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Patti’s Thunder Café in Quincy Among Local Restaurants Awarded Grant from PG&E Foundation

Tuesday, September 3

Patti’s Thunder Café in Quincy is one of the 154 hometown restaurants across Northern and Central California receiving a financial boost from the California Restaurant Foundation (CRF) and The PG&E Corporation Foundation. This year, the PG&E Foundation contributed $900,000 to fund $5,000 in grants... Read More.

Geena Davis to be awarded CinemaCons Viola Davis Trailblazer Award

Tuesday, April 9

The annual CinemaCon is underway in Las Vegas and will run through April 11, when Geena Davis will receive the Viola Davis Trailblazer Award during the annual industry expo's Big Screen Achievement Awards."Geena Davis exemplifies the true essence of a... Read More.

Ghost Army soldiers awarded Congressional Gold Medal for little-known heroism in WWII

Thursday, March 21

(WASHINGTON) -- With the so-called "Ghost Army," its World War II mission of fooling the enemy was so secret because most of the people who knew about it took it to the grave.A secret no more and nearly 80 years after the end of... Read More.

State Awarded Federal Investment to Upgrade Power Grid

Tuesday, July 11

California gets the most significant piece of the pie to update its grid resilience. U.S. Senator Alex Padilla made the 67 million dollar announcement that has been awarded through the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program aimed to push for more clean... Read More.

LMUD Skedaddle Project Moves Forward, Bids Awarded for Substation Equipment

Friday, June 30

After seemingly no movement on LMUD’s Skedaddle project, which aims to end reliability with PG&E and intertie with NV Energy, the Board of Directors approved the purchase of several key components.At the board’s June 27th meeting, General Manager Pat Holley and Electic Operations Manager... Read More.

Lassen Library Awarded Near $2M for Renovations

Thursday, June 8

Some big changes coming to Lassen Library, which has received a competitive 1.86 million dollar grant through the California State Library, as a nearly two-million-dollar grant will help improve the aging building.After forming a special district to keep the county library alive after the... Read More.

FRC Employee Awarded Prestigious Classified Employee of the Year

Wednesday, May 24

A Feather River College staff member has been recognized by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, along with four others among the 116 colleges throughout the state. Joan Jarrett was announced for receiving the 2023 Classified Employee of the Year Award. These professionals... Read More.

Caltrans District 2 Snow Plow Operator Awarded Medal of Valor

Friday, November 18

Caltrans District 2 equipment operator Travis Sutton is awarded the highest state honor for saving a woman's life early last year.Early in the morning, On March 21st, while plowing snow on SR 70 through the treacherous Feather River Canyon, Sutton noticed tire tracks leading... Read More.

Susanville PD Awarded 50k OTS Grant

Tuesday, November 8

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.

City Awarded 500k Grant for Broadband Planning

Friday, November 4

Better broadband services are closer to being realized within the City of Susanville as the city announced they have successfully obtained a half-million dollar grant. City Administrator Dan Newton said at the Council's November 2nd meeting that the funding would help fund the planning... Read More.