Surprise Valley Chamber of Commerce offers large scholarship

Congratulations to Haley Irish! Haley graduated this May from CSU Chico with a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health. She is currently working at a nonprofit with those experiencing homelessness.

By: Ary West  The eagerly awaited Modoc Certified Farmers Markets are set to open their 2024 season on Saturday, July 13th in Cedarville from 9am to noon, followed by Alturas the next Saturday at the […]

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 […]

TEACH, Inc Modoc Child Care Resource and Referral, in collaboration with First 5 Modoc, is thrilled to announce the revival of “Kids Day” after a five-year break. The event is set to take place on […]

The Intertribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) facilitates management of over 20,000 bison amongst 80 Tribes in 20 different States. It recently sponsored six high school Tribal youth for an initiative called the “Red Calf Cohort 2024”. […]

MHS’s Ag Teacher Dominique Bickford (DeMoss) earned the CATA Outstanding Young Member Award after six years of teaching.  On CATA’s website they states, “The purpose of this award is to encourage and recognize outstanding young […]

On April 13, 2024, fourteen students representing Modoc Middle School, Modoc High School, and Surprise Valley High School showcased their STEM abilities at the MESA Day Regionals hosted by the University of California, Davis. Under […]

Andrés Tobar Restrepo, Corn Harvest Made from Bird Songs, 2024 Norma Karrasch, Untitled, 2024 Studio 540, Modoc County’s premier contemporary art gallery, will present two concurrent exhibitions Norma Karrasch: Wyldeflower Dyes and Andrés Tobar Restrepo: […]

By Lawrence Rinder Dave Muller, Drinking Trees, 2024 Studio 540, Modoc County’s premier contemporary art gallery, is excited to announce Julie D’Amario: The Peace of Wild Places and Drawn from Nature, featuring work by Colter […]

Big Congratulations to the Senior Class of 2024

Music enthusiasts in Surprise Valley and beyond are gearing up for an extraordinary musical event as Grammy-nominated ensemble Agave takes center stage at Marchy Barn. The free concert, titled “From Her Hands,” is scheduled for […]

Opening at Studio 540 By Lawrence Rinder Studio 540, Modoc County’s premier contemporary art gallery, will present two concurrent exhibitions Helen Valborg: Odyssey and Mary Dayhoff: The Carter Reservoir Herd, from July 5 to 28, […]

By Alan D. Bergman Joan, far right, with her nanny, in 1938. Not unlike a plumber unclogging a stuffed pipe, recalling our past and telling or writing our stories can release a floodgate of emotions […]

I appreciate your take on the water situation in the Klamath Basin. We’ve proven that it’s possible to farm and ranch and take care of the environment at the same time. Our farmers and ranchers […]