by Susan Couso Medford Roop Arnold is one of our Lassen County natives who was well-known and well-liked and well-respected for his entire life. Now, very few people seem to know who he was. He was born January 25th, 1885 in Susanville. His parents were...

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeatureby Jeremy Couso Members of Susanville's Monticola Club put on their work gloves and spent Monday morning in the little triangle below the Elks Lodge, at the top of Main Street, planting daffodils so they will bloom in the spring! Monticola was founded in...

by Susan Couso Winding through the hills from Graeagle to Plumas Junction, the Sierra Valley Railroad had a rough beginning and a rough ending. In the late 1880’s a railroad through the area was a dream and by the early part of the 20th Century...

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeatureby Marshel and Jeremy Couso Lassen Land and Trails Trust held their annual Rails to Trails Festival Saturday, in conjunction with the Bizz Johnson Marathon, giving local folks and out-of-towners a taste of an event that has become an annual tradition in Susanville. The...

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeatureby Jeremy Couso On Friday, October 6th, on the lawn at the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office, the annual wreath laying ceremony was held honoring the memory of Lassen County Deputy Larry Griffith, Susanville Police Officer Robert McElrath, Modoc County Deputy Jack Hopkins and other law enforcement personnel...

by Susan Couso Daniel Rice Stark had been born in Indiana on the third of July in 1830 and grew up in a large family. He had married his sweetheart, Rebecca, in 1856 in Michigan. The Stark family moved around, trying to find a good life,...

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeatureby Marshel and Jeremy Couso Lassen Family Services' CASA Program held a Superhero themed 5K fun run and one-mile walk September 30th, to help support programs for abused and neglected children in Lassen County. Despite the cool temperatures and drizzly rain at start time,...

by Susan Couso The project to build Lake Almanor brought electricity to thousands of people. In the early years of the 20th Century efforts began to build Canyon Dam at the south end of the beautiful valley, called Big Meadows, which had become the home...

A SusanvilleStuff Photofeatureby Marshel and Jeremy Couso The Susanville Symphony Society kicked off its 2023-2024 season Sunday with a special outdoor performance on the lawn of the historic courthouse featuring everything from pop music to well-known classical selections while concert goers brought tables and chairs,...

A SusanvilleSnapshots.com Galleryby Marshel and Jeremy Couso It was pure, 'purple and gold' excitement at Lassen High School as students celebrated school spirit with their week-long, Gold Rush themed homecoming activities, culminating in Friday's big parade on Main Street, the crowning of royalty and a...

by Susan Couso Gladys Matilda Spencer is another one of those who prove that important people do come from Lassen County. Gladys was born in Susanville on March 27, 1872. Her father, Ephraim Van Buren 'Eff' Spencer, was Lassen County's first District Attorney, and a...