Growing up in Atlanta, Georgia's predominantly Black community, Gabbi Pasha remembers seeing braid shops on nearly every street corner.

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/03/08/braiding-a-future-in-chico-its-your-business/

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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition and physical activity programs.

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/03/06/pollinator-plants-in-the-home-garden-the-real-dirt/

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“Four Old Broads” is a hilarious comedy mystery that takes place in an assisted living facility in Georgia in 1992. The play is populated by a cast of primarily senior citizens, and the play is special because it tells the truth about growing older — we never stop falling in love, making new friends, or telling naughty jokes.

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/03/05/senior-citizens-take-center-stage-at-chico-theater-company-on-stage-in-butte-county/

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Garden enthusiast Heather Hacking loves when you share what’s growing on. Reach out at sowtheregardencolumn@gmail.com, and snail mail, P.O. Box 5166, Chico CA 95927.

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/02/13/a-day-of-giving-sow-there/

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Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to dbarnett99@me.com. Columns archived at https://barnetto.substack.com

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/02/10/the-philosophy-of-love-the-biblio-file/

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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition and physical activity programs.

https://www.chicoer.com/2026/02/06/winter-in-the-master-gardeners-demonstration-garden-the-real-dirt/

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Students at Durham Intermediate School put their knowledge of buoyancy, displacement and engineering to the test at the 25th annual cardboard boat race.

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/10/10/splashes-celebration-durham-school-holds-25th-annual-cardboard-boat-race/

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Cameron Vandelune and Clayton Elwell had their fair share of air time Tuesday as they had the majority of the Humboldt Avenue Skate Park to themselves.

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/10/08/dialed-in-and-off-the-ground/

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Public Works Director Josh Pack brought three options to the board during Tuesday's meeting to begin dealing with the severe sediment buildup at the basin, limiting its capacity to hold water during large storm events.

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/08/13/supervisors-press-ahead-on-five-mile-basin-cleanup/

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Nearly 40 players are brand new to the 49ers' roster and poised to make their debut in Saturday's preseason opener against the Denver Broncos.

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/08/09/come-meet-every-first-time-49er-before-preseason-opener-against-broncos/

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The mixed trading continues a cooldown for the U.S. stock market after it swung from its worst day since May on Friday to its best since May on Monday

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/08/06/wall-street-mcdonalds-disney-earnings/

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With valedictorian Caden Stickney the first Hamilton High graduate to receive an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy, 59 Hamilton seniors and three continuation graduates from Hamilton Unified School District graduated Friday on a warm night in front of an appreciative crowd of family and friends.

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/06/07/hamilton-high-class-of-2025-set-to-lead-the-way/

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A conglomerate of organizations came together on Wednesday to conduct what might be the last prescribed fire operation in and around Magalia this year in a two-day-long project focused on the northside of Paradise Lake. 

https://www.chicoer.com/2025/05/08/prescribed-fire-operations-move-to-paradise-lakes-north-side-of/

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Chico State men's basketball coach Greg Clink has resigned just four days before the start of the Wildcats' 2024-25 season.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/11/04/chico-state-mens-basketball-coach-greg-clink-resigns/

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The walnut buying period is a timeframe in which walnuts can be sold by non-commercial vendors and was implemented after the Butte County Board of Supervisors passed its Nut Theft Ordinance in 2014.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/11/01/butte-county-agriculture-commissioner-announces-walnut-buying-period/

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Though Lake Oroville's levels have been steadily decreasing since early July, the lake remains at 111% of its historical average. 

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/09/05/lake-oroville-levels-remain-higher-than-previous-years/

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The Chico City Council regularly meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 421 Main St.; closed session starts at 5 p.m. Meetings are free and open to the public.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/08/19/chico-city-council-taking-two-more-looks-at-sewer-rates/

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Butte County’s new Sobering Center in Chico opened this month at 560 Cohasset Road, and has already done work to give a 24-hour walk-in option for people struggling with addiction and help 911 emergency response divert the need for hospitalization or jail.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/08/17/services-begins-at-butte-countys-sobering-center/

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After one of the most active fire seasons in years, the Butte County Board of Supervisors voted to consolidate recent wildfires into a single emergency resolution. 

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/08/14/butte-county-passes-consolidated-emergency-ordinance-for-wildfires/

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What's worth worrying about after the first 49ers' preseason game? Not a lot, but still some areas of minor concern.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/08/13/five-things-to-watch-for-the-49ers-after-the-first-week-of-preseason/

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Fields of lettuce, beets and broccoli are the latest laboratory for a soft-path solution.

https://www.chicoer.com/2024/08/13/a-new-plan-aims-to-protect-californias-coast-against-rising-seas-and-it-doesnt-require-building-sea-walls/

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