The former Marino's Restaurant on Nugget Lane in Weaverville was destroyed by fire Wednesday night. An adjacent office was heavily damaged, with some limited smoke damage to the neighboring Trinity Lanes bowling alley. Read more
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The Board of Supervisors voted 5-0, on Tuesday, June 15, to expand a cannabis “opt out” zone in areas of Lewiston through an urgency ordinance.
It was hard to ignore the rain falling on the Trinity High School graduation Friday as parents and family huddled under umbrellas on Mike Polka Field. It was also hard to ignore that after a year of adversity, the rain didn’t seem to bother graduates one bit. Some utilized umbrella while oth…
Family, friends and community members huddled under shared umbrellas, bathroom and snack shack awnings to watch Hayfork High School’s class of 2021 graduate as a light but steady rain fell Friday evening, June 11.
The Planning Commission, on Thursday, June 10, voted to approve two permits for large cannabis operations in Weaverville and Hayfork.
With the rescinding of restrictions and the retiring of the state’s tier system, Californians are set to see the first days of a return to normal, even if Trinity County hasn’t changed all that much in recent months.
California Highway Patrol investigators are looking into two crashes aarly Saturday morning, wherein one passenger was killed and another driver left the scene.
The California Highway Patrol ruled out drugs or alcohol in a collision that left a Weaverville woman in the hospital with major injuries. According to a CHP report, Barbara Bailey, 82, of Weaverville, was walking in the crosswalk at highways 3 and 299 in Weaverville at about 5:30 p.m. Wedne…
Crime & Punishment
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls June 7-13:
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 31 to June 6:
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls May 24-30:
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.
Wednesday, June 9
Sports
A low turnout of racers at Mountain Valley Raceway Saturday made for quick races and trophy dashes but drivers in the night-ending Enduro showed they were ready for a long night. Read more
Entertainment
Grab your picnic blanket, chairs and your dancing shoes for a Party in the Park. Read more
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Obituaries
Frederick “Fred” Norman Tyacke, 74, peacefully passed away wit…
Donald (Don) Frank Ryan peacefully entered into his heavenly h…
James L. Ratliff, “Jim,” passed away at home on April 22, 2021.
Alben Qilmahryck Saxton of Hayfork died May 29, 2021, at home.…
Roger Brian Adrian took his final ride on May 13, 2021, at Tri…
Opinion
VFW Post 7705 would first like to thank all who donated over Memorial Day during out Buddy Poppy fundraiser. We only do this twice a year on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. The money raised during this time goes into a special account known as the Veterans Relief Fund and is used only to give…
I am writing to thank Megan Killeen for her letter (Trinity Journal, June 2) setting the record straight on the science of climate change and its impacts on our collective future.
Wow, never before have I in my 84 years of living on this planet Earth, have I read such a thoughtful, intelligent, and factual rebuke of two articles written by two men on their version of climate change.
I want to say thank you for publishing the letter from Megan Killeen which addressed the ongoing debate on climate change. I really appreciated how eloquently she shared her knowledge and expertise on a very important topic that many of us need to take more seriously.
Megan Killeen, thank you for such an entertaining letter (Trinity Journal, June 2), but I would like to go over some of your quotations.
Business
Trinity County’s unemployment rate fell from 7.4 percent in March to 6.6 percent in April, lower than a year ago when the April rate was 13.2 percent, according to preliminary data issued by the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division. Read more
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