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Competitve skiers hit the slopes

ski racer Portola’s Chase Shirley clocked the fastest run of the day on the slalom course at Sugar Bowl Feb. 1. In combined times, Shirley took second place out of 51 skiers. See this next weeks paper for more ski results and pictures.

Photo by Karen Barker

Assault on correctional officer a fabrication, authorities say

Joshua Sebold
Staff Writer
2/4/2010

Plumas County sheriffís deputies and investigators responding to claims by High Desert State Prison correctional officer Todd Posch that he was the victim of a hit-in-run in front of his residence in Greenville Wednesday morning determined "Poschís allegations were false and fabricated" according to a press release signed by Sheriff Greg Hagwood.

Out of touch: Pager provider abandons area

Joshua Sebold
Staff Writer
2/3/2010

   Several organizations operating on the eastern side of the county became aware of something strange in the third week in January: Their pagers were malfunctioning.
   Eastern Plumas District Hospital Information Technology Manager Rick Boyd received a call from a doctor Monday, Jan. 11.
   The doctor explained the hospital attempted to page him the night before and he never received the message.

Multiple agencies respond to Basin disaster

M. Kate West
Chester Editor
2/3/2010

Without the assistance of multiple agencies, life, as it is known in the Lake Almanor Basin, might have come to a screeching halt during the snowstorms the week of Jan. 17ñ25.
In addition to the more than six feet of snow that fell on the West Shore of Lake Almanor and Chester, the storms brought about a Plumas County Board of Supervisors declaration of a local emergency Jan. 22.

Positive coliform test closes one EQSD well

Joshua Sebold
Staff Writer
2/3/2010

At a mid-January meeting, East Quincy Service District Manager Mary Henrici told the districtís board that she had isolated the well behind the district office, well #2, from the rest of the water system because of a positive total coliform test.
Total coliform tests look for bacteria that originate in dirt or plant matter, compared to fecal coliform that originates in sewage, septage or animal waste.

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Chester hoopsters defeat Portola

Shannon MorrowSports Editor
2/3/2010
The Chester High School boys basketball team is now in the drivers seat in the Feather River League, after defeating Portola 58-48 last Friday night, Jan....

Quincy and Greenville play

Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
1/27/2010

The Quincy and Greenville boys' basketball teams met for a league contest in Quincy Friday night, Jan. 22, with Quincy winning 63-35.
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Portola teams defeat Loyalton in league opener

Shannon Morrow
Sports Editor
1/27/2010
Portola fans had an enjoyable evening at Portola High School last Friday night, as they watched their boys’...