Michael Woodward, Reporter

On a poorly marked road off Oak Street in Happy Valley, Rick Mayer Cycle rebuilds motorcycle seats by hand for a world-wide market. While seemingly hidden on a local level, Mayer insists his business in the thick of the motorcycle ...

The Anderson Fire Protection District Board approved a three-year contract with Fire Chief Andy Nichols at the board's regular meeting Nov. 10.

Citing vacating industry in the Ox Yoke Drive area of Anderson as well as the arrival of her now three-month-old son Carson, business owner Sheila Worrall closed the Lunch Box Deli on Nov. 6.

In the race for five seats on the Anderson Fire Protection District board, former fire chief Don Matheson broke away from the 11-candidate pack with an early lead on election night, Nov. 3.

Anderson Volunteer Firefighters mistakenly made a $250 campaign contribution to Don Matheson's campaign committee for election to the board of the Anderson Fire Protection District; however, the group has since sought to rescind the amount after learning their non-profit organization ...

Over 60 people attended a town hall meeting in Cottonwood on Oct. 28 to hear from a panel of several Shasta County officials and department heads discuss plans and updated past issues in the incorporated area of Cottonwood.

Smiling, U.S. Marines veteran Dale Streetman said he is still recovering from the recent Stand Down event, held Oct. 23-25. Many low-income veterans found a variety of social services, received medical care or got a new change of clothes.

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 ...

Even though the trout fishing season ends Nov. 15 most places in Shasta County, that didn't stop the Fly Shop's Mike Mercer from putting on a free fly fishing clinic for about 12 people on Clear Creek, as a part ...

Volunteers from North Valley Veterans Stand Down were scrambling Friday to find replacements for $26,000 worth of blankets, cots, tents and coats intended for homeless veterans. The items had reportedly been stolen from a locked storage unit just prior to ...

Food Stash, a Cottonwood food bank operated out of First Baptist Church of Cottonwood for the last two years, has scheduled a fundraising dinner for Nov. 6 at the Cottonwood Community Center. The fundraiser, a $20 tri-tip dinner with meat ...

With seven felony warrants to his name, Jon Hill-Hawkins, 22, of Cottonwood, led Anderson police on yet another pursuit Tuesday afternoon. Hill-Hawkins previously evaded officers on Sept. 30 when he was speeding in a vehicle without valid registration. At the ...

With seven felony warrants to his name, Jon Hill-Hawkins, 22, of Cottonwood, led Anderson police on yet another pursuit Tuesday afternoon. Hill-Hawkins previously evaded officers on Sept. 30 when he was speeding in a vehicle without valid registration. At the ...

South County fire protection agencies were told to work together on their respective spheres of influence by the board of Shasta Local Agency Formation Corporation (LAFCO) during the agency's regular Oct. 1 meeting.

About 30,000 fall chinook salmon are expected to return to Battle Creek this year, doubling last year's turnout, according to Coleman National Fish Hatchery Project Leader Scott Hamelberg.

A food bank and a community garden are set to open early in 2010, announced Brynn Nolan, executive director of the Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group.

Effects from a slowing national economy have ebbed into the City of Anderson following years of successful economic growth, yet "despite the economic challenges, your city has pressed onward, funded projects that stimulate the local economy and taken advantage of ...

While Shasta County and community non-profits offer services to help victims of domestic abuse, the services are scattered.

Anderson City Council held a forum Thursday, Sept. 10, to gather opinions from citizens about how to reform aspects of state legislature. Six people attended the forum and exchanged ideas with council members.

Landowners invested in both Vineyards in Anderson and the North Fork Ranch development projects were listed on Shasta County's property tax default list last month. The list comprised properties in default for the second year in a row.

Andy Nichols, 48, was appointed fire chief of the Anderson Fire Protection District by its board at a special meeting Monday, Sept. 14. For the chief position, the board chose between hiring then-Deputy Chief Nichols, hiring Battalion Chief Howard Fincher, ...

A proposed emergency ordinance for a 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries in Shasta County was snuffed-out by Supervisors Leonard Moty and David Kehoe, and the motion was withdrawn by Supervisor of District 5 Les Baugh at their Sept. 15 ...

The corn maze at Hawes Farm has assumed a number of designs in previous years, including Johnny Cash, Scooby-Doo and a fire engine. Without divulging this year's design, farm owner Greg Hawes gave three clues: "It's an ancient theme; it's ...

Six customers who receive irrigation water through Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District aired frustrations about infrequent irrigation schedules and dry pastures at a district board meeting Sept. 10.

Swerving around the City of Anderson's temporary moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, an Anderson entrepreneur said he hopes to open a delivery service Oct. 15.

Dog bites to city employees aren't the only reason door-to-door water meter reading may soon be a thing of the past. The City of Anderson is looking to update its water reading technology with an automated meter-reading system.

The investigative report on previous Anderson Fire Protection District fire chief Joe Piccinini was requested Aug. 11 by the Shasta County Grand Jury, board chairman Keith Webster said at a district meeting Tuesday.

Andy Nichols, 48, was appointed fire chief of the Anderson Fire Protection District by its board at a special meeting Monday, Sept. 14. For the chief position, the board chose between hiring then-Deputy Chief Nichols, hiring Battalion Chief Howard Fincher, ...

A coworker spotted a furry white leg and tail with brown rings dangling under the engine compartment of Robin Fleming's vehicle parked at Kregg Spafford's State Farm Insurance Company at about 2 p.m. Friday. Fleming said she recognized the cat ...

A house on Brigman Street was burglarized early Tuesday at 12:41 a.m. By chance, a PG&E worker spotted the stolen property near Beacon Street. With the stolen items reported, Anderson police confiscated the items for safe keeping, which included a ...

A 45-day emergency moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries will be considered by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors at their Tuesday Sept. 15 meeting at 9 a.m., Les Baugh said after a Friday meeting with county officials.

Several musical acts and food vendors are lined up for the first Anderson Street Fair on Sept. 12, from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., along East Center Street in Anderson.

Amid several budget cuts made by the state government to the Department of Health and Human Services throughout 2009, budget cuts to Mental Health, Child Welfare services, and In-Home Supportive Services top the concerns of the Director of Shasta County ...

Among the many classic cars and motorcycles to line up on Front Street in Cottonwood Saturday, Sept. 12, will be one bright red 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback owned by Gary Highfill of Cottonwood.

Your Cottonwood Collective, a medical marijuana dispensary, was scheduled to open Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 3317 B Main St. in Cottonwood.

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger closed the California State budget in July, he mopped up $27.8 million in Williamson Act funds statewide, removing $237,000 that was expected to fall in the Shasta County's 2009-10 budget, according to Wayne Stevens, Shasta County ...

Changes in leadership coupled with high-ranking personnel cuts are under consideration this month by both the City of Anderson and Anderson Fire Protection District (AFPD) board. Both agencies are making strides to promote a lower-level manager to chief or director ...

The Sikh community has raised its second domed temple in Anderson.The newest temple, located at 3900 Riverside Dr., is called the Sikh Temple of Redding. Its members have scheduled an opening ceremony for Sunday, Sept. 6.

The typical employer may avoid this workforce, but agencies like Shasta County's Opportunity Center, J and B Programs, Inc. and new business Noah's are banking on them. With the unemployment rate for developmentally disabled people at 75 percent nationwide, certain ...

Zucchini Festival drew many families to the Anderson River Park Saturday, where organizers prepared an old-fashioned fair atmosphere.

The West Nile Virus appears to be having an off-season in the South County, according to biologist John Albright of the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control District. Albright has found only one dead crow in Happy Valley whose demise can ...

Shuttered in July, the 49 Club in Anderson is now in foreclosure, business owner Raymond Randle told the Valley Post on Thursday, Aug. 6.

Anderson's new Rite Aid store, which is scheduled to open Oct. 5, drew 300 applicants to a one-day job fair. The line of job seekers for 30 temporary positions stretched the length of the building along McMurry Drive.

The Shasta County Historical Society on Saturday mounted the plaques of two pioneering couples considered the founders of Cottonwood. One plaque belonged to Jacob Forster and Adeline Forster, and another to their son John Henry Foster and his wife Anna ...

City of Anderson officials and Les Baugh, Shasta County Supervisor of District 5, traipsed among cantaloupes, corn rows and tomato vines Thursday, Aug. 13, while surveying the success of Anderson-Cottonwood Christian Assistance's community garden.

Following a meeting with representatives of the Shasta County Grand Jury on Thursday, Aug. 6, Anderson Fire Protection District board chairman Keith Webster said he expects a grand jury report of the district to be released in 2010.

Anderson Union High School alumni are invited to dust off their high school band instruments or think of a song to sing. The musical and performing talents of AUHS alumni, faculty, and current students will be featured at a performance ...

While acknowledging the burglary and vandalism at Anderson Union High School, APD Captain Robert Kirvin said City of Anderson has not seen the increase in burglaries seen elsewhere in the county.

Maghan Hunt, 23, began working at the Valley Post Monday in the capacity of sports reporter and education reporter. Hunt, a Redding native, graduated from CSU Chico in 2006 with a B.A. in Communication Design Media Arts, she said.

Summer is unofficially over. With school opening on Monday, Aug. 17, children and older youths will begin their weekday migrations to area school campuses.