Sierra County News

Wood cutting season will be extended from Monday, Nov. 1 to Sunday, Nov. 15, on the Sierraville, Truckee, and American River Ranger Districts of the Tahoe National Forest that surround western Nevada County.

Two Reno men and a Sparks man were arrested last week on charges they were involved in thefts and vandalism in Long and Dog valleys in eastern California near the Nevada border.

When it comes to the economy, Tuolumne County was identical to the state of California when it comes to third quarter taxable sales.

State health officials have encouraged all Californians to get a seasonal flu shot as early as possible and an H1N1 flu shot when it becomes available later this fall.

An elderly hunter from Oroville was apparently attacked and seriously mauled by a bear in Sierra County , the state Department of Fish and Game said.

From crushed walnut shells to coiled wires, tire manufactures have been reinventing the wheel for decades.

We started summer on Memorial Day with a walk to Frazier Creek Falls south of Graeagle along Gold Lake Forest Highway.

Several projects in the Tahoe National Forest will receive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and local contractors are invited to bid on them.

Joshua Sebold 9/19/2009 The Board of Supervisors changed its mind and delayed a fee increase for Intermountain Disposal customers after hearing input from a few members of the public at a Tuesday, Sept.

American Legion Auxiliary Frank Gallino Unit 130. Alyce Hammond, Julie Slater, Sandra Haines, Janice Morris, and Arline Kenney donned leis.

There has been a fair amount of discussion about the biomass task force, and what may be developing in forest product usage in our area.

Several projects in the Tahoe National Forest will receive funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

A man suspected of breaking into several post office boxes in Sierraville was arrested for allegedly having 3 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms.

An investigation into mail thefts in Sierraville, Calif., led to the arrest Thursday of an Arizona man on suspicion he had 3 pounds of hallucinogenic mushrooms, the Sierra County Sheriff's Department reported.

The Northern Sierra Partnership has picked up another piece of the public/private checkerboard of land in Sierra County, adding to the preserved area along the Little Truckee River.

The Northern Sierra Partnership has picked up another piece of the public/private checkerboard of land in Sierra County, adding to the preserved area along the Little Truckee River.

Sharon Easter judges entries in the junior and senior preserves category Friday morning at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in preparation for the county fair, which opens Wednesday.

The Northern Sierra Partnership has picked up another piece of the public/private checkerboard of land in Sierra County, adding to the preserved area along the Little Truckee River.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for this afternoon in parts of Western Nevada including Verdi and scattered thunderstorms along the Sierra Crest, the National Weather Service said.

Now that Perazzo Meadows is preserved and in public hands, the next step is restoring the Sierra County landscape to its former glory.