Chico NewsLocal news for Chico, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Letter: Vote of thanks to firefighters- July 20, 2008 July Fourth, as I watched from our deck the helicopters and bombers taking off and returning to the Chico airport, I kept thinking what a great and wonderful country in which we live.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/letter-vote-of-thanks-to-firefighters?fromrss=1 Fire crews closing in on containment- July 19, 2008 Officials for the Butte Lightning Complex fires finally got comfortable enough Friday to use the term "winding down." Updates on the incident have been cut to one per day, and on Friday it was revealed the ...http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/fire-crews-closing-in-on-containment?fromrss=1 Kiwis, Aussies help fight fires- July 19, 2008 They've traveled halfway around the world to help fight area wildfires. But firefighter Alan Thomson said he and others on a team from New Zealand and Australia really aren't that different than any of the ...http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/kiwis-aussies-help-fight-fires?fromrss=1 West Nile virus detected- July 19, 2008 Four widely separated areas of Butte County may be harboring mosquitos carrying West Nile virus.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/west-nile-virus-detected?fromrss=1 Letter: Spraying not really needed- July 18, 2008 Having found one dead Canada goose, the Butte County Mosquito District will soon commence spraying Chico with pesticides.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/letter-spraying-not-really-needed?fromrss=1 Chico Locker & Sausage...- July 18, 2008 Henri has mostly managed to avoid this summer's hideous heat and ghastly air quality by staying inside - cool, damp towels across the forehead, air-conditioning on high, and regular prophylactic doses of ...http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/chico-locker-sausage?fromrss=1 : Highway 32 still closed; fire nearing containment- July 18, 2008 Highway 32 remained closed east of Chico this morning as fire crews continued to battle the Butte Lightning Complex Fires.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/highway-32-still-closed-fire-nearing-containmen... Water service to raise Chico rates by 33 percent- July 17, 2008 Water rates for Chico customers of California Water Service Co. will increase by 33 percent, retroactive to July 1. The California Public Utilities Commission approved the final decision Thursday, after ...http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/water-service-to-raise-chico-rates-by-33-percen... Fire acreage grows a bit, but so does containment- July 17, 2008 Green spots of vegetation inside the Butte Lightning Complex fires were allowed to burn Monday night, increasing the size of the fires to about 54,000 acres.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/fire-acreage-grows-a-bit-but-so-does-containmen... June fire in Northern Calif. intentionally set- July 17, 2008 Arson investigators say a wildfire that destroyed more than 80 homes in and around the town of Paradise last month was intentionally set.http://www.topix.net/city/chico-ca/2008/07/june-fire-in-northern-calif-intentionally-set?f... |