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‘Out of tears’: Henderson Ditch neighbors dread a wet winter, and for good reason

Posted on by Mike Chapman

The Borgels say they’re among seven homeowners in the Rother Riverside neighborhood who suffered nearly $700,000 in overall damage. The flash flooding was so severe in parts of the city that walls of sandbags wouldn’t have held it back. That… Continue Reading →

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California Community Colleges Earn Wellness Coaches Designation

Posted on by Press Release

Shasta College, Santa Rosa Junior College, and Southwestern College have made history as the first colleges in California to earn full designation status as a Wellness Coach Designated Education Program from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information… Continue Reading →

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Tuggle Tales: 1st in a series – Rope, justice, and the lawless frontier. The story of Shasta County’s earliest hangings, 1850–1859

Posted on by Jeremy Tuggle

Before the gallows In the years following the Gold Rush, Shasta County was a rough and rapidly changing corner of California. Established on February 18, 1850, the county quickly attracted miners, merchants, adventurers, and drifters seeking their fortunes in the… Continue Reading →

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Outgoing Shasta County Board of Education Trustee sounds the alarm about ‘critical’ upcoming election

Posted on by Guest Speaker

Shasta County, this post is for you.

I am quiet by nature and prefer to avoid confrontation. And yet …

I find myself in a moment when it is important to speak up. I am in my 12th and final year of service on the Shasta County Board of Education. Continue Reading →

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Tuggle Tales: Celebrating Redding’s 139th birthday, and Chauncey C. Bush Sr., ‘Father of Redding’

Posted on by Jeremy Tuggle

When the California and Oregon Railroad bypassed the old mining town of Shasta, its merchants faced a hard choice: remain with the community where they had built their names or gamble on an uncertain settlement rising on the Sacramento River… Continue Reading →