They provide hamburgers for all the Senior Lunches and for the shut-in’s. They look forward to it so much each year!
Alturas Lions BBQ for the Senior Center for their Father’s Day lunch

They provide hamburgers for all the Senior Lunches and for the shut-in’s. They look forward to it so much each year!
Surprise Valley High School’s agricultural education program in Cedarville, has been nationally recognized as one of the best programs in the country. The program received the 2024 National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Outstanding Middle […]
Event partners and community members gather in the experimental yapa patch just over the Nevada border, the site of a long term study by Dr. James O’Connell of University of Utah. By Allayana Darrow, Lomakatsi […]
Come join the Surprise Valley Agriculture Advisory Committee to raise funds at the 8th Annual Pig, Swig & Jig on Saturday, September 21st at the Surprise Valley Veterans Hall. All proceeds benefit the Surprise Valley […]
By: Cory EvansStudent Reporter There were ten members of the Surprise Valley 4-H club that participated in the communications group. Members worked on Google slide presentations\ on ”How To Do”, animals, tractors, winter activities, and […]
Junior Livestock Sale and BBQ took place last Friday. It was a night of fun, donations, and laughter. The highlight for many was the first annual auction of a lamb for the Frank Estill Scholarship […]
Smokey Bear is turning 80 on Friday, August 9th! Come to the Modoc National Forest Office in Alturas to sign a giant birthday card for Smokey Bear and celebrate with a cupcake or popsicle and […]
Jimmie Washoe Biography The Buckaroo Hall of Fame will be inducting Jimmie Washoe to membership at an official ceremony in Winnemucca, Nevada on August 31, 2024. Jimmie Washoe was born Jimmie Johnnie on November 23, […]
Surprise Valley Wrestler, Hadassah Almanza, of Fort Bidwell, CA attended the 2025 Reno World Championships of Wrestling on April 3-6 at the Reno Events Center. Hadassah faced tough competition wrestling girls from New York, Oklahoma, […]
A group of local teens took it upon themselves to restore a beloved community symbol that had been damaged by recent storms — and they did it just in time for Easter. The “Old Rugged […]
50-year-old Alturas resident, William Sainsbury, tragically lost his life on Sunday while trimming a tree on Williams Street in Lake City. Sainsbury was working from an elevated position when he fell while handling a chainsaw, […]
By Shelby Danley New owner Adrienne Johnson in the shop Warner Mountain Weavers has been a part of the beautiful Main Street in Cedarville, CA for over 20 years! In June of this year Adrienne […]
The CalVada History Museum is set to open its doors this weekend at its new location on Main Street in Cedarville, inviting the community to explore the shared history of eastern Modoc County, California, and […]
By Laurie Wayne Those interested in safe harvesting, processing, preserving, and learning about California native elderberries are invited to attend 2 workshops held at the Cedar Pass Snow Park. The workshops are scheduled for Tuesday, […]
This October, the Modoc County Public Health Branch will be providing flu shots at several locations throughout the county. We are offering the vaccine free of charge to Modoc County residents who are six months […]
Grand Marshal Maxine Madison Alturas’ Fandango Days Fourth of July celebration is looked forward to by many every year; and while this one was HOT, it was another great success! The Alturas Chamber of Commerce […]
By Lomakatsi Restoration Project Nearly $2 million is being invested in ecosystem health, wildfire resilience, and tribal workforce development within and adjacent to the community of Fort Bidwell, Calif., through a partnership between the Northern […]