(County of Sutter County Office of Emergency Management release) – Sutter County operates its sandbag distribution sites throughout the winter months in anticipation of continuous and extended heavy rainfall events during which widespread flooding may occur. Sand and sandbags are available to property owners and local businesses on a self-serve basis. Property owners and businesses…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – At their first meeting of 2023, the Yuba Water Agency Governing Board approved an additional $1-million-dollars in funding for continued flood risk reduction work and levee improvements for South Yuba County, adding to their previously committed $9-million-dollars enabling Yuba Water & the Three Rivers Levee Improvement Authority to qualify for up to…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Sites Reservoir Project has been awarded another $80-million-dollars in federal funding through the Bureau of Reclamation’s Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. This brings the grand total of the Sites Reservoir Project to $214-million-dollars to date and The Appeal-Democrat reports that the Sites Project Authority was also recently informed they…
(City of Yuba City release) – With High Winds Forecasted, be prepared for the possibility of down power lines. If you smell natural gas or see downed power lines, leave the area immediately and call 9-1-1. Then, call PG&E at 1-800-743-5000. For 24-hour power outage info, call 1-800-743-5002.Be Prepared YC info at www.yubacity.net/ycfire
(Sacramento, CA) — California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a State of Emergency due to winter storms. The statewide declaration will allow the state to delegate more resources such as Caltrans and the National Guard to respond to the emergency. Newly appointed CA Governor’s Office of Emergency Services director Nancy Ward said if the storms continue,…
(Grass Valley, CA) — A Grass Valley police officer shoots a man after chasing him. Authorities said officers were called to the 500 block of French Avenue Wednesday and heard what may have been gunfire in the area. Police department officials said at least one officer fired their gun after a chasing a person.The suspect…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports the arrest of 46-year-old David Mattu after he “drove over the front lawn at the Police Department on Poole Boulevard at a high rate of speed.” He allegedly did so in a full-size pickup last Friday night at around 7:45. An officer located the pickup around…
(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services is advising residents in the lowest-lying areas prone to localized flooding, to “expect more over the next few days and that sandbags are available for filling, 24/7 – until supplies last – at the Yuba County Airport and in the foothills at the Loma Rica…
(NorCal, CA) – DWR officials conducted their annual new year Sierra snow-pack survey yesterday and the numbers are encouraging: Statewide, it’s at 174% of the beginning of the year average. At Phillip’s Station just west of Lake Tahoe, the snow measured at a depth of justrt under 5 feet, 177% of average.Again however, officials caution…
MARYSVILLE, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2023) – During its first meeting of the new year on Jan. 3, the Yuba Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously selected Gary Bradford as chairman and Don Blaser as vice-chairman for the 2023 calendar year. The board also welcomed Wayne Bishop and Jon Messick as its two newest board members.”I…
