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A ceremonial shooting of blanks echoed through the Weaverville Cemetery and nearby neighborhoods Monday, May 25, in honor of Memorial Day and those who died in military service of the United States of America.Weaverville VFW Post 7705 Color G…

Workshops for the zoning code draft update last week saw Trinity residents in attendance from all corners of the county concerned about any potential changes to their property rights.Tuesday, May 19, saw a packed house in the Board of Supervisors chambers in the conference room of the Weaver…

The criminal case against Jose Adelaido Jimenez Garcia, the Chicago man charged in connection with a deadly Highway 299 crash near Del Loma, was continued again last Wednesday after his defense attorney requested more time to review expert reports.According to Trinity County Superior Court m…

Ballots for the 2026 primary election have been mailed and should have arrived in your P.O. Box. If a ballot is not received by now, contact Trinity County Elections Department at elections@trinitycounty.org or call 530-623-1220.Ballots can be returned in

Memorial Day outage leaves more than 1,900 customers without powerTrinity Public Utilities District reported an afternoon outage on Memorial Day, with more than 1,900 customers without power from Junction City and Weaverville to the north on Highway 3, including Trinity Center and Coffee Cre…

Trinity County public and environmental health officials, doctors and staff at Trinity Hospital and clinics and others tested the county’s readiness in case of a toxic chemical spill on one of the main highways.A tabletop exercise, “Toxic Turn on Oregon Mt. Hill,” held at the Veterans Memori…

This past field season, the Watershed Research and Training Center initiated treatments to create a roadside fuel break along Pelletreau Ridge Road associated with the Southern Trinity Fire Resiliency Project, funded by Cal Fire’s Forest Health Program.

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Kaiya Trujillo, Avery Taylor, Claire Cox and Sheree Beans (from left to right) embarked on “Operation Wise Owl” October of last year, where they met with other Future Farmers of America students from across the country in Washington, D.C. There they lobbied Congress for rural school funding …

Obituaries

James Eugene Dudley passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on March 10, 2026. He was born Nov…

Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Simmons passed away peacefully in her home on Feb. 12, 2026, at the age of 81.  

Join the friends and family of Filo J. Peralta for a memorial picnic in the afternoon/evenin…

LOCATION CHANGE: A celebration of life for Thomas Prest will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.…

Trinity County Sheriff’s dispatch received these and other calls Tuesday through Monday May 19 to May 25

Monday, May 25

An alarm activation was reported at 1:52 a.m. in Weaverville at the UPS station. Nothing was tampered with.

A juvenile matter was reported on Coffee Creek Road in Trinity Center at 5:42 a.m. Details redacted.

A Burnt Ranch man reported a woman approaching him in violation of a restraining order on Wallen Ranch Road

Wednesday, May 27

Trinity Life Support CSD, 11 a.m. in the TCLS training room, 610 Washington St., Weaverville

Weaverville CSD Board, 5:15 p.m., district office board room, 716 Main St.

Coffee Creek Volunteer Fire District, 6 p.m., Coffee Creek Fire Hall

Thursday, May 28

Weaverville/Douglas City Parks and Recreation District, 5:30 p.m. at the Recreation Hall, Bldg. 3, 1

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HIGHWAY 3: Bridge work will be underway from 7.3 to 9.3 miles north of Trinity Center from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and Thursday, May 27-28, and from frfom 9.3 miles north of Trinity Center for six miles from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 29. One-way traffic control will be in place with 14-minute delays.

▶ A paving operation will be occurring from 5.1 miles south of the Trinity/Siskiyou county line to the county line from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Thursday, May 27-28, and from 6 a.m.

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Many of us have reached the same breaking point: companies are making it nearly impossible to speak with a real human being. Whether it’s a ba…

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Trinity High School will send two girls to the CIF State Track and Field Championships for the first time in years after standout performances at the CIF Northern Section Finals on Friday, May 22, at West Valley High School in Cottonwood.

The Trinity High School track and field teams competed Friday, May 15, at the North Section Div. 3 Championships at West Valley High School in Cottonwood.

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The Eastern Ways Lion Dance Team from Sacramento entertained Saturday, May 23, at the Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month after the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in February was canceled due to incle…

Weekly▶ Weaverville Farmers Market, 4 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday through mid-October at the Highland Art Center meadow, 691 Main St., Weaverville. 

The 2026 Trinity County College & Career Expo on the Shasta College Trinity Campus April 28 hosted 165 attendees who networked with 47 vendors, offering a wide array of educational and professional pathways. The sun came out and the event was a great success thanks to the dedicated work …

Kristiana Wright used to think being a lawyer would be lame. Wright comes from two generations of law practice on her father’s side of the family and growing up watching the court proceedings she never imagined following in their footsteps, but hot off her first preliminary trial and with mo…

County unemployment ticks up in February Trinity County’s unemployment rose slightly from 6.7% in January to 6.9% in February, according to preliminary data issued last week by the Employment Development Department Labor Market Information Division.

The Trinity County Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the March election of its Board of Directors. An election committee is busy preparing a slate of nominees to be presented to the board at its Feb. 18 meeting tonight, which will be disseminated to chamber members via email. The election…