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Lovable puppies on parade

After three hours of waiting and whimpering, Houdini is still looking for a home. The black and white canine escape artist was one of 17 puppies still left after the Puppy Parade held at the Yuba County Animal Care Services shelter Saturday. Three more puppies will be ready for adoption by the end of the […]

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Nurses begin vote on strike

Fremont-Rideout Health Group nurses began deciding Tuesday if they would strike over contract negotiations that they said have taken too long. The possibility of a strike took another step toward reality as union members began voting on whether to give the union the authority to strike. Voting will continue through Thursday. Before voting started, about […]

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Yuba sex offender list on the Net

Yuba County residents can find local sex offenders on the Internet. OffenderWatch brings the Yuba County sex offender registry to the sheriff’s Web site. Residents can now enter their address and find any registered offender within a mile of their homes. Additionally, they can sign up for e-mail updates about additional sex offenders who move […]

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Kelly Danna named chief at Sutter North

A Yuba City woman will take over as chief operating officer of Sutter North Medical Foundation. Kelly Danna will step into her new position on Oct. 1. She’s served as Sutter North’s chief financial officer for more than eight years and will succeed Tom Walther, who retired in July. Danna will oversee Sutter North’s business […]

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Bus business booming

More people are catching a bus ride in Yuba-Sutter because of higher gas prices and programs finally coming into bloom, according to a system performance report. Fixed route and Sacramento commuter ridership has increased by more than 10 percent compared to last year, according to the 2006-07 report. Fare revenues increased by around 11 percent. […]

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Summer Kids: Science goes wild

By the end of her extreme makeover, Sheila’s face was a melted mass of goo. The acetone didn’t take too kindly to her Styrofoam pores. The children watching wanted more nail polish remover added to her decaying face, but it was time to move on to the next experiement. Jordan “The Science Wizard” Reading brought […]

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Wizards of Ozz

and Ashley Gebb The black masses rocked in unison as Ozzy Osbourne instructed his fans to “let the madness begin.” In his heavy eye makeup and black nail polish, Ozzy gripped the mic and howled out “Bark at the Moon” for his first song at Tuesday’s Ozzfest 2007. He gave animated performances of both his […]

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It’s Live Oak’s sweet spot

Nava Palmira’s sons knew about it. Her husband knew about it. But before she took over the Penny Candy Store in Live Oak, Palmira hadn’t heard of it. Most of the candy has gone up from the penny price since Iwana McDevitt opened the store’s doors in 1985, but Palmira, 53, still keeps a few […]

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Yuba City hosts old-time fun

The patriotic spirit of the Fourth of July carried into the streets of downtown Yuba City on the seventh of July during the first Star Spangled Celebration. The event, which kicked off officially with a children’s parade Wednesday, brought people from the Yuba-Sutter area together under the red-white-and-blue spirit. This was the latest incarnation of […]

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