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Caltrans and Hat Creek begin Phase 2 of SR70 sinkhole repairs. The sinkhole appeared over winter due to oversaturated grounds. Initial repairs were made when the weather cleared, yet final repairs were needed. If you are traveling Hwy 70 near Beckwourth today, be aware of the slowdown between Beckwourth Calpine Road and County Road A24 as those final steps are complete.

The Lassen Fire Safe Council announced it will hold a public general meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 14 at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 400 Bridge St. in Bieber. The event includes a meet and greet, Firewise Community Information and light refreshments. For more information, call 250-4449 or email [email protected].

Spring has arrived, and the Lassen National Forest crews are moving forward with continued fire restoration. Hat Creek Ranger District employees are working to replant in the Bald Fire scar, 8 miles southeast of Fall River Mills. The Bald Fire burned nearly 40,000 acres in the summer of 2014. After the area was salvage logged, the forest service says the district and its partner, Fall River Resource Conservation District, began replanting trees in areas determined to have the best chance of successful reforestation. Over the last six years, Hat Creek has re-planted almost 6000 acres burned in the Bald Fire, with another 1,000 acres currently underway this year.

There will be a Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023, at 10:00a.m. at the Bieber Veterans Memorial Hall, 657-575 Bridge Street in Bieber.

The Lassen County Board of Supervisors hold a special meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 25 at the Bieber Veterans Memorial Hall, 657-575 Bridge St. in Bieber. Items on the agenda include public comment; a request by Supervisor Aaron Albaugh to adjourn the meeting at 10:45 a.m. to attend the 2023 Caltrans District 2 Workers Memorial and reconvene at 1 p.m. or a time certain to be determined by the chair; the consent calendar; approval of a letter of support of the Almanor Recreation and Park District’s annual Mile High cycling event using Lassen County roads; minutes of the March 14 and March 21 meetings; approval of an agreement with Champ Software for an electronic health care record system; the unfunding of two vacant public health positions; approval of an agreement with Housing tools related to the development of an affordable housing project; transfer of a surplus vehicle from the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office to the Doyle Fire Protection District; correspondence; a report from the Agricultural Commissioner; a resolution regarding the deed restriction on the Veterans of Foreign Wars building in Herlong; a report on the county’s financial system; approval of a contract with Client First Technology Consulting; consider an agreement with Union Pacific Railroad regarding a grade crossing on Hackstaff Road; consideration of the purchase of traffic line paint; and consideration of the purchase of Motorola Radios for the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials with a Woodland-based bioenergy company broke ground Tuesday on what they say will be the first-of-its-kind power generating facility in Shasta County. The power plant will be built north of Burney and will burn wood waste from the surrounding forest to generate electricity that will be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

BURNEY, Calif. — Employees from the Caltrans District 2 Burney Maintenance Crew, the Fence and Guardrail Crew, and the Tree Crew worked along State Route 299 Tuesday on storm repairs. The work was done about 3 miles west of Fall River Mills at the Pit 1 Grade. Officials said...

Corrections & Clarifications: This story was updated on Wednesday, Nov. 9 to reflect that Measure B needs two-thirds of the vote to pass. Unofficial election results show voters in northeastern Shasta County turning down a tax to fund emergency services in the Burney Fire Protection District. Measure B has 64.7% of the vote. The measure needs 66.67% to pass the...

BURNEY, Calif. - A 15-acre prescribed burn is scheduled to take place Thursday at the Burney Falls State Park. The burn will be in the area off Clark Creek Road near the park entrance. CAL FIRE Shasta Trinity Unit said smoke may be visible during the burn and the following...

Burney voters decide if they will support a tax to fund emergency and fire protection services when they go to the polls on Nov. 8. If it passes — a "yes" vote passes the tax — Measure B would tax each single-family home up to $75, raising about $238,000 annually for the Burney Fire Protection District which sponsored the measure.

MCARTHUR, Calif. — On Friday, the town of McArthur joined the Oilar family to celebrate the renaming of the McArthur Post Office to the Janet Lucille Oilar Postal Building. In a dedication ceremony at the McArthur fairgrounds, Janet Oilar was celebrated by friends and family with stories of her life and her contributions to the community, according to the U.S Postal Service.

BURNEY, Calif. — Has your child ever asked to meet the Cookie Monster? Well, here's their chance. If you want to take your kids to meet Sesame Street's Cookie Monster, he'll be at the Burney Library on Main Street on Wed. Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. Here at KRCR,...

A post office in northern California has been renamed for its longtime post master who died in 2018. The U.S. Post Office in McArthur, California (a small town of 334 residents) has been renamed the Janet Lucille Oilar Post Office.

MCARTHUR, Calif. — The 2022 Inter-Mountain Fair in eastern Shasta County started on Thursday. This year's theme: Carnival Lights and Country Nights. The carnival opens at noon Thursday through Sunday, and at 10 a.m. on Monday. Daily admission costs $6 for adults but is free for kids five years...