The Lassen Fire Safe Council Community Fund has presented another $10,000 check to the Lassen College Foundation & Alumni Association. The funds will directly support scholarships for students enrolled in the college's Fire Sciences and Forestry programs as part of an ongoing "grow our...

The Lassen County Fair is honoring the memory of long-time Fair Manager Jim Wolcott, who passed away last week, just before the start of this year's fair. Reflecting on Wolcott's lasting impact on the fairgrounds and the people of Lassen County the fair released...

The Bureau of Land Management has announced seasonal fire restrictions, effective yesterday, for BLM-managed public lands within Lassen, Plumas, Modoc, Sierra, Siskiyou, and Shasta counties in California, as well as Washoe County, Nevada. These seasonal restrictions are in addition to the year-round, statewide fire prevention...

Lassen County has officially partnered with CivicPlus to implement its NextRequest solution, a modern, web-based platform designed to simplify how residents request and access public records. The new portal is aimed at boosting local government transparency and accountability by providing a centralized, user-friendly space for...

Congratulations to Delilah Delgado who was crowned as Miss Lassen County 2026 at the scholarship pageant held this evening at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. Delilah is the 17-year old daughter of Samantha and Jared Delgado. She loves being physically active through playing softball, wrestling, golfing,...

The California Fire Safe Council is applauding the passage of Senate Bill 973 out of the California State Senate, calling the legislative milestone "an important step forward for wildfire resilience efforts across California." The bill now moves to the California State Assembly, where it has...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is announcing the opening of a $10 million Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grant solicitation. These grants will support California Native American tribes in managing ancestral lands, implementing and promoting Traditional Ecological Knowledge for wildfire resilience, and creating...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Reno have issued a Red Flag Warning, in effect from 2:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. today. Winds will be out of the west at 15 to 25mph with gusts to 35mph and the humidity will drop to between 7...

The University of California Cooperative Extension invites local forest landowners and interested community members to register for an upcoming Forest Stewardship workshop series designed to provide foundational forestry knowledge. Running on Zoom every Tuesday from August 4th through September 29th from 6:00p.m. to 7:30p.m.,...

Diamond Mountain has officially waved goodbye to its last patch of snow, which means it's time for the Lassen College Foundation to crown its winner for the 2026 Diamond Mountain Snow Melt Contest. Misty Mann correctly guessed that the last visible snow would melt away...

Effective July 1st, Sierra Regional EMS has officially assumed responsibility for ambulance service operations across Lassen and Plumas counties, stepping in to fill the gap left by the region's previous provider, SEMSA, which ceased operations on June 30th. Under the direction of Plumas District Hospital,...