Appeal-Democrat

13/04/2026

An elderly couple was discovered deceased in a vehicle submerged in a canal along Powerline Road in the small community of Nicolaus late Saturday afternoon.

According to a California Highway Patrol report, the vehicle had license plates linked to an address from Nevada.

An elderly couple was discovered deceased in a vehicle submerged in a canal along Powerline Road in the small community of Nicolaus late Saturday afternoon.

13/04/2026

Local congressional representative Mike Thompson said he’s looking to the future as Proposition 50 goes into effect before the midterms.

Thompson, a Democrat, was first elected to Capitol Hill in 1998, and won each subsequent bid for reelection over the majority of 30 years. In that time, the district has been redrawn multiple times.

“Redistricting hasn’t changed the agricultural base I’ve served for years,” Thompson noted this week.

As the Appeal-Democrat reported in February, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow California to use congressional maps gerrymandered to favor Democrats in 2026, 2028 and 2030 means Yuba, Sutter and Colusa counties will move into California’s Fourth Congressional District, currently represented by Thompson.

Local congressional representative Mike Thompson said he’s looking to the future as Proposition 50 goes into effect before the midterms.

13/04/2026

Two Live Oak men were arrested on Saturday on charges that include attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a home there.

At about 4:25 p.m., a caller reported that gunfire struck a residence in the 2300 block of Railroad Avenue, but that no one inside the house had been injured.

Two Live Oak men were arrested on Saturday on charges that include attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a home in Live Oak.

11/04/2026

Today's sports (covering all happenings in mid-valley)

10/04/2026

The Yuba County District Attorney’s Office closed-out a case in court Tuesday after an Olivehurst man was sentenced to 55-years-to-life in state prison.

A judge handed that punishment down after a local jury convicted 48-year-old Alvin Flores Jr. of s*x crimes against a child.

The Yuba County District Attorney’s Office closed-out a case in court Tuesday after an Olivehurst man was sentenced to 55-years-to-life in state prison.

10/04/2026

Motorists in Yuba City could encounter a number of DUI checkpoints across the city Friday evening, a measure taken by the Yuba City Police Department to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads.

The checkpoints will operate from 7 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday, police officials announced late last month.

Motorists in Yuba City could encounter a number of DUI checkpoints across the city Friday evening, a measure taken by the Yuba City Police Department to reduce the number of

10/04/2026

To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, Union Pacific Railroad decided to send a gift – a very large gift.

Weighing in at over 600 tons (a modern day diesel locomotive weighs an average of 200 tons), the U.P. “Big Boy” steam locomotive stopped by the 7th Street crossing in Marysville on Thursday.

Marysville is just one of many places the American Locomotive Company-built engine is visiting as it goes coast-to-coast to celebrate the Semiquincentennial of America.

To commemorate America’s 250th birthday, Union Pacific Railroad decided to send a gift – a very large gift.

10/04/2026

Thanks in part to a 2-1 finish at the annual NorCal Classic Spring Break prep baseball tournament that finished at Bryant Field in Marysville, Yuba City High baseball vaulted up to No. 5 in Thursday’s MaxPreps weekly Sac-Joaquin Section Division III poll.

The Honkers sit (8-9, 6-3 FVL) – a game back of the top-3 in the Foothill Valley League – headed back into league action Monday at home against Del Campo in the opener of a three-game set at Winship Field (YCHS).

Thanks in part to a 2-1 finish at the annual NorCal Classic Spring Break prep baseball tournament that finished at Bryant Field in Marysville, Yuba City High baseball vaulted up

10/04/2026

On April 9, 1938, Volume 2, issue 14 of the Marysville Camp News was published at the federal camp occupied by migrants from the mid-west at Arboga.

“Sunday School News,” was the first item, with a report of “nice attendance at Sunday School last Sunday. There were 41 present. We would appreciate it if more adults would come.

Under “Recreation News,” a report that “The older boys group is leaving camp for an overnight camping trip into the ‘Upper Dry Creek’ country.”

On April 9, 1938, Volume 2, issue 14 of the Marysville Camp News was published at the federal camp occupied by migrants from the mid-west at Arboga.

09/04/2026

Kurt Kitayama two back of top spot on leaderboard after day one. Anyone in Yuba-Sutter-Colusa have a connection to the 2011 Chico High graduate that would make for a good story.

09/04/2026

An art exhibition featuring the works of California award-winning visual artist, Sarabjit Singh, is on display at the Sutter County Museum through May 9.

The exhibition, Beyond the Five Rivers: Punjabi Pioneers Through the Art of Sarabjit Singh, is deeply influenced by her Sikh roots and her experience as a first-generation immigrant.

An art exhibition featuring the works of California award-winning visual artist, Sarabjit Singh, is on display at the Sutter County Museum through May 9.