The Valley Mirror is celebrating 30 Grand years of Journalism Kudo's, leis and koolades to you. When we arrived in Willows in 1987 it was definitely a different town. There were many businesses downtown, including Daughtrys Dept. store, that big old windowless building on the corner of Sycamore and Tehama, three full floors of merchandise. The big indoor mall was full of stores, as were all the other streets with 77 Joy St., a Florist and a Pharmacy and of course the ever so faithful Willows Hardware. The Valley Mirror would get the community all revved up for the Holiday excitement by announcing the Willows Light Parade, after which we would walk from store to store and enjoy the free goodies that were offered us as we perused the store's shelves for Christmas gifts. The Mirror grew, moved into Willows and eventually became part and substance of our very lives. We have been enlightened by all the wonderful staff and writers that have evolved over the years. Larry Judkins our Atheist Religion Editor (I still smile at that), has given all denominations a free say in the paper. Let's talk about free. The Valley Mirror has provided, without charge, as much space as you need to give a closing message about your departed loved one. Churches and Non-Profit organizations are given free access to the Mirror's pages. Tim makes sure the "gentle readers" be cognizant of the comings and goings of county proceedings. That's good for us, not so much for him sometimes. I don't know how the Valley Mirror is able to pay their staff or even eck out a living and continue to give us such a wonderful small town paper. Newspapers are almost a thing of the past and we should feel very privileged to have our own. This is a wonderful town to live in, it is well taken care of by our government officials and to some effect that is expounded because of the efficiency of our local newspaper staying on top of necessary and needed items in our lives. Everyone with an address in Glenn County should be a subscriber and reading their newspapers on Wed. and Sat. as they become more educated and enlightened. How about taking time to drop by The Valley Mirror on Sycamore St. in Willows and giving them a thumbs up and a smile, it might give them the incentive to continue on this journey. After all everyone can use a little praise now abd then. Bob and Virginia Coombs read more

You should be ashamed of yourselves for posting a full name and address of someone who was in a car accident... why just because of where it happened?? Wait for my lawyers response. It's extremely irresponsible and disgusting thank goodness your newspaper is irrelevant. You honestly had nothing better to write about? read more

These folks are the grumpiest of anybody I have encountered inside the city limits of the wonderful city of Willows, CA. I recently opened a business in Willows and paid The Sacramento Valley Mirror to publish the legal notice of my fictitious name filing with the county. After delays because they were trying to mail the proof of publication to an incorrect address, I finally receive my proof of publication. I noticed that the proof was not an endorsed and filed proof. When I called to inquire, if it had been taken care of and they had inadvertently neglected to include it for my records, all hell broke loose. After being berated by a man and him flying off the handle, I was transferred to a woman who carried the mantle of horrendously bad attitude and poor customer service. I have filed numerous fictitious name records in three different counties over the last thirty years and every single time the publisher has filed proof with the county. This is the industry standard and has been for a very long time. These folks should get in step with the times and learn some improved customer service. You know, basic stuff like how to talk with a customer on the telephone. I will take my business elsewhere with my next filing. read more