Winter Burn Ban for American and Thompson Valley Areas

No more burn piles after November 15th if you’re in the American or Thompson Valley areas. The wintertime burn ban was put in place in 1991 because the main source of heat comes from wood burning stoves in the area and is part of... Read More.

Chester Water Safe to Drink November 9th, 2021

Update 3pm : Chester Water Boil notice has been removed. Water is safe to drink.   While you may still have to boil your water in Chester after E. coli was found a full week ago here’s the latest. Allan Homme with the Chester Utility District... Read More.

STATE ROUTE 299 SCHEDULE CHANGE

STATE ROUTE 299 SCHEDULE CHANGE: Effective Monday, November 8, State Route 299 will be closed 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m Monday through Saturday from post mile 14.8 (Cedar Flat) to post mile 31 (east of Big Bar). During this closure period, there will be... Read More.

Control Burns

BLM Fire crews from our Applegate Field Office in Alturas are making good progress on fall, winter and spring #prescribedfire projects like this one in an area of Lassen County called Upper Tuledad, east of the small community of Madeline. Teams have been burning... Read More.

Quincy area CHP commander

Lt. Commander Chris Parent,  Nov. 1 —his first official day on the job as the new Quincy area CHP commander. He has been serving as the interim commander since Sept. 1 when he took over for Lt. Erik Egide, who is now the commander... Read More.

Chester Boil Water Notice Update 11-5-21

Now on day 5 of a boil water notice in Chester, you have a light at the end of the tunnel. Allan Homme with Chester Utility District said they have almost completed getting the chlorine out of the entire water system after finding the... Read More.

Banner Lassen Medical Center Announces New Chief Nursing Officer

Banner Lassen Medical Center CNO Mary Smith, RN, MSN Banner Lassen Medical Center is pleased to share on November 15, 2021, Mary Smith, RN, MSN, joins us as Chief Nursing Officer. In this role, she’ll have overall accountability for providing leadership, direction and administration of day-to-day operations associated with... Read More.