🌱 Which Paradise roads will face lane closures and night construction next?

Good morning Paradise! 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:

• Which Paradise roads will face lane closures and night construction next?
• How Paradise's tragedy is reshaping wildfire-safe power grid research

Also on today's calendar: Paradise Crafternoon and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A blend of sun and clouds, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
• Saturday: Sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Paradise road rehabilitation project continues with construction across town (actionnewsnow.com) — Major road construction is underway right now on key routes across Paradise, including Skyway, Clark, Elliott, Oliver, Roe and Pentz, as the town rebuilds roads damaged during and after the Camp Fire. Expect lane closures, night work on main corridors, longer drive times, and changing access for nearby homes and businesses as Paradise pushes toward rebuilding 93 miles of roadway by the end of 2026.
   

• INL working to keep the power grid from causing catastrophic wildfires (postregister.com) — Paradise's destruction in the 2018 Camp Fire is now a central case study as Idaho National Laboratory tests new power-line materials and designs to prevent grid-caused wildfires. Researchers are stressing conductors, burning treated poles, studying bird collisions, and building a larger test site, all aimed at keeping other communities from suffering what Paradise endured.
   

📸 Around Paradise

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Paradise

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 21
• Damonte Ranch JV Football @ Paradise →
  Paradise High School, 5911 Maxwell Dr, Paradise
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Paradise Crafternoon →
  Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, Paradise
  3:00 pm
Wednesday September 16
• Tai Chi & Qi Gong →
  Paradise Stronger, 6848 Skyway Ste p, Paradise
  9:30 am
Thursday September 17
• Paradise Book Club →
  Butte County Library, Paradise Branch, 5922 Clark Rd, Paradise
  3:00 pm

📣 Paradise Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 20
• BJHS - Girls Basketball Open Gym
  Bidwell Junior High Chico, CA 95926
  4:00 pm
Monday August 24
• Early Release Monday for Teacher Professional Learning
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938
  1:40 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Tiger Tuesday
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938
• Kids' Crafternoon →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, 2545 Durham-Dayton Hwy, Durham
  3:00 pm
• BJHS - Back to School Night
  Bidwell Junior High Chico, CA 95926
  5:30 pm
Wednesday August 26
• Department Teacher Meeting
  Durham Intermediate Durham, CA 95938
  3:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Knit One, Purl Two-gether with the Durham Purls →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, Durham
  1:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• Family Storytime →
  Butte County Library, Durham Branch, Durham
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• First identified on August 17, 2026, and last...
  First identified on August 17, 2026, and last updated on August 18, 2026, a likely fire is active near Butte in California, United States, affecting… (Nextdoor )

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Paradise. Apply here.
• DMS posted a job opening for Janitor in Chico. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Paradise here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chico

• Chico city council will review police license plate reader access (krcrtv.com)
• Chico dad & athlete loses limbs to rare infection, refuses to give up (actionnewsnow.com)
• 11-year-old with autism falls into service "gray area," mom says (actionnewsnow.com)

Oroville

• Butte County Opens Door to Mobile Food Courts (gridleyherald.com)

Ok Paradise! 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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