Maggie John planned to retire next year, but a “perfect storm” of recent events accelerated the timing of her decision, the former Shasta Women’s Refuge executive director said Thursday. John, who started working at the refuge in January 2005, announced… Continue Reading
Maggie John, executive director of Shasta Women’s Refuge for the past five years, has retired, the refuge’s board of directors said Wednesday. “I have been honored to work at the refuge,” John said in a press release. “The staff and… Continue Reading
Even after surviving and leaving one abuser, Scarlett wouldn’t escape a second cycle of domestic violence.
She had known Jason (not his real name) and his family for many years – “there was something about that that was very nice to have,” she said. She was drawn to his kindness and attracted to his … Continue Reading
Meet Scarlett.
She’s a twenty-something north state woman with beautiful eyes and a smile that blows away shadows. She’d hang the moon – and a few planets, too – for her child. A single mom, she takes care of them both with her office job.
Scarlett loves to sing and dance. As a teenager, she … Continue Reading
Longtime Redding resident Larry Liebscher stops each day at the downtown post office on Yuba Street to pick up his mail. About a month ago, he began noticing chips of white surrounding the building. Old paint was being removed. Soon… Continue Reading
LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK – The first 1.3 miles of the popular Lassen Peak trail opened Friday following a 10-day helicopter operation to haul rocks to the mountainside. The remaining 1.2 miles – from the Grandview area to the 10,457-foot… Continue Reading
Two women and four men have filed applications for the Redding School District board position that opened up when President Rein Stolz stepped down last month. The board will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Sept. 20 in the… Continue Reading
The warmest, most cheerful space in the new Shasta Family Justice Center in downtown Redding is the Stagecoach Room at the east end of the main hall. So-called because Wells Fargo Bank sponsored it, the room is designed to be a safe and welcoming place for children caught in a family violence crisis. A window in one wall looks into a small adjacent room where parents can meet with a facilitator and still keep an eye on their children. Continue Reading
Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast. When the ensuing storm surge breached levees, the category-3 tempest became the nation’s costliest natural disaster and one of its deadliest hurricanes. More than 1,800 people died in the nightmarish… Continue Reading
The Redding School District board’s decision not to publicly announce the resignation of its president at a contentious meeting last week was “an agenda mishap,” the acting president said Monday. “In hindsight, we should have mentioned it in the beginning,”… Continue Reading
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