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After a dry start to winter, snow hammers county
Heavy snowfall caused power outages and rough road conditions in Trinity County last week, but there were no major injury accidents and the water outlook improved a little after a very dry December. Power outages The first outage occurred prior to midnight at Trinity Center Tuesday, Jan. 17, said Paul Hauser, general manager of the Trinity Public Utilities District. More...

The investigation into the double-murder in Kettenpom March 13, 2011, has been closed, and detectives have determined that Tomas Gouverneur alone is responsible for the killings, the lead detective in the case said today. Det. Bryan Ward also said the motive for the killings of Christopher "Sky" Richardson of Corvallis, Ore., and Kristine Constantino, of Kettenpom, is believed to be related to marijuana sales and money from the sales of marijuana. More...

Less than one week is left for Weaverville to flex its muscles in Budget Travel’s America’s Coolest Small Towns 2012 contest. Weaverville has been locked in a tight race with Hammondsport, N.Y., and Beaufort, N.C., as the three towns have separated themselves from the other seven nominated for the honor. More...

Trinity County marijuana growers in 2012 will be subject to the same limits as last year following a unanimous vote of the county supervisors last week to extend the temporary rules for another year. More...

EDITORIAL
Weaverville has dropped to third place in Budget Travel’s America’s Coolest Small Towns 2012 contest as voting enters its last week. Unless there’s a surge of support for our little mountain town, it seems likely third is where we’ll finish. And we’re cool with that. More...
TRINITY’S LIVELY ARTS
How did you get that band name? We asked Vince Dewald (vocals/songwriter, harmonica and guitar) of the Buxter Hoot’n Band. More...
You have just days left to pick up your ticket to the 27th annual Rotary Club Chinese New Year Celebration and Scholarship Fundraiser coming up this Saturday, Jan. 28. The event will be held from 5:30to9pm.attheVeteransMemorialHallin Weaverville. Tickets are $50 per person. Each ticket purchased automatically enters the holder in a drawing for a two-night stay in Reno! More...
Kathleen Anne Donham died Jan. 15, 2012, at her home in Douglas City with her husband, daughter and granddaughter close by. She was 71. For four years she fought a heroic battle against ovarian cancer. During her fight, she lived a positive life and inspired many people both near and far to do the same. More...
Weaverville is vying for first place in a contest sponsored by Budget Travel to name America’s Coolest Small Town. Out of 600+ nominations, Weaverville has made it to the Top Ten and is noe in third place. More...
High Honors Students The following students at Trinity High School achieved a High Honors designation for the Fall 2011-12 semester. More...
HS ROUNDUP
Heavy snow and poor traveling conditions forced the cancellation of a number of high school games last week, but the local teams did sneak in a few games before the weather hit. Trinity Girls Basketball More...