Lyme Disease

Katches, 29, remembered as a giving man who always spoke the truth

“Jimmy” Katches has lost his battle to what his family says was Lyme disease. Jeremiah James Katches, born June 9, 1983 in Sacramento, died Feb. 15, 2013 in Colfax. He ...

Tick season begins in the foothills

  Tick season has begun, according to officials at the Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District. Results from surveillance activities for Ixodes pacificus, the western bla ...