Month: June 2019

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Large-scale lumber yards popped up seemingly overnight. This one is near Butte College. Sitting at the Clear Creek Crossing gas station on the corner of Durham-Pentz and Clark roads, one […]

Last week, Butte County Public Health put out a press release giving residents in the region charred by the Camp Fire advice on how to protect themselves from contaminants in the water. Frankly, we believe […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Cindi Williams stands before the dry pasture bordering her home on Pentz Road, near Highway 70. Typically, it’d be green and trim from browsing goats. In a typical year, the Williams […]

Photo by Alessandro Catenazzi via flickr A foothill yellow-legged frog. For decades, Jim and Laura-Lyn Burch have enjoyed watching hundreds of ducks, geese and red-winged blackbirds visit the pond on their property off Pentz Road […]

As Kurt Albrecht walked among the rows of his family’s apricot trees on a recent blustery morning, parched, yellow grass crunched beneath his boots. There’s no longer any irrigation nourishing this orchard, but the small […]

CN&R file photo Dr. Andy Miller, public health officer for Butte County. Andy Miller has been frustrated with the mixed messaging being given to the public in regard to the safety of water and plumbing […]

Last week, when the CN&R spoke with Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter, we were pleased to note his loss of patience when it comes to state officials’ response to water contamination in the Camp Fire […]

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Tami Ritter, 3rd District Butte County supervisor. Forest Ranch resident Deanna Roesler was notified a couple of months ago that her annual home insurance premium was set to jump from about […]

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Water in the Camp Fire burn zone has been found to be contaminated with benzene—and other chemicals—due to burned plastic pipes. Like 90 percent of his neighbors, Doug Teeter lost […]

Photo courtesy of White Pony Express Judith Parker hands out treats, homemade by a volunteer, at the Old Orchard RV Park in Orland. She says White Pony Express delivers there to at least 100 Camp […]

Photo by Evan Tuchinsky Residential construction underway in Chico includes an apartment complex along Highway 32 (bounded by Walnut, West Eighth and West Ninth streets). James Gallagher and Randall Stone don’t agree on much when […]

Photo by Meredith J. Cooper Michael Parker Everyone has heard it a million times by now: The Camp Fire was the most destructive fire in California’s history. But that’s only taking into consideration man-made structures. […]

The North Valley Community Foundation has granted $310,434 to the Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District (BCMVCD) to fight the mosquito population on the Ridge. After the Camp Fire, new mosquito-breeding sources became prevalent […]