For Shasta County to consider hiring CEO candidate Chriss Street is like a family choosing a dog at the animal shelter. After the family looks at all the dogs, they finally select one particular pooch. It looks kinda cute. It… Continue Reading
I’ve been wondering how District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye makes his money ever since the Ninja Coalition gym president declared “no reportable interests on any schedule” on the statement of economic interests he filed to run for office last February.… Continue Reading
Last week, without a whiff of a warning or any official blessings or encouragement from sane county staff, fellow supervisors or rational citizens, Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye flew across the country for a face-to-face meeting with his… Continue Reading
Obviously, getting cancer wasn’t on my bucket list. I had other plans. Early on, I planned to live a long, healthy life. My dad was a smoker and had his first heart attack when I was young and inspired me… Continue Reading
The Gateway Unified School District board of trustees failed to select a replacement for former board president Cherrill Clifford last Wednesday night, increasing the likelihood that a special election will have to be held if the diminished four-person board can’t… Continue Reading
Within 20 minutes of the polls closing in a special election to fill one seat on the City of Shasta Lake City Council, Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters Cathy Darling Allen was able, with the help of the… Continue Reading
Cathy Darling Allen, Shasta County Clerk and Registrar of Voters wishes to inform the public and the media about the canvass procedures for the March 7, 2023 City of Shasta Lake – Special Vacancy Election. Election results were updated… Continue Reading
It’s 8:15 a.m. Monday outside the Shasta County Library. It’s snowing. Three men with large backpacks and an assortment of bulging plastic bags stand in front of the library’s tall spiked locked gate. They’re waiting for the library to open,… Continue Reading
It ain’t Dead Bluff anymore, although it’s been known as such since long before Mr. Standish and I were born. When we opened Wild Oak in 1994, we had considered calling it Dead Bluff in homage to the past and… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: A previous version this story — in a passage not written by R.V. Scheide — mistakenly stated that Chriss Street is divorced. He has been married for 43 years. We regret the error. ### A finalist for the… Continue Reading
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