Local News

- Orland celebrates the end of summer
- By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers
- Children, parents and grandparents wandered through Library Park, leaned against trees or sat in fire department chairs or ones they brought themselves.
They enjoyed dishes of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry ice cream, cookies and punch served by ... Full story

- Orland Center for the Arts opens Friday
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- The long-awaited opening of the new Orland Center for the Arts and Gallery is Friday.
Now at its downtown location the gallery boasts elegant rubberized flooring, a high colorful ceiling and even a baby grand piano.
This month's featured artist is ... Full story
- Previous suspect arrested on fresh burglary charges
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- An Orland man is back in custody on possible burglary charges less then three weeks after he was released from jail.
Prosecutors opted to file unrelated burglary charges against him and two others at that time, records state.
Police believe Raul G.... Full story
- Waste-to-energy project moves forward
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County approved a memorandum of understanding this week in support of a proposed solid waste conversion facility to be built east of Orland.
However, the potential foreclosure of the site property almost derailed the agreement, until superviso... Full story

- UPDATE: Inquest jury says Foglesong murdered
- Foglesong family claims coverup
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Ivan "Bud" Foglesong was killed by another person — and it was not an accident, a Glenn County coroner's jury ruled Tuesday afternoon in Superior Court.
"We're thrilled with the verdict," Jan Foglesong, widow of the victim, said Tuesday aftern... Full story
- Supervisors search for $1 million
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Faced with a new $1.1 million deficit, Glenn County supervisors are asking department heads to cut deeper to come up with savings.
Board Chairman Steve Soeth and Supervisor Mike Murray comprise the recently reinstated ad hoc committee that has met w... Full story
- Water fight continues
- By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers
- The battle over a proposed sparkling mineral water bottling plant in Orland is moving forward.
Attorneys for Orland, Crystal Geyser Water Co., Save Our Water Resource and Friends of Orland will meet in telephone conference at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
The ... Full story
- County may provide land for hospital
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Glenn County supervisors are thinking about giving some county land to the Glenn Medical Center so it can build a new hospital.
Board Chairman Steve Soeth and Finance Director Don Santoro recently met with hospital administrators, Soeth said, and di... Full story
- Foglesong inquest emotionally charged
- By Rob Parsons/Tri-County Newspapers
- Graphic, emotionally charged testimony gripped the first day of the Coroner’s Inquest into the highly controversial 2007 death of Ivan “Bud” Foglesong.
“He kept saying he opened the door and it just exploded,” testified... Full story

- Orland band just wants to play music
- By Lydia M. Harris/Tri-County Newspapers
- Guitarist Jeremy Lockett wanted to be in a band.
"Guitar alone is like a movie without a sound track," Lockett said.
So, in keeping with the times, Lockett put an ad on Craigslist and waited.
Jeff Skelton was the first to respond.
The chemistry i... Full story
- Farmers market throws a party
- By Rick Longley/Tri-County Newspapers
- Orland residents can celebrate the success of the Glenn County Certified Farmers Market with a block party this evening in the park.
The market concludes the 2010 season in Library Park today and will move on to Willows for September -ending for the... Full story