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A new disaster relief center in Yreka will offer financial help to McKinney Fire Survivors starting on Tuesday. -
Steve Morgan/WikimediaYreka is extending last year’s ban on fireworks through the summer, in expectation of an active fire season this year.
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Before being named Yreka, the Northern California settlement was known as Shasta Butte City, a conglomeration of little more than shanties, brush huts,…
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In 1865, Yreka, Calif., celebrated several Union victories in the far-off Civil War.When news reached the mining town that Union forces had captured…
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The early settlers of Yreka quickly learned to fear fire and its catastrophic effects.Their first experience was when a fire in 1852, only a year after…
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Like many other gold rush communities in Northern California, Yreka had a substantial Chinese community complete with gaming houses, shops, washhouses,…
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Each year, Yreka’s Siskiyou Golden Fair celebrates summer, promoting the county’s agricultural, industrial, commercial, mineral and cultural resources and…
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In a cave 12 miles south of the Northern California town of Yreka, a group of men gathered, awash in the full moon’s glow that spread across the barren…
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There's a lot of history in our region, and a lot of reminders of it--some of those in pretty rough shape from the passage of time. And there's often more…
