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Disruption abruptly ends Chico City Council meeting Tuesdays city council meeting started on time and was following Covid protocol, but quickly came to an end when people entered the chamber building. Posted: Apr 20, 2021 11:04 PM Posted By: Carmela Karcher CHICO, Calif. - Tuesdays city council meeting started on time and was following Covid protocol, but quickly came to an end when people entered the chamber building. For more than a year, participation in Chico City Council meetings has bee...

BREAKING NEWS Fire in Oroville burned an RV, then caught nearby vegetation on fire Full Story BREAKING NEWS Enough Fentanyl found during Hwy 70 drug bust to make more than 1/2 million counterfeit pills Full Story City officials clear up confusion over shelter crisis declaration in Chico Chico city officials say that the action taken by the city council during Tuesdays meeting did not officially rescind the shelter crisis declaration. Posted: Apr 9, 2021 5:55 PM Updated: Apr 9, 2021 5:56...

A GROUP of friends braved terrible weather to take on the Welsh 3000s Challenge and raised an incredible £10,000 for St Davids Hospice. The fundraiser took place last month. Those involved in the Snowdonia peaks challenge included: Ben Woof, of Prestatyn; Alun Pritchard, of Old Colwyn; Gary Field and Gareth Lavin from Llandudno Junction; Howard Vaughan, from Glan Conwy and Mark Orme, of Llandudno. The men walked 100k, battled below zero temperatures, driving rain, and gale force winds to...

Chico City Council approves of wildfire protection plan With wildfire season approaching, the Chico City Council is taking steps to protect the community from potential catastrophe. Posted: Apr 7, 2021 8:23 AM Posted By: Carmela Karcher CHICO, Calif. - Tuesday night, Chico City Council unanimously approved of a plan to help reduce the risk of wildfire in the area. The city approved what is called the Vegetative Fuels Management Plan. SIGN UP:  This plan will cover the city’s nearly 6,400 ...

A BAND of brothers is aiming to tackle one of Wales’s toughest mountain walking challenges – the awesome Welsh 3000s – in aid of a Llandudno hospice. The eight-man team, all from Conwy county, have followed a rigorous exercise programme while keeping to lockdown rules as they prepare to scale 15 peaks above 3,000 feet within four days. Among them is Howard Vaughan, joint managing director of building company Brenig Construction, who has been starting many of his training exercises s...

Crackdown on Chico’s homeless camps sends dozens relocating to Comanche Creek The latest eviction happened Thursday at the triangle located on Cypress and Pine Street. Posted: Feb 5, 2021 6:06 PM Updated: Feb 5, 2021 8:28 PM Posted By: Dani Masten CHICO, Calif. - Dozens of tents filled Chicos "triangle" on Pine St and Cypress Thursday morning before the city and police cleared the homeless out. The question now is, where did they go? Pedro Martinez has been living on the streets for 10 year...

Chico City Council moves forward with sheltering options for homeless The old BMX track is one of the options the city is looking at to shelter the homeless as well as partnering with the Chico Housing Action Team also known as CHAT. Posted: Feb 3, 2021 7:30 PM Updated: Feb 3, 2021 7:49 PM Posted By: Dani Masten 2 Images CHICO, Calif. - The Chico City Council is moving forward with its plans to provide shelter for the homeless at the old BMX track, also known as the Silver Dollar Fairground...

Chico City Council to discuss homelessness, needle ban and sewer partnership The Chico City Council has a heavy agenda for Tuesdays meeting. Among the list is a possible sewer partnership with the Town of Paradise, homelessness, and final reading of the needle distribution program ban. Posted: Feb 2, 2021 5:13 PM Updated: Feb 3, 2021 12:00 AM Posted By: Dani Masten Editors Note: This article has been updated to reflect the decisions made during the Feb. 2 meeting. CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Ci...

Chico Chamber of Commerce to co-host 2021 Business Summit & State of the City Address The Chico Chamber of Commerce will co-host the official 2021 Business Summit & State of the City Address with the City of Chico Friday, Jan 29, at 8:30 a.m. via Zoom. Posted: Jan 29, 2021 8:17 AM Posted By: Deb Anderaos CHICO, Calif. - The Chico Chamber of Commerce is co-hosting the 2021 Business Summit & State of the City Address, with the City of Chico on Friday. The event will take place at 8:30 a.m. on ...

Chico 2021 Business Summit and State of the City Address to be virtual The Chico Chamber of Commerce and the City of Chico will co-host the 2021 Business Summit and State of the City Address on Friday, January 29th. Posted: Jan 21, 2021 5:30 PM Posted By: Linda Watkins-Bennett CHICO, CALIF. - The Chico Chamber of Commerce and the City of Chico will co-host the 2021 Business Summit and State of the City Address on Friday, January 29th. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, its happening via Zo...