Rodney (Rod) Douglas Eastlick, 88-year-old long time Scott Valley resident, passed away Thursday morning, March 20, 2025, following a short illness. Rod was born June 5, 1936, in Yreka to George Dougl...
Longtime Siskiyou County resident Roy Edward Martin Jr. passed away on March 18, 2025 at his home in Yreka after a lengthy illness. He was 85 years old. Roy was born on February 3, 1940 in Fort Smith,...
By Carolyn Jones, CalMatters For more than a century, Congress has given extra money to counties with large tracts of federal land to help pay for schools, roads and other critical services. Now that ...
Betty Lavon Penfold Wayne Ayoutt, still very spry at 94 years old, passed away on March 19, 2025, at Madrone Hospice in Yreka with her family at her side. Betty was born in Southgate, California, on N...
By Lauren HeplerCalMatters investigative report A new state bill would add more oversight to California homeless shelters after a CalMatters investigation exposed that many taxpayer-funded facilities...
“The following letter was submitted to Siskiyou News, addressed to the Yreka City Council. The author’s name has been withheld at their request due to privacy concerns.” Letter:City Council,As you bot...
Neil Roger Lemos passed into eternal life on March 11, 2025, just shy of his 91st birthday. Born April 3, 1934 to Harold and Irene Lemos of Edgewood, Neil was a descendant of the Portuguese pioneers t...
Retired Siskiyou County Sheriff L.E. “Bud” Taylor peacefully passed away on March 19, 2025. He was 93 years old. Bud was born in Placer County to Ernest E. and Adeline Taylor. He attended Auburn High ...
by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A behind-the-sce...
Cynthia Sue Wagner was called home to rest on March 12th 2025 in Fort Jones, CA after 6 years of battling bone cancer. She was 63 years old. Cindy was born on March 8th 1962 in Oceanside, CA, at Camp ...