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April 18, 2013 — Lassen County's Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution supporting the Second Amendment and the people's right to keep and bear arms at its Tuesday, April 9 meeting, but the original wording of the resolution drew some sharp criticism from a Westwood couple.

    Eileen Spencer presented a letter to the board questioning the resolution's language that the board “cannot abide by any order, provision law or agency initiative that violates the protections of the Second Amendment.”

April 17, 2013 — A well-known proverb says we learn who our friends really are when hard times hit. And when the ones who count rally around you, support you and encourage you through those difficulties, you know you are truly blessed. That’s something Jerome Thomas has learned during the past year at Lassen College.

April 16, 2013 — Federal prison officials seek an inmate who walked away from a minimum-security camp in Herlong on Friday, April 5.

Inmate Roderick Earl Vanga, of Seattle, Wash. was discovered missing during a routine check Friday. He is 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 155 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He is serving an 84-month sentence for conspiracy to import N-Bezylpiperazine (BZP).

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, state and local law enforcement have been notified. The public is asked to contact local law enforcement if they see this individual.

April 16, 2013 — The Lassen County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the Seventh Annual Spring Home, Garden & Outdoor Recreation Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. 

Last year the show had more than 60 vendors and the Chamber expects the same turnout this year.

The Chamber estimates between 1,000 and 1,500 people visit the show each year, which provides local businesses an opportunity to showcase what they have to offer.