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A manhunt is on for a Redding man with ties to Trinity County suspected of shooting another man in the head Monday night in a rampage that started on Halloween when he reportedly abducted and raped his estranged wife, the Redding Police Department said. Jose Felipe Jesus Mendoza, 48, is wanted in the shooting of his wife's boyfriend, Redding Police Sgt. Bruce Bonner said. More ... A Weaverville man attempting to ram another man's vehicle Sunday missed that car but struck a parked pickup truck, the California Highway Patrol said. The CHP said shortly after 4 p.m. Travis W. Taphorn, 33, attempted to run his pickup into another vehicle being driven by a man with Taphorn's ex-girlfriend in the passenger seat. More ... The Watershed Research and Training Center was recently awarded a grant from the Fire Safe Council Clearinghouse to help private landowners create defensible space and to reduce fuels along the roadways to improve ingress and egress for residents and firefighter personnel. More ... PHIL NELSON THE TRINITY JOURNAL Puffin is a 1-year-old male Chihuahua mix available for adoption at the Trinity County Animal Shelter. For more information, call ACO Officer Christine Edwards at 623- 1370. Hours for the shelter at the end of Mountain View Street, Weaverville, are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The shelter's Web page is www.trinityanimalshelter.com More ... Rain for week: 0.31 Rain to date for year starting July 1, 2009: 5.33 WEATHER A YEAR AGO Average High ............56 Average Low ..............37 Rain to date: 6.05 On November 30, 2009, Trinity Lake was down 0. More ... The U.S. Forest Service will be selling surplus vehicles and equipment by public Internet auction through Dec. 7. The Shasta-Trinity and Mendocino National Forests will be selling 130 items, including cars, trucks, heavy equipment and miscellaneous equipment to the highest Internet bidder. More ... The Trinity County Sheriff's Department received the following calls from Nov. 23-29: NOV. 23 Cows running loose on a Lewiston property. Officer makes an arrest on two Tehama County warrants and for possession of a hypodermic needle. More ... Don't fall for a phone call out of the blue from "technical support" offering to help you fight off a computer virus, a Weaverville woman warns. More ... Dawn Hospice volunteers and home health professionals in the community offer pain control, spiritual and emotional care for dying people and their loved ones when a cure is not possible. More ... Trinity County supervisors voted Tuesday to rescind employee furloughs they approved in October and county offices that were due to be closed this Friday in the courthouse and elsewhere will now be open for business as usual. More ... Trinity County Sheriff Lorrac Craig announced yesterday that he will not be seeking re-election next year after his current term in office expires. He informed the Board of Supervisors that he is undergoing therapy for a medical issue and has opted for a six-month course of radiation treatment versus surgery. More ... Trinity County's 33-year-old jail is in a constant maintenance/ repair mode and "it's become a major expense to keep that place running now," according to Sheriff Lorrac Craig during a recent strategic planning session with the Board of Supervisors regarding deferred maintenance issues in county-owned facilities. More ... Santa visited children at the Weaverville Bandstand last Friday as part of the Weaverville Mountain Magic promotion, arriving in style via the Clamper's purple fire truck. More ... A rezone of Highway Commercial property to Rural Residential allowing for a vineyard, orchard and organic farm to be developed on property along Van Duzen Road in Mad River was recently approved by the Trinity County Board of Supervisors over a neighbor's objection to the project. More ... The Trinity County Board of Supervisors has endorsed the concept of using federal funds to purchase the abandoned town site of Old Helena and converting the private property to public ownership in order to preserve the historic site. More ... "Santa Paws" visited the Trinity County Animal Shelter last Friday in the annual shelter benefit. Loving pet owners made donations and got pictures of their precious pouches in Santa's lap. More ... Trinity River meeting The Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group will meet from 1 to 5 p m. Monday, Dec. 14, and from 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 Main St., Weaverville. More ... Trinity County Health and Human Services will hold additional H1N1 vaccine clinics for priority target risk groups, including the following: . Health care workers and emergency medical personnel . More ... Sup. Howard Freeman and his wife, Arlene, dressed as Pilgrims, greeted people arriving at the Community Thanksgiving Dinner on the afternoon of Nov. 26. Some 300 dinners were served at the event in the Golden Age Center. The coordinators included Carolyn Beans and Sup. Judy Morris. More ... Grandson of Dr. Mike and Barbara Polka of Weaverville, West Point Cadet Matthew A. McClary recently learned he will be commissioned as an infantry officer upon his graduation next May from the prestigious U.S. Military Academy overlooking New York's Hudson River. More ... All of the local banks will be closed on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year's Day, Jan. 1. Some close early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. All of the County offices will be closed for Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year's Day, Jan. 1. More ... |
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