Chico News

Hannah Page cooks up some burgers at Munchies food truck along Midway on Thursday.

The Chico City Council meets to conduct business during on Dec. 20, 2011. Councilman Scott Gruendl is pictured in the foreground.

The first dinner meeting for the 530 Angel Network has occurred, but no money passed into the hands of eager entrepreneurs.

Chico Newcomers Club meets once a year to honor its past presidents. The club was started 50 years ago, open to women new to town less than four years, encouraging friendships.

Each year, Chico Noon Rotary Club presents Educator of the Year awards to recognize an outstanding teacher at each public high school in Chico as well as Butte College and Chicp State University.

During the fourth annual California Community College Trustees' conference on May 4 at Lake Tahoe, William McGinnis of Chico, a trustee at Butte-Glenn Community College District was honored for his 20 years of service as a trustee.

Guns and gun accessories brought in thousands of people over the weekend for the fourth annual Chico Rod and Gun Club show.

In addition to a presentation on the city's financial struggles, Tuesday's City Council meeting will include information on a possible sit-lie ordinance and alcohol-related laws and an introductory reading of the plastic bag ban ordinance.

Build.com 's leader - Christian Friedland of Chico - got word last week that he had moved from being a semi-finalist to a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year award sponsored by famed accounting firm Ernst & Young.

The Chico Art Center presents its first-ever Challenge Show. Contributors are invited to tap deep into their creative, quirky, cavernous imagination and solve the art problem: rock, paper, scissors.

"There Was a Tree" is written by Rachel Isadora. All Chico E-R photos are available here.

Union Pacific called 911 and reported one of their trains had struck a pedestrian.

When police show up to a party, it's usually an indication to turn off the music and go home.

"A Branch Without A Tree" by Zigrid VidnersAll Chico E-R photos are available here.

Three Red Bluff High School classmates met on the CBCIA tour of Central California Coast.

A group of people cross Broadway at West Fifth Street as about 300 young adults stripped down to their underwear to participate in the fourth annual Undie Run on Friday in Chico.

Riders scream at the top of their lungs as they drop toward earth in a free fall on the Super Shot ride at the Glenn County Fair in Orland on Friday.

As news went public this week that the city of Chico has put its fiscal solvency at risk, a leading reaction has been relief that the exact nature of the city's finances is finally being realized.

The spadix on this Voodoo lily looks like a purple corn dog. But it's the entryway to a cavern that traps flies for a day.

Chico teachers crammed this week's school board meeting to demonstrate they are united in their unhappiness with the district's contract offers.