Dixie Fire p.m. update July 28 – firing operations will be visible tonight
As of 7 p.m. on July 28, the Dixie Fire is 220,012 acres; remains 23 percent contained and has 5,931…
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City addresses vacant courthouse, Dixie fire evacuees, and voluntary water conservation
Lauren Westmoreland [email protected] At the regular meeting of the Portola City Council held the evening of Wednesday, July 28, the…
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Greenville man cautiously optimistic; changes focus on Dixie Fire reports
Editor’s note: Ken KD Donnell is a Greenville resident and business owner who has been providing regular updates on life…
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Help urgently needed to feed the fire crews at the fairgrounds
More people are urgently needed to help with feeding the fire crews who are staying at the Quincy fairgrounds. Compensation…
Read moreQuincy is mail pick-up location for post offices closed due to Dixie Fire
The U.S. Postal Service announced this afternoon that all mail for the six Plumas County Post Offices that were closed…
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Supervisor relays good news on mail, garbage services
The Quincy Post Office has reopened and garbage trucks will soon be picking up trash from local restaurants, while residents…
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Map available that depicts structures destroyed in the Dixie Fire
From a map that depicts destroyed structures to how to deal with smoke, there is a wealth of information available…
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CHP Report: Man arrested for DUI crash that sent family of 5 to the hospital
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the California Highway Patrol and yesterday Plumas News received a release about…
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July 28 a.m. update: Dixie Fire — where there’s smoke …
It was predicted that the valleys in the Dixie Fire area would be socked in with a heavy blanket of…
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Cult hero emerges from Taylorsville
By Meg Upton [email protected] “This is a disclaimer. I’m not speaking for IVCSD or the IVFD. I’m just a…
Read moreRain helped dampen the fire and lift spirits on the Dixie Fire today
Today’s rains weren’t measurable according to the Incident Command meteorologist assigned to the east zone of the Dixie Fire, but…
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Free burgers and a jovial atmosphere brighten Greenville
By Ken Donnell Special to Plumas News I just returned from the Papenhausen Pit Stop in Greenville where they were…
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Bucks Lake is looking pretty good – see what’s charred and what’s not
Publisher Cobey Brown and his wife, Sue, ventured up to Bucks Lake this afternoon, July 27, to see how much…
Read morePlumas Crisis Intervention and Resource Center offers aid to fire evacuees
There are resources available for those that have been displaced due to the Dixie fire, and Plumas Crisis Intervention and…
Read moreDon’t drive to Chico just yet to pick up your mail – it might be headed to Quincy
Yesterday it was announced that due to the Dixie Fire, several local Post Offices were closed and the mail was…
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