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April 3, 2013 — The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man found dead in Paiute Creek as longtime Susanville resident Barrie Inlay, 61.

According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, the cause of death has not yet been determined and an autopsy has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 3 at the Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office in Reno, Nev.

According to the Susanville Police Department, there were no signs of obvious trauma to the body.

A portion of North Street near the intersection of Weatherlow Street is blocked off this afternoon, Tuesday, April 2. Law enforcement is on scene with a body found near the creek. The Times will provide more information when it becomes available. Photo by Ruth Ellis

According to a press release from the from the Susanville Police Department, on Tuesday, April 2, officers were “summoned to the area of Paiute Creek near the North Street Bridge on a report of  a deceased person.”

Upon arrival, officers found a  dead Caucasian man, estimated to be in his late 50s or early 60s, near the creek.

The name will not be released until the identity of the man has been confirmed and the next of kin has been notified, according to the police department.

Janesville School student Morgan Merrill stops to chat and have her picture taken with Nashville star Hope Nix during a Save the Music concert in October. Money raised from that event will go toward A County Summer Night — Band Wagon Festival on Saturday, June 8 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. Photo by Ruth Ellis

April 2, 2013 — Preparations are under way for phase two of Save the Music Program in Lassen County.

A Country Summer Night — Band Wagon Festival will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 8 at the Lassen County Fairgrounds. The event will feature national artists as well as local talent.

April 2, 2013 — Last month United States District Court Judge Morrison C. England dismissed a motion for summary judgment filed by the Lassen Municipal Utility District in its civil case filed against Kinross Gold U.S.A., Inc. and Lassen Gold Mining, Inc. (Hayden Hill).

While the court denied the motion, it acknowledged some of the district’s defenses remain as questions of fact. The court also granted the district’s request for summary adjudication as to the defendant’s laches defense, which was unopposed. A laches defense is one in which a party alleges it has been harmed by a delay in the proceeding.