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Plumas Schools on Delay Dec. 6th

Tuesday, December 6

2 Hour Delayed start, Tuesday, December 6th Good morning; due to county-wide chain controls, all PUSD schools will be on a two-hour delayed start on Tuesday, December 6th. All bus pick-up times and school start times will be delayed by two hours.

Communication Outage Takes Down Plumas 9-1-1 System

Monday, December 5

A communication outage has brought down the sheriff's office 9-1-1 system in Plumas County. A system-wide AT&T outage will allow only local calls to go through but all 9-1-1 calls from cellphones and landlines are not working. If you have Verizon or T-Mobile phone line... Read More.

Plumas Schools on 2 Hour Delay Due to Icy Roads

Friday, December 2

Good morning; due to icy road conditions, all PUSD schools will be on a two-hour delayed start on Friday, December 2nd. All bus pick-up times and school start times will be delayed by two hours. Please check individual school sites for any changes to athletic... Read More.

CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture Grant to Give No-Cost Fridges in Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra Counties

Wednesday, November 30

An 18.6 million dollar grant from the CA Department of Food and Agriculture aims to provide free refrigerators to low-income and low-access areas to increase access to healthy foods. The High Sierra Foundation and Sierra Small business council are partnering on the program, the Sierra... Read More.

Lassen Still Counting, Plumas Finalizes Unofficial Election Results

Wednesday, November 23

Only 150 provisional ballots remain to be counted in Lassen County for the November general election. The 6th election has been issued with little change. Numbers increased, yet results remained unchanged. Out of the counties near 15,000 Registered Voters, over half turned out to... Read More.

CAL FIRE Awards Business Development Grants to Lassen and Plumas County Companies to Drive Forest Resiliency

Tuesday, November 22

This week, CAL FIRE’s Wood Products and Bioenergy Team awarded $14 million in new grants. Several projects were awarded to both Lassen and Plumas county businesses to increase the state’s ability to establish healthy, resilient forests through workforce and business development. Mt. Lassen Power Inc. was... Read More.

Plumas NF Lifts Fire Restrictions

Thursday, November 10

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... Read More.

Plumas NF Extends Fire Restrictions into December

Wednesday, November 2

In the Plumas National Forest Stage I Fire Restrictions will remain in place despite wetting weather. You will continue to be allowed to build campfires in recreational sites inside fire rings but not outside of them. The rule will remain in place until December... Read More.

Under a Quarter of Ballots Returned in Lassen and Plumas

Wednesday, November 2

With under one week left to get your ballots in for the General Election, early voter turnout remains low. Lassen County Clerk-Recorder Julie Bustamante shared nearly 20% of ballots have been returned already, while Plumas county shows almost a quarter returning. As of November 1st,... Read More.

Plumas NF Offers Christmas Tree-Cutting Permits

Wednesday, November 2

There’s fresh white snow blanketing the region, ushering in the holiday season, and the Plumas National Forest has opened Christmas tree-cutting permits. You can pick yours up at your local Forest Service office or www.Recreation.gov/. The Plumas Forest is not selling mail-in permits... Read More.