Members of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), I am writing this letter today to express my concern regarding the regulation of minimum flows in the Scott and Shasta River Watersheds. There are three major concerns that I believe require attention before any decisions regarding minimum flows […]
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The YESS Program- A Natural Success
Submitted by Sheryl Wilkins, Scott River Watershed Community Outreach Coordinator “The 2023 Youth Environmental Summer Studies (YESS) program is one for the books! I feel incredibly grateful to have spent 6 weeks with these inspiring young adults.” According to YESS Supervisor, Shannon Wedgley, A summer of hard work and bonding […]
Salute “The General” at the Avery Theatre!
By: Madeleine DeAndreis Giant of the silent film era, Buster Keaton, is coming to the Avery Theatre in one ofthe greatest movies of all time, The General on Saturday, Sept. 30th at 7pm. Thedynamic Avery Board has scored a major entertainment victory by bringing thissilent film classic to the historic […]
Scott River Ranch Vegetation Management Burn September 25-26, 2023, in Scott Valley
CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE Yreka, Ca– CAL FIRE will be conducting a Vegetation Management Burn September 25-26,2023, in the Scott Valley area off McConaughy Gulch Rd depending on weather conditions as well as resource availability. The proposed prescribed broadcast burn is planned for 500 acres of grass and brush. The […]
Georgia Helene Wright
September 29, 1943 – September 7, 2023 Obituary Georgia Wright passed away peacefully on September 7, 2023, just 22 days shy of her 80th birthday. Peter and Sydney were by her side. Georgia and her husband, Peter, made their home in Etna, where they lovingly raised Sydney Wright and Melissa Bacon. They […]
Jean Taylor
April 9, 1945 – September 8, 2023 Obituary Jean Taylor passed peacefully at her home in Scott Valley on September 8, 2023. A lifelong Siskiyou County resident, Jean was born on April 9, 1945 in Weed to Jack and Meribeth Messner. She spent her first five years of life in Dunsmuir before […]
Wesley Gene Wilson
July 21, 1942 – August 25, 2023 Obituary Wesley Gene Wilson went to his rest in the Lord on August 25, 2023, at the age of 81, in his hometown of Etna, California. While his passing was sudden and unexpected, he went to his rest peacefully in his home. Wes was born […]
Sherry Lynn Schweyer
June 1, 1959 – September 6, 2023 Obituary Sherry Lynn Schweyer passed away in her home in Fort Jones, Ca. September 6, 2023 surrounded in love by family. Sherry was born June 1, 1959 to Georgia McCammon and Delbert Schweyer in Auburn Ca. Sherry spent the last 19 years with Tom Gephart […]
Steve Nash
December 28, 1953 – August 23, 2023 Obituary Steve Nash passed away on his ranch in Etna, California on the afternoon of August 23, 2023 after a valiant battle with cancer. How do we pay tribute to the legend? He was something different to each of us. He could do anything: cowboy, […]
HAPPY CAMP COMPLEX INCIDENT UPDATE Community Meeting: Fort Jones on Thursday, August 24, at 5:30 p.m.
Fire Information: Size: 14,037 acres Containment: 5% Total Personnel: 2,833 People Evacuated: 755 Structures Threatened: 1,609 Structures Destroyed: 9 Structures Damaged: 2 Fatalities: 1 Public Phone: (530) 330-5441Media Phone: (530) 330-5452Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. dailyEmail: [email protected] Website: inciweb.wildfire.gov Community Meeting: A community meeting will be held in Fort Jones on Thursday, August 24, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at […]