Susanville DMV Office Re-Opens Next Week

No more driving out of town to get your in-office DMV appointments done; the Susanville Office is set to re-open next week. The office closed on July 13 for renovations and improvements. You will now walk into an office with new furniture, flooring, paint,... Read More.

Sierra Supervisors Approve Solid Waste Rate Increase

A trash rate increase is on the books for Sierra County. The board of supervisors had 138 protests that only comprised 6% of the properties affected, ushering in the rise. Although the supervisors commented that much of the protests assumed the increase was twofold,... Read More.

Flex Alerts Expected Thru Holiday Weekend

Statewide flex alerts are possible throughout the Labor Day weekend as a heat advisory is in place through Tuesday of next week. The Plumas County Sheriff’s office has issued a statement that they have also been alerted to possible PG&E rolling blackouts. Though they... Read More.

Inmate Escapes Butte County Jail

An inmate from the Butte County Jail has escaped with ties to Paradise, Magalia, Chico, and Oroville. Yesterday around 6:30, deputies believe Miles Michael Kenneth Bondley, age 34, had escaped from the County Jail. Bondley escaped from a fully-enclosed, high-security exercise yard sometime between... Read More.

Susanville’s New Tax Increase Begins October

California’s Tax and Fee Administration released the New Sales Tax and Use Tax Rates going into effect by October 1st following June’s Elections. The City of Susanville is among three other cities statewide and eight counties to increase their sales tax, yet remains at... Read More.

BLM Donates Fire Engine to Standish-Litchfield FD

The Standish-Litchfield Fire Department gets a new fire engine. The Bureau of Land Management transferred ownership of their 2007 wildland fire engine to the department to bolster the rural departments’ capabilities to fight fires. The Standish-Litchfield Fire Department often assists the BLM with wildfires... Read More.

Lassen and Plumas Fire Agencies Awarded Grant Funds

Lassen‘s Stones Bengard CSD Fire Department at Eagle Lake and Plumas Search and Rescue are recipients of a grant funded by PG&E to help strengthen their disaster preparedness and response. Both were among 17 other North state Departments to be awarded part of the... Read More.