So How Much Is One Million Cubic Yards? One Million Yards of litter from Californias Roadsides is enough to build two stacks of trash from the Earth’s surface to beyond the International Space Station, 250 miles in orbit. according to the Office of Governor. Here in Siskiyou, a county larger […]
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Fire Restrictions lifted on Klamath National Forest
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., September 28, 2023— Recent weather conditions have lessened the fire danger on the Klamath National Forest, and fire restrictions will be lifted effective September 28, 2023 across the forest.Forest officials stress that the Northern California fire season is not over, and care and common […]
Klamath River Reach Prepped for Post Dam Removal Flows
Tribal Citizens Adversely Impacted by Dams Participate in Historic Decommissioning Project The Yurok Tribe and the Klamath River Renewal Corporation (KRRC), in collaboration with the Shasta Indian Nation, started preparing a stretch of the Klamath River to flow freely for the first time in a century. The soon-to-be dismantled Klamath […]
TAKE3 Trio “Where ROCK Meets BACH”
Red Scarf Society for the Performing Arts is pleased to introduce Siskiyou County to the TAKE3 Trio, “Where ROCK Meets BACH”. The group received rave reviews for their Performance at the Ross Raglan Theater in Klamath Falls last spring. They will be performing on Saturday, October 7th at St. Marks […]
Mary Beth Catalano
September 18, 1942 – September 21, 2023 Obituary Longtime Siskiyou County resident Mary Beth Catalano passed away on September 21, 2023 at her home in Mount Shasta. She had just celebrated her 81st birthday on September 18. Mary is survived by her children: Linda Nichols (Brett), Lisa Bennett (Dana) and Jesse Reece; […]
Lois Eileen Smith
August 12, 1929 – September 17, 2023 Obituary Lois Eileen Smith (GMa LoLo) at age 94 went to be with our Lord on September 17, 2023. Living with congestive heart failure & atrial fibrillation since 2010, she was still active, lived alone, and drove her car until the age of 91. Lois […]
Yreka Creek Greenway is ready for Fall Salmon Run
With the help of Yreka Police Departments Homeless Liaison Officer Elliott, we took several hours walking on foot and patrolling the Greenway and Yreka Creek. We started at Walmart because I had been told about a homeless camp in that area. Glad to report rumors are rumors. We found nothing […]
Copco Dam set to GO – Just Push the Button
Photo Credit: swiftwaterfilms.com, Swiftwater Films – an independent production company 20+ years of bickering, lawsuits and untold millions spent on studying, charting, researching! Thank you Shane Anderson for granting Siskiyou News to use your photographs! I emailed Klamath River Renewal Corporation for information on progress update and comment on photographs. […]
District #1 California High School Rodeo Association Results 2023
Thank you, Jean Barton Next rodeo will be October 6-8, 2023 in McArthur, CA looking to have a photo included? Parent/Student can send McArther Event to ‘[email protected]’ include credits SADDLE BRONC RIDING 5 entered 1 Jasper Frost, Browns Valley 141 2 Cody Cash, Montague 50/1 BAREBACK RIDING 1 entered 1 […]
Judge sides with Tribes, BOR Violated Law by Favoring Irrigators in the Klamath Basin
Source: COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE (CN) — A magistrate judge in Oregon sided with the Klamath Tribes on Monday in finding that the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation violated the Endangered Species Act by misallocating limited water supplies from the Upper Klamath Lake, harming endangered sucker fish and other aquatic wildlife. In […]