Local News

- UPDATED: Inquest jury says Foglesong murdered
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Ivan "Bud" Foglesong was killed by another person — and it was not an accident, a Glenn County coroner's jury ruled Tuesday afternoon in Superior Court.
"We're thrilled with the verdict," Jan Foglesong, widow of the victim, said Tuesday aftern... Full story
- Previous suspect arrested on fresh burglary charges
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- An Orland man is back in custody on possible burglary charges less then three weeks after he was released from jail.
Prosecutors opted to file unrelated burglary charges against him and two others at that time, records state.
Police believe Raul G.... Full story
- Waste-to-energy project moves forward
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County approved a memorandum of understanding this week in support of a proposed solid waste conversion facility to be built east of Orland.
However, the potential foreclosure of the site property almost derailed the agreement, until superviso... Full story
- County tries to dig out of $1M hole
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Faced with a new $1.1 million deficit, Glenn County supervisors are asking department heads to cut deeper to come up with savings.
Board Chairman Steve Soeth and Supervisor Mike Murray comprise the recently reinstated ad hoc committee that has met w... Full story
- School bans breast cancer bracelets
- By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers
- Students at Willows Intermediate School can no longer wear a breast cancer awareness bracelet that reads "I Love Boobies."
Others have a heart symbol instead of the word love.
Principal Steve Sailsbery announced the ban at the end of the day on Aug... Full story
- County may provide land for hospital
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County supervisors are thinking about giving some county land to the Glenn Medical Center so it can build a new hospital.
Board Chairman Steve Soeth and Finance Director Don Santoro recently met with hospital administrators, Soeth said, and di... Full story
- Foglesong inquest emotionally charged
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Graphic, emotionally charged testimony gripped the first day of the Coroner’s Inquest into the highly controversial 2007 death of Ivan “Bud” Foglesong.
“He kept saying he opened the door and it just exploded,” testified... Full story

- New varieties come out of research center
- By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers
- New rice varieties have to meet the "wow factor" before going to market, according to researchers at the Rice Experiment Station in Biggs.
Among their many fields of research, scientists at the grower-funded facility develop new varieties of rice th... Full story
- Willows may abate weed program
- Rob Parsons / Willows Journal
- Weeks of harsh criticisms that included allegations of possible criminal conduct regarding Willows weed abatement policies have the City Council questioning whether the city should even be in the abatement business at all.
“I’d like to h... Full story
- Agencies prepare for Sites dam
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- It's officially signed, and the Sites Reservoir Joint-Powers Authority is in business.
Glenn County supervisors hosted the event in their chambers Thursday while representatives of the seven agencies put their signatures to the agreement that will h... Full story
- Manteca man may buy store
- Holi-Market price listed with county at $600,000; September transfer eyed
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- By Rob Parsons
Tri-County Newspapers
The owners of Holi-Market in Willows have confirmed plans to sell their North Tehama Street grocery store and hope to complete the business transfer next month.
County documents filed Aug. 17 state the ... Full story