Exhibit 99.145

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                              North Valley Bancorp


North Valley Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend

December 3, 2007 - REDDING, CA--(MARKETWIRE) - The Board of Directors of North
Valley Bancorp (NASDAQ: NOVB), has declared a cash dividend of $0.10 (ten cents)
per common share. The dividend is payable on January 2, 2008 to holders of
record at the close of business on December 14, 2007.

         North Valley Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in
Redding, California. Its subsidiary, North Valley Bank ("NVB"), operates
twenty-six commercial banking offices in Shasta, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino,
Yolo, Solano, Sonoma, Placer and Trinity Counties in Northern California,
including two in-store supermarket branches and seven Business Banking Centers.
North Valley Bancorp, through NVB, offers a wide range of consumer and business
banking deposit products and services including internet banking and cash
management services. In addition to these depository services, NVB engages in a
full complement of lending activities including consumer, commercial and real
estate loans. Additionally, NVB has SBA Preferred Lender status and provides
investment services to its customers. Visit the Company's website address at
www.novb.com for more information.


For further information contact:

Michael J. Cushman                    or   Kevin R. Watson
President & Chief Executive Officer        EVP & Chief Financial Officer
(530) 226-2900    Fax: (530) 221-4877      (530) 226-2900    Fax: (530) 221-4877