispute, but a name change could help make the transition a little easier. A 90-minute meeting Tuesday night with postal service representative on the front lawn of the Arboga Community Center drew about 80 people to discuss moving the town’s ZIP code from 95901 to 95961. ZIP code boundaries in...
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