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  County Treasurer Julie White received kudos from the Plumas County Board of Supervisors for tracking down money that could be put in the county’s general fund.

  “Thanks for finding money,” Supervisor Sherrie Thrall told White during the board’s March 19 meeting.

  Brodie Mitchell welcomes a challenge. He says it’s important to leave his comfort zone and try new things.

  So when the local California Highway Patrol office needed a new public information officer, he went for it.

  The citizens of Eastern Plumas County are not letting their Bank of America branch go without a fight.

  Many organizations and authorities have voiced their concerns and intentions to stand up for the institution that has been a part of Portola for more than 50 years.

  The number of released inmates and parolees is growing in Plumas County, and more help is being added to help supervise and provide services for those individuals.

  The Board of Supervisors authorized hiring a part-time community care case manager to assist Stephanie Tanaka, the county’s alternative sentencing coordinator, who works within the district attorney’s office.

A 39-year-old Reno man was killed in a kayaking accident north of Indian Falls on Saturday afternoon, March 23.

According to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, Dirk Laurie Von-Bradford drowned after he became separated from his kayak about three quarters of a mile above the falls. He was reportedly under water in the river for about 10 minutes.