Siskiyou Daily News
Two juveniles were arrested last week after Yreka Police found the boys in possession of irreplaceable swords, silver medallions and scroll ledgers which had been reported stolen during a Feb. 15 break-in at the historic Howard Masonic Lodge #37.
The estimated value of the items was $8,000, and the value of the vandalism was about $1,100, said Yreka Police Department Lt. Chris Betts. But it wasn t the price tag on the items that bothers the Masons the most – it s the sentimental and historic value, said lodge secretary Mike Murphy.
All the items except for one – a replica of the famous Masonic statue Friend to Friend were recovered, said Murphy, who praised to the YPD and especially Officer Pat Dircksen who solved the case and is the man, as far as we re concerned.
COVID in Siskiyou: Got a vaccine at Friday s clinic? Public Health will offer the second dose next month
Siskiyou Daily News
Nearly 1,150 people were able to get their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday at Siskiyou County Public Health s mass clinic, held at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds.
Those people will need a second dose in approximately two weeks, and will be offered the vaccine at a second clinic, tentatively scheduled for Feb. 12, said Siskiyou Public Health spokesperson Angelica Cook. Those who received vaccines at the Jan. 22 clinic will be notified with more specifics as they become available.
Public health officials recognized their staff and the many volunteers who helped with the well-attended event, including California Highway Patrol Yreka, the Yreka Police Department, Siskiyou County OES, the Siskiyou County Environmental Health Department, the Siskiyou County Probation Department, Mt. Shasta Ambulance and the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds staff.
More than 1,000 vaccinated at busy Siskiyou County clinic
The first mass vaccination clinic in Siskiyou County ended before it began, but officials say it succeeded in serving more than 1,000 people.
Posted: Jan 27, 2021 12:34 PM
Updated: Jan 27, 2021 12:38 PM
Posted By: Jamie Parfitt
YREKA, Calif. Last Friday, Siskiyou County held a mass coronavirus vaccination clinic, which officials have promised will be the first of several. But for many eligible people in the community, it ended before it began.
The clinic at the SIskiyou County Fairgrounds was set to start at 10 a.m., but Siskiyou County Public Health announced at 9:42 a.m. that it had already reached the maximum number of doses available. Officers from California Highway Patrol were tasked with notifying people lined up in cars outside of the clinic that it would be closing.
Unfortunate failure of rehabilitation : 22-year-old Weed man sentenced to 11 years in prison
Siskiyou Daily News
A 22-year-old Weed man that committed increasingly disruptive crimes and failed to abide by terms of probation was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years in state prison.
Cavonte Amaru Gary Shumlia was sentenced on 19 separate charges – including a September 2020 pursuit that reached 120 miles per hour – and probation violations from two previous cases, said Siskiyou County District Attorney Kirk Andrus.
“We never want to send a person this young to prison unless they effectively close off all other avenues,” Andrus said of the case, which he called an unfortunate failure of rehabilitation.