Buttes fire ban starts Friday

A ban on open fires within the Sutter Buttes goes into effect as of 5 p.m. Friday, the Sutter County Fire Department announced.

The area affected is within the following area:

West Butte, North Butte Road, Powell and Pennington roads; south on Township Road; west on Clark Road; East Butte, Ahlf and Mallot roads; west on Butte House Road; north on Oak Street; west on Butte Avenue; south on Acacia Avenue; west on Griffith Lane; south on Perry Street; and west on South Butte Road to its intersection with West Butte.

Special burn permits will be