Sierra County News

An attorney for a no growth group submitted a 34 page letter with attachments to the county today effectively stalling the approval process of the Higgins Market Place.

Conservationists, environmentalists, politicians and others gathered Thursday morning on a verdant hill overlooking the meandering Little Truckee River at Perazzo Meadows.

State officials said less than a third of California voters turned out for a special election last month that shot down five budget-related measures proposed by lawmakers and the governor.

It will be more safe to be a deer in Sierra County after today as officials dedicate a $348,000 animal underpass.

When longtime Nevada State Archivist Guy Rocha retired in February, it was with the knowledge he was leaving the state's historic records in good hands.

Ken Cutler, MD, MPH joins the Tahoe Forest Hospital District Board of Directors.

Delaine Fragnoli Managing Editor 6/3/2009 When county supervisors approved an application to the state for a General Plan extension earlier this year, they knew the Governor's Office of Planning and Research would likely impose some restrictions.

The Truckee woman arrested for allegedly burning her home and business is expected to enter a plea on Monday, June 22.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE: The Gold Lake Highway provides entry into the North Sierra's prettiest region, the Lakes Basin Recreation Area.

Traci Bue Staff Writer 5/27/2009 Sierra Valley landowners are exploring a new approach to education and advocacy of the land and a lifestyle they hope to preserve for themselves and for generations to come.

A chiropractor with practices in Truckee and Loyalton was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of setting fire to the office and home she owned in Truckee.

Delaine Fragnoli Managing Editor 5/20/2009 Plumas County tracked with the rest of the state in Tuesday's special election, soundly defeating Propositions 1A-1E by a three-to-two margin.

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Central Sierra County.

The results of the Statewide Special Election held Tuesday, the 12th election California voters have had to decide on in seven years, are not surprising.

Alicia Knadler Indian Valley Editor 5/13/2009 Indian Valley resident Marion Kunz celebrated her 100th birthday in February surrounded by family and friends from her more than 40 years of life in Plumas and Sierra counties.

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News : Loyalton medical facilities are thriving Good news for Loyalton's medical facilities means good news for Eastern Plumas Health Care as a whole.

Joshua Sebold Staff Writer 4/15/2009 The Board of Supervisors formed a committee to meet with state representatives about possible locations for a new courthouse at its Tuesday, April 7, meeting.

A 30-acre wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon in Sierra County. The Hill fire is spreading at a moderate rate in the Pendola area north of Camptonville , the U.S. Forest Service said.

A suction dredge operation on the Klamath River. California Indian tribes and environmental groups are preparing for a showdown with the state Department of Fish and Game and recreational miners who use suction dredging operations to find gold.