It started out as a typical day in the east parking lot on the Yuba College campus, but soon the Yuba College Fire Academy Cadets were rushing into a burning, smoked filled two-story trailer to battle intense scorching flames. With hose in hand, the cadets followed the procedures … [Read more...] about Fire Academy cadets put to the test
Season Roundup
Though the Yuba College baseball team compiled a winning record, it was denied a playoff spot by a group of coaches at a meeting held Monday May 7th.With a week left in the regular season it looked as if the 49ers would capture a spot in the Northern California Playoffs. Two … [Read more...] about Season Roundup
“Coach E” dies at 63
Longtime Yuba College baseball and golf coach Gary Engelken died on the morning of Tuesday May 1 at his home of an apparent heart attack.Engelken had been undergoing kidney dialysis for sometime and was on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. He received a heart transplant six … [Read more...] about “Coach E” dies at 63
Mekhan’s Happy Hour
Chris Harman's comic will appear bi-weekly online. … [Read more...] about Mekhan’s Happy Hour
Risking it all at the Mexican border
Santos Oroscos Aguilar, age 1, drowned. Eliseo Santos Carmona, 24, fell off a cliff. Modesta Lopez, 27, died of dehydration. The list goes on and on with hundreds of names of people who have died while trying to cross the 2,000 mile US-Mexican border."It's heartbreaking to see … [Read more...] about Risking it all at the Mexican border