Siskiyou Food Assistance (SFA) is once again hosting their Thanksgiving Day tradition, “Run for Food” at the Weed campus of College of the Siskiyous on November 23rd at 8 am. The event supports SFA’s mission as a local food ministry offering nutritious food and prayer to friends and neighbors in need of emergency food. “The 5K eventis fun for the whole family, with award ribbons given to the top three […]
Other News
Shasta Valley Grow Sites, Deadly CarboFuran Toxins Present
Recently the SCSO along with other task force members were doing raids and compliance checks in the Shasta Vista Area. The State of California was also conducting soil and water testing. The levels of Carbofuran was high enough that the state workers immediately were alarmed for their safety. LOCAL LEO! […]
WHY WE LIVE HERE – PART THREE
I started this morning intending to write one of my gloom-and-doom stories about the sad condition of the state of California, with its out-of-control taxes, homeless epidemic, crime, and mass illegal immigration. But then I happily remembered … I don’t live in California. Well, I guess I do … sort […]
Be Sure to Finish All Your BUGS, Remember There Are Starving Children
THIS 2030 Food Pyramid (satire) may not be too far-fetched given what we see happening all around us… In the movie Soylent Green, meat was reserved for an elite class of citizens only. However, the idea of using ‘bugs’ as a source of protein may present a problem because insects around the […]
Another wet winter looms. California needs to get serious about water management
And Yet In Siskiyou Were They Tear Dams Out! By Dan WaltersCalMatters Oct. 1 is the beginning of what hydrologists call the “water year.” Historically, California’s reservoirs are near their lowest levels by this point after months of being drawn down, mostly to irrigate fields and orchards, during the state’s precipitation-free […]
Siskiyou County S.O. Arrest Report For October 17th Thru 23rd, 2023
The following Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department Arrest Report Contains:individuals who are innocent, until the State proves them guilty. Please respect their fundamental human and legal rights. *GD “General Delivery” 10/17/2023 00:45 ☆ JERRY, ANTHONY JOE (age 62, Yreka, CA) *GDRELEASED 10/17/2023 09:29Arrest Location: YREKA NOT CASINOArresting Agency: YREKA POLICE DEPARTMENT853.7 PC – FTA AFTER […]
Robert E. Lee Confederate Statue in Charlottesville Melted Down
The statue met its end at an undisclosed location in a 2,250-degree furnace. What’s happening: A casting of Robert E. Lee that presided over downtown Charlottesville for nearly a century has been reduced to bronze ingots. A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was melted down at a secret ceremony, part […]
College of the Siskiyous Art Department to Participate in Siskiyou County Arts Council X Days
Weed / COS – The College of the Siskiyous Art Department will be participating in the Siskiyou County Arts Council’s X Days, a countywide open studio event. Siskiyou X Days will highlight the vibrancy of arts activities in the county while uplifting historically excluded artists and untapped nodes of soft […]
California’s economic outlook worsens as Newsom travels overseas
By Dan WaltersOctober 24, 2023 In summary When Gov. Gavin Newsom returns from his overseas travel, he will find a state whose economy seems to be slowing. While Gov. Gavin Newsom polishes his foreign policy credentials with visits to Israel and China, California is experiencing an economic slowdown that could bode […]
CDFW Restricts Recreational Crab Traps and Delays the Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery to Protect Whales from Entanglement
The recreational take of Dungeness crab using crab traps will be temporarily restricted between the Sonoma/Mendocino county line and Lopez Point, Monterey County (Fishing Zones 3 and 4) when the season opens on Saturday, Nov. 4 due to presence of humpback whales and potential for entanglement from trap gear. Recreational take […]
