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Teen slaying shocks Willows
The Willows community is reeling from the loss of a Willows High School senior who was brutally slain with his girlfriend in Plumas County. Steven Daniel Furtado, 18, was found dead with his girlfriend, Jennifer Carrigan, at her Chester home Sunday....
Spielman crowned Lamb Derby queen
The 2008 Lamb Derby Queen pageant was a highlight of the weeklong festival in Willows on Thursday. Nine contestants for Lamb Derby Queen dazzled the judges, but it was Amanda Spielman, 17, who took home the crown. Spielman is the granddaughter of Wally...
Chemical spill closes highway
State Highway 162 east of Willows was closed to traffic most of Saturday after a hazardous chemical flowed across the roadway from a nearby gas well. Workers from PENCO Inc., the operators of the well, discovered the leak at 9:30 a.m. and called 9-1-1. The...
Annual horse sale to benefit equine studies
Feather River Community College is pleased to announce its 10th annual production horse sale featuring horses raised or donated to the Equine Studies Program. The sale takes place Saturday, May 17 at the Feather River College Equine Facility in...
Thompson to officiate Glenn County Fair derby
Glenn County Fair CEO Jake Walgenbach is pleased to announce that the Destruction Derby on Sunday, May 18th will be officiated by Derby specialist Tommy Thompson. Tommy has officiated previous Derbies in Orland and looks forward to another successful...
Hanson honored as Lions Club Citizen of the Year
Fay Hanson was honored April 24 at the District 4-C1 Lions Convention held at Rolling Hills Casino in Corning. She was chosen as the Willows Lions Club Citizen of the Year earlier in April and they entered her in the District Citizen of the Year competition....
Tri-County GM takes Chico post
Fred Crosthwaite, general manager of Tri-County Newspapers, has announced his resignation. Crosthwaite served as GM of the four newspapers since they were purchased in July by Freedom Communications Inc. He previously served several months as...
Lamb Derby parade snapshots
In the first photo, past Lamb Derby Queen Holly Geroy and Dominic Tapia, 2, waved to the people on the street as they rode through town in the Lamb Derby Parade on Saturday in a convoy of farm equipment from Gates Machinery, who is celebrating five generations...
Chemical spill closes Highway 162
State Highway 162 east of Willows was closed to traffic most of Saturday after a hazardous chemical flowed across the roadway from a nearby gas well. Workers from PENCO Inc., the operators of the well, discovered the leak at 9:30 a.m. and called 9-1-1. Glenn...
Glenn County official arrested
The deputy director of Glenn County’s personnel department is facing criminal charges in connection with an alleged incident of domestic violence. Sean Munns, the deputy director of the Glenn County Human Resource Agency, was arrested Wednesday...
Woman, baby rescued as car sinks in canal
A Fairfield woman and her 1-year-old daughter were pulled to safety by bystanders Thursday morning before their car sank in an irrigation canal. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported that at approximately 9:45 a.m. Dani Jiminez Cruz, 22, was...
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