2013 Archive Stories

A man living in Sites, but wanted on a Wisconsin child molestation warrant, was arrested Tuesday by US marshals. Edward Fleming, 58, was arrested as a fugitive from justice about 12:20 p.m. on Huffmaster Road near Sites-Ladoga Road. Fleming has been wanted since Feb. 14 when he failed to appear for a preliminary hearing in Langla

BASEBALLColusa 8, Pierce 3 In Colusa - Kyle Cervantes and Estevan Frias broke open a tie game in the bottom of the fifth inning with RBI singles and the Colusa High baseball team earned a berth in the Northern Section Division III championship game with an 8-3 victory against Pierce on Tuesday. The top-s

After anticipating speaking at the 12th annual Stamp Out Stigma Wellness & Recovery Rally for months, Rob Wilson stood in front of a large crowd to tell his personal story of depression on Monday night. "It felt good to get it out. I didn't have any qualms. I'm not ashamed or embarrassed at all," he said after the event. Wils

A proposed Senate bill would add a $75 fee to real estate documents processed at the county to fund support for affordable housing through the state Department of Housing and Community Development. The legislative counsel called the California Homes and Jobs Act of 2013 (SB 391) a tax increase by standards in the California Constitution,

Colusa County supervisors voted Tuesday to have consultant Robert Muszar develop a potential county administrative officer position and possibly to serve as the interim CAO. "If we like what we see, it puts him in the situation of being able to continue as interim CAO," said board Chairwoman Denise Carter. Supervisor Kim Dolbow V

Gladise Lund and Carmen Mason have been selected to be the grand marshals of the 83rd annual Maxwell HIgh Rodeo. Gladise Lund Lund was born in 1915, in Chile, South America. In 1917, her family moved to Arcata, where she was raised. She married her husband, Herman Lund, in 1938 and the two traveled the United States perfor

Three restored police cruisers, including a CHP cruiser from the CHiPs era, will be featured at the 16th Annual Maxwell Classic Car Show and Parade, according to organizer Randy Wilson. "People hear 'free' and they think it's some rinky dink show," he said. But, he is expecting 190 cars to show at the full-feature car show for al

Name: Barbara Mayberry. Family: Six generations on both sides of my family have called Williams and Colusa home: Mayberrys, Rogers, Ginthers, and Collins. City of residence: Williams born and raised. Occupation: Teacher at Williams Elementary School. This is my 20th year. I've taught third grade, fourth grade, and sixth g

About five years ago a new program was started within Colusa County. It started small, with only two groups and grew into what it is today: 16 groups throughout the county offering support and education to youth in every school district within our county. These strength-based programs, Girls Circle and Boys Council, aim to provid

The California Smokers' Helpline (1-800-NO-BUTTS) is a free statewide tobacco cessation service to help people quit using tobacco. Colusa County Tobacco encourages Colusa County residents to call the helpline when thinking about quitting. Colusa County residents can also inquire about the "Ask, Advise, Refer" program when visiting their

WEDNESDAY Drive 1 4 Your School test drive fundraiser, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Pierce High School girls gymnasium. Senior lunch program, noon, Boy Scouts Cabin, 901 Parkhill St., Colusa. $3 requested. RSVP to 458-0380. Williams Community Center Game Day, 12:30 p.m., bring your own game. C and Ninth streets, Williams. "Pay

The Tehama County Sheriff's Department is investigating the deaths of a 7-month-old who died Sunday, and a 13-month-old who died in September. Lt. Dave Greer said the September death has been confirmed as a homicide, while the cause of the more recent death is still unknown. It is being called "suspicious," Greer said. Tw

FELONY William Luke Hackett, 30, of Williams, was arrested at 10:42 p.m. May 10 by Colusa County sheriff's deputies on Highway 99W, south of Finks Road, on suspicion of being in possession of a narcotic controlled substance and committing a felony while felony charges are pending. He was booked into the Colusa County Jail. Bail wa

The Williams Fun Run/Walk last Saturday drew 160 particiants and raised $2,048 toward the purchase of a new public address system for the Williams Unified School District. Cindy Gobel has been organizing the event for six years. Before that it was part of Pioneer Day. The top runner in the girls mile was Jackie Corona in 6 minutes, 15 se

A 2-year boy drowned in a canal near Bayliss Monday evening after wandering away. Glenn County sheriff’s Lt. Sean Arln reports the toddler, identified as Jonathan Perez, was reported missing about 8:25 p.m. in the Bayliss area. The little boy’s mother, Bambi Ramirez, reported Jonathan was missing from her home on Coun

Oscar Sanchez hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning and the Pierce High baseball team overcame a four-run deficit to beat Willows 10-8 in the first round of the Northern Section Division III playoffs on Friday. No. 5 Pierce (14-9, 9-3 Sacramento Valley League) advanced to the second round Tuesday against No. 1 Co

Three Maxwell High pitchers combined to throw a no-hitter as the Panthers blanked Tulelake 16-0 in five innings Friday during the first round of the Northern Section Division V playoffs. The No. 2 Panthers (20-6, Mid-Valley League runner-up) had no trouble with the No. 7 Honkers (2-21-1) scoring six runs in the second and eight in the fo

Ross Cervantes pitched a five-inning two-hitter and the No. 1 Colusa High baseball team opened the Northern Section Division III playoffs Friday with a 14-4 home victory against No. 8 Trinity. The RedHawks (24-5, Mid-Valley League champions) fell behind 4-2 in the third inning but retook the lead in the fourth and slammed the door on the

The season may be over for some, but for a select group of District 1 rodeo competitors there's at least one more ride, as they have qualified for the State Finals Rodeo being held June 10-14 in Bishop. Chelsey Bushnell (Red Bluff) — the District 1 All-Around Cowgirl with 777.5 points — finished first in breakaway roping (136

Four different Colusa High athletes came home with Mid-Valley League titles and the RedHawks' varsity boys team placed third at the track and field championships Friday at University Prep in Redding. Ryan Abele won the 100-meters in 11.25 seconds, beating out teammate Andrew Rodriguez (11.65) for the title. Rodriguez claimed the top spot

Tennis Wilson, Zhao face the best at Sections The top-ranked doubles team in the section beat Colusa High's Jordan Wilson and Jack Zhao 6-0, 6-0 Saturday during the Northern Section Individual Boys Tennis Championships at Las Plumas High in Oroville. Wilson and Zhao faced Chico High's Matt Weeber and Marcus

Disc golf tourney set The fourth annual Banging Chains for Charity disc golf tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday to benefit the Glenn Medical Foundation. The event will be held at the 18-hole disc golf facility at Black Butte Lake. It is put in by the Orland ACES Disc Golf Club in conjunction with the US Army Corps of Engi

The influence of environmental interests and state regulations on farmers in California were discussed in a joint town hall meeting with Assemblyman Dan Logue and Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada at the Colusa Theatre Thursday night. The event may have been the only bipartisan town hall of state legislators in California in five years, accord

The US Army Corps of Engineers rated the maintenance of 120 miles of Sacramento River levees north and south of Colusa as unacceptable. The report card, while just recently released, came from inspections done in August and September of 2010, officials said during a May 3 conference call. Several "red" areas depicting the most tr

Three years after the initial application was filed, the Colusa City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with the annexation of the Walnut Ranch subdivision. The 51-acre annexation plan includes 34.5 acres of property in the Walnut Ranch subdivision, and 16.5 acres of property on the east side of Wescott Road, referred to as "the penin