News
‘Not alone’
Sometimes lost in the conversation about COVID-19 infections and ICU capacities is the impact the pandemic has had on our collective mental health. For this special Health Issue, the CN&R reports on the help that […]
Covid-19
News
Omicron is here
After weeks of declining COVID-19 infections, Butte County’s numbers spiked dramatically during the last week of 2021. Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, there were 701 new cases, the highest total since the summer surge […]
News
Editorial: The numbers equal people
Even for the most committed COVID-19 dashboard watchers, the amount of data being generated during the coronavirus pandemic can be daunting. For two years, news of the virus in the U.S. has been told in […]
Opinions
Editorial: Bring back the masks
In June, when most of the state mandates related to coronavirus were lifted, Butte County was in pretty good shape. But by early August, due to the more virulent delta strain, the case count began […]
News
Butte County’s top doc departing
Butte County will be looking for a new public health officer for the second time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic after Dr. Robert Bernstein announced his retirement. County Public Health, which released the […]
Opinions
Second & Flume: A dark cloud
Love isn’t enough. I learned that the hard way during childhood, when people I was close to deeply hurt and disappointed me. But never in adulthood has that lesson been so in my face as […]
Opinions
Streetalk: Will you still wear a mask?
Asked in downtown Chico: Will you continue to wear a mask in public after state drops the requirement on June 15? Andrew LemanekDialysis techEven though I’m vaccinated, I will—indoors more so than outdoors. It’s not […]
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‘Light at the end of the tunnel’
It’s Sunday at noon, prime time for a brunch and lunch crowd, yet every table at La Hacienda on a recent April weekend sits empty. Co-owner Michelle Sereda is the sole person on the premises, […]
Opinions
Streetalk: Planning a “COVID summer” do-over?
Asked in downtown Chico. Gary MelserretiredWe had a cruise to Europe canceled last October that’s been rescheduled to this coming October. So, not canceled altogether. They just gave us credit for another one. Sophie RedlindoctorA […]
News
More protests at chambers
Two distinctly different protests took place outside of the Chico City Council chambers Tuesday (March 16), where about 100 people gathered to support the city’s unhoused population, and a much smaller group demanded the council […]
Opinions
Guest comment: On Covid, local politics and homelessness …
It has been a while since I last shared my thoughts within this space. It is not that I am reluctant to speak out. Rather, back in July, I was struck down by a very […]
Arts & Culture
Arts DEVO: Let’s all spring forward, please!
I am hopeful that the News & Review will find a way—Arts DEVO, March 19, 2020 It has been one year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak as a global pandemic (March […]
Opinions
Streetalk: Will you get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Spencer CopperunemployedI’ll get it if I have to, but I’m not going to go out of my way to get it. Mark Gonzalez (on the left)access controlGot both of them. We just got our second […]
News
Misinformation in our midst
In mid-December, Rebecca Lacque turned to Enloe Medical Center seeking a COVID-19 test. Her husband had just been diagnosed with the coronavirus, and she and her daughter had been experiencing symptoms, such as sore throat, […]
News
Hometown MVP
Aaron Rodgers, one-time Pleasant Valley High School and Butte College football star and current NFL quarterback (and just-announced league MVP) for the Green Bay Packers has donated $500,000 to the newly formed Aaron Rodgers Small-Business […]