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 Fraud alert from Lassen County Federal Credit Union
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 12:35:05 PST
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Phone, e-mail and text message fraud alert!
A phishing attack has affected Lassen County Federal Credit Union members and nonmembers. Automated message are being distributed by phone, e-mail and text message.
The message may be similar to the following script: "This is an automated message from Lassen County Federal Credit Union. Your ATM card has suspended. Please contact us immediately to reactivate your account."
The message may ask you to enter account number, security code on the back of the card, and your expiration number. If you have received this or a similar message by phone, text or e-mail DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR INFORMATION. Lassen County Federal Credit Union would never ask for your personal or financial information by phone, text, or e-mail.
Never give personal information to anyone who calls, texts, or e-mails you requesting it.
If you responded with any information, contact us IMMEDIATELY at 530-257-7736 for assistance. If you feel you are a victim of this other scams, further assistance is available by contacting the Federal Communications Commission at 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) or fcc.gov
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Public comment sought on charter school
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 10:06:52 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — The Lassen Union High School District is holding a public hearing for a Preliminary Environmental Assessment report on the proposed new facility for Diamond Mountain Charter High School.
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State woes won't stop local school projects
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 10:03:43 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — The state of California’s budget woes will not stop the construction or modernization projects at three Susanville School District schools.
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Bond crisis halts juniper studies
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 10:01:37 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — When the state of California froze $3.8 billion for projects funded by bond money on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at least one project in Lassen County went on hold.
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Invenergy to reimburse utility for PG&E studies
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 09:58:16 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — Invenergy, the company that plans to build a $250 million wind turbine project in the Horse Lake Valley area north of Susanville near Eagle Lake, will cover the cost of a pair of studies by Pacific Gas and Electric company.
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New Johnstonville Grange holds its first meeting
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 09:55:21 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — Members of the newly revived Johnstonville Grange met with regional and state officials on Saturday, Dec. 6 to discuss the future of the group.
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Westwood will keep Red River Community Day School
By lcnnews on Tuesday, January 06 @ 09:46:24 PST
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Jan. 6, 2009 — Henry Bietz, superintendent of Westwood School District and principal at Westwood High, recommended the Board of Trustees keep Red River Community Day School open and available to serve students in grades kindergarten through sixth-grade. He made the recommendations at the school board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 17.
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Snow Shoveling a must after the snowplows but must be done safely
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 30 @ 14:31:23 PST
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So far so good … According to Bob McGarva, road field supervisor for the Lassen County Public Works and Transportation-Road Division, Westwood area residents are doing a fairly good job of keeping their cars off the road so snowplows can clear roadways.
He said while it is best to park cars in a driveway, carport or even on the lawn he realizes many residents do not have a way to get their vehicles completely off the road. In such cases he advises clearing the snow berm and parking as close to the fence line as possible. In this way the snowplows will be able to make the roads as wide as possible.
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Unemployment rate goes up to 10 percent
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 30 @ 14:29:49 PST
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A Dec. 19 monthly labor force data report from the California Employment Development Department placed Lassen County’s unemployment rate at 9.9 percent for the month of November, slightly higher than the state’s overall unemployment rate of 8.4 percent for the same month.
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Utility nixes rate hike, salary increases
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 30 @ 14:27:25 PST
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The Lassen Municipal Utility District’s Board of Directors rejected management proposals to raise electricity rates and hike the wages of key management employees at its Dec. 23 meeting.
Rather than raise rates by one-half cent per kilowatt-hour, the directors voted to suspend the $100,000 per month contribution the district makes to its rate stabilization fund for the next three months. According to a financial report dated Nov. 30, the district holds $4.5 million in the fund.
The proposed rate increase — authorized through the district’s Power Delivery and Cost Analysis mechanism — came before the board and the public for the first time since the policy was revised last month. Previously an ad-hoc committee comprised of LMUD management and directors approved PDCA rate increases without board approval or public comment.
The board established the PDCA in December 2005 “to help the district protect its customers from the volatility of purchased power and the unpredictable costs of state and federal mandates.”
The district has raised its rates under the PDCA five times since its inception — on March 1, 2006, June 1, 2006, Sept. 1, 2006, Dec. 1, 2007 and June 1, 2008.
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U.S. Highway 395 now open in Modoc County
By lcnnews on Friday, December 26 @ 11:58:46 PST
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U.S Highway 395 was closed in both directions in Modoc County after a gas line rupture at the Tuscarora pumping station just south of Alturas the morning of Monday, Dec. 26.
The roads are now open in both directions.
A deputy with the Modoc County Sheriff’s Department said the California Department of Transportation and the California Highway Patrol were at the scene working to restore the situation. The deputy said the gas line was shut off, but emergency services were at the scene until necessary.
According to a press release from Caltrans, the south end closure on the road was one mile north of Likely. The north end of the closure was 12 miles south of Alturas.
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Earthquake felt throughout the area, centered near Quincy
By lcnnews on Friday, December 26 @ 11:01:17 PST
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12/26/08
Kevin Mallory
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake woke Quincy, California residents up early Friday morning. At 4:19 a.m. PST a slow shaking trembler centered two miles NE of East Quincy and four miles ENE of Quincy shook things around a bit. The USGS website is classifying this as a "light earthquake." The hypocentral depth is 1.9 miles. The quake was felt throughout Plumas County.
Three of the five family members in this reporters home (one mile north of Quincy) walked out into the front room to see if everyone else was alright.
By 4:45 a.m. there were 44 reports on the USGS website reporting that they felt it, some as far away as the Sacramento area, with one Susanville responder saying they had light damage with moderate shaking. Earthquakes of this size are often felt, but rarely causes damage.
4:54 a.m. update: There are now 225 responses at the USGS website, with the Oakland area now the furthest away reporting they were able to feel the earth move. A couple of small aftershocks in the 2.5 range have been felt.
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Ceremony honors exceptional individuals
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 23 @ 11:53:17 PST
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Dec. 23, 2008 — Lassen Family Services held it’s annual open house and awards ceremony Thursday, Dec. 11, where LFS staff and exceptional public servants were honored.
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College reacts to budget cuts
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 23 @ 11:47:44 PST
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Dec. 23, 2008 — A Dec. 18 special session of the California Legislature to discuss how to fix the state’s current $40 billion shortfall resulted in the approval of an $18 billion package penned by Democratic lawmakers.
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Local police, agencies form crisis teams
By lcnnews on Tuesday, December 23 @ 11:43:07 PST
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Dec. 23, 2008 — The Susanville Police Department has partnered with several different agencies around the county to create a program designed to better assist people suffering from mental illness.
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