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Fatal accident on Highway 70; Highway now open

Feather Publishing

12/12/2010 Updated 9:30 a.m.

The roadway has been repaired and normal two-way traffic has been restored.

12/11/2010 Updated 12:00 p.m.

SR 70 remains under one way traffic control due to a large boulder blocking the westbound lane (see photos attached). Caltrans will go to a full closure to blast the boulder, planned for early this afternoon.

The victim of the accident is reported to be Judy Johnson of Greenville.

Collision with falling rock kills van driver on Highway 70

12/11/2010 Updated 6:30 a.m.

One way controlled trraffic remains in effect at the site of the accident. CanTrans sent a geologist to the site to assess the damage. Crews worked through the night.

12/10/2010 Updated 4:30 p.m.

A female motorist driving an older model van was killed about 3 p.m. when her van struck a boulder that apparently tumbled onto Highway 70 about three miles east of Belden,in the Feather River Canyon.

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Public Information Meeting to Discuss Status of Graeagle Transfer Station

Feather Publishing

12/10/2010

PUBLIC NOTICE

Graeagle Transfer Station

The Plumas County Department of Public Works will be hosting a public information meeting at the Graeagle Fire Hall on Hwy 89 in Graeagle from 4 PM to 6 PM on Monday, December 13th, 2010 to discuss the status of the Graeagle Transfer Station.

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Special election underway; polling places consolidated

Delaine Fragnoli

Managing Editor

12/8/2010

The special election to fill the vacancy of the late state Senator Dave Cox is now underway. Sample ballots have been mailed and permanent vote-by-mail ballots were sent Monday, Dec. 6.

The election will be a “consolidated” one with just one polling place — the county courthouse. Voters may vote by mail or at the courthouse. Other regular polling places will not be used.

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Two dogs stricken with salmon poisoning at Lake Davis

Diana Jorgenson

Portola Editor

12/8/2010

Two cases of salmon poisoning in dogs have been confirmed in the last two to three weeks; Beckwourth veterinarian Dr. Martin Schafer treated them.

The disease, traditionally found in uncooked salmon, is a regional thing, found from north of San Francisco to Oregon. Eating or licking raw fish infects dogs.

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Holiday Words & Music all around Plumas

Feather Publishing

12/8/2010

Take a respite from all the holiday hubbub and get into the real spirit of the season by joining with friends and neighbors at any of Plumas Arts’ Words & Music holiday celebrations in the coming weeks.

Each Words & Music venue has a different feel and flair, so start with one and make it a goal to try them all, either this month or in the coming year.

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