By Kaitlyn MidgelyLCOE Communications Specialist The Lassen County Office of Education proudly celebrated the accomplishments of adult learners during the Opportunity Academy Adult School Graduation Ceremony held on January 9th, at the Methodist Church in Susanville. The ceremony was filled with family members, friends, and...

The Lassen Library District is reaching out to the community with a simple question: How and why do you use the library? From January 25th through January 31st, the library will join a statewide initiative titled "Every Story Counts." This effort aims to capture data,...

Cal-FIRE has announced the renewal of its Memorandum of Understanding with Chile’s National Forestry Corporation, reaffirming a longstanding international partnership focused on wildfire prevention, emergency response and climate resilience. The renewed partnership, executed on December 23rd, builds on more than a decade of collaboration...

In a follow up to a story we published last week, we wanted to take a closer look at crime statistics posted by the Susanville Police Department and compare and contrast them with numbers from the previous year, taking a detailed look at year-over-year...

On Monday afternoon, the offices of Lassen Family Services were filled with gratitude and celebration as Deputy Armando Medina of the Lassen County Sheriff's Office was named the LFS Officer of the Year. During the annual event, LFS Executive Director Angela Reed presented Medina with...

The Susanville Police Department has released its annual crime statistics for 2025, providing a comprehensive snapshot of police activity, public safety efforts and department staffing over the past year. According to the data released by the department, officers handled a total of 15,488 incidents in...

In the wake of the passing of Congressman Doug LaMalfa, the Lassen County Board of Supervisors and County Administrative Officer Maurice L. Anderson have issued a formal letter of condolence and tribute, recognizing the representative's decades of influence on Northern California. The statement, signed by...

There will be a Lassen County Board of Supervisors Meeting on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, at 9:00a.m. at the Board Chambers, 707 Nevada Street, Susanville. Click here to download a printable agenda for the meeting.

Andrew Mackey, a student in the Lassen Community College Forestry program, has been awarded a $2,500 scholarship by the Lassen Fire Safe Council. This award is one of several scholarships the Fire Safe Council has provided to Lassen College students, continuing a strong tradition...

The CAL FIRE Lassen-Modoc Unit has announced the appointment of Joshua Kern as its new Unit Chief, effective December 15th, 2025. Chief Kern, a long-time veteran of the local unit, has already begun his tenure, assuming full responsibility for the Unit on December 22nd,...

Susanville residents may have noticed a change in the taste or smell of their tap water lately as the City of Susanville temporarily increases chlorine levels following a series of earthquakes that shook the region at the beginning last week. According to City of Susanville...