Willows News

Glenn County District Attorney Bob Holzapfel said charges won't be filed against Paradise resident Wallace Ray Sparks, 74, after two men said he threatened them with a running chain saw in a remote area of the Mendocino National Forest.

At least one minor injury resulted from a crash involving a pickup and a Caltrans truck on Interstate 5 south of Willows about 10 a.m. today.

At CRST, the curriculum helps students to understand what is going on behind the pre-set, pre-load and compression damping adjusters, so instead of simply twiddling knobs they can actually make changes with a purpose.

But though it's slim, the report addresses allegations of wrongdoing at the Human Resources Agency and inadequate staffing of a police department and adult and juvenile detention facilities.

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of hunting violations that allegedly took place near Elk Creek on May 26.

The wife of Willows City Manager Steve Holsinger was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Jessica Silveira of Orland was selected as the 2009-10 Dairy Princess for the California Milk Advisory Board's District 4/2. The crowning took place before a crowd of about 50 dairy industry members, their families and friends, June 18, at City Gates Cafe in Orland.

A 53-year-old man was found dead Monday night after a tractor he was operating near County Road 35 apparently ran over him, pinning him beneath a rear wheel.

In a puzzling case reminiscent of a tragedy three summers ago, Glenn County authorities are trying to learn what led to the unexplained death Saturday of a seemingly healthy teenage boy.

MANZANITA AVENUE The road is down to dirt between Centennial Avenue and East Avenue as the reconstruction project is in high gear.

Northern California residents say they are in the fight of their life. The Transmission Agency of Northern California's proposal to build more than 600 miles of high-voltage transmission lines has residents fearing the worst: reduced property values, high power rates, interference with agriculture operations and negative impacts to the environment ...

Several mid-valley Lions Club members have been picked for 2009-2010 leadership roles within Lions District 4-C1, which includes more than 55 Lions and Lioness clubs in Northeastern California.

About 18 hours before she died in a traffic accident near Artois Monday morning, Orland resident Nancy Louise Floyd, 38, had been the victim of a car burglary.

Paul Wright of Chico talks about his experiences with Wings of Eagles, an organization that helps families with children who are seriously ill.

Kelley Elizabeth and Ernie Ceccon plan to wed Oct. 23. The bride is the daughter of Junior and Cindy Garza, both of Colusa.

The Glenn County Sheriff's Office is investigating a home-invasion robbery that occurred around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on County Road 99, south of Orland.

WILLOWS It's said to be a thankless job: out of bed in the middle of the night, sometimes tromping through snow, heat or heavy rain.

Eugene Bradford Florentine, 55, of the 600 block of North Tehama, Willows, was arrested by the Willows Police Department at 12:47 a.m. June 4 in the 200 block of West Wood Street on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant.

As city and county officials in rural Glenn County are grappling with closing budget shortfalls, even as they wait to find out whether the state will borrow hundreds of thousands of dollars from local coffers and make other cuts that hurt.

In voting on an issue that some people indicated was a potential infringement on personal choices, Glenn County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declined to endorse a resolution supporting a campaign to take tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, out of movies.