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A Library Card in Your Pocket: Californians Now Have Free Access to 300,000 eBooks and Audiobooks
By Shaelene Tims Modoc County residents can now access more than 300,000 free eBooks and audiobooks—no library card needed. The California State Library just launched California’s Bookshelf, a digital library that anyone with internet and […]

Federal Officials Remove Endangered Gray Wolf OR-158 Near Lakeview
Federal officials lethally removed OR-158, an endangered gray wolf, on Feb. 26 after repeated livestock attacks and growing concerns about public safety. The decision came after extensive nonlethal deterrence efforts failed. The removal was conducted […]

How to Spot and Avoid Scams: Simple Rules to Stay Safe
Scammers are always coming up with new ways to trick people, using phone calls, emails, and text messages to steal personal and financial information. They often pretend to be from a bank, Medicare, or another […]
Modoc Business Community Growing with New Store
The Valley Farm Store will opening soon on Main st in Cedarville

MESA Encourages Healthcare Careers
On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, the College Center in Alturas featured a Careers of Care Job Fair. The afternoon event, hosted by Advancing Modoc with Tanja Ramming and TEACH, signed in over eighty attendees with […]

Modoc National Forest Begins Fall Prescribed Burning
Photo by Lea Huetteman The Modoc National Forest began fall prescribed burning last week and will continue into the coming weeks. Prescribed burns will take place on both the West and East sides of the […]

Drunk Rampage: Alturas Community Shaken as Mailbox Vandal Causes Chaos
In a bizarre and destructive incident on Friday, April 5th, an intoxicated individual wreaked havoc along West Fourth St. in Alturas, leaving a trail of destroyed mailboxes in their path. The reckless act prompted a […]

2024 Wild Horse Gather set to resume January 21, 2025.
The USDA Forest Service will resume gather operations for the Devil’s Garden wild horse gather contract beginning January 21, 2025 for a short duration, in order to continue moving toward the appropriate management level of […]
SHERIFF’S BLOTTER
Tuesday, March 12: 2:16 pm, responded to assist with structure fire in the Tulelake area. 5:54 pm, attempted civil service in Alturas; arrest made. Wednesday, March 13 8:03 am, responded to Newell for report of […]

Beverly Anne Crum Swarm, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024, in Gresham, Oregon, at the age of 85.
Beverly Anne Crum Swarm, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2024, in Gresham, Oregon, at the age of 85. Beverly was born on May 28, 1938, in Redding, […]

Tulelake High School Hosts Taco Lunch Fundraiser for Senior Class of 2025
The Tulelake community is invited to come together in support of local students at a Taco Lunch Fundraiser on Saturday, April 19, hosted by Tulelake High School. The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at The […]

TAY Center Advocates for Modoc
For many young people in Modoc County, finding a safe space to grow, learn, and access essential resources can be difficult. The Modoc Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Center is helping to bridge that gap. Located […]

Modoc National Forest Seeking Input on OHV Grant
The Modoc National welcomes public input to develop a grant application for State of California off-highway vehicle, also known as OHV, recreation funds. The Modoc National Forest is developing a California State Parks Off-Highway Motor […]

CDFW Confirms Collar and Release of 12 Wolves
Twelve newly collared gray wolves have been released back into the wild in northern California after a recent capture operation by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). From January 14 through the end […]

Local Teens Restore Fallen Cross in Surprise Valley, Just in Time for Easter
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 […]

Classic Motorcycle Rally (INOA) Coming to Quincy
By: Staff Writer From June 16 through 21, classic motorcycles and their enthusiasts will return to the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds for the International Norton Owners Association 2025 Feather River Rally III. This marks the third […]