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Memorial Day is more than just a long weekend or the unofficial start of summer; it is a day of profound significance and rich traditions. Understanding the importance of Memorial Day and the ways we […]

The Modoc County Junior Livestock Show and Sale (usually referred to as “JLS”) is just around the corner-June 17th-22nd, 2024. Local 4-H and FFA members exhibit and sell their market animals at the Friday night […]

The Planning and Service Area 2 Area Agency on Aging (PSA 2 AAA), established in 1980, continues its mission to support older adults and adults with functional impairments in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity […]

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 […]

Overall in Green horn Division: Rance Hannah  Overall Junior: Hannah Harris Senior Overall: Molly Teuscher Showmanship: Molly Teuscher Junior Showmanship: Hannah Harris Green Horn Division Showmanship: Rance Hannah Gymkhana: Clara Oyarzum Junior Gymkhana: Hannah Harris  […]

Classic Category 1. John Buchan from Alturas California 1954 GMC COE 2. Jim Hays from Alturas 1956 Chevy Bel Air 3. Jerry & Sue Wendland from Alturas 1968 El Camino Modern Category 1.   No […]

Photo by Daree Grier The BLM Northern California District, with support from U.S. Forest Service and CalFire crews responded to a fire in Likely, Ca on Sunday July 7th. The fire originally started off Highway […]

The Modoc County District Attorney, Nina Salarno says, “wishing all the students at Alturas Elementary School an awesome school year! Learn, grow, and make lots of new friends”.

On April 26, 2024, there was a break in to the Active Construction Site at the Veteran’s Memorial and Dorris Park. Moving forward if anyone is caught or suspected of entering the site without authorization, […]

Tags for elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and premium deer hunts are for sale online California hunters eagerly anticipating the upcoming big game season can now apply for tags through the California Department of Fish and […]

By Suzi Johnson Soup Springs Campground on the Modoc National Forest is now open for the remainder of the camping season! The campground is designed for families and offers 13 campsites, including horse corrals near […]

A wildfire burning in the Jess Valley area of the South Warner Mountains, named the Valley Fire, has been mapped at 536 acres as of Wednesday evening, according to the Modoc National Forest Service (USFS). […]

Modoc County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two individuals early Sunday morning after a traffic stop for expired registration that led to the discovery of drugs, driver with felony warrant and a stolen vehicle. At approximately 4:40 […]

By Shelby Danley The U.S. Forest Service-Modoc National Forest responded to a fire near Hunters Ridge on the Big Valley RD at approximately 3:38 p.m. last Wednesday. The Hunters Fire was discovered by aircraft en […]