Good morning, Chico.

The long-running Labor Day float on the Sacramento River may have fewer visitors this year because Glenn and Butte County sheriffs are strictly enforcing an alcohol ban.

The rule has been in place since 2011 following safety concerns and a 2012 drowning death.

The Berry Creek community will honor Bear Fire victims tomorrow night at Berry Creek Grange (6 to 8 p.m.) with a tree planting, memorial bench, and 16 stones to create a space for remembrance.

Visitors may bring poems or written thoughts to bury with the tree.

The restored Mothers Four Corners Building — located 5 miles west of Chico — is now home to 4 Corners Bistro.

Valerie Miller, a former creamery owner, transformed the long-vacant building into a community cafe that brings her love of cheese and coffee to life under Butte County Farm Bureau ownership.

According to Sept. 6 data, Shasta Lake held 2.51 million acre-feet and was about 55 percent full; it is 300,000 acre-feet lower than last year yet far above the low levels seen in 2021.

Lake Oroville measured 1.89 million acre-feet and also stayed above drought levels.

Oroville Hospital was awarded nearly $730K in federal funding to build an internal medicine residency program over the next three years and recruit faculty + residents while it navigates bankruptcy proceedings.

The Brain Injury Coalition hosts a workshop called "Prepared Today, Protected Tomorrow" today in Chico to discuss injury prevention and concussion awareness, and a heat advisory from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Thursday warns of temperatures up to 102°F — locals are urged to stay cool and hydrated.