Editorâs Note: This is the second in a six-part series looking back at the stories reported in 2020 by Appeal reporters. (Dates are when the news stories were published.)
March 1:Â Area residents refreshed their awareness of the legacy of Camp Beale, when a grenade was found in the backyard of a Wheatland residence. The base has a history with explosives, it was reported, from when the facility was the site of the old Camp Beale, 1942 to 1947. During WWII, the camp comprised 86,000 acres 10 miles east of Marysville â it was a training facility for the U.S. Army, including bombing and gunnery range.