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Marina buoy contract doesn't float with boaters

Language in State Parks' proposed contract for a new concessionaire at Bidwell Marina has some houseboat owners concerned with the value of their investments.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Mercury-Register

Fire damages garage in south Oroville

El Medio Fire Department Capt. Donald Robinson, foreground, checks for hot spots with a thermal imaging camera while Chief Gary Nystuen surveys the damage of the garage fire that occurred just after 4 a.m. Wednesday at 2354 Monte Vista Ave.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

Mercury-Register

Forest Service fire captain severely injured in diving accident

Mark Davis, a U.S. Forest Service fire captain severely injured Sunday in a Yuba River diving accident, has been transferred from a Roseville hospital to rehabilitation research facility at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

2 comments

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Mercury-Register

Wife-killer boots judge, claims abuse by Death Row guards

A condemned killer took part in a historic video conference hearing Monday via closed-circuit television between San Quentin's Death Row and Butte County Superior Court.

4 comments

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Mercury-Register

What's Happening in Oroville

Hosted by Feather River Recreation and Park District. Lake Oroville Little League fireworks booth Open daily, through July 4, on Oro Dam Blvd.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Gridley, Oroville are only legal fireworks locales

OROVILLE a ' The cities of Oroville and Gridley are the only two places in Butte County where people can legally set off fireworks, and public safety officials are cautioning everyone to keep family members, property and pets safe, and follow your ad here Resource guide

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Mercury-Register

Year-old law hasn't made much of a dent in cell phoning while driving

Although the state law banning drivers from talking on their cell phones without a hands-free device has been in effect for one year, it seems the regulation is doing little to deter drivers from chatting while commuting.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Bidwell Canyon Marina tells 900 boaters they have to go

Lake Oroville has become a second home for boater Steven Parks, who comes to the recreation area often, simply to enjoy the calm and relaxing atmosphere the water has to offer.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Three men arrested on charges related to alleged bogus paving operation

A combined effort of investigators from the Contractors State Licensing Board and Chico police resulted in three men being arrested outside a Chico motel early Wednesday morning on a series of charges related to an allegedly unlicensed, bogus paving operation.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Fire safety workshops planned throughout area

Local fire safety experts will be hosting interactive workshops throughout Butte County on four Saturdays starting in July to help residents create a fire safe plan for their property.

1 comment

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Aggressive, smelly birds drive neighborhood batty

Though in some places residents complain their neighborhoods have gone to the dogs, one Oroville neighborhood has certainly gone to the birds.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Mercury-Register

Adult ed's future uncertain

In a time when California workers are being laid off and searching for new job skills, they are coming up against an added burden: reduced technical training and higher class fees due to the state's fiscal crisis.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Oroville society bringing "invisible" history to light

Centuries of hidden history is slowly being unveiled in the south-side of Oroville, thanks to the painstaking research of members of the South Oroville African American Historical Society.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

Mercury-Register

All about the 'O' - Iconic landmark cements itself into 80 years of...

High above the traffic of Highway 70, the hustle and bustle of downtown Oroville and the daily comings and goings of thousands of Butte County residents, a landmark that often goes unnoticed silently celebrates its 80th birthday this month.

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Mercury-Register

What's Happenining in Oroville for June 16

Pottery by Kelly is on display, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Wednesdays-Saturdays through June 26; State Theater, 1489 Myers St.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Oroville: north state 'cleantech' capital?

BayTEC Alliance presented its case to the community for the long-term future of Oroville Thursday evening, spreading out an ambitious plan and answering the public's questions.

23 comments

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Mercury-Register

Drop in donations nationwide being felt by local charities, thrift shops

Bea Hultz, manager of GrandmaA1s Mission of Hope Thrift Shoppe, sorts through clothes at the Oroville store.

1 comment

Wed Jun 17, 2009

Chico Enterprise-Record

Letter: Reporters can leave Oroville city limits

Thursday night, June 11, I attended the graduation ceremonies for the Law Enforcement Academy at the Paradise Performing Arts Center.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Chico Enterprise Record

Brush work may be cause of five-acre fire

Exactly one week after a lawn mower started a blaze in the Lemon Hill area of Oroville, an individual completing brush work Monday afternoon likely sparked a blaze that burned five acres near Bangor.

2 comments

Mercury-Register

BayTEC Alliance to address renewable energy options

A community meeting to hear more about improving Oroville's economy by focusing on clean technology is planned at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Southside Community Center, 2959 Lower Wyandotte Road.

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