Marysville

A North State wildlife sanctuary is under investigation by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for potential animal welfare violations. Also, a new REI location is opening in Chico, and traditional drumming, dancing, workshops, and vendors will be in Marysville for the annual Yuba-Sutter Winter Pow Wow.

Every year, the Snow Goose Festival brings bird lovers to Durham. This year, experts say the geese population has been affected by the bird flu outbreak. Also, the Oroville City Council is considering ways to fill empty spaces in its downtown area, and a project to preserve and revitalize Marysville's Chinatown has been awarded a new grant.

Butte County is sending personnel and resources to help fight the wildfires burning in Southern California. Also, Habitat for Humanity Butte County remembered former President Jimmy Carter yesterday, and Northbound Highway 70 in Marysville will reopen today, Jan. 10, after a seven-month closure.

Expert explains why bird flu has spread rapidly in the state. Also, PG&E is hoping to raise its rates again, and the City of Marysville has reached an agreement with the owners of a major league development team to make Bryant Park its new home.

Senior mobile home park residents led a long fight for rent stabilization in Chico but were shot down by a 2-4 council vote. Also, Shasta County supervisors have selected a former deputy district attorney with no experience managing elections as the new Registrar of Voters, and a new report found that the historic Hotel Marysville is at risk of collapse and may need to be demolished after a fire.

Butte County will hold 11 community meetings to get public input about updating evacuation maps for numerous communities. Also, the Feather River Nature Center in Oroville has been recognized as a ‘monarch waystation’ or a suitable pit stop for the butterfly’s migration, and next week a host of new improvements are slated to get underway for Bruce Road.

There are around 300 short-term rentals in Chico, which generated more than half a million dollars in taxes last year. Also a recent report found that Chico State did not violate any policies or mishandle the case of a Chico State professor who had a sexual relationship with a student and allegedly threatened gun violence on campus, and the California Energy Commission held an informational meeting in Anderson yesterday to discuss the Fountain Wind Project that would be the site of 48 turbines in eastern Shasta County.

A powerful storm is expected to bring rain, snow and high winds to the North State through Saturday. Also, Marysville will celebrate the 143rd annual Bok Kai Festival this weekend, and a new karaoke spot in downtown Chico is looking to bring out hidden talent.

The Bok Kai Festival and Parade in Marysville has been celebrated for 142 years.

Proposals detailing the next set of road widening and safety improvements for State Route 70 go before the public this evening. Derided for years as an…