Merry Christmas, Lassen County!
Christmas time is here again — well, almost. Before too long, jolly old St. Nick, his reindeer and his present-laden…
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Register to vote — March 3 primary will be here soon
California voters who live under a rock may be surprised to discover the state will hold its Presidential Primary Election…
Read moreTime for LMUD to explain its costly decisions
For more than a decade the staff at the publicly owned Lassen Municipal Utility District has followed direction from its…
Read moreSupport our local community through our $100 challenge
It’s that time of year. With Christmas just around the corner, we once again challenge each of our newspaper readers…
Read moreHave a Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving, a very special and uniquely American holiday, arrives Thursday, followed almost immediately by Black Friday, and then the rush…
Read moreLassen County launches plan to deal with homelessness
No one — Lassen County residents, Susanville residents or the homeless themselves — probably will see any immediate results of…
Read moreLet’s honor our law enforcement, firefighters at Memorial Hall this Wednesday
At 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Wednesday, Nov. 13, our two local veterans groups — the Veterans of Foreign Wars, William…
Read moreIt is nothing less than a citizen’s duty and honor to participate in our electoral process
It’s Special Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Today, the voters in California’s 1st Assembly District will decide who…
Read moreUptown merchants host Safe ‘n’ Sane Halloween Thursday
The people of Susanville owe the Uptown merchants a big thank you for putting on another spectacular Safe ‘n’ Sane…
Read moreOnly local residents can save the leaf collection program
It sure is hard to believe, and even harder to imagine the need for an editorial to ask city of…
Read moreBeware — flu season will be here soon
Each year as summer turns to fall and winter, the flu bug spreads among the human population. The flu virus…
Read moreLassen Community College needs to move forward to find a workable solution
No one should doubt in the least the very hard and difficult decisions facing Lassen Community College now that it’s…
Read moreResidents speak out and make a difference
Kudos to the people of Susanville who spoke up and to the Susanville City Council and Caltrans for listening to…
Read moreMain Street striping forces council to make a difficult decision
A proposal by Caltrans to restripe Main Street through the Uptown business district and reduce traffic from two lanes in…
Read moreStellar jays, wasps and the circle of life
My wife, Cindie, loves to work in the yard. Last weekend as she cranked a water hose back into its…
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