Yuba-Sutter News
- Suspects sought in deadly Sutter house fire
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- A Sutter couple found dead early Friday in their burned-out home were victims of foul play, a Sutter County Sheriff's Department official said.
An accident or murder-suicide have been ruled out in the deaths of Jack and Susan Martin. All indications... Full story
- Fair begins with corn dogs, crowns
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Corn dogs come first.
Slathered in ketchup, smothered in mustard, or simply deep-fried and delicious, the battered meat on a stick is a must-have for most fairgoers.
Many attendees at this year's Yuba-Sutter Fair were waylaid a few hundred feet fro... Full story
- Giving for a good cause
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- By donating a pint of blood, those who came to a blood drive in Yuba City on Tuesday were helping people in desperate need, making use of a renewable resource and willingly taking a needle to the arm for a good cause.
Of course, the free movie ticke... Full story
- Lifeguarding at Gauche: Tans and rescues just part of job
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Armed with sunscreen, whistles and flotation aids, they are the police of the pool.
Every summer, a small group of residents enlists for the sun-loving, high-stress job of lifeguard at Yuba City's Gauche Aquatic Park. As parents read, chat or soak u... Full story
- Cyclists on zero-emissions tour ride
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- While the world's best bike riders compete this month in the Tour de France, a pair of men rolled through the Mid-Valley on Wednesday on what could be called a Tour de Freeway.
Or, given the bare bones approach, a Tour de Frugal. Considering the tri... Full story
- House construction still falters
- Appeal-Democrat staff/wire service reports
- For three months a parcel in Marysville has been the scene of carpentry, pipe-fitting and roofing — once-common sights now rare in the Mid-Valley.
On Tuesday, nine workers helped a trio of two-story apartment buildings slowly take shape at 11t... Full story
- Yearly summer fun and age-old rites at Marysville Obon Festival
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- Erin Wapple was destined to be an Obon dancer.
Her grandmother was once in charge of doling out the kimonos, and the teacher who guided her mother on how to sweep her arms and clack her kachi-kachi (castanets) to Japanese folk music is still leading... Full story
- Indian dignitary in awe of local farming know-how
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- The Mid-Valley farming community may hold the key to India's agricultural success.
The developing nation has the climate, soil and workforce to become a global food source, but it lacks the critical technologies for processing, storage and transport... Full story
- 800 pies prepared for Peach Festival
- By Nancy Pasternack/Appeal-Democrat
- They're down to 11 acres and the fruit stand.
But after 50 years and four generations, Sodaro's peaches are still a staple of the region, and mainstay of a more recent tradition — the Marysville Peach Festival.
By the time the celebration get... Full story
- Tournament brings community together
- By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat
- The sights and sounds at a Yuba City softball field were the familiar ones of summer — the crack of the bat, the collision of an onrushing runner and the shortstop, the fist bumps and high-fives between teammates after scoring a run.
But the p... Full story
- Obstruction charges upheld against 2 Y-S lawyers
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- A visiting Yuba County judge has upheld obstruction of justice charges against two Yuba-Sutter attorneys in the Joseph Griesa sexual assault case but ruled they did not try to bribe Griesa's alleged victim.
The 12-page ruling by Judge John Darlingto... Full story
- Doctor in DUI allowed to practice under tight rules
- Appeal-Democrat
- An interim suspension order remains in effect against the medical license of a Sutter North Medical Group physician charged with causing injury while driving under the influence, the Medical Board of California said Friday.
Ifeanyi Charles Igwegbe w... Full story
- Mechanical bull tests riders at Y-S fair
- By Karah Kemmerly
- Would-be bull riders who don't have a chance to test their mettle on a real four-legged bull can instead take a ride on a safer, though still unpredictable, version of the rodeo challenge.
"It takes a particular type to ride the bull," says Nick Ple... Full story
- Kaleidoscopes offer new way to look at fair
- By Karah Kemmerly
- Combining entertainment and education is the goal of a featured attraction at this year's Yuba-Sutter Fair.
Kaleido-Tainment, an exhibit in the Kids Zone, shows children and adults alike the fun that can be had with kaleidoscopes.
"This is my secon... Full story
- Mid-Valley Briefs
- YUBA CITY
Man arrested after pipe bomb found
John Dean Martin, 27, was arrested Thursday evening in connection with a pipe bomb that was found at a Yuba City apartment complex.
Martin was arrested by Yuba City police on charges of making a destru... Full story
- Olivehurst man arrested for felony DUI after crash
- An Olivehurst man was arrested on suspicion of felony drunken driving after a late-night crash Thursday on Highway 20 at the north end of Williams.
Willard Eugene Crain Jr., 45, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol at 11:34 p.m., west of Wa... Full story
- County leaders focus on positives at business gathering
- By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat
- Perhaps wanting to avoid giving indigestion to those who had just eaten eggs and fruit salad, Yuba and Sutter county administrators focused more on the positive and coming attractions than bad economic news in their presentations this morning to busi... Full story
- Caltrans employee arrested, accused of misusing state card to fuel up
- Appeal-Democrat
- A Marysville woman has been arrested on suspicion of using state credit cards from her employer, Caltrans, to repeatedly fuel up her personal vehicle.
Christy Winona, 41, was arrested at 1:50 p.m. Thursday at the Caltrans office in Marysville by the... Full story
- Jaconetti takes Mini Miss crown
- By Ashley Gebb/Appeal-Democrat
- They sparkled, sang and spoke, but only one took home the title of Mini Miss Yuba-Sutter.
Jordyn Jaconetti, 11, was shaking with excitement as Miss Yuba-Sutter and Miss Teen Yuba-Sutter pinned on her sparkling crown Thursday.
"There's so many thing... Full story
- Mid-Valley Briefs
- Yuba County
Manslaughter conviction upheld
The 3rd District Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a Yuba County man who killed a bicyclist while driving under the influence of drugs in May 2009.
Andrew Louis Cornett, 25, pleaded no conte... Full story
