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Successful SAR Welfare Check Finds Individual Safe Near Lee Summit

Sunday, February 22

SAR welfare check near Lee Summit — positive outcome Last night, PCSAR was requested to assist with a welfare check on an individual camping in the Lee Summit area who had known chronic medical issues. Friends and family had been unable to contact the individual,... Read More.

Record Breaking Snowfall Brings Third Highest Five Day Total at the Lab

Friday, February 20

According to UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab, the snow has stopped but not before giving us another 18.5" (47 cm) in the last day. That brings our 5-day total to 111" (281.5 cm), the third snowiest 5-day period on record at the lab... Read More.

Plumas Unified School District Approves Major Staff Layoffs to Address 9.5 Million Dollar Budget Deficit

Thursday, February 19

Teachers, students, parents and community members came from all over Plumas County Feb. 8 to meet with the Plumas Unified School District board. On the agenda: resolutions to layoff certificated and classified staff for the upcoming 2026-27 school year. The goal: to close a... Read More.

Highway 80 is open, For Now

Wednesday, February 18

CHP says I-80 over Donner Summit is back open. Mt. Rose Hwy is still closed for a second day after a snowstorm hit our area on Tuesday. There's no immediate word on when the roadway will reopen. However, more storms are in the forecast. Be careful... Read More.

PCSAR Rescues Stuck Delivery Truck and Tow Truck on Snowy Beckwourth Genesee Road

Tuesday, February 17

PCSAR was dispatched late this morning to Beckwourth–Genesee Road for a delivery truck stuck in the snow. The driver reported he had been following GPS directions from Portola to Susanville and had already called a tow truck for assistance. Upon arrival, SAR personnel helped... Read More.

Fatal Wrong Way Crash on Highway 395 Claims Two Lives Near California Nevada Border

Monday, February 16

On February 15, 2026, at approximately 7:31 p.m., the California Highway Patrol was notified of a vehicle traveling the wrong direction on U.S. Highway 395. Callers reported a southbound vehicle driving in the northbound lanes between the Agricultural Inspection Station and the California–Nevada state... Read More.

Plumas County Local Election Filing Opens February 9 for 2026 Primary

Thursday, February 12

The candidate filing period for local county offices opened Feb. 9 and will run through March 6 at 5:00 pm, unless extended. Eligible candidates will appear on the ballots for the Statewide Direct Primary Election Tuesday June 2, 2026. Mail-in ballots are expected to... Read More.

Modoc County Manslaughter Conviction Marks First Fentanyl-Related Homicide Sentencing

Wednesday, February 11

Derk Martin Aalpoel, 34, of Fort Bidwell, has been sentenced in Modoc County Superior Court following his guilty plea to Voluntary Manslaughter in connection with the 2024 drug-related death of 34-year-old Fawn Goodwin of Cedarville. Aalpoel admitted to providing Ms. Goodwin with drugs containing... Read More.

Feather River College Faces Delayed Interest Payments Amid Plumas County Treasury Issues

Tuesday, February 10

Feather River College President Kevin Trutna reported Feb. 3 that interest payments from the Plumas County Treasurer’s Office were late again this year. It was his third consecutive annual appearance before the Plumas County Board of Supervisors with a similar message. “Feather River College is... Read More.

Prescribed Pile Burning Planned in Plumas County for Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Sunday, February 8

Prescribed Fire Update – February 7–10, 2026 Project Update – Pile Burning Operations Terra Fuego Resource Foundation, Inc., contracted by the Plumas County Fire Safe Council (PCFSC), plans to conduct prescribed pile burning operations as part of ongoing hazardous fuels reduction efforts in Plumas County. Burning... Read More.

Featured News

Successful SAR Welfare Check Finds Individual Safe Near Lee Summit

Record Breaking Snowfall Brings Third Highest Five Day Total at the Lab

Plumas Unified School District Approves Major Staff Layoffs to Address 9.5 Million Dollar Budget Deficit

Highway 80 is open, For Now

PCSAR Rescues Stuck Delivery Truck and Tow Truck on Snowy Beckwourth Genesee Road

Fatal Wrong Way Crash on Highway 395 Claims Two Lives Near California Nevada Border

Plumas County Local Election Filing Opens February 9 for 2026 Primary

Modoc County Manslaughter Conviction Marks First Fentanyl-Related Homicide Sentencing

Feather River College Faces Delayed Interest Payments Amid Plumas County Treasury Issues

Prescribed Pile Burning Planned in Plumas County for Hazardous Fuels Reduction

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