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- Fun, games return to Main Street
- By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer
- The Colusa County Chamber of Commerce’s first Independence Day celebration was a big hit with the community.
Snow cones, music, water slides and fireworks highlighted the Main Street event, which drew a large amount of people to the downtown on... Full story

- Update: 3 hurt in I-5 crash near Willows
- By Rob Parsons/Staff Writer
- Three people were hospitalized today after a highway maintenance truck was rear-ended on Interstate 5 south of Willows.
According to the California Highway Patrol, two federal officers
were traveling south in a silver 2009 Ford F-150 with Nevada license
plates... Full story

- Arraignment delayed for bus driver in fatal crash
- By Rob Parsons/Staff Writer
- The driver involved in last year's fatal Colusa County bus crash that killed 11 people made an appearance Wednesday in Colusa County Superior Court.
Quintin Joey Watts, 52, of Stockton, was scheduled for arraignment, but did not enter a plea.
"At this... Full story

- Pierce graduate killed in Afghanistan
- By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer
- While the nation celebrated its independence Saturday, the family and friends of Justin Casillas were mourning his loss.
Pfc. Casillas, 19, a 2008 graduate of Pierce High School, was a paratrooper assigned to the third battalion, U.S. Army’s 509th... Full story
- Colusa Transit adds Yuba City route
- By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer
- Need a ride to Yuba City? Thanks to stimulus money, Colusa Transit will make the trek every Friday at no cost to the rider .
Barbara Salazar, transit manager, said the a bus will depart Colusa at 9:30 a.m. and return at 1:30 p.m.
Colusa residents can... Full story
- Judge rebuffs Greyhound in Colusa crash cases
- Staff report
- A federal judge in Sacramento, ruling in eight Colusa County accident lawsuits, says Greyhound could be liable for failing to put seat belts on its buses.
Judge Morrison England Jr. issued his decision last week in the lawsuits filed after the July 1,... Full story

- Thunderhill plays host to popular sports cars
- By Rob Parsons/Staff Writer
- Hot cars and hot weather rolled into Willows Friday for the 26th annual Nor Cal Shelby Mini Nationals.
It’s the second year in a row the Shelby club hosted their annual gathering in Willows.
“The town and the people here are very good to... Full story
- Judge rebuffs Greyhound in Colusa cases
- July 2005 crash on I-5 sparked eight federal suits
- The Appeal-Democrat
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A
federal judge in Sacramento, ruling in eight Colusa County accident
lawsuits, says Greyhound could be liable for failing to put seat belts
on its buses.
Judge Morrison England Jr. issued his decision last week in the lawsuits filed after the July... Full story

- Exercise aims for safe schools
- Scenario mirrors real life
- By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer
- It can happen anywhere – and it will happen again.
On April 20, 1999, 12 students and one teacher were killed at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., in the nation’s deadliest school shooting. Twenty-three others were wounded.
A year... Full story
- Sacramento utility pulls support for transmission lines
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- The proposed towering transmission lines through the Mid-Valley region appear to be on hold, after the Sacramento Municipal Utility District announced plans to withdraw its support for the process.
With the district’s decision to withdraw, other... Full story

- Bicyclists compete in Leesville road race
- By Susan Meeker/Staff Writer
- More than 100 competitive bicyclists pedaled over the Leesville Grade on Friday in one of most grueling races on the west coast.
The annual Leesville Gap Road Race is one of 38 racing events in California staged by Velo Promo. The 60-mile sprint follows... Full story