Thursday, March 12, 2026

Lassen Public Health: Shifting Public Health Case Investigation, Contact Tracing and Outbreak Investigation Priorities

Lassen County Public Health announced on March 4th, that the agency will be limiting case investigation and contact tracing to the general population in order to shift their efforts and priorities to high-risk individuals or settings. According to the brief press release Public Health will...

Banner Lassen Announces New COVID-19 Requirements for Inpatient Visitors

In an ongoing effort to ensure patient safety and to minimize the spread of COVID-19 the California Department of Public Health has issued an order on visitor limitations at Acute Care Hospitals. Banner Lassen Medical Center has announced that they will be requiring all...

Public Health Acknowledges COVID Spike as County Hits 194 Active Cases

Lassen County Public Health is reporting a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases here in the county and that, as a result of this rise, the Emergency Room at Banner Lassen Medical Center has a larger than normal number of unvaccinated patients...

Banner Lassen Now Requiring Additional COVID-19 Safety Measures for Visitors

Anyone visiting a hospitalized individual at Banner Lassen Medical Center in Susanville now must provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test in the last 72 hours prior to entering the facility. This news follows the California Department of Public Health’s...

COVID-19 Update: Lassen County Hits 155 Active Cases as Infections Increase Dramatically

As of September 1st, at 7:00a.m., here are COVID-19 statistics being reported by local health officials. Lassen County's Public Health Department is reporting 155-active cases in the county with 7 people currently hospitalized. Twenty-five deaths have now been attributed to the infection and so far...

Lassen College Outlines COVID Precautions as In-Person Classes Resume

Lassen Community College has resumed in-person classes for the fall semester and, with the rise of COVID cases in our area, the college's administration is reassuring students that the LCC campus is safe. Here are a few things the college is asking students to keep...

Banner Lassen Clarifies New COVID-19 Safety Measures for Visitors

Banner Lassen has clarified that these new precautions include hospital visitors, but not those seeking care at the Lassen Medical Center. Effective immediately, anyone who is visiting a hospitalized individual at the Lassen Medical Center in Susanville must provide proof of vaccination or proof of...

Banner Lassen Medical Center Now Requiring Additional COVID-19 Safety Measures for Visitors

Updated August, 12th Banner Lassen has clarified that these new precautions include hospital visitors, but not those seeking care at the Lassen Medical Center. Effective immediately, anyone who is visiting a hospitalized individual at the Lassen Medical Center in Susanville must provide proof of vaccination or...

COVID-19 Update: Lassen County Moves to ‘Least Restrictive’ Yellow Tier

The Lassen County Public Health Department has announced that our county is now in the “minimal” spread or least restrictive yellow-tier of the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy. Lassen County is one of only three counties in this category, joining both Alpine and Sierra...

COVID-19 Update: 7 Active Cases with No Hospitalizations

As of March 8th, at 5:00a.m., here are COVID-19 statistics being reported by local health officials. Lassen County's Public Health Department is reporting only 7 active cases in the county with nobody currently hospitalized. Twenty-two deaths have now been attributed to the infection and so...

New Schedule: County Changes Provider for COVID Testing Effective Immediately

Lassen County’s Public Health Department, citing a list of issues and grievances, has cut ties with the company that had been providing COVID-19 testing and switched to an alternate provider effective immediately. The new testing schedule will be Tuesday, from 9:00 until 11:00a.m., Wednesday from...
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The Freshest Susanville Stuff

Sheriff McGarva and Chief Branning to be Featured at this Evening’s “Community Conversation”

Please join us this evening, March 12th, at 5:30p.m., in the board room at the Lassen Municipal Utility District, located at 65 S. Roop...

40 Years of Fun! Lassen County Children’s Fair Returns May 2nd

It is time to celebrate a true Lassen County tradition! The Lassen County Office of Education is rolling out the red carpet for the...

Lassen Claybreakers Kick Off Competitive Season with 6 Medals in Nevada

The Lassen Claybreakers started their competitive season with a bang this past Saturday, traveling to Yerington, Nevada, to compete at the Mason Valley Trap...

District Attorney’s Office: Lassen County Man Sentenced to Four Years in State Prison

56-year-old Lassen County resident, Blaine Truett Miller, was sentenced Tuesday in Lassen County Superior Court to four years and four months in state prison....