Local News

- Ranch becomes classroom
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Most fourth-graders will tell you that a choice between a day of hunting for dinosaur fossils and memorizing multiplication tables in a classroom isn't really a choice at all.
"No, this is better, definitely," said 10-year-old Eduardo Robles, who... Full story

- Water allotments look good
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County and local water districts report water levels are on the rise following a strong storm season.
Lester Messina, Glenn County's water coordinator, said Monday he does not have complete information this week since the U.S. Bureau of... Full story
- DA: Not enough proof for charge
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Attempted murder charges will not be filed against the Orland man accused of assaulting a police officer last week during a reported struggle for the officer's gun — at least for now.
"If I get additional evidence that supports greater... Full story
- Door-to-door campaign to save pool
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Fundraising projects for the Willows city pool were floated this week at the first meeting designed to keep the decades-old pool operating.
Two donations, including a $250 check from a local business, were also accepted during the meeting at City... Full story
- Deep cuts on meeting slate
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Deeper cuts to services and personnel are expected to be the key topics of upcoming 2010-11 budget talks in Willows starting Monday.
"It's premature to talk about layoffs, at this point," Councilman Gary Hansen said Friday.
Last year, the city... Full story
- Supes talking about listening
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County supervisors may be hitting the road in a month or two to host some town hall meetings around the county.
The decision is not final, but board members are looking at trying some night meetings in Orland and Hamilton City in an effort to... Full story
- County to seek easement for North Willows detention basin
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County is to begin negotiations to obtain a permanent easement for a water detention basin west of Willows.
If that effort fails, then it will try and renew a 20-year lease on the property west of Interstate 5 and south of County Road 48 that... Full story
- Walmart Foundation giving back to communities
- Willows Journal
- The Walmart Foundation's California State Giving Program is now accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations across the state.
The minimum award for each grant is $25,000.
The Walmart Foundation is focused on funding much-needed... Full story

- Exercise pays off for students, middle school
- By Todd R. Hansen/Tri-County Newspapers
- Students at Willows Intermediate School have been told that their exercise program will pay off for them.
Not only are the children getting fitter, but the school also received a $1,000 check from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness on... Full story
- Orland man arrested for child molestation
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- An Orland man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, police reported.
Christopher Jasen Rush, 24, of the 700 block of Date Street, is charged with two felony counts each of sexual penetration with a foreign... Full story
- TRAGEDY: Gerber boy, 7, run over by father
- Tri-County Newspapers
- A tragic accident has left a 7-year-old Gerber boy dead – killed when his father ran over him with a trailer he was pulling behind a pickup truck on Thursday.
Mario Gonzalez died en route to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Redding, shortly... Full story

- Water allotments look good
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County and local water districts report water levels are on the rise following a strong storm season.
Lester Messina, Glenn County's water coordinator, said Monday he does not have complete information this week since the U.S. Bureau of... Full story
- DA: Not enough proof for charge
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Attempted murder charges will not be filed against the Orland man accused of assaulting a police officer last week during a reported struggle for the officer's gun — at least for now.
"If I get additional evidence that supports greater... Full story
- Door-to-door campaign to save pool
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Fundraising projects for the Willows city pool were floated this week at the first meeting designed to keep the decades-old pool operating.
Two donations, including a $250 check from a local business, were also accepted during the meeting at City... Full story
- Deep cuts on meeting slate
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Deeper cuts to services and personnel are expected to be the key topics of upcoming 2010-11 budget talks in Willows starting Monday.
"It's premature to talk about layoffs, at this point," Councilman Gary Hansen said Friday.
Last year, the city... Full story
- Supes talking about listening
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County supervisors may be hitting the road in a month or two to host some town hall meetings around the county.
The decision is not final, but board members are looking at trying some night meetings in Orland and Hamilton City in an effort to... Full story
- County to seek easement for North Willows detention basin
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County is to begin negotiations to obtain a permanent easement for a water detention basin west of Willows.
If that effort fails, then it will try and renew a 20-year lease on the property west of Interstate 5 and south of County Road 48 that... Full story
- Walmart Foundation giving back to communities
- Willows Journal
- The Walmart Foundation's California State Giving Program is now accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations across the state.
The minimum award for each grant is $25,000.
The Walmart Foundation is focused on funding much-needed... Full story

- Exercise pays off for students, middle school
- By Todd R. Hansen/Tri-County Newspapers
- Students at Willows Intermediate School have been told that their exercise program will pay off for them.
Not only are the children getting fitter, but the school also received a $1,000 check from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness on... Full story
- Orland man arrested for child molestation
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- An Orland man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, police reported.
Christopher Jasen Rush, 24, of the 700 block of Date Street, is charged with two felony counts each of sexual penetration with a foreign... Full story
- TRAGEDY: Gerber boy, 7, run over by father
- Tri-County Newspapers
- A tragic accident has left a 7-year-old Gerber boy dead – killed when his father ran over him with a trailer he was pulling behind a pickup truck on Thursday.
Mario Gonzalez died en route to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Redding, shortly... Full story