By Suzi Johnson California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have issued an Algal mat alert for Turner Creek ~0.6mi above Pit River near or on the Modoc National […]

By Chelsea Bacon Smoke came into Modoc County earlier last week after a man out of Chico, Ronnie Dean Stout II, pushed his car that was set on fire into a gully near the Alligator […]

The Modoc National Forest is introducing a new annual recreation pass for the Medicine Lake Day Use and boat launch area in the Doublehead Ranger District. The area has become increasingly popular for visitors to […]

A new fire broke out in Modoc this week, which fortunately was seen from a look out and crews were dispatched quickly. The Pencil Fire was reported at around 2:11 p.m. on Monday the 23rd […]

Multiple power outages affected the Alturas area last week, one of which had more than 2,200 customers without power throughout the county, according to Pacific Power’s outage map on Friday morning. Fortunately the outages only […]

Red flag warnings and scattered thunderstorms prompted a temporary increase in staff and resources in the Modoc National Forests over this past weekend. Multiple agencies from all over the country were brought in to assist […]

Throughout this week, from Monday the 15th to Saturday the 19th, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be conducting a series of deer population studies in the x3b area. Within these studies we […]

Strong Family Health Center hosted the 2024 “Voices of the River” Native Youth Summit. The theme for this year’s summit was “Culture is Prevention”. The event was held at Strong Family Health Center where the […]

The Modoc National Forest is expanding its fire staff in anticipation of critical fire weather expected over the weekend and into next week. The U.S. Forest Service has brought in additional engines, crews, and equipment […]

By: Candy Maidens of Cedarville, CA