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  • Firefighters, public to gather Anderson's community Christmas tree Sunday Published 11/5/2009 at 2:00 p.m. 1 comment

    Firefighters from the Anderson Fire Protection District will join with members of the public in a tradition spanning 93 years when the Anderson community Christmas tree is harvested at 9 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, off Highway 44 between Shingletown and ...

  • Cottonwood "mayor" to be announced at Soup Kitchen fundraiser in Cottonwood Saturday Published 11/5/2009 at 1:31 p.m. 0 comments

    The sponsor who raised the most funds for their adopted nonprofit will win the title of honorary mayor of Cottonwood on Saturday, 6 p.m., at the Cottonwood Community Center's Soup Kitchen fundraiser. Votes to elect the winning honorary mayor are ...

  • UPDATED: Wes Smith takes job at Morgan Hill Published 11/4/2009 at 9:29 a.m. 1 comment

    Cascade Union Elementary School District will be seeking a new superintendent in the near future. After a closed session board meeting last night, Morgan Hill’s school board decided to hire Dr. Wes Smith, 40, as their superintendent starting Nov. 16.

  • Election standings: Matheson gets most votes among fire district candidates Published 11/4/2009 at 8:21 a.m. 0 comments

    In the race for five seats on the Anderson Fire Protection District board, Don Matheson broke away from the pack with an early lead when vote-by-mail ballots were initially registered. By the end of the night, Matheson and fire board ...

  • Alleged burglar had keys to CAT Updated 11/3/2009 at 8:11 a.m. 0 comments

    A large storage unit at a construction site near Volonte Park in Anderson was burglarized early Wednesday morning, Oct. 28, resulting in the alleged theft of $10,000-worth of equipment from United Building Contractors, according to foreman Jason Jackson.

  • Youth talent show tryouts at Shasta Mall on Nov. 13 Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    North State Talent Search will hold its next round of competition starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in the Food Court area of the Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding.

  • Landfill announces winter hours Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Waste Management's Anderson Landfill announced today a change in operating hours for the winter season. Beginning November 1, 2009, Anderson Landfill will be closed on Saturdays in addition to Sundays through February 2010.

  • Muzzle loader's annual turkey shoot to raise funds for girl with rare cancer Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    The Northern Free Trappers and Muzzle Loaders Club of Cottonwood is preparing to hold their 15th annual Darryl Burbank Memorial Turkey Shoot, on Nov. 7th beginning at 8 a.m. off of Two Feathers Road in Cottonwood. The Memorial Turkey Shoot ...

  • Anderson alum to compete in live talent show Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Anderson alumna Jamie Horner-Jarman, 22, has advanced to the semifinal rounds of competition in song with Operation Rising Star, the military's version of "American Idol," with a top prize of an all-expense paid studio recording session in Los Angeles.

  • Smoke nearly suffocates woman, 75 Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 1 comment

    Making her way around her Anderson home with the aid of a walker, Suzan Saladak Scranton, 75, moves slowly, trailing a long tube that feeds oxygen to her lungs. She requires breathing support at all times so the life-giving air ...

  • Burn permits available through fire districts Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Effective Nov. 1, residential dry vegetation burn season will be open within the Anderson Fire Protection District and permits are required for all burning. Permits and burn regulations will be available at the District office located at 1925 Howard St. ...

  • SCCAR honors Flores Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Levi Flores, 17, a senior at North Valley High School in Anderson, will be honored Friday with a Youth Achievement Award given by Shasta County Citizens Against Racism (SCCAR).

  • Anderson council to consider roundabout for I-5, Deschutes Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Members of the public were to have their first say on a pair of proposed roundabout interchanges at Deschutes Road and Factory Outlets Drive that would allow northbound freeway traffic a second chance to exit for what is rapidly becoming ...

  • Regnell runs again Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Shasta County Auditor Connie Regnell announced Thursday, Oct. 29, that she will be seeking re-election in the June 8, 2010, general election.

  • Young women living their dreams Published 11/3/2009 at 12:00 a.m. 0 comments

    Twenty-two-year-old Anderson High alumna Renee Rose Bell, now Renee Young, is living her dreams as a junior attending the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.

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