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- Traditions kept alive
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- To the thousands of Portuguese people living in the Sacramento Valley, Sunday's festa in Orland was a celebration of thanksgiving, faith and keeping alive the traditions that have survived for more than 700 years.
The 70th annual event was also all ... Full story

- 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' comes to Glenn
- It's been several years since the curtain came down at the Glenn County Theatre Company.
The Laurel Street theater doors have been closed since "Alibis" in 2009.
But Madelyn Coffman and Adam Carter hope to breathe new life into the troupe, when the... Full story

- Willows High graduates off to a hot start
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- There were fewer than usual people in the grandstands Friday night at Willows High School.
With temperatures well above the century mark, the Class of 2013 walked onto the football field at the beginning of commencement exercises with a little less ... Full story

- 4 Willows Community students receive diplomas
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- High school may not have been a breeze for the four seniors who graduated from Willows Community High School on Wednesday.
Some said getting through school was a struggle, while others had to scramble at the end to make up credits after falling behi... Full story

- Relay for Life surpasses goal
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- By Sunday morning, 27 teams and 330 participants from Glenn County and the surrounding area raised $66,483 for the American Cancer Society.
They ran, walked and jogged around the quarter-mile Willows High School track for 24 straight hours, all the ... Full story

- Role of government topic of landowners meeting
- Monica Vaughan
Tri-County Newspapers
The role of government was the topic of discussion involving U.S. Reps. John Garamendi and Doug LaMalfa and Pacific Legal Foundation lawyer Damien Schiff at the Sacramento Valley Landowners Association meeting i... Full story

- Veterans honored for Memorial Day
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- Forty-five years after Pfc. James Edward McPherson of North Carolina died from enemy fire in Vietnam, Dan Roach received a call from his widow, Peggy.
Like so many people in Glenn and surrounding counties who gathered on Memorial Day services to rem... Full story

- City pool fundraiser raises nearly $1,800
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- Volunteers sat perched in a row boat Wednesday on the front lawn at City Hall and raised nearly $1,800 to keep the Willows pool afloat another year.
With cell phones in hand, and sitting in a tin boat with no paddles and no water, they took turns so... Full story

- Livestock auctioned during annual fair
- By Rick Longley/Willows Journal
- By Rick Longley
Tri-County Newspapers
Bidding was quick and the 4-H and FFA projects of local youth sold within minutes at Saturday's Junior Livestock Auction.
The event got underway at noon in the Brawley Ring with the first lot, a market swine, ... Full story

- Miss Glenn County crowned
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- A Hamilton City teen will again represent the county after winning the coveted Miss Glenn County title during the opening night of the fair.
Jazmin Villa dazzled a panel of judges Thursday to earn the crown.
The 18-year-old beauty gave a tearful sp... Full story