The Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce celebrated the very best of the North State at its 47th Annual Legends and Leaders Celebration, held before a sold-out crowd at the Holiday Inn in Redding. The annual event recognizes the individuals, businesses,… Continue Reading
Oh, wild rice! Where have you been my whole life? I’m a decent cook, but I’m embarrassed to admit that until a few weeks ago, I was a wild-rice virgin. I can’t exactly explain why, except that I’d never eaten… Continue Reading
On July 14, Shasta County Superior Court Judge Stephen Baker ruled that the Shasta County Board of Supervisors majority broke the law in July 2023 when it voted 4-1 to approve a 30-year Intergovernmental Agreement to provide emergency services, law… Continue Reading
Waiting for the May 13 Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting to begin, Jim Rickert leaned his lanky body into a nearby wall and sighed. Jim and his wife, former Shasta County District 3 Supervisor Mary Rickert, own Prather Ranch… Continue Reading
When Shasta County Assistant CEO Eric Magrini arrived at work on March 22, 2023, he’d been on the hit list for about eight months. The former sheriff and a half-dozen other high-ranking county officials had been placed on the unofficial list the year before by a new majority Continue Reading
So many questions. Who is Corkey Forest Harmon, and why exactly does he want to become Shasta County’s next District 3 Supervisor? Who is supporting Harmon’s campaign, and how do they benefit if Harmon wins? Clear answers have become increasingly… Continue Reading
A News Cafe invited District 3 Supervisor candidates Corkey Harmon and incumbent Mary Rickert to participate in a Q&A before the Nov. 5 election. Today, as was the case when A News Cafe invited Rickert and Harmon to answer questions… Continue Reading
District 3 Supervisor challenger Corkey Harmon showed up with 2 minutes to spare before the 6 p.m. start of his first public one-on-one face-off with two-term incumbent Mary Rickert. The forum was hosted by the Shasta League of Woman Voters… Continue Reading
During the last several years of extremist upheaval inside Shasta County Board of Supervisors meetings, most citizens who show up at the meetings to make public comments are regulars. But Tuesday, a woman’s appearance at the lectern brought a hush… Continue Reading
Sheets of rain. Pelting, pounding, pea-sized hail. Booms of thunder. Electric bolts of zigzagged lightning that sliced and diced a darkened North State sky blanketed with roiling, undulating clouds. Saturday, those were among the freakishly unusual weather displays that converged… Continue Reading
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