Sutter County News

Sutter County is known for being rice country, but nestled in the folds of the world's smallest mountain range could be the ingredients for good wine – and a budding business opportunity.

Preliminary numbers for unemployment released by the Employment Development Department show Tehama County's rate at 14.6 percent in December 2011.

Sheriff's deputies believed they were chasing a suspected thief wanted in connection with several burglaries, but that man, whose name was not released, was not even in the fleeing vehicle, department spokeswoman Brenda Baker said.

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.

It's time for the public to get involved in a regional planning effort that has been building over the past decade.