George L. Winship, Editor

• Knighton Road property is purchased Updated 12/13/2011 at 10:52 a.m.

  Anticipating the federal government’s desire to consolidate health services for Northern California veterans closer to the new Veterans Home, a managed care facility nearing completion on Knighton Road, former State Senator K. Maurice Johannessen announced Friday that he had recently ...

• Cities seek voice on air-quality Published 11/22/2011 at 10:45 a.m.

  City of Anderson to join Shasta County Air Pollution Control Board

• Korean War hero-soldier gives poignant address Published 11/15/2011 at 9:17 a.m.

  More than 1,000 Shasta County residents gathered at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery to mark Veterans Day 2011 with solemn dignity and some laughter as Korean War hero-soldier Jack Tolbert recounted some of his service exploits.

• Federal check expands Veterans cemetery at Igo Updated 11/15/2011 at 8:28 a.m.

  Federal and state officials visited the Northern California Veterans Cemetery Tuesday, Nov. 8, to present a $900,174 check for construction of 10 more columbaria walls, each containing 200 niches for cremated remains. Construction on the columbaria walls began shortly after ...

• Job creation high on list as Logue seeks re-election to current post Updated 11/09/2011 at 4:07 p.m.

  Creating jobs is high on the priority list for Dan Logue, R-Lake Wildwood, who announced Wednesday, Nov. 9, that he is formally seeking re-election to a third term in the California State Assembly, but this time from the new 1st ...

• Collin Raye headlines 2012 Shasta District Fair Published 02/02/2012 at 2:43 p.m.

  Flawlessly smooth vocals are the trademark of Country and Contemporary Christian music legend Collin Raye, who will headline entertainment at the 2012 edition of the Shasta District Fair, set for June 13-17, in Anderson, fair officials announced Thursday, Feb. 2. ...

• LaMalfa seeks Herger's seat on 'new battlefield' Published 01/31/2012 at 9:02 a.m.

  Fourth-generation rice farmer Doug LaMalfa, 50, of Richvale, currently in the middle of his first four-year term as a California State Senator from District 4, recently announced he is seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives to replace William ...

• Bull sale sees higher prices, attendance Published 01/30/2012 at 4:30 p.m.

  Average sale prices and total attendance were both up from previous years as the 71st annual Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale drew to a close Sunday at the Tehama District Fair grounds in Red Bluff. All in all, the ...

• Cultural symposium in Anderson builds better understanding, tolerance Updated 01/29/2012 at 9:13 a.m.

  U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner of Sacramento was the featured guest speaker at Anderson City Hall Friday, Jan. 27, for an outreach program sponsored jointly by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and The Sikh Centre in Anderson. Wagner is the top ...

• Reunion brings back many fond memories Updated 01/25/2012 at 12:13 p.m.

  While visiting my mother recently in Spokane, Wash., I enjoyed a brief reunion with my fifth-grade teacher. We each enjoyed trading memories and stories that afternoon in the living room and kitchen of a comfortable home that Bruce Anthony, now ...

• Anderson's interim city manger looking to help city, find permanent replacement Published 01/18/2012 at 10:52 a.m.

  John Blacklock, Anderson’s new interim city manager, ended his first week on the job by beginning in earnest the process of finding a permanent replacement. “I’ve been hired to work my way out of this job,” Blacklock, 67, said Thursday ...

• After 16 years, Comnick won't seek re-election Published 01/18/2012 at 10:49 a.m. 1 Comment

  After 16 years on Anderson’s City Council, Norma Comnick has relinquished the title of Mayor for a third and quite possibly the final time. “It’s been a rewarding time for me to serve as Mayor and I have until the ...

• Letters home from Brittney Published 01/04/2012 at 6 a.m.

  A series of letters details a girls transformation into a US Marine

• Homecoming Published 01/04/2012 at 6 a.m. 1 Comment

  Marine Corps boot camp transforms girl

• Yarbrough selected mayor in break with tradition Updated 01/03/2012 at 9:19 p.m. 6 Comments

  Instead of promoting Vice Mayor Melissa Hunt, the Anderson City Council broke with tradition and — on a 3-2 split vote — elected James Yarbrough as its next Mayor on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Debe Hopkins was then unanimously elected Vice ...

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