Heidi Hall to run for Supervisor in Nevada County

  After much research, conversation, and exploration, Grass Valley resident, Heidi Hall has decided to run for Nevada County Supervisor (District 1), in the 2016 election. Hall, who ran for Congress (District 1, LaMalfa), in 2014, has been strongly encouraged… Continue Reading

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Nine Dahle Bills Pass Legislature – Measures cut red tape to promote rural health care, sound forestry

With the end of the California Legislature’s 2015 session in sight, nine bills introduced by Assemblyman Brian Dahle, R-Bieber, have passed both houses of the legislature. Reflecting his priority of building up the rural North State’s economy, Dahle’s legislation promotes… Continue Reading

Medication Disposal at Mt. Shasta Mall, September 26

On Saturday, September 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Redding Police Department, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host a medication disposal event at the Mt.… Continue Reading

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Celebrate the Fall Season at Whiskeytown’s 5th Annual Harvest Festival

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and the Friends of Whiskeytown invite visitors to join us  for the 5th Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 19 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the park’s Tower House Historic District. This fun and family-friendly event… Continue Reading

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Trail of the Quarter: Hornbeck Trail – Historical, Beautiful and Interesting

The 4-mile Hornbeck Trail, much of which follows the bed of an abandoned historic narrow gauge railroad, is part of complex of single-track dirt trails east of Keswick Reservoir.  It is restricted to non-motorized use by hikers (dogs allowed), bicyclists,… Continue Reading

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Et in Arcadia, Libido

Upfront disclosure: Mei-lang and I had never heard of the Go-Go’s until we settled into seats G19 and G21 of Ashland’s outdoor Allen Elizabethan Theater. We opened our Playbills to learn that the new musical “Head Over Heels,” which is… Continue Reading

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Senior Ballers: You’re Never Too Old For A Basketball Jones

Basketball has been very good to Don Cohen. From winning his first championship game playing church ball as a kid in Minnesota to bringing home a bronze medal from the Olympics, the Redding resident has rubbed elbows with some of… Continue Reading

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Reality Soap…

…That’s the new genre that Pulitzer-winning playwright Qiara Alegría Hudes has perfected in “The Happiest Song Plays Last,” the final installment of her trilogy about her Iraq vet cousin Elliot and his ongoing internet-enabled ties with his Puerto Rican family… Continue Reading