Forest Service closes off mine entrances in name of safety
Old mine tunnels and bats are a natural combination -- but mines and children are another matter, says Larry McLean, who has been closing abandoned mines on U.S. Forest Service land for the last 20 years of his career. More...
Trinity County supervisors voted 5-0 last week to hire well-known California water attorney Michael Jackson of Quincy to file a protest on the county's behalf concerning Trinity River water rights hearings currently pending before the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento. More...
Thirty unemployed Weaverville mill workers were back on the payroll Monday when the Trinity River Lumber Co. resumed operations temporarily at the Siller Brothers' Sound Stud Mill in Anderson. The previously closed Anderson sawmill was re-opened this week through a lease with Trinity River Lumber Co. More...
The National Transportation Safety Board has released documents confirming that parts of the fuel control units recovered from the Aug. 5, 2008, fatal helicopter crash in Trinity County are missing. However, the documents also indicate that NTSB investigators don't think the parts were central to the firefighting accident which killed nine and seriously injured four. More...
A fire in Weaverville on Monday was started by hot ash discarded from a wood stove, Weaverville's interim fire chief said. Fire units from the Weaverville Volunteer Fire Department and Cal Fire responded to the early morning fire on Hawthorne Street. It was initially reported at 3:50 a m. as a vegetation fire threatening structures. More...
As a forester who has spent close to four decades working in the forests of Northern California, writing forest management plans for individuals and fire management plans for communities in Trinity County, and helping to manage the Weaverville Community Forest, More...
Bill Marlow takes the top award for his oil painting "Little Barker Creek" at the 25th Annual Juried Art Show held at Highland Art Center. This is the second time in a row Marlow has won Best of Show. He also took first place in the oil/acrylic category for "Woods, Hayfork. More...
Need a special gift for a friend or a pick-me-up for yourself? Say it with flowers. Jan Saxon, owner of Kudos, will make you a cute little nosegay bouquet for only $5. They make the perfect birthday surprise. Plus she is having a halfprice sale on candy. See their ad on page 2 for store information. More...
Oct. 10: Dutch Oven Cook-off at Jake Jackson Museum. Cooking starts at 9 a.m. People's choice judging starts at 1 p m.; $5 to eat and judge. Oct. 10: Salmon Festival, Highland Art Center Meadow, Weaverville. Fishing demonstrations, traditional salmon preparation, activities, kids salmon tent and vendors. More...
. Saturday morning dawned bright and colorful as crews hung the annual Autumn in the Alps quilt show on Main Street in the historic district of Weaverville. More than 1,500 people stopped to view the display of beautiful quilts in the show hosted by the Thursday Night Strippers Quilt Guild. More...
Dwight Morgan Glass, 75, passed away suddenly Sept. 27, 2009, at his home in Ruth. Gail Breen Glass, 73, passed away peacefully Sept. 29, 2009, in Redding after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Glass was born Feb. 18, 1934, in Eureka, Calif. Mrs. Glass was born Feb. 6, 1936, in San Francisco. They both attended school in Humboldt County, and Mrs. More...
Cooler temperatures for the past week have dropped water temperatures and made for colder mornings. Hopefully this will start the salmon moving up the Klamath and into the Trinity. More...
Trinity High School ruined Live Oak's homecoming night when it snuck by the Lions 24-20 for the Wolfpack's fourth straight victory. Trinity's Luke Curran ran the ball 47 yards on the opening kickoff. Even though the Wolves were not able to get to the end zone, Trinity's Justin Jeangerard kicked a 27-yard field goal to make the score 3-0. More...
Caltrans has the following projects scheduled through Saturday, Oct. 10: . From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, workers are in week three of the sidewalk replacement project in Weaverville estimated to take four to five weeks. More...
Plenty of winners in Juried Art Show