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Kathy and Bruce Rhymes, shown here in a recent picture taken at the Susanville Airport, lost their lives in a plane crash near Auburn, Calif. about 9 p.m. Saturday, May 18. Photo submitted

May 20, 2013 — A Susanville couple lost their lives Saturday night when their single engine airplane crashed near the Auburn Municipal Airport in the Sierra foothills.

Susanville Airport Manager Steve Datema confirmed Bruce and Kathy Rhymes, of Susanville, were killed in the crash, but he couldn’t provide more information.

The Lassen Transit Service Agency has been given 30 days notice of termination of the Agreement between Susanville Express Taxi and the agency. Taxi service that was provided under this Agreement will no longer be available as of June 2, 2013.

Dial a Ride service is available for your immediate use, as well as after the June 2 discontinuation of taxi service. Any vouchers you purchase for use on the taxi will be honored by the Dial a Ride service. Dial a Ride service hours are from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. There is no Sunday service.

Jessica Brown, of Chester, performs Taylor Swift’s “Mean” and Miranda Lambert’s “More Like Her” during the Texaco Country Showdown. Her big brother Zach won the showdown a couple of years ago. File photo

May 18, 2013 — The Texaco Country Showdown is America's largest Country music talent show and is designed to find the most promising country music talent in the nation and to give these performers a chance to launch their professional music careers.

The Country Showdown begins each spring with over 450 local talent contests sponsored by country music radio stations throughout the U.S. Once again Susanville’s KJDX/KSUE is sponsoring the local competition.

May 16, 2012 — Tom Downing, Susanville’s police chief, said his department recently completed an undercover drug buy program and as many as nine suspects are in custody or being sought.

 “We’re looking for or already have arrested six juveniles and three adults,” Downing said.

A search warrant also has been served on a Lowry Street location.

An undercover Susanville police officer worked the program in an attempt “to target people selling drugs to our youth. That was the plan. It ended up being youth selling to our youth in and around the park and the high school area,” Downing said.

The program did not purchase any large quantities of drugs, but in some cases suspects made multiple sales.

One of the juveniles is not a Lassen High School student, Downing said.

The chief said the department will release more information soon.

For more details, see the Tuesday, May 21 issue of the Lassen County Times.