State Sen. Mike McGuire visited Trinity County last week, making an expected, hour-long stop to speak to students in Mr. Anderson’s government/economics class Tuesday, Nov. 16. Read more
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Sen. Mike McGuire’s meeting with a Trinity High School class last week brought up some interesting information, including some of the ways the state is spending a $75 billion surplus and where it came from.
Local school administrators and school board members came before the Board of Supervisors last week to voice opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s impending mandate that will require schools to refuse enrollment to students unvaccinated for the COVID-19 virus. Speakers asked that the board advoc…
The ongoing, unquestioned, continuation of declarations of emergency due to coronavirus were questioned at the Tuesday, Nov. 16, county Board of Supervisors meeting, and opened up for further public discussion next month.
On Monday, the California Department of Public Health released the most recent statistics on COVID-19 and updates on the state’s pandemic response. The most up-to-date data is available on the state’s COVID-19 data dashboard.
In other county news:
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls Nov. 15-21:
HIGHWAY 299: The Downriver closure area on Highway 299 has been shortened during overnight hours and on Sundays. Continuous one-way traffic control will be in place from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily and all day Sunday just west of Del Loma from post miles 18.3 to 19.3 with flaggers only (no pilot car).
Crime & Punishment
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls Nov. 15-21:
A Hayfork couple was arrested and jailed after being caught in the act of breaking into a Weaverville sports business.
A Weaverville man was arrested Saturday morning after witnesses say he was tossing a newspaper stand around in the street in downtown Weaverville. Deputies responded to the call at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 13 and immediately detained Benjamin Dobrovolny, 40.
Gov't Calendar & Agendas
Meetings are subject to cancellation or closure to the public, or being held by teleconferencing, to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus.
Meetings are subject to cancellation or closure to the public, or being held by teleconferencing, to reduce potential exposure to the coronavirus.
Obituaries
Betty McCall of Lewiston passed away Oct. 6, 2021, in Vacavill…
Lola Elizabeth Rogers, 89, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Wea…
Michael (Mike) Chester Flint, 63, of Weaverville, passed away …
Shane Hale lost his beloved wife Dianne Hale on Oct. 26, 2021,…
A tribute to the life and work of teacher and music minister C…
Opinion
Television news broadcasts rarely deviate from a low standard of journalism that provides the who, what, where and how, but rarely the why.
The verdict in the Rittenhouse trial was a true miscarriage of justice if there ever was one. In this case we have a young man being taken by his own mother interstate to go into a crowd of people armed with a semi-automatic rifle. This action put him and anyone around him in mortal danger.
As a concerned citizen of Trinity County, I am alarmed at Trinity PUD raising rates.
President Harry Truman reminded Americans that Thanksgiving is about more than appreciating one’s good fortune and harvest. Thanksgiving is about sharing with others, including the hungry in faraway lands.
To the Editor:
Business
Trinity County’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.6% in October, better than the 6.2% rate a year ago, according to preliminary data issued last week by the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division. Read more
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