Case file update is a new column featuring previous cases involving Plumas County and its people. If anyone has information concerning a cold case, please contact Victoria Metcalf at 283-0800 or ...

This is the second part in a three-part series involving new evidence and information on the infamous Keddie murders. On April 12, 1981, Sheila Sharp, 14, left the neighbors’ cabin to return home.

The rising price of building materials is already a significant obstacle to rebuilding. Various contractors of existing projects in the county were already reporting increases in lumber prices even ...

What does it mean when a smoke column collapses and why is it a big concern for fire fighter? Unless you go to work wearing green and yellow Nomex clothing everyday you probably have never heard the ...

Chester High School graduate Katelyn Nielsen (Class of 2020) is now a senior at the University of California Davis, studying biochemistry and molecular biology. She also recently completed the UC ...

July 28, 2023 Ryan Patrick Purciel and Tailar D’nae Vasquez, both of Sparks, Nevada.

A warming climate is altering ecosystems worldwide. In California we are experiencing prolonged drought and more intense wildfires, which are impacting water quality in lakes and reservoirs.

You may be forgiven for having missed this, since the US Forest Service has been rather quiet about its plans for one of the largest logging programs ever proposed for Plumas County. However, public ...

Fire managers often talk about building either direct or indirect line on the fire. What is the difference and why does it matter? Building direct fire line means building fire lines directly at the ...

Editor’s Note: In this article, Historian David F. Matuszak tells the story of how Nelson Point has been ravaged twice by fire — first in 1924 and again by the Claremont Fire. While the first is from ...

Plumas Performing Arts is hosting a free Summer Music program for student and adult musicians this month! Classes are available in Chester, Greenville, Portola and Quincy for K-12 students and are ...

After more than 150 years of providing continuous news coverage — first with its newspapers and most recently via this website Plumas News — we at Feather Publishing are changing course. As of Aug. 1, ...