Public Invited to Ellis Lake Community Meeting Saturday
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Public Invited to Ellis Lake Community Meeting Saturday

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – A community meeting is set for this Saturday, providing updated information and seeking public feedback on potential Ellis Lake improvements. The City of Marysville has created the ‘Ellis Lake Master Plan’ as a staffer tells The Appeal-Democrat “The city desires to improve amenities at Ellis Lake in order to develop a regional…

Sutter Health Invests $100,000 for Hope Vista Playground and Park in Olivehurst
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Sutter Health Invests $100,000 for Hope Vista Playground and Park in Olivehurst

(yuba-Sutter, CA) — Some help for homeless families in Yuba-Sutter is on the way, as yesterday The Salvation Army announced Sutter Health is investing $100,000 “for a playground and park at Hope Vista, a neighborhood in Olivehurst that provides temporary housing for families experiencing homelessness” according to The Appeal-Democrat.Hope Vista provides those with children a…

Yuba-Sutter Toys for Tots Provides Joy to Nearly 2800 Local Kids
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Yuba-Sutter Toys for Tots Provides Joy to Nearly 2800 Local Kids

(Yuba-Sutter News post) — Yuba-Sutter’s Toys for Tots program, with the incredible assistance from local individuals and businesses, and from the Toys for Tots Foundation, assisted 2,773 children ages newborn through 12 in December 2023.Bob Harlan, the local Toys for Tots coordinator since 2010, worked with ten volunteers to place 80 collection boxes throughout Yuba-Sutter…

Sacramento City & County Cold Weather Respite Centers To Stay Open
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Sacramento City & County Cold Weather Respite Centers To Stay Open

(Sacramento, CA) — The city and county of Sacramento are keeping their cold weather respite centers open for a few more days. The Warren E. Thornton Youth Center will stay open through ten o’clock Thursday morning.The respite center on Auburn Boulevard will stay open through ten o’clock Friday morning. The Thornton Youth Center has been…

Olivehurst Woman Arrested for Alleged El Dorado County Mail Theft
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Olivehurst Woman Arrested for Alleged El Dorado County Mail Theft

(El Dorado County, CA) – An Olivehurst woman has been arrested for alleged mail theft in El Dorado County, where the sheriff’s office reports “an extensive investigation starting in October of last year” resulted in a probation search. That occurred in Olivehurst at the residence of 43-year-old Amanda Medrano. There, detectives found hundreds of pieces…

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Identity of Man Killed in South Sutter County Weekend Collision Released

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The identity of the 93-year-old man killed in a collision in south Sutter County last Friday afternoon has been released. Originally identified as a Wheatland resident in the CHP Yuba-Sutter report, The Appeal-Democrat, citing the Sutter County Sheriff’s office, reports the victim was 93-year-old Joe Otto King of Nicolaus.King was headed east…

Stockton, Sacramento, Among Top 50 ‘Asthma Capitals’ in U.S.
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Stockton, Sacramento, Among Top 50 ‘Asthma Capitals’ in U.S.

(Sacramento, CA) — Stockton and Sacramento are among the top 50 worst cities in the nation for people with asthma. The rankings of the nation’s top 100 “Asthma Capitals” for 2023 are compiled by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.Stockton ranks 41st and Sacramento is right behind it at 42nd. Fresno has the worst…

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Severe Winter Storm Warning Issued For Greater Lake Tahoe Area

(South Lake Tahoe, CA) — The greater Lake Tahoe area is facing a severe winter storm warning. The warning will take effect at four o’clock Wednesday morning and last through one o’clock Thursday morning. Ten to 14 inches of snow are possible in cities like Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.Communities above the seven-thousand-foot elevation line…

One Injured, Two Arrested in Yuba City Drive-By Shooting
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One Injured, Two Arrested in Yuba City Drive-By Shooting

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – The Yuba City Police Department reports two arrests and an injury in a drive-by shooting over the weekend.Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Magnolia Drive at which time the suspect vehicle sped off west on Bogue Road, leading officers on a chase that ended when the driver crashed at Cherry…

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Fatal Collision in South Sutter County

(Yuba-Sutter, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports a fatal collision last Friday afternoon in East Nicolaus. A 93-year-old Wheatland man driving a Prius headed east on Cornelius Avenue came to a stop at the intersection with Pleasant Grove, but then reportedly pulled out into the path of a southbound Highlander driven by a 19-year-old Citrus Heights…