The Westwood Sentinel

01/13/2024

A pellet stove fire was quickly extinguished by several local fire agencies on Friday afternoon. Fire fighters were dispatched to a house fire in Clear Creek at approximately 3:15pm. The first Clear Creek VFD firefighter arrived on scene within minutes of the call being dispatched. Crews spent approximately two hours at the scene. The fire was caused by built up debris in the stove’s flue pipe....

A pellet stove fire was quickly extinguished by several local fire agencies on Friday afternoon. Fire fighters were dispatched to a house fire in Clear Creek at approximately 3:15pm. The first Clea…

01/09/2024

Monday Mostly Sunny Clear Skies 33 10 Precip: 0% Wind: Calm Humidity: High Tuesday Partly Sunny Chance of snow 37 21 P: 30% W: SW 15 MPH H: High Wednesday Mostly cloudy Snow 33 6 P: 100% W: W 15 MPH H: Humidity Thursday Mostly sunny Clear Skies 32 15 P: 0% W: W 5 MPH H: Moderate…...

Monday Mostly Sunny Clear Skies 33 10 Precip: 0% Wind: Calm Humidity: High Tuesday Partly Sunny Chance of snow 37 21 P: 30% W: SW 15 MPH H: High Wednesday Mostly cloudy Snow 33 6 P: 100% W: W 15 MP…

01/08/2024

The United States Geological Survey reports that on Sunday, January 7th, 2024 a magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred 1km ENE of Almanor, CA. The quake happened at 2:46pm in the vicinity of Plumas Pine…

01/07/2024

This article was originally published in our weekly edition. Subscribe for free. How easy is it to buy the foods you and your family really enjoy eating? How does having to travel for food affect w…

01/04/2024

Directors agree to send letters regarding easement cleanup. The Westwood Community Services District Board of Directors conducted their regular meeting on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024 at 7:00pm. Ther…

01/03/2024

Department purchases surplus engine from Westwood FD. Nearly one month after their in-town rig was pulled from service, the Clear Creek Fire Department has purchased an engine to replace it. The Cl…

01/01/2024

Monday Sunny Clear Skies 45 24 Precip: 0% Wind: SE 5 MPH Humidity: Moderate Tuesday Cloudy Chance of rain and snow 40 27 P: 80% W: S 5-10 MPH H: High Wednesday Mostly Cloudy Chance of snow 38 23 P:…

01/01/2024

There are three local support groups who meet every week at the Westwood Community Library, located at 500 Birch St. These groups are: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Mondays at 6:30PM Thursdays at 7:00P…

12/26/2023

The Lassen- Modoc Adult Education Consortium is sponsoring a welding course for beginners in Westwood. The classes will be taught at Westwood High School every Tuesday or Wednesday night, January 1…

12/26/2023

The Lassen- Modoc Adult Education Consortium is sponsoring another sewing class in Westwood. “Basics of a sewing machine” will be taught at Westwood High School every Monday, January 8th thru Janua…

12/26/2023

Pursuing a career in the biological sciences? The National Park Service recently announced a new internship opportunity coming to Lassen National Park in June. The twenty week long internship is of…

12/25/2023

Monday Partly Sunny No chance of rain 48 27 Precip: 10% Wind: Calm to S 5MPH Humidity: Moderate Tuesday Mostly Cloudy No chance of rain 48 30 P: 0% W: Calm to S 5MPH H: Moderate Wednesday Mostly cl…