Durham News

Durham Friends of the Library will host author and Enterprise-Record reporter and columnist, Roger Aylworth and his wife Susan on Tuesday to read from their new publications.

Here are some newspaper stories published this week in years past: 25 years ago 'County voters tighten purse strings' An advisory measure calling for a $1.5 million-a-year increase in funding for the Butte County Sheriff's Department was soundly defeated Tuesday.

After more than eight years of hard work and more than a few hurdles to overcome, the Volunteers in Police Service car is finally finished and ready to drive.

A recall effort aimed at four of the five members of the Durham Unified School District board of trustees slipped quietly out of sight Monday, when not a single recall petition was turned in before the deadline.

The renovation of Putney Street in Durham - a project that would have cost the county about $40,000 - has been completed by community volunteers for $12,377. Putney Street, the only access to Durham elementary and high schools, had been the scene of several accidents in recent years ... Also, the streets frequently flooded during the rainy season, ...

A venture to bring some fall flavor into a north Chico neighborhood has some residents concerned about the perils of a pumpkin patch.

Durham High football coach Tony Esponde got back the play book and most of the school-related paperwork stolen from his vehicle Tuesday, but is still missing some valuable personal belongings.

Shopping at farmers markets in the Sacramento area can be an inexpensive alternative to buying food from grocery stores.

A Chico man suffered only minor injuries and walked away from the crash of his experimental airplane about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, just south of Durham-Pentz Road near Butte College.

A light plane crashed near Durham-Pentz and Cassandra Drive, not far from Butte College, just before 12:30 p.m. today.

A judge has denied a motion to allow a Butte County scrap yard owner to withdraw a plea bargain last year that entailed nearly $400,000 in fines for illegal disposal of hazardous material.

A former Durham resident convicted in 1981 for the strangulation murder of his wife a year earlier will seek release Sept.

A woman who teaches at Durham Elementary failed to show up for work this morning, prompting a search by authorities.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Butte County Library invites the public to carry the smartest card of all - a library card.

Beta Chapter of Omega Nu will host its fall fundraiser, a barn dance Sept. 19 at the historic Patrick Ranch, 10381 Midway, between Chico and Durham.

For Durham High School students the first day of school, Thursday, kicked off with the enthusiasm of a pep rally, combined with a dose of academic economics, and a cautionary plea not to visit Chico for lunch.

With the start of the school year approaching, many school districts are sending out notices that free and reduced-price meals are available for children of families meeting certain income levels.

One of two men arrested in connection with the armed robbery of two cab drivers Sunday was "unarrested" early Monday morning, Chico police said.

Chico police Sgt. Dave Britt talks to witnesses in the squad car while other officers hold two suspects, Justin Erness and Timothy Adkins , suspects in two armedtaxicab robberies earlier Sunday.

Chico police Sgt. Dave Britt talks to witnesses in the squad car while other officers hold two suspects, Justin Erness and Timothy Adkins , suspects in two armedtaxicab robberies earlier Sunday.