Editor’s note: Clint Curtis, Shasta County’s Registrar of Voters, has been a controversial figure in Shasta County politics. Issues range from administration of the Elections Office and unauthorized after-hours work at the Elections Office, to the firing of the former… Continue Reading
In all the years I’ve lived in Redding, one week ago was my first time to join thousands of other cars for a drive-through community barbecue in Caldwell Park to purchase Styrofoam containers full of barbecued tri-tip or chicken, along… Continue Reading
About six miles west of present-day Redding, in the rolling country between the historic town of Shasta and the old mining settlements along Clear Creek, once stood Middletown. Today almost nothing remains to suggest that hundreds of people who once… Continue Reading
The mistake wouldn’t have happened, except I was in a hurry to attend my granddaughter’s volleyball game. The realization of my error hit me about five minutes into my drive as I blissfully reached my hand out to the right;… Continue Reading
When trust is broken, there’s almost no regaining it, especially when the relationship lasts as long as mine; nine years. As I look back over those years, I wonder if things might have been different had I shown more gratitude… Continue Reading
Measure C, the Shasta College Education & Workforce Opportunity Bond, will appear on the November 3, 2026, General Election ballot. Community members are invited to attend one of our upcoming Community Forums to learn more about Measure C, ask questions,… Continue Reading
Skating has a long and fascinating history stretching back thousands of years. The earliest form—ice skating—dates to between 3000 and 4000 B.C., when people in Northern Europe fashioned skates from animal bones to travel across frozen lakes and rivers. Continue Reading
The Shasta College Board of Trustees has approved a $129 million Education and Workforce Opportunity general obligation bond measure. Measure C, to be placed on the November ballot in the three main counties served by the college — Shasta, Tehama… Continue Reading
The North State’s hot weather can leave any time now. Seriously. I’ve had it. I’ve never denied that I’m a heat weenie. But I don’t think I’ve ever admitted how much I hate our North State’s summers. Really. I hate… Continue Reading
The Fall Semester began this week at Shasta College, and the college is, once again, seeing robust enrollments. In Fall 2025, Shasta College hit pre-pandemic enrollment levels. This number continues to grow with over 7,500 students starting classes this fall,… Continue Reading
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