State Representative – Oregon District 1 Northern California – Smith River Complex – 85,000 acres now and about 7,000 of those are in Oregon. ($ 35 Million cost to date…) very, very sorry to report – 12 California structures lost. Governor Kotek called a Conflagration Declaration which brings in the Oregon State […]
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Happy Camp Complex Incident Update for August 21, 2023 8:00 pm –
The Happy Camp Complex is comprised of 13 fires all burning on the Klamath National Forest over a large portion of Siskiyou County. The west side of the complex includes the Canyon, Three Creeks, Elliot, Ufish, and Malone Fires. Additionally, the incident management team assumed command of the Swillup Fire […]
Update to Deceased Man Found in Scott Bar
By: Carol Jordan Many of you are asking about the status of my sister-in-law, Diane Oliver. Diane was able to escape the fire by curling up with a wet shirt wrapped around her face and head and letting the fire burn over her. Disoriented she eventually found the road. Passers […]
2023 Siskiyou Golden Fair Junior Livestock Results
YREKA – For the first time since 2020 the Siskiyou Golden Fair ran all five days in Yreka using our normal fair-time show and sale schedule. It was great to be back to normal operations. The Junior Market Animal Champions and Reserves are listed below Rabbit PensChampion – Rylieann Mowery, […]
Flow Schedule for Hoopa Valley Tribe Boat Dance Ceremony
Flows on the Trinity River will temporarily increase during this time Bureau of Reclamation News Release REDDING, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation will begin to increase releases from Lewiston Dam to the Trinity River beginning Aug. 18. The increased releases are in support of the Hoopa Valley Tribe bi-annual Boat Dance […]
The Summer Salmon Run on the Rogue
A dear friend sent me these pictures yesterday of the fisherman battling it out at the Mouth of Rogue River. Fishing from the Bank should be a national Pacific NorthWest Sport… Salmon Derby around Aug. 7th of 9th I think I saw a sign saying.
Tragic Crash on Forest Mountain Summit
On Saturday, June 3, 2023, CHP Officers responded to a two-vehicle crash which resulted in two fatalities and four injured parties. On June 3, 2023, at approximately 9:25 pm, Phil Placzek was traveling southbound on SR-3 south of Forest Mountain Summit in a Ford F-250 pickup. Erika Cavener-Hansen was traveling […]
Has the Yreka Homeless Been Self Medicating
The Photo was taken from the Yreka PD Facebook Page in May in regard to the couches and mattress showing up that is creating a health and safety issue. Along with the fact that the city of Yreka has to clean this up. Time and public funds to remove the […]
In CA Legislature, 500 bills beat the deadline by CalMatters, CalMatters NetworkFebruary 21, 2023 California doesn’t really need 2,600 new laws, right? Nevertheless, state lawmakers proposed 500 new bills on Friday, the 2023 session’s introduction deadline, bringing the total to about 2,600. That’s the most in more than a decade, […]
Klamath River Dam Removal: What is the real costs
This massive natural dam formed a large lake on the Klamath River that was 5-miles long and 1-mile wide called ‘Clammittee Lake’, which is within the footprint of present-day Copco Lake. from EINPRESSWIRE.com Copco Lake is formed by the Copco 1 dam on the Klamath River and by itself holds […]