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Violent Cottonwood School Threat Mitigated by Tehama County Sheriff’s Office; 2 Teens Arrested

In the evening hours of May 9th, 2025, deputies from the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a Tennessee resident. This subject notified deputies of engaging in online gaming with a Tehama County teenager. During their online gaming the reporting party became concerned when the Tehama County juvenile began talking about school violence. Continue Reading

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This & That No 2: From a Cryebaby Supervisor, and Dogs’ Butts in Grocery Carts, to Mother’s Day Remembrances

To observe a classic case of someone who sure can dish it out but who certainly cannot take it, look no further than District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye’s recent meltdowns over legal, peaceful demonstrations outside his Ninja Coalition gym business.… Continue Reading

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Letter to the Editor: Peaceful Protest Isn’t Harassment, but Democracy

Recent protests in front of District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye’s Ninja Coalition business really came out of a sense of frustration. People kept asking us, “What can we even do?” They’ve watched public comment get cut short, seen community members and public servants mocked or denied appointments, even to volunteer boards. Continue Reading

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Part 2: Shasta County Supervisors Kevin Crye, Corkey Harmon and Chris Kelstrom Choose Florida Fabulist Clint Curtis for Next County ROV

The final candidate interviewed by the board last Wednesday, Ellie Leigh Sharp, a Subject Matter Expert II and top-down integration specialist for the Nevada Secretary of State Elections Division, has worked in elections offices since 2007—about the same length of time as Assistant ROV Joanna Francescut. She was clearly more qualified than Curtis, who has no direct elections experience. Continue Reading

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Part 1: Shasta County Supervisors Kevin Crye, Corkey Harmon and Chris Kelstrom Choose Florida Fabulist Clint Curtis for Next County ROV

Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Corkey Harmon can stop complaining about being the swing vote on the Shasta County Board of Supervisors. After joining District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom in anointing underqualified Florida election… Continue Reading

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Joanna Francescut Announces Candidacy for Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters

Joanna Francescut, current Assistant County Clerk and Registrar of Voters for Shasta County, has announced her candidacy for Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters in the upcoming June 2026 Primary Election. Francescut has served as Assistant Clerk/ROV since 2018… Continue Reading

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This and That: Flushable Wipes Are Not Flushable, and Supervisor Corkey Harmon is Not His Own Man

Now that I’ve passed the Shasta County Board of Supervisors coverage baton to veteran journalist R.V. Scheide, I have more mental space to recalibrate, restore and explore random thoughts about various matters unrelated to the Shasta County Shitshow’s nearly five… Continue Reading

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Shasta County Board of Supervisors Approves Hawes Farms and Maverick Gas Station, New Fire Hazard Severity Zone Threatens District 3, Zero Emission EV Fleet Seems Far Off

Sometimes it’s hard not to feel that all the world’s problems are interconnected, and try as we might we’re never going to solve this cascading nightmare of blunders as we hurtle toward a burning future where human life on earth… Continue Reading