Rackerby News

Gregory L. Everson, 69, of Magalia, died Thursday, May 24, 2012, in Magalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Cremation and Funeral Service of Paradise, 873-7602. GONSALVES - Virginia Rose Gonsalves, 93, of Rackerby, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Oroville.

A shot fired during a physical confrontations near Rackerby spurred a manhunt Thursday by several law enforcement agencies to find the gunman, according to a Yuba County Sheriff's Department spokesman.

With the destruction of a marijuana garden on private property near the Butte County line earlier this week, the Yuba County Sheriff's Department reports that more than 25,000 marijuana plants have been eradicated in the county this year.

Steven Shaun Knoefler forced his 14-year-old son to dig a grave for the woman Knoefler had killed while the son watched, according to a Yuba County Superior Court document.