(Please join me in welcoming journalist Mike Chapman to A News Cafe with his first story about an important North State issue. Mike, we’re so glad you’re here, and look forward to seeing more of you and your work here.… Continue Reading
On May 22nd, 2018, at approximately 1816 hours, deputies responded to a residence in the 5600 block of Green Acres Drive in Anderson, regarding a reported gunshot victim. Upon arrival, deputies contacted 29 year old Thomas Crossland who, was found… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and Shasta County Department of Public Works, with the cooperation of CALFIRE, has several locations of sand and sandbags throughout the county. The Sheriff’s Office would like to encourage citizens to use these… Continue Reading
Like many couples, Geff Curtis and Melinda Kaiser-Curtis like weekends best. They sleep in. They eat when and what they want. They play with their three dogs. Later, they could take a ride and go shopping. They might fold laundry as they watch a DVD. Or,… Continue Reading
The Anderson Teen Center provides a second home to many youth in our community, offering leadership, recreation, artistic, and educational programs and activities. The Anderson Teen Center Advisory Board works in partnership with Teen Center staff and the Anderson Partnership… Continue Reading
Unfortunately, it appears that at least some people involved in local government do not understand what a bad idea it is to allow short term fiscal gains to dictate long term land use policy. What that does is to create… Continue Reading
Spring is in the air, which means no more mornings spent de-icing the car windshield to get to work in the morning. No more spending every daylight hour at work or school. It is time to sign the kids up… Continue Reading
Generally Femme de Joie doesn’t linger long in Anderson. It’s a place she passes through on her way to someplace else. But recently she was bopping around the environs looking at thrift stores and second-hand junque places (junque being high-class… Continue Reading
“The Whale,” a 13-year-old yellow Ogon carp, lives peacefully in an aquatic sanctuary in Renee and Gary Ottsman’s Redding backyard. He’s the oldest of 15 fish that share the landscaped, precision-filtered pond that Renee and Gary excavated two years ago,… Continue Reading
After a couple weeks on the bicycle beat, I’m giving the two-wheelers a rest (well, mostly) for today. I’ll be writing about upcoming bicycle races and events, including the return of a popular mountain bike racing series in coming weeks,… Continue Reading
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