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🌱 What weekly Lake Oroville water tests just found for summer swimmers

Oroville, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning Oroville! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What weekly Lake Oroville water tests just found for summer swimmers
  • How Oroville players can get noticed at Butte College on July 8
  • Oroville-based religious leader gets 225-year sentence for sex crimes

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Hot with plenty of sun, temps: high: 99, low: 69.
  • Sunday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 97 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. DWR begins summer monitoring for harmful algal blooms at Lake Oroville (krcrtv.com) — If you’re heading to Lake Oroville or the Thermalito Forebay and Afterbay, early summer testing shows no algal toxins so far in monitored recreation areas. State water scientists are sampling weekly through Labor Day and may post advisories if blooms appear, so swimmers and pet owners should keep checking updates before getting in the water.
   

2. Vinnie's Views: Top 10 Single-Game Performances of 2026 — No. 7: Jason Jutronich (prepbaseballreport.com) — Local high school baseball players can showcase their skills at the Chico Summer ID event coming to Butte College in Oroville on July 8. The feature story highlights a standout San Diego pitcher, but the real takeaway for Oroville families is that Prep Baseball California is bringing one of its key scouting showcases right to the local college campus.
   

3. NorCal Hmong Cult Leader Sentenced to 225 Years For Molestation, Rapes (sfist.com) — A Hmong religious leader whose group established a temple near Table Mountain in Oroville has been sentenced in Butte County to a lengthy prison term for multiple sex crimes. Prosecutors said he used his claimed spiritual authority within the Oroville-based community to coerce victims, and he will not be eligible for parole consideration for about two decades.
   

4. Driver of stolen vehicle taken into custody after leading deputies on vehicle pursuit from Oroville to Marysville (actionnewsnow.com) — Law enforcement chased a reportedly stolen car from Oroville toward Marysville late Tuesday night, ending with the driver’s arrest after the vehicle crashed into a fence. Butte County deputies first spotted the car near Oro Dam and Lincoln boulevards, then pursued it onto Highway 70, with Marysville police assisting once it became disabled and the driver tried to flee on foot.
   

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  • My dog got out of the gate early this morning about 9:30ish on Oregon gulch rd.
    Has anyone seen him? Please contact me. He’s 12 years old and can’t hear.. he wonders and probably couldn’t find his way back home. We are devastated… (Nextdoor Cherokee/Oregon Gulch)
  • Dropped a set of keys I think after checking the mail at mono terrace 1.
    Its a lanyard with blue native beaded design on it with 4 keys! If anyone found them please let me know! Dropped them yesterday but by the time I… (Nextdoor Thermalito)
  • E Center posted a job opening for Temporary Preschool Teacher II (47228) in Oroville. Apply here.
  • Goodwill Industries of Sacramento California posted a job opening for Clerk Processor in Oroville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Oroville here.

Ok Oroville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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