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Sunday, March 23, 2025
Short Story: Beneath Mount Shasta’s Shadow The Sheriff rubbed tired eyes while flipping through the booking report. Sixty-nine arrests in just over a week. Even for Siskiyou County, that was busy. The massive stack of paperwork seemed to grow taller by the minute, each page representing another life at a […]
Yreka, CA – The Siskiyou County Superior Court has announced the recruitment for the 2025-2026 Civil Grand Jury, inviting community members to apply for this unique opportunity to serve as a “watchdog” for local government operations. Do you want to make a difference in your community? Are you curious about […]
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-scenes legal effort to force Congress to call a convention to amend the Constitution could end up helping President Donald Trump […]
Celia Ann (Wetzel) Taylor, April 18, 1926 – March 9, 2025, passed away peacefully in her San Francisco home of 65 years. Born and raised in McCloud, CA, a company-owned lumber town; graduated 1944 from McCloud High School, proud alumnus of Mills College Class of 1948 (BA in History). A […]
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 Pendleton to Ronald and Linnie Wright. She grew up in […]
Lorie Michelle Friedman Rainey, 51, of Sherwood, Oregon, passed away on March 11, 2025, in Tigard, Oregon following her courageous battle with cancer. She was born on April 30, 1973, in Woodland, California, to Dr. Larry and Linda Friedman, and spent her childhood in Yreka, California. Lorie’s life was marked […]
James Gerald Smith, “Smitty”, a 76 years old Fort Jones resident, passed away peacefully at the Madrone Hospice House in Yreka on March 7, 2025. James was born on June 8, 1948 in Minnesota to Gerald Frank and Ethel Sophia (Kallio) Smith. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army, […]
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. –Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) announced today that Elizabeth Nielsen has accepted a position as Executive Director of the organization, effective April 7, 2025. Mrs. Nielsen currently serves as Deputy County Administrator for Siskiyou County, California. The announcement follows a months-long recruitment process conducted by a committee […]
Hayden won the regional Lions Speech Contest yesterday against a contestant from Burney. He now moves onto the District competition in Chico on April 12th for a chance to win $4,500.
The annual Madrone Hospice Art Auction was once again a resounding success, raising an impressive $14,650 from the art auction alone to support essential services throughout northern Siskiyou County. The lively event featured art from local artists, delicious food, and enthusiastic bidders from across the county. This year’s event introduced […]
