PSREC Scam Alert

Be alert for scammers if you are a PSREC Member; another scam is out to get your money. The co-op says the scam involves a phone call to you by a con artist posing as a co-op employee seeking immediate payment for service. You... Read More.

Jury Convicts Two on Theft and Resisting Arrest

Lassen County’s DA office has updated the community on two prosecutions tried by jury at the Lassen Superior Courthouse. Corey Jay Cutler was convicted by jury on November 28th for misdemeanor resisting arrest. While in jail, Cutler got into a fight with another inmate and... Read More.

LMUD Holds Rate Workshop Tomorrow

LMUD holds a rate workshop tomorrow as the district faces a second increase in how much you pay for power. Tomorrow, December 16th, at 5:30 pm, the LMUD Board of Directors will welcome you and the community in a discussion focusing on the potential... Read More.

BLM Donates Fire Engine to Fort Bidwell Volunteer FD

This year, the Bureau of Land Management donated a fire engine to a third rural volunteer fire department. A wildland fire engine has been given to the Fort Bidwell Volunteer Fire Department, a small Modoc County department that often partners with the BLM and other... Read More.

Pile Burn Project Continues into Today Near Quincy

The Mt. Hough Ranger District completed seven of the planned 20 acres of piles to be burned near Quincy yesterday. Work is planned to continue into today if conditions allow. You can expect to see Smoke again north of Quincy and in the surrounding... Read More.

Winter Grooming Begins on the LNF

The Hat Creek Ranger District on the Lassen National Forest will begin grooming trails as the recent winter storms brought feet of snow to the region. The district will begin grooming the Ashpan Snowmobile Trail System that runs just off Highway 44 north of... Read More.

PNF Begins Pile Burn Project

Just outside of Quincy, you may see smoke as the PNF fire managers begin a pile-burning project. The burn will occur near Highway 70, just north of Quincy. About 20 acres are expected to be burned to reduce fuels. According to the Mt. Hough Ranger... Read More.

Herlong PUD Unveils New Wildland Brush Truck

Herlong Public Utility District unveiled a new vehicle to add to its fleet with help from FEMA and CALFIRE grants. The district showed off the  2023 Dodge 5500 brush truck, a wildland engine that can respond to wildfires in rough terrain, designed to pump... Read More.