The increasing fire danger posed by dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region is prompting Cal Fire to suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning within the State Responsibility Area of Shasta and Trinity counties. Read more
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Candidates for local office met Monday night, May 4, at the Trinity Arts Performing Arts Center for a Q&A.
The race for Trinity County Sheriff will come down to voters choosing between two career law enforcement officers, both of which have been in Trinity County a long time and have a surprising variety of training and experience.
Candidates night in Lewiston Thursday
The Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday, May 3, to draft and sign an ordinance to establish permanent cannabis opt-outs in Rush Creek Estates and Lewiston.
A mother and son who were each arrested for causing great injury to other people, entered two different pleas in Trinity County Superior Court on May 3. Both remain in custody at Trinity County Jail.
Panos Kokkas was authorized by the Board of Supervisors to be hired as director of the Department of Transportation, Tuesday, May 3, during a regular board meeting, and the position was accepted two days later.
Community meetings will be held in Trinity Center, Lewiston, Big Flat, Burnt Ranch and Mad River/Ruth Monday through Thursday, May 16-19, to discuss transportation improvements in Trinity County. Organizers will share a brief presentation about the Regional Transportation Plan and facilitate…
Crime & Punishment
A mother and son who were each arrested for causing great injury to other people, entered two different pleas in Trinity County Superior Court on May 3. Both remain in custody at Trinity County Jail.
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls May 2-8:
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 25 to May 1:
Gov't Calendar & Agendas
Meetings are subject to cancellation or closure to the public, or being held by teleconferencing, due to weather or to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus.
Meetings are subject to cancellation or closure to the public, or being held by teleconferencing, due to weather or to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus.
Sports
In what has already been a very successful year of sports for Trinity High School, the track and field team was able to add two more league titles to the list of accomplishments. Both the varsity boys and varsity girls teams won the Mountain Valley League Championship at Durham on Friday, Ma… Read more
Entertainment
During the month of April, visitors to the Highland Art Center in Weaverville were able to view the annual Young Artist’s Showcase. Read more
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Obituaries
Robert Steven Downen will be laid to rest at 12:30 p.m. Monday…
John Henry Jason (Johnny) passed away on March 30, 2022, as a …
Crystal Ann Kahl passed away on Nov. 17, 2021, at her home in …
John K. (Jack) McDonald died March 21, 2022, at age 100.
Linda Susan Light passed away peacefully on March 24, 2022, in…
Opinion
I’m writing to give my support and that of my immediate family to a young woman by the name of Heidi Carpenter-Harris who is running for Trinity County supervisor.
I gladly served on the Trinity County Planning Commission, and then on the Board of Supervisors, and worked on many community projects with local service clubs. My wife has been an active community servant as well in a variety of capacities.
As Trinity County residents, we suffer in a culture of “no.” The first reaction of most county staff to ideas from residents is “no.” Rather than starting from a mindset of “how can we make this happen,” they start with the very easy (for them) – “no.”
I feel I must respond to Jim Underwood’s April 27 letter.
The Trinity Journal account of the TAA lawsuit this past week did not put the most recent development in a proper context. It implied the county was actually successful in defending that legal action to compel the county to follow the law in in Cannabis Program.
Business
Eric Hirsch has been repairing engines and vehicles since before he had a driver’s license. Read more
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