In recognition of the fact that Hornbrook Fire Protection District is under funded, under-staffed and nevertheless was on-scene at the Copco Lake mud pit, trying to save wildlife from a slow miserable death in the hazardous mud exposed by KRRC’s Klamath Dam removal project, the all volunteer nonprofit Wild Horse Fire Brigade has donated One-Thousand Dollars to the district fire department to acquire specialized equipment that will help in future rescues of people, wildlife and livestock, including wild horses from the deadly mud hazard that.
For more than a year, KRRC and RES have been indicting to County officials and local ranchers that they would erect barrier fences around deadly mud hazards to help keep animals out of the deadly mud hazard being created by their dam removal project.
In a Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday Jan. 23, 2024, the Board of Supervisors learned that KRRC and its contractors have just recently changed there minds, after the mud was exposed, and are rolling back on the fencing project, as well as reneging on the promise to provide alternative water troughs for wildlife and livestock to help prevent the animals from attempting to cross the mud hazards for drinking water.
- Obituary: Vivian Lynette HansenIt is with heavy hearts and battered souls, that we regretfully inform family and friends of the passing of our cherished Mother, Vivian Lynette Hansen, who left this world surrounded by, and in the arms of her family on February 10, 2025. Vivian Lynette Hansen (LeValley), who was the kindest and most loving mother that… Read more: Obituary: Vivian Lynette Hansen
- Garden Gab: Ready, Set, Sow!Indoor seed sowing is in full swing. Longer growing crops, such as onions, are already several inches tall and making progress. Various slow starting flowers and herbs are also underway. Very soon (within 2 to 4 weeks) tomatoes, pepper, and other crops that need a head start will be sown to allow enough time to… Read more: Garden Gab: Ready, Set, Sow!
- SV COMMUNITY ALERT: JH Ranch Expansion Raises Questions About Future of French CreekSiskiyou County Planning Commission Regular Meeting February 19, 2025 – 9:00 a.m.Siskiyou County Meeting Chambers, 311 Fourth Street, 2nd Floor, Yreka, California The Siskiyou County Planning Commission’s upcoming review of JH Ranch’s zone change application on February 19, 2025, represents more than a simple administrative adjustment. The application, ostensibly aimed at bringing the facility into compliance,… Read more: SV COMMUNITY ALERT: JH Ranch Expansion Raises Questions About Future of French Creek
- Old Skool Barber Shop: Crafting Legacy Through ResiliencePhoto Credits – Old Skool Barbershop – Yreka CA OPEN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, & FRIDAY 9AM – 5PM Serving WALK-INS – In the near future we will be open more days! Sometimes life’s greatest callings emerge from its darkest challenges. For Jamie Borjon, owner of Old Skool Barber Shop in Yreka, the path to becoming… Read more: Old Skool Barber Shop: Crafting Legacy Through Resilience
- EHS Students Explore AI in Lions Club Speech ContestsEtna High School students recently demonstrated their public speaking abilities at two Lions Club Speech Contests, addressing the timely topic “AI: Friend or Foe?” The competitions, hosted by the Etna and Fort Jones Lions Clubs as part of the 88th annual MD4 Student Speaker Contest, showcased eleven speakers, with ten being seniors from Mrs. Katie… Read more: EHS Students Explore AI in Lions Club Speech Contests
