Good morning, Chico.

106.7 Z-Rock’s Pumpkinhead returns to Downtown Chico City Plaza on Oct.

22 with a free, all-ages event that starts at 8 a.m. with a competition where 20 contestants vie for a $1,000 prize (Fallfest runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

CAL FIRE and Chico Fire responded to a hazmat call after chlorine and muriatic acid were accidentally mixed on Willow Bend Drive in north Chico, triggering a shelter-in-place order.

Officials later lifted the order after determining the mixture had resolved on its own.

Chico State has been awarded nearly $8 million to launch the ROOTS teacher residency to prepare 60 candidates for high-need rural schools.

The program will begin next summer with teacher placements in Thermalito Union and Palermo Union Elementary School Districts & offer a $42,000 stipend for each participant.

Chico Unified School District will host a board meeting tomorrow at 6 p.m. at Pleasant Valley High School to gather input on a potential partnership with the Chico Police Department to fund School Resource Officers & community members may submit speaker card requests or email comments in advance.

CAL FIRE-Butte Unit will conduct a prescribed burn at Loafer Creek State Recreation Area in east Oroville from Oct.

19-21 to treat 86 acres and lower wildfire risks. The burn, part of a broader effort to manage 100,000 acres annually, will proceed only when weather permits.

PG&E's Public Safety Power Shutoff has left over 16,000 customers without power across several Northern counties — restoration times vary from 4 p.m. to tomorrow morning, and Butte County could see another outage later based on conditions.

Enloe Health is hosting a free flu shot drive-thru clinic today at Chico Elks Lodge on Manzanita Avenue from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The vaccine, which guards against three common flu strains, is available for anyone age 3 and up (including pregnant and breastfeeding women).

Enloe Health received a $9 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and will build the Northern California Community Care Center of Excellence at Gonzales Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chico—offering cell and gene therapies for cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and sickle cell. The rollout is planned for Feb. 2027.

The Chico State women’s cross country team pulled off a big comeback at the Bill Dellinger Invitational on Friday, Oct.

9 in Springfield, Ore, rising from 10th to finish third with only six runners. Senior Megan Malloy and her teammates scored 115 points — a strong result against top Division I competitors.