Michael Woodward

• Election standings: Matheson gets most votes among fire district candidates Published 11/04/2009 at 8:21 a.m.

  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 11/03/2009 at 8:11 a.m.

  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.

• Smoke nearly suffocates woman, 75 Published 11/03/2009 at midnight 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 ...

• Workers get into Halloween spirit at PreEmploy.com Published 10/30/2009 at 11:35 a.m.

  PreEmploy.com employees held a costume contest, trick-or-treating for preschoolers and a pumpkin contest on Friday to celebrate Halloween.

• DEIR ready for proposed commercial complex at I-5 and Knighton Road Published 10/30/2009 at midnight

  A proposed 92-acre commercial development at the northeast corner of Interstate 5 and Knighton Road now has a completed Draft Environment Impact Report to its name, Shasta County announced.

• Veterans assistance event suffers burglary of $26,000 in blankets and supplies Published 10/23/2009 at 2:44 p.m.

  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 ...

• Rite Aid opens "Customer World" store Thursday, Oct. 8, in Anderson Published 10/06/2009 at 3:43 p.m.

  Rite Aid is scheduled to open at its new Anderson location on McMurry Drive at 8 a.m. Oct. 8, according to store manager Theresa Collins. A ribbon cutting at 9 a.m. will be followed with a performance by the Anderson ...

• Mayor Schaefer plans for prosperity Published 09/24/2009 at 2:35 p.m.

  A slowing national economy has greeted the City of Anderson after years of economic growth, but "despite the economic challenges, your city has pressed onward, funded projects that stimulate the local economy, and taken advantage of opportunities to plan for ...

• Supervisors decline emergency pot ordinance, Your Cottonwood Collective may close for lack of use permit Published 09/15/2009 at 3:56 p.m. 2 Comments

  An emergency ordinance for a 45-day moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries was snuffed-out by Supervisors Leonard Moty and David Kehoe, and the motion was withdrawn by Supervisor of District 5 Les Baugh at their meeting on Tuesday. Baugh's motion for ...

• Anderson Street Fair photo gallery Published 09/12/2009 at 4:08 p.m. 1 Comment

  Anderson Street Fair photo gallery

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