Three weeks after the November general election, a vocal faction of Shasta County residents wants everyone to believe the results can’t be trusted. Ditch the vote-counting machines and start over, this group says, but this time, tally the more than… Continue Reading
The Board of Supervisors is plowing ahead with ways to spend millions of dollars that Shasta County is receiving to fight the crippling opioid epidemic. However, not everyone is happy with the way board Chairman Kevin Crye is pushing the… Continue Reading
This may come as a shock to Redding residents who faithfully put recycling in their blue carts for weekly pickup. Not all those bottles, cans, cardboard and more got recycled over the summer. Sometimes truckloads of those reclaimable items instead… Continue Reading
Putting faces to the names. That’s the goal of two Shasta County moms who lost their sons to the local fentanyl scourge. Rebecca Meeks of Redding and Lora Thomas of Lakehead have posted pictures of their adult sons on their… Continue Reading
Cathy Darling Allen’s recent recognition as an “Unsung Hero of Democracy” shows the tremendous legacy she’s left in her wake as the former Shasta County clerk and registrar of voters. Accolades from Darling Allen’s friends and colleagues – stretching coast… Continue Reading
Call it the great grasshopper plague of 2024. Backyard gardeners, nursery growers, farmers, ranchers – you name it – are having their plants stripped to the stems by hordes of grasshoppers invading Shasta County. “They’re just bad. It’s a biblical… Continue Reading
This is an uplifting story about Anakalia Naretta, a courageous Redding teen who’s thriving thanks to her supportive parents, Shriners Children’s Northern California and thousands of online well-wishers. Anakalia’s quick, charming smile belies all that she’s been through. She was… Continue Reading
The Shasta County saga over elections has taken another turn. One disgruntled member of the Shasta County Elections Commission has abruptly resigned while the county supervisor who appointed her is now calling that same panel a sham. Commissioner Dawn Duckett… Continue Reading
Shasta County’s right-wing leaders aren’t done with their obsession over the hand counting of election ballots. The Shasta County Elections Commission voted 3-2 on Monday to forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors supporting a manual tally without using… Continue Reading
The last time A News Cafe wrote about the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District, dozens of residents were fed up with canal water seeping underground and creating a soggy springtime mess that lasted into the summer. Cracks in the canal soaked nearby… Continue Reading
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