Appeal-Democrat

10/17/2025

East Nicolaus’ Sac Valley League title run has officially come to a run thanks to Colusa’s home win over the Spartans Thursday in four sets to put the three time reigning champs three back of Durham with two to play.

Even with two wins next week, East Nicolaus (29-5, 7-3 SVL) will fall a game shy of a league title in 2025. Durham (27-4, 10-0), on Thursday night, clinched at least a share of the SVL with second place Pierce (22-8, 7-2) heading into the final week of the regular season.

East Nicolaus’ Sac Valley League title run has officially come to a run thanks to Colusa’s home win over the Spartans Thursday in four sets to put the three time

10/17/2025

hThe City of Live Oak took four steps toward financial stability on Wednesday.

City Manager Benjamin Moody led discussions on hiring a new community development director, decreasing development impact fees to increase incentives for building, forming an ad hoc committee to address creation of a new public safety contract, and purchasing city equipment.

All were approved by the Live Oak City Council on Wednesday, except a new tractor for the city that was put on the back burner.

Jo Carrerow

10/17/2025

Local Democrats are organizing a local version of a nationwide protest Saturday against the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

10/17/2025

The City of Live Oak took four steps toward financial stability on Wednesday.

City Manager Benjamin Moody led discussions on hiring a new community development director, decreasing development impact fees to increase incentives for building, forming an ad hoc committee to address creation of a new public safety contract, and purchasing city equipment.

Jo Carrerow

10/17/2025

Tonight the featured game in the mid-valley is a Pioneer Valley League battle out in Yuba County at Sohrakoff Field on the campus of Wheatland Union High: Marysville visits the Pirates out in south Yuba in the one of three remaining regular season games left for both teams.

Both are 2-1 in the PVL and still fighting for playoff and bowl bids in the newly-established Sac-Joaquin Section playoff format, put in place for this November.

Tonight the featured game in the mid-valley is a Pioneer Valley League battle out in Yuba County at Sohrakoff Field on the campus of Wheatland Union High: Marysville visits the

10/16/2025

Both Yuba and Sutter counties have signaled support for extending for five years an agreement with Bi-County Ambulance, an ambulance transport provider the two counties have had exclusive contracts with for two decades.

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10/15/2025

The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office will establish another sobriety checkpoint in Yuba City on Friday night.

The checkpoint will be at an undisclosed location within the city limits of Yuba City, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

The checkpoint will be operated between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. (Free read)

Appeal-Democrat

10/15/2025

River Valley High girls volleyball leapfrogged its rival by a half-game Tuesday with a five-set win at home over Yuba City to sweep the season series for the first time since 2019 – coincidentally the last time the Falcons made the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

RV (12-15, 5-5 Foothill Valley League) sits a half-game out of the automatic top-3 postseason berths allotted by the Sac-Joaquin Section for six-member leagues. Those out of the top-3 are eligible for an at-large so long as it finishes in the top-15 in the final MaxPreps division rankings published twice-a-week through the season.

River Valley High girls volleyball leapfrogged its rival by a half-game Tuesday with a five-set win at home over Yuba City to sweep the season series for the first time

10/15/2025

The Live Oak day care facility where a man is accused of sexual abuse of a child was previously investigated by the state agency that licenses day care facilities for alleged sexual abuse of a child. That 2024 investigation determined there was insufficient evidence to substantiate the claim, according to the state agency's website.

A Live Oak man was arrested by Sutter County sheriff’s deputies Monday and booked on multiple felony charges following a report of sexual abuse involving a child at a state-licensed

10/15/2025

Rain dampened the flags but not the enthusiasm of the participants in a cruise of Yuba City and Marysville Tuesday night in honor of Charlie Kirk, who was posthumously presented the President's Medal of Freedom on his birthday Tuesday.

Rain may have dampened the flags but not the enthusiasm of those who participated in a cruise organized locally Tuesday on the birthday of Charlie Kirk, who was posthumously awarded

10/15/2025

It’s almost playoff time on the gridiron and in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section that means a new look in 2025 with eight-team brackets across all divisions.

The design for this change was to shorten the season by a week and to trim playoff brackets. For years, there were 16-team brackets that included scores of opening-round blowouts that required a mercy-rule and running clock in the fourth quarter, if not earlier.

It’s almost playoff time on the gridiron and in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section that means a new look in 2025 with eight-team brackets across all divisions.

10/14/2025

The two-week push to the playoffs begins tonight (Tuesday) for both River Valley High and Yuba City when the two city rivals meet for the final time in the regular season at River Valley High at 6:30 p.m.

RV won in straight sets the first time, earning its first win over YC since 2019 – coincidentally the last time the Falcons made the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs. For the Honkers, who currently lead RV by a half-game in the Foothill Valley League standings entering tonight, it’s been an even longer drought. YC last made the Sac-Joaquin postseason in 2016 when it lost in the opening round to Roseville.

The two-week push to the playoffs begins tonight (Tuesday) for both River Valley High and Yuba City when the two city rivals meet for the final time in the regular