115 years ago   

Mr. John Wagner, the new proprietor of the Quincy-Oroville Stage Line, came up from Merrimack to complete arrangements for running his stages. It was Wagner’s intention to maintain a first-class line in all respects, and he invited public patronage.

The Trio Lumber Company, composed of Merril Y. Stoddard, M.R. Thornton and A.C. Berg, purchaser of a considerable tract of government stumpage near Quincy Junction, expected to begin active logging and milling operations around May 1.

The company is expected to employ at least 25 men year round and additional workers will be hired as the work demands.

70 years ago   

The board of directors of the Susanville Chamber of Commerce decided to take a more active interest in the financial and government affairs of the county.   

It was decided that members of a governmental committee would attend all county supervisors’ meetings in the future in an effort to lend assistance to the supervisors and also to keep the businessmen of the community in closer contact with county business.

30 years ago   

The Lassen County Sheriff’s Department reported its investigation continued into the apparent bombing of an aircraft belonging to a Bieber area ranch.   

Accounts of the explosion varied, although one resident reported to have heard what sounded like a sonic boom about the time the incident occurred.

25 years ago   

A possible conflict between the state and Lassen County over the county’s housing element of the General Plan surfaced during a meeting of the Lassen County Board of Supervisors.   

The county planning director said the state Department of Housing was satisfied with the element. However, he said the state had indicated it would not accept the work unless the county issued a negative declaration or an environmental impact report.

15 years ago   

Tragedy struck Lassen County when a deputy sheriff was shot and killed by a suspect in a domestic dispute. Larry Griffith, 44, was one of the four officers who responded to the call in Ravendale. It was the first time in 25 years that a Lassen County Deputy Sheriff had been killed in the line of duty.   

A large crowd attended Griffith’s funeral and it seemed every tree and lamppost was decorated with blue ribbons to honor Griffith’s memory.

10 years ago   

When Lassen County got $2 million from the state of California to build its soon-to-open new juvenile hall, the idea was for neighboring counties’ hard core juveniles to fill the beds and help pay operational costs.   

But no northern county has ever signed anything to use the facility — expected to open in April — despite the state’s view that Northeastern California needed such a lockup.

Five years ago   

In a continuing evaluation of Lassen County Fair Manager Claud Neely, the Lassen County Board of Supervisors brought the matter before the public at its Tuesday, March 9 meeting.   

In fact it was Neely who asked and agreed to the open meeting to discuss his management style.

A year ago   

Police arrested a Susanville resident who allegedly threatened his wife with a knife on Monday, Feb. 23.   

Eugene Macale Madronero, 30, of Susanville, was taken into custody after allegedly grabbing a large kitchen knife and threatening his wife, Porta Cinco Madronero, 31, of Susanville.    

Officers from the Susanville Police Department responded to the Madroneros’ residence at the Juniper Arms apartment complex at 525 Hall St. Officers responded to the incident after receiving a call from a woman who said her husband had a knife to her throat. She was able to give the address over the phone, but not the apartment number, before the phone cut out.