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The Portola Riverwalk Disc Golf Club had a beautiful, sunny day by the Feather River in Portola for their Grand Opening tournament at the Portola Riverwalk Disc Golf Course on Saturday, June 11. An enthusiastic crowd gathered at the first HouckDesign course in California with discs in tow as members...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue knocked down a brush fire in Cold Springs. It happened around 10 p.m. on Sunday, June 26, near Mud Springs Road. Firefighters were able to keep it to just over an acre. There were no reported injuries or damage to any structures.

The Portola Concerts in the Park are set to return starting Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m., with the first of seven concerts to be the popular Margret’s Funk Band, playing Motown, old favorites and considered ‘great to dance to’ as well. “They were one of our favorites and actually got to perform last year, and didn’t get cancelled from smoke, threat of fire, or Covid,” said organizers.

Congratulations to Suzanne O’Brien! Win a free large one-topping pizza from either the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory locations. Every week you have a chance to win a large one-topping pizza from the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory and you could be our pizza winner – it’s super easy! Just scroll down and use our handy entry form. You can enter once per day from each email address. We’ll announce our weekly winner right here next Monday morning.

It’s been a few years since Treasure Island was around to cap off our weird, hybrid summer-autumn, and in the void left by Pink Saturday’s disappearance and the subdued pall that is Halloween, We were more or less blindsided by May’s happy announcement that Pier 80 — a former tow pound and increasingly a venue in its own right — would be home to the inaugural Portola Festival, crowned by Flume and the Chemical Brother.

Kaydeen Mechelle Kimball of Janesville earned a bachelor of science cum laude in human resource management from University of Maryland Global Campus. Worldwide, more than 13,600 graduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 32 countries and U.S. territories, earned UMGC degrees during the 2021-22 academic year.

The Plumas Unified School District board of trustees honored 19 retirees during its June 22 board meeting, though none were able to attend in person. That didn’t stop their supervisors from lauding them for their service. Portola High School Principal Sara Sheridan began the accolades, acknowledging four individuals. She opened with Robin Adrian-Murray who was retiring after 26 years. Adrian-Murray began her career serving meals to the students in the cafeteria and also taught in the culinary program and the garden. “Her chocolate chip cookies are the stuff of legends,” Sheridan said.

Good morning! Here is your last chance to enter for tomorrow’s Pizza Factory Giveaway!. Every week you have a chance to win a large one-topping pizza from the Susanville or Janesville Pizza Factory locations!. You could be our pizza winner – it’s easy! Just scroll down and use our...

Originally published as a Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post:. “On June 15, 2022, at 12:46 am the Plumas County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received multiple 911s reporting a structure fire at 365 3rd Ave in Portola. Fire personnel from Beckwourth, Eastern Plumas, Graeagle, and Sierra Valley fire departments...

Notice is hereby given that the EPRFPD Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing on July 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. at the Delleker Station located at 141 Delleker Rd., Portola, CA 96122. This hearing is being held to adopt a preliminary budget for FY 2022-2023. Any person may appear and be heard regarding any item in the budget or regarding the addition of other items.

Isaiah Trevizu, of Janesville, was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2022 semester. Traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to earn a spot on the dean’s list. Trevizu is a junior majoring in biology.

Wastewater Operator and Maintenance person needed for Herlong Public Utility District. Operators are involved in the maintenance, repair and operation of wastewater and water systems. Operator would work under the direction of senior personnel and perform work in connection with the operation, maintenance, construction, and repair of facilities. The ability...

Fire Wise in Portola is holding a Fire Safe Community Outreach meeting on Thursday, June 23 at 6 p.m. at the Portola City Library meeting room. The meeting still share tactics and tools to reduce wildfire risks and explain hazard reduction projects and tasks that will increase your homes’ chances of survival. All in the community are welcome and invited to join in to keep the city safe this fire season.

The day after a fire destroyed a home, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office has released more information about the June 15 event, including the fact that two individuals escaped the burning structure with injuries, and a third died at the scene. As has been previously reported, the Plumas County...

PORTOLA, Calif (KOLO) -It appears a man set the home of his estranged wife on fire in Portola, then killed himself and his body burned in the flames, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said. Several fire agencies responded to a house fire Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at about 12:46...

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. - Investigators believe a man took his own life by starting a house fire in Portola early Wednesday morning, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said. At about 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, deputies responded to a report of a structure fire at 365 3rd Ave. in Portola.

Jasper Schuetz, a rising 9th grader at Piedmont High School, placed first in the Junior Men’s category at the Lost and Found gravel race on June 4. The race was held in the town of Portola, CA in the High Sierra and the ride was 60 miles long on gravel roads.

The Wednesday, June 8 meeting of the City of Portola city council opened with the pledge of allegiance and then went into public comment. Public comment was received from resident Ashlee Sims regarding the position opening with the city clerk, with Sims stating that the position vacancy for city clerk and subsequent filling of the position with a deputy clerk “should have appointed by city council.”

Gentle breezes filtered through the pine trees over Beckwourth Peak, which helped to provide a warm, pleasant atmosphere at the 2022 graduation on the evening of Friday, June 10 at the Coach Bob Wise Memorial Stadium at Portola High School. After the processional comprised of 39 graduating seniors, and an...

An early morning fire June 15, completely destroyed one Portola home and reportedly damaged two others. According to the sheriff’s office dispatch center the fire call came in at 12:47 a.m. for the home at 365 3rd Ave. According to records the home belongs to Christian Taylor, who is well known in the area as a medical coordinator for Eastern Plumas Health Care. Fire personnel from the Beckwourth, Eastern Plumas, Graeagle and Sierra Valley fire departments responded to the scene.