It’s been a week since Susanne Baremore and Benjamin Nowain learned that a whistleblower had come forward with disparagaing texts about them, alledgedly written by District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom. Baremore shared the screengrabs of the texts on social media,… Continue Reading
With an estimated total of 1,208 unprocessed ballots left to be counted, Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye is beating back the effort to recall him by the skin of his teeth, according to the Shasta County Registrar of… Continue Reading
Monday during the KQMS Morning Show with program hosts Steve Gibson and Kelly Frost Jr., the men issued a statement provided by the station regarding a controversial election ad that had aired but has since been pulled. Frost and Gibson… Continue Reading
The last call of the final few minutes of KQMS talk radio host Kelly Frost’s two-hour Saturday morning show dropped a bombshell. The caller was Lori Jones, wife of District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones. She’d called Frost’s program to discuss… Continue Reading
As the charismatic Shasta County District 5 Supervisor Chris Kelstrom took center stage as the evening’s auctioneer, he did not hesitate to poke fun at a fellow supervisor for bidding on an item.
“I know how much you make; it ain’t much,” said Kelstrom jokingly to Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye. Continue Reading
A lawsuit filed Feb. 13 on behalf of Shasta County taxpayers alleges the 30-year intergovernmental agreement between Shasta County and the Redding Rancheria to provide public services to the Tribe’s proposed casino relocation project in Strawberry Fields is illegal. The… Continue Reading
Greetings again, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 2 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. Part 2 covers the District 3 and District 4 supervisor contests, and Measures C and… Continue Reading
Greetings, Shasta County voters! Welcome to Part 1 of the reasonable person’s guide to the upcoming primary election, which takes place on March 5. This guide covers the recall of District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye and the four-way contest for… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I miss the good old days before “woke” when you could call a moron a moron. These days, to soften the blow, we employ fancy scientific-sounding euphemisms such as the Dunning-Kruger effect to describe those unfortunate individuals with limited… Continue Reading
At last week’s Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting, District 4 Supervisor Patrick Jones touted Redding’s experience with reducing new development impact fees while he was on the city council to justify eliminating such fees for the unincorporated areas of… Continue Reading
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