cover photo: officer located approximately 150 pounds of processed marijuana and $4,000 in currencyPhoto byWeed police Department **Weed, CA** – The Weed Police Department has been at the forefront of combating illegal drug activities within the city limits, demonstrating significant enforcement actions in recent weeks. The department’s relentless efforts to […]
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Klamath River Dams – KRRC’s Sediment Plan – A Ticking Time Bomb?
cover image courtesy Bieke Lieckens – KRRC contractors dumping hundreds of tons of polluting sediments into Jenny Creek, which empties into the Klamath River. The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (‘KRRC’) has been misinforming everyone! And when anything goes terribly wrong, they claim it’s ‘as planned’. The 15-million cubic yards of […]
Water Board steps in 3rd time to manage minimum flows in Scott River, tributaries
Sarah Schaefer’s voice carried over the feed from Sacramento like a distress signal. The state Water Resources Control Board was holding an all-day workshop before passing a third emergency drought regulation – “eregs” – for Scott and Shasta Rivers. “It affected the Karuk – suicide, diabetes, poverty. Eel and salmon […]
Names Released: Tragedy Strikes on Copco Road, Three Dead, Four Children Injured in Head-On Collision
Devastating head-on collision that occurred on December 29th, 2023 in Siskiyou County, CA, near Montague. cover photo: screen grab from a post made on Yreka News FB page by, Ross Dantas Yreka, California – A devastating head-on collision on Copco Road east of Salmon Street claimed the lives of three […]
Holding Back the Flames: The Diminishing Frontline in Wildfire Defense
reprint: propublica.orgcover photo: #mountianfire credit: Jay A. Martin
How Do Publisher-Editors Choose Feature Writers?
A Feature on a Feature Writer – William E. Simpson II It’s a fact the decent writers are hard to come by, just ask any publisher or editor. And good writers are not cheap. Many have asked, here is the statement for my earning that I made on Yreka News […]
Illegal Cannabis Transportation Thwarted in Siskiyou County
On the evening of March 6th, 2024, a Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Lieutenant discovered a large 2022 Hino box truck stopped in the middle of Shasta Vista Drive. Upon investigating, the Lieutenant noticed a strong odor of cannabis coming from the rear of the vehicle. The driver, Jairong Yu, […]
Klamath Project Districts Prepare to Move Water as Upper Klamath Lake Nears Full Pool
KWUA PRESS RELEASEcover photo: Siskiyou News Art KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – With Upper Klamath Lake quickly approaching full pool, there are growing concerns about the potential for flood releases at Link River Dam in the coming weeks. Klamath Project irrigation districts are preparing their systems to move water, which will […]
the Obituary of Josephine Caroline Arena “Jo” Sullivan
Josephine Caroline Arena “Jo” Sullivan Obituary Josephine Caroline Arena Sullivan, born November 16, 1933, passed at 90 years old following a long illness in Hospice care in Sisters, Oregon on March 10, 2024. Jo was born and raised in San Francisco, and while working there as a secretary to the […]
CALIFORNIA GLOBE REPRINT: Who is Behind the Removal of the Four Klamath Dams?
The nonprofit American Rivers is a board member of the Klamath River Renewal Corporation’ By Katy Grimes, March 13, 2024 12:27 pm In November 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the removal of four dams on the Lower Klamath River. The Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC) is already removing the dams, […]