The Right Person for the Right Job. Sometimes the right person for the job is someone who already knows the community, understands its challenges, and has spent years working to make a difference. That certainly appears to be the case with Jeannie Armstrong, Colusa County’s newly appointed Director of Behavioral Health Services.

Social sobriety describes a cultural approach to socializing where the people, surroundings, and experience shape how we feel, without relying on alcohol to manufacture the enjoyment.

There's something exhausting about city life. The traffic, the crowds, and the rising cost of living. Rural California offers a different way of living, and Colusa County is a wonderful example of what makes it special.

After a rough day at work there’s nothing like coming home a friendly tail wagging the moment you walk in the house. It’s enough to make ..

"Wicked" isn't just a story about witches and magic; it's a testament to the resilience of the spirit. Elphaba, despite being ostracized...

Exercise is a life-altering addition to any treatment program. Exercise provides a “natural high” by flooding the body with endorphins.

Science says swearing can reduce stress, manage pain, and even make your brain feel slightly less like it’s being shredded alive. So yeah—sometimes yelling “holy shitballs” is literally therapeutic.

Let’s talk about marijuana without the propaganda… and without pretending it’s a magical herb that never hurts anyone. Because both of those takes are bullsh*t,

I wish I had some story to tell you about my horrible, abusive, and neglected childhood. But I don’t. I came from a normal family.

2028: Zombies everywhere! Luckily, this guide covers the essentials — like outrunning your fittest friend, navagating support groups (and zombie sponsors), and keeping your home free of the walking dead.

The resident, who asked to remain anonymous, shared the depth of the crisis: "It was one of the most frightening times of my life. I felt totally powerless. Without HHS's help, my cat and I would have been living in my car."

Dating in a world soaked in alcohol need not stop you from making a genuine connection with another person on a sober first date.

What began as a cultural attitude among younger Americans has become a measurable $830 billion earthquake across the global alcohol market.

For many professionals in demanding careers, long-term recovery isn’t a spectacle or a struggle to broadcast. It’s quietly mastered, integrated into routines, personal relationships, and work rhythms

Clean and Sober Nation has emerged as one of the standout channels in YouTube's alcohol-free space in 2026. Creator Susan Wagenaar has taken what could have remained a traditional recovery channel and blown the doors wide open.

Flock Safety is one of the fastest-growing public safety technologies in the United States. More than 5,000 communities and 4,500 law enforcement agencies now use its automated license plate reader.

"We facilitate weekly community support groups at the Thryve Day Center and socialize afterwards," says founder of Colusa County Recovery. "Are all welcome."

Sometimes the music stays with us forever... This story was written by Susan Wagenaar in loving memory of Zipper, her beloved cat, who passed away in June 2026.

Officer Kim arrived at Colusa County Probation in 2012 already knowing the work she wanted to do. She had worked as a correctional counselor right out of college and earned her degree in social work with one clear intention: helping justice-involved people rebuild their lives. Probation wasn’t a detour. It was a return.

Methamphetamine had been a cruel thief, pilfering everything Jason held dear: his apartment, his steady job, close ties with his family and the love of his girlfriend . . .