A young firefighter from Port Townsend, Wash., died Friday after he was struck by a falling tree while working on the Eagle Fire near Junction City. National Park Service firefighter Andrew Jackson Palmer, 18, from the Olympic National Park headquartered in Port Angeles, Wash., died en route to a Redding hospital. More...
The 2008 Trinity County Fair scheduled for Aug. 22 - 24 has been canceled, with the exception of the Junior Livestock Show and Sale that will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, as scheduled. More...
Oppressive smoke, mandatory evacuations, and a firefighting strategy that itself carries some risk has some Trinity County residents questioning the decisions being made with the fires that continue to burn in the county. Smoke from the firefighter set burnouts is ruining summer, said Paul Lehfeldt of Junction City. More...
After a difficult week that included the death of a young firefighter, mandatory evacuations for many residents that went on for days, and smoky conditions that at times were declared "hazardous," fire information officers say progress is being made on the fires in Trinity County. More...
The Trinity County Sheriff's Department received the following calls from July 21 to 27: July 21 - Medical aid is requested for a 19-year-old with possible alcohol poisoning. A caller reports logging activity on Browns Mountain Road wakening him due to use of jake brakes. More...
In response to the letters in Feedback submitted by Mr. Fattig on July 9 and Mr. Rapf on July 16, there is no one person or group to be blamed for the large-scale fires experienced in the Western states in recent years. The policies and changes in the agencies that manage the public lands have lent to less aggressiveness in the suppression of these fires. More...
About 300 adults and children attended the one-night "Trinity Fire Stomp" concert held at Lee Fong Park in Weaverville on Saturday. The one night-event was held to help make up for the cancellation of the twoday Trinity Tribal Stomp. The Tribal Stomp was to be held at the Junction City Park, now being used as a fire camp. More...
Lucky, an 11-month-old, female shepherd/pit bull mix, brindle with a white chest, was rescued from a wildfire. She is available for adoption at the Trinity County Animal Shelter. Call Animal Control Officer Christine Edwards at 623-1370. Normal hours for the shelter at the end of Mountain View Street are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More...
Leonard E. Wheeler, 67, of Weaverville died July 28 at his home after an extended illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1940, in Washington, Pa. In 1947, his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska, and then in 1953 moved to Cordova, Alaska, where he graduated from high school and became a commercial fisherman. He married Lora in 1963. More...
The banks of Ewing Reservoir in Hayfork were lined with children and their families Sunday during the annual Hayfork Lions Club Fishing Derby. Most of the kids, ranging from toddlers to teenagers, used orange Power Bait to pull in nearly 60 trout (averaging 8-10 inches) that had been stocked four times leading up to the contest this year. More...
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