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Press release from the Yurok Tribe: Today, the Yurok Tribe, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, the Wiyot Tribe and the Trinidad Rancheria announced their support of the California Attorney General’s effort to pursue a court order requiring the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services Child Welfare Services Division and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office to fully and transparently implement the terms of a 2018 court ruling regarding the agencies’ mismanagement o...

By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer Water from the Bear River flows through a stretch of Nevada County slated to be submerged due to the proposed Centennial Dam. Nevada Irrigation District’s new board members could decide the fate of project. Elias Funez This November, some of the most closely watched races in Nevada County revolved around the future of water, the Nevada Irrigation District and its hotly contested Centennial reservoir project. The race for two open seats could be seen as a vote not ...

By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer Local film maker Jeff Litton stands next to the Bear River at the Highway 174 bridge. Litton has made a handful of films focusing on education and awareness of the river that would be dammed if the Centennial project is realized. Elias Funez Jeff Litton is a man on a mission. Litton, a third-generation Nevada County resident, has made several films over the last few years that highlight the Bear River and efforts to preserve it from being dammed by the Centennial Re...

Livelihood lobster fishing cast adrift: How DFO’s inaction has history repeating itself  Years after the controversial 1999 Marshall decision, violence calmed when a fishery officer and First Nation chief found common ground. click to enlarge Lobster was once a poor persons food. It was used for fertilizer, fish bait and was fed to prisoners. Now its considered a delicacy and has become a billion-dollar in...

By Elias Funez | Multimedia Reporter It was family night out at The Nevada City Film Festival Tuesday, Sept. 1, when a series of family and children’s film shorts were shown on an inflatable screen for drive-in movie goers in the parking lot of the Nevada County Fairgrounds. Elias Funez It’s never easy picking my top photos each year. Over the span of a year I can shoot through thousands of frames on my camera and spend hundreds of hours more editing and weeding through the excess photos th...

WHEN: Jan. 14 through Jan. 24, 2021 WHERE: Online For many people, there is simply nothing better than watching a film on a giant screen, while eating popcorn in the dark. For others, watching a movie from the comfort of their own home is the ultimate pleasure. This year, as movie theaters have been forced to close, the big screen option is more of a challenge, but can still be done through the magic of technology and with the help of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, as they bring the opportun...

Bear Lake water management under review BOISE, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-The Idaho Department of Water Resources is teaming up with PacifiCorp and the state of Utah to look at ways to expand water storage capabilities at Bear Lake.  A new study, developed by modeling experts from the University of Colorado, summarizes findings about how different flood control operations could raise lake levels and increase storage. The “Joint Bear River Planning Model” will be used to ensure all of the participan...

Key defensive plays, clutch free-throw shooting and a difficult bank shot in the waning moments propelled Bear River to a thrilling overtime victory over Box Elder last week, sending the Bears and their fans into the Christmas weekend on a high note. The Bees, hungry for their first win of the season, came to Garland last Tuesday, Dec. 22 with a lot of energy and were up 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. But the Bears, playing at home before a sparse crowd because of coronavirus restrictio...

By Kat Webb & The Herald Journal • Dec 28, 2020 “There has not been a day since I got diagnosed with COVID that I’ve been like, ‘Oh, I feel good today,’ or ‘I’m 100 percent today,’” said Christine Maughan of Logan. Despite taking precautions, Maughan was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 16 — when there were about 2,683 cases in Utah, but less than 50 in the Box Elder, Cache and Rich counties that make up the Bear River Health District.     Now, more than ...

  A Bear River High School graduate poses with the poster board picture of himself placed in the audience of Bear Rivers graduation ceremony. Elias Funez Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students, school staff, administrators, and families overcame unexpected challenges at the end of one academic year and beginning of another. Decisions on distance learning and variations on this instructional model became some of the most newsworthy stories in education this year. There were also some bright spo...