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Wildfire prevention tax narrowly passes

By Leah Fullerton, Editor in Chief ♦ Mar 5, 2020

Measure C will fund six initiatives aimed toward county-wide wildfire prevention, education, and preparation over a period of 10 years.

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Editorial: Burn notice

By Editorial Staff ♦ Oct 19, 2019

Our house is on fire. Absent global action on an unprecedented scale, it will stay that way.

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Petition to close county schools due to smoke gains 80,000 signatures

By Kennedy Cook, Editor in Chief ♦ Nov 14, 2018

In response to heavy smoke and an air quality index rating of 174 (considered “unhealthy”) from the Camp Fire in Butte County, concerned parents, students, and teachers hoped for school to be cancelled...

Camp Fire becomes deadliest in California’s history

By Ike Perl ♦ Nov 14, 2018

The Camp Fire in Butte County has been growing in size since it started at 6:30 a.m. on November 8. The Butte County Sheriff Department sent out their first evacuation notice on Twitter about an hour...