The Yuba County Library has been awarded a $6 million grant from the California State Library to fund a number of improvements including, new group study rooms, modernized broadband and WiFi, and separate spaces for young children, kids, and teens. “We’ve been incrementally improving the building for the last decade to conform to the […]
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Yuba-Sutter Health Officer prioritizes those 65 and older for Phase 1B vaccines
The expectation of a deadlier, more infectious variant of COVID-19 reaching the Yuba-Sutter area has prompted Bi-County Health Officer Dr. Phuong Luu to continue to prioritize COVID-19 vaccination for those 65 years and older, since nearly 8 out of 10 of those who have died locally due to COVID-19 were in that age range. Dr. […]
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Yuba-Sutter Health Advisory to combat COVID-19 in effect Monday
December 4, 2020 – With nearly 1 in 5 of those Yuba-Sutter residents who get tested for COVID-19 showing positive, some of the worst test positivity rates in the State, and Adventist Health-Rideout already overwhelmed with no ICU beds available, a public health advisory has been issued. The public health advisory – in effect […]
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Yuba County disaster planning needs input from residents
Yuba County, CA November 12, 2020 – Yuba County residents who understand the all-too-familiar natural disasters that threaten the region can be part of creating the plans that will help local communities prepare for just about any emergency. The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services is joining with officials from Marysville, Wheatland, and special districts […]
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‘Walnut-Buying Period’ announced in Yuba-Sutter
October 28, 2020 – Sutter and Yuba County Agricultural Commissioners Lisa Herbert and Stephen Scheer announced today the walnut-buying period will begin Monday, Nov. 2, beginning a window period that will end April 30, 2021, pursuant to the County’s Walnut Theft Prevention ordinance. The ordinances were established to deter thefts from commercial walnut growers by […]
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Yuba County puts $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief back into community
September 3, 2020 – Over $1 million will support Yuba County business owners and residents thanks to the Board of Supervisors’ approval last week of three COVID-19 relief grant programs. The Yuba County Board of Supervisors approved a $250,000 childcare relief grant program; a $150,000 nonprofit relief grant program; and $330,000 to supplement the […]
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Nearly 100-year-old bridge in Oregon House being replaced; road detour in place
July 24, 2020 – Construction on the Oregon House Creek Bridge along Rices Crossing Road began last week, with the project expected to be complete by December. The existing bridge, built in the 1920s, is considered structurally deficient with eroding ground along the channel bed. Each rainy season, this leads to localized flooding and increased […]