February 2020 • Chico News & Review

Going viral

February 26, 2020 Evan Tuchinsky 0

Though novel coronavirus has doctors and public health officials alerted, other diseases—namely, influenza—pose a higher risk. […]

Preparations

February 26, 2020 Melissa Daugherty 0

Exercising extra caution when it comes to coronavirus. […]

Frank Nunes evacuated Paradise the morning of Nov. 8, 2018. It was raining fire outside his barbershop and Nunes—aka Frank the Barber—told his wife, Nilene, it was time to close up and get out. The […]

Grant funds food truck

February 26, 2020 CN&R 0

Funded by a Camp Fire relief grant to combat hunger, the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) unveiled its mobile teaching kitchen Tuesday (Feb. 25) in Oroville. BCOE will use the truck to deliver fresh […]

$23 million for Paradise housing

February 26, 2020 CN&R 0

Town of Paradise officials learned Monday (Feb. 24) that the municipality received a $23 million housing grant from the state to aid low-income residents. The CalHome funds, from the Department of Housing and Community Development, […]

Homecoming

February 19, 2020 Evan Tuchinsky 0

Vince and Kristina Clarkson firmly believe in destiny, that things happen for a reason. Seven years ago, a decade into a satisfying career as a helicopter machine gunner in the Marine Corps, Vince answered the […]

‘All about Paradise’

February 19, 2020 Ashiah Bird (Scharaga) 0

Photo by Ashiah Scharaga Nicki Jones opened Nic’s restaurant after the Camp Fire to create a comfortable gathering place for survivors. After the Camp Fire, it never occurred to Nicki Jones that she wouldn’t return […]

Starting over

February 19, 2020 CN&R 0

Ridge business owners have had to do some serious soul-searching post-Camp Fire. For those whose enterprises were lost or damaged in the mega blaze, among the biggest decisions has been whether to re-establish in the […]

Disaster response continues

February 12, 2020 Ashiah Bird (Scharaga) 0

CN&R File photo City park reservation fees—for events like the Chico Bicycle Music Festival in Cedar Grove—are slated to increase significantly for the first time in 27 years. It has been 15 months since the […]