The Trinity Journal

09/27/2025

The Hayfork football team improved to 5-0 overall with a 56-0 victory over Chester on Friday night. Offensively, Levi Cavalli led 10 different rushers for the Timberjacks, carrying the ball nine times for 125 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, …

The Hayfork football team improved to 5-0 overall with a 56-0 victory over Chester on Friday night. Offensively, Levi Cavalli led 10 different rushers for the Timberjacks, carrying the ball nine times for 125 yards and five touchdowns. Defensively, Hayfork earned another shutout, their 14th since 20...

09/24/2025

In this week’s Trinity Journal: Winter Variable flows on Trinity River approved for second year; Second round of community plan meetings sees scattered attendance, but ample discussion; A citizen-led tax initiative is no longer being pursued... for now; Charlie Kirk vigil at Hayfork park draws crowd; and in high school sports: Hayfork football remains undefeated and Trinity football gets their first season win, Hayfork volleyball wins while Trinity volleyball falls and Trinity’s cross-country team places 15 out of 50 in Oregon’s Grizzly Invitation.
All this and more at trinityjournal.com

09/23/2025

Update 2:50 p.m.: evacuation orders have been lifted as forward progress on the Barker fire has been stopped

Evacuation warnings and one "Go now" order have been issued for a 5-6 acre fire in the Barker Valley area of Hayfork

https://www.facebook.com/100064835162573/posts/1274044848100009/?mibextid=Nif5oz

***UPDATE***
Forward progress has been stopped at 8.35 acres. Dozer line is complete around the fire. Commitment time for resources on scene is 4-5 hours per Incident Command.

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Units are on scene of a fire at Barker Creek Rd and Hwy 3. The fire is approximately 5-6 acres.

The Trinity County Sheriff's Department has issued evacuation warnings on Zones HFK-318, HFK-319, HFK-320, HFK-321

Please avoid the area as fire apparatus are moving aggressively to contain this fire.

Air attack is reporting good progress.

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09/21/2025

The Hayfork High School football team traveled to Miranda on Friday night, Sept. 19, to take on the South Fork Cubs and left with a convincing 68-8 victory to improve to 4-0 on the season.

09/18/2025

About 70 people showed up to a candlelight vigil for Charlie Kirk, Wednesday, Sept. 17, at Hayfork Park.

The vigil started small with around 10 people showing at the agreed upon time of 7:30 p.m., but over the next half hour families continued showing up, lighting candles and speaking on what Kirk meant to them.

https://www.trinityjournal.com/news/local/article_16bb51cd-6bd5-4eac-b198-f8f2c5390aec.html

09/17/2025

In this week’s Trinity Journal: County proposed budget released as tax talks continue; Bigfoot BBQ and Harvest Festival draws crowds to Hayfork; Learn about the interplay of water and power in Trinity as State Water Project and the Central Valley Project are discussed at quarterly state meeting; Don’t eat blue meat: pesticides found leeching into feral pig tissues in Bay Area; and in high school sports: Hayfork High Timberjacks faces one of their toughest challenges on the field yet but maintain their undefeated streak.
All this and more at trinityjournal.com

09/13/2025

The Hayfork High School football team (3-0) stayed undefeated with a 36-20 victory over visiting Rogue River, Oregon, Friday night, Sept. 12.

The Hayfork High School football team (3-0) stayed undefeated with a 36-20 victory over visiting Rogue River, Oregon, Friday night, Sept. 12.

09/12/2025

Highway 36 update

09/12/2025

The Countywide Yard Sale starts today! Pick up the yard sale map inside every copy of this week's Trinity Journal at any of our dozens of vendors around the county and get to thrifting!

09/11/2025

Trinity Public Utilities District reported a power outage on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 10, affecting 820 customers, while Pacific Gas & Electric reported an additional 59 customers without service in southwestern Trinity County.

09/10/2025

In this week’s Trinity Journal: Countywide yard sale this weekend! Get your yard sale map early and score the best deals; Rains — and a very heavy firefighting presence — have fires mostly knocked out; A citizen-led tax initiative for county services like the libraries and animal shelter are unable to get fire chiefs’ formal endorsement; Community Plan workshops start next week, schedule inside; County discusses Strategic Plan while public take time to comment on South County roads presentation that was closed for public comment at the previous meeting; Bricks Pizza and Pub opening this weekend in downtown Weaverville; and in high school sports: Hayfork football extends its now 27-game winning streak and Trinity football falls to Durham, while the Trinity cross-country team dominated at their home invitational
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09/06/2025

Hayfork football improved to 2-0 on the season Friday night, Sept. 5, with a 44-6 victory over Burney, moving to 2-0 on the season and extending its winning streak to 27.