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Fun for all at county fair

October 6, 2003

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State urges caution with wild mushrooms

January 31, 2018

As seasonal rains promote the growth of wild mushrooms, California Department of Public Health Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith is again reminding people that eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death. “Telling the difference between wild mushrooms that...

School Board positions available across the county

July 13, 2004

The application process for the November school board elections

A library that is ‘tailor-made to the community’

December 10, 2010

Strategic planning committee presents survey findings at local

New hospital ER slated for late spring completion

December 2, 2009

The new Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital emergency room now is

Our Local World Dispatch: Wind energy causes concern

April 22, 2015

It is always distressing when one good environmental cause gets pitted against another good environmental cause, but that is what is happening with the debate over wind farms. The state of California requires that one-third of all energy produced in the state come from renewable sources. Wind turbines, such as the ones at Altamont Pass, have long been seen as an ideal way to obtain energy in a way that does not harm the environment, contribute to global warming or threaten public safety. The Altamont Pass turbines generate enough electricity to power 100,000 homes.