Gold Lake Highway Closed for Winter

With the arrival of winter a bit earlier than expected, seasonal road closures are beginning earlier than normal as well. The Sierra County Sheriffs' office along with Plumas County has decided to close the Gold Lake highway for winter. The closure begins at Bassetts... Read More.

Plumas NF Lifts Fire Restrictions

With the heavy snowfall, the Plumas National Forest has lifted fire restrictions. With a growing snowpack Forest assistant fire manager, Mitch Wilson says fuel moisture is increasing and reducing fire danger. Though he does remind you that there is still wildfire risk as there... Read More.

Access to Shaffer Mtn. Restricted for Powerline Underground Project

Lassen Municipal is undergrounding power lines on Shaffer Mountain and you will not be able to access the area. LMUD will close Shaffer Mountain road near Litchfield starting Monday to complete the project that serves the communication site on the mountaintop.   You will encounter the... Read More.

BLM Begins Winter Closures

Winter closures will begin next week at several Bureau of Land management sites.  As of Monday, you will no longer be able to access Hobo camp day use,  North Eagle Lake Campground, and the Pit River Campground near Fall River Mills.  At Hobo camp, the... Read More.

Unofficial Midterm Election Results

Thousands of ballots were returned in the final hours of the midterm election sin Lassen county. Julie Bustamonte, Lassen County Clerk-Recorder, says over 5000 ballots still needed to be counted and signatures verified once polls closed Tuesday evening. So far the county is reporting... Read More.

Winter Travel Conditions Continue into Wednesday

Expect winter travel conditions to continue through mid-morning tomorrow. The Reno National Weather Service has extended the winter storm warning to 10 am Wednesday as the storm exits but leaves a mix of wet roads and subfreezing temperatures. Roads will deteriorate heading into this... Read More.

City Weighs on Supporting HUSA with ARPA Funds

The Historic Uptown Susanville Association (HUSA), responsible for many well-loved community events, is running out of funds and is turning to the City to keep them afloat. During the City council’s November 2nd meeting, the council weighed in on allotting over 14,00 dollars to the... Read More.

Susanville PD Awarded 50k OTS Grant

The Susanville Police Department will make the streets in town safer through a 50,000 dollar grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Chief Cochran said the funding supports ongoing traffic safety efforts in the community with the intent to stop the most unlawful and... Read More.

SPI Donates to Greenville Park

Greenville Little League fields, devastated by the Dixie Fire, have new hope. Sierra Pacific Industries has donated 20,000 dollars to help refurbish Greenville Park. The check will help the Indian Valley CSD rebuild the fields and welcome ball players once more. The donation, though,... Read More.

Chester Main Street Project Meeting Moved Due to Weather

Due to the arrival of winter weather, the Chester Community meeting tomorrow for Main Street’s improvement project has been changed to later in the month. The Plumas County Transportation Commission, with Caltrans’ Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program, is inviting the community to share thoughts and... Read More.