Patience Ann Thompson, of Montague, California, was arrested on Feb. 29, 2024 and charged with murder, possession of narcotics for sale, and transportation/sale of a controlled substance, according to a Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office booking report. Thompson, 18, was booked into the Siskiyou County Jail by Officer Rance Zediker. The […]
Author: Jay A. Martin
SMOKED TOMATO PIE AND ROADHOUSE BAR & GRILL TO BE FEATURED ON AMERICA’S BEST RESTAURANTS
YREKA, CA: – Local restaurants Smoked Tomato Pie and Roadhouse Bar & Grill will be hosting visits from America’s Best Restaurants (ABR) in mid-March 2024. America’s Best Restaurants, a national media and marketing company focusing on bringing attention to local, independently-owned restaurants, will bring its ABR Roadshow to Smoked Tomato […]
HISTORY: COPCOLAND, IN THE “STATE OF JEFFERSON”
cover photo: Copco No. 1 Construction, at Dam Site, looking upstream, 1916 (Source: PacifiCorp Archive) COPCOLAND, IN THE “STATE OF JEFFERSON”originally published June, 2003 in KLAMATH HYDRO PROJECT, FERC #2082, historic context statement… This study was commissioned by PacifiCorp as an element in its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing process […]
Safeguarding Democracy: The Voter Bill of Rights in Siskiyou County
Presidential Primary Election – March 5, 2024In March, a total of 4,516 ballots were returned out of the 28,277 ballots that were mailed out in Siskiyou County. This data indicates a return rate of approximately 15.97%, showing the level of voter engagement and participation in the recent election cycle. The […]
DEAD ALREADY! CDFW Salmon Release Failed!
cover photo: Juvenile Chinook salmon swim in a raceway at Iron Fish Gate Hatchery, Siskiyou County, Calif., before their relocation to the Fall Creek facility on July 7, 2021. (CDFW Photo/Travis VanZant) Klamath River Conditions Deadly – Still Killing Fish! Siskiyou News writer, William E. Simpson II who lives on the […]
Keep Our Schools Strong: Urging the District to Save Vital Positions
Attend the board meeting Monday March 4th, 2024Cafeteria-Gold Street School | 321 N. Gold Street Yreka CA 96097here is attached agenda: Special Board Meeting | 03/04/2024 – 06:00 PM “The Yreka Union School District faces major job losses. This affects Evergreen, Jackson St., and Gold St. schools. Please show your support! #SaveOurSchools […]
Deputy Seizes 4 Kilos of Fentanyl in Routine Traffic Stop
cover photo: SCSO FB page SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — A deputy with the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office discovered more than 4 kilograms of fentanyl during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday. The deputy stopped a Toyota Corolla for a missing front license plate around 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 27. A […]
03/01/2024: Klamath Dams on the Bill Meyer Show – KMED AM-FM Talk Radio
Learn the latest about the Klamath Dam Disaster at the Bill Meyer Show… 1. Board of Supervisors and declaring an ‘Emergency’ (Ray Haupt)2. Jess Harris – Candidate fighting for citizen’s rights in the disaster3. Jay Martin at Siskiyou News covering the disaster4. Katy Grimes at the California Globe coverage. The segment begins […]
SISQ ARREST REPORT: February 20th – 26th, 2024
The following Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department ARREST, BOOKINGS Report Contains:individuals who are innocent, until the State proves them guilty. Please respect their fundamental human and legal rights. Over a 6 day period spanning late February 2024, there were 45 arrests logged in the Siskiyou County Jail system. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s […]
Siskiyou Golden Fair Independent Exhibitor Packets Available
Siskiyou Golden Fair Independent Exhibitor Packet Information YREKA – The packet for junior livestock exhibitors showing as an independent at the 2024 Siskiyou Golden Fair is online at the fair website – www.sisqfair.com. An Independent Exhibitor is someone who does not show livestock through an organization like 4-H, FFA or Grange. The independent Livestock Exhibitor packet is […]