Susanville News

Tuesday June 30, 2009 Plumas County woman hit by lightning dies Posted on Tuesday, June 30 @ 10:29:04 PDT MaryAnn Heald, age 70, has died of injuries sustained when she was hit by lightning June 3. Heald, an avid gardener, had just returned home from a trip to Reno to buy flowers with her ex-husband, Ron.

Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold.

It seems a 'culled gentleman' was charged with rape and though the charges were later dismissed for lack of evidence, gunfire erupted in the tiny community.

Tuesday June 23, 2009 City, public fed up with Lincoln School eyesore Posted on Tuesday, June 23 @ 11:15:06 PDT June 23, 2009 - The Susanville City Council recently discussed the status of what many people consider one of the biggest blemishes in Lassen County, the remnants of the old Lincoln School building at 1800 Main St.

Northeast California fire officials are reminding area residents and visitors to be careful with fire and fireworks when they celebrate Independence Day.

It's not just that they cleared out the cigarettes and took the cash register. Nor that it happened 6 times totaling more than $70,000 in stolen goods.

Six men are set to appear in Lassen Superior Court today on charges stemming from a marijuana raid that left a seventh suspect dead.

June 23, 2009 - The second go around of the Trails Fest previously scheduled for Saturday, June 6 was re-scheduled to Saturday, June 13 and to much success.

MAIN STREET CRUISE THIS SATURDAY The 19th annual Main Street Cruise is this Saturday in Historic Uptown Susanville.

Acting United States Attorney Lawrence G. Brown announced today that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging RONALD EUGENE BERNAL, 47, of Susanville, with producing and possessing child pornography.

Tuesday June 16, 2009 Farmers market opens with success despite foul weather Posted on Tuesday, June 16 @ 10:35:22 PDT June 16, 2009 - The first farmer's market of the year kicked off successfully on Saturday, June 6 at the Susanville Railroad Depot despite unusually cold temperatures and billowing winds.

Two agents were shot and a suspect was killed during shooting in north Lassen County, California on Tuesday afternoon.

Johnstonville Grange up for historic designation Posted on Tuesday, June 09 @ 12:14:00 PDT June 9, 2009 - The Lassen County/city of Susanville Historic Building Review Committee called a meeting to order on June 2, mainly to welcome new member Barbara White and to discuss the recent application for historic building designation for the ...

City to enact fireworks ordinance June 17 Posted on Tuesday, June 09 @ 12:16:17 PDT June 9, 2009 - The Susanville City Council was very close to passing Urgency Ordinance 09-0967, which would have allowed the discharging of Safe and Sane fireworks on the Fourth of July.

A 35-year-old inmate convicted in San Joaquin County and training in prison to be a firefighter collapsed and died Tuesday during physical fitness exercises in Lassen County, a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman said.

Jack Thomas discovered the remedy by accident but its one which probably will not be too popular with those afflicted by the crippling disease.

Tuesday June 02, 2009 City Council discusses hiring freezes, budgets shortages Posted on Tuesday, June 02 @ 10:40:10 PDT June 2, 2009 - Freezing positions and holding off on equipment purchases for the next fiscal year could be among the only ways the city could balance the budget.

City expects to pay off golf course loan 2011 Posted on Tuesday, June 02 @ 11:00:34 PDT June 2, 2009 - Susanville Mayor Kurt Bonham said the city is expecting to payoff the loan it took out to purchase the Diamond Mountain Golf Course by 2011.

One of the last environmental activists convicted of arson as a protest tactic across the West says he is being released from federal prison to a halfway house in Oregon.

Management of public lands will be under review at two separate gatherings in Modoc County, when federal Bureau of Land Management officials will discuss the future of rangelands, historic sites and off-road vehicles.