With some fingers crossed, a rabbit's foot, and maybe a bit of prayer, south Yuba County will see one of the last stoplights between Marysville and Sacramento on its way out this year.
If $7 million in state funding comes through, work could begin by late summer on a full interchange at Highway 70 and Feather River Boulevard, near Plumas
If you ask any Plumas Lake resident what's missing in the south Yuba County community, expect a long answer.
"Starbucks!" exclaims one woman. Others list a grocery store, a pizza place, a sandwich shop, a pedicure salon and a frozen yogurt shop.
"There are 20,000 threads on Facebook about this," said Susan Butler, who recalls not