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Gospel Moment: The Books They Cannot Shred
A shred truck waited behind the Elections Office on Market Street. On September 30, Registrar Clint Curtis opened ten November 2024 boxes and found log sheets in seven of them — sheets that should never have been sealed in with the ballots. Those sheets are part of what Kari Chilson requested on September 4 under Public Records Act request #26-1766: the December 3 canvass file, including batch sheets, tabulator tapes, observer sign-ins, and chain-of-custody logs. The truck le


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Say hello to these adorable siblings, Winston and Willow! They're a super-cute mix: half French Bulldog and half Basset Hound. Expect the best of both worlds—those classic Frenchie smushy faces, playful energy, and those long, floppy Basset ears that will melt your heart!
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Board Adopts Shasta County Fire Department Master Plan
REDDING, Calif. — The Shasta County Board of Supervisors opened its October 13, 2026 meeting by adopting a resolution recognizing Ashleigh Roller, Investigative Technician II with the Sheriff’s Office, as the county’s Employee of the Month for October. The board also adopted a proclamation designating October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Shasta County, sponsored by Board Chair Chris Kelstrom. Employee of the Month Ashleigh Roller with the Sheriff's Office 4 H Amba
Elisa Ballard
22 minutes ago7 min read


California’s North State Residents Flock To Corning’s 79th-Annual OLIVE Festival And Car Show
In 1926, Corning—incorporated 19 years earlier in 1907—became widely known as Olive City, or the Home of the Green Olive. The community eagerly embraced the notoriety and heritage that came with establishing this brand, which has enabled Corning to accomplish some impressive things, such as: The recently concluded 79th annual Olive Festival and Car Show actually began the night before with the Olive Festival Cruise, headquartered at the historic Bartels Giant Burger. The next
Jerry Sanchez, Sr.
12 hours ago2 min read


Supervisor Kelstrom says records have been found - but so far they have not been provided to the requestor or the ROV
October 13, 2026 - SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Shasta County Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Kelstrom said in an October 6 report to Action News Now that election records sought under a Public Records Act request have been located inside the Elections Office, despite earlier concerns they may have been destroyed with November 2024 ballot packages. As of October 13, the records have not been provided to the requestor, Kari Chilson, nor shared with Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis
Elisa Ballard
15 hours ago2 min read


Fourth Annual Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated In Downtown Redding
Organized by Red Bluff-based marketing professional Arcelia Gutierrez-Renteria, sponsored by Familia de Caballo and ably assisted by Viva Downtown’s Blake Fisher, the Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration featured a variety of entertaining—indeed informative—things to enjoy, such as colorfully dressed Folklorico Dancers, a horse parade that wowed the youngsters, several kids' activities, a live band, a photo booth and… of course… food.
Jerry Sanchez, Sr.
2 days ago1 min read


NCS Shasta County Town Hall Set for October 17 in Redding
New California State (NCS) will host a Shasta County Town Hall on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel Redding, 1830 Hilltop Drive. Organizers say the meeting will cover the past, present, and future of the New California State movement and provide the latest updates on activity in Shasta County. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. According to the group’s website, New California State is a movement seeking to form a
Kari Chilson
3 days ago1 min read


Letter to the Editor: Reverse the Police and Fire Cuts on October 20th
I am writing to urge you to reconsider the decision to cut police and fire services and to vote to reverse those cuts when the budget returns to the Council on October 20.
I understand the City faces a serious budget deficit of about $7 to $8 million. No one is suggesting that the problem can be ignored. Difficult decisions must be made. However, cutting public safety should not be the first solution considered. It should be the last. According to Council Member Tenessa Audet
Bruce Russell
3 days ago3 min read


Redding City Clerk Race Left Off Ballot, Echoing 2022 Shasta Lake Omission Under Prior Registrar
SHASTA COUNTY, CA — Shasta County voters opening their November 3 general election ballots have discovered that the uncontested race for Redding City Clerk is missing, despite state law requiring it to appear. The omission, which Registrar of Voters Clint Curtis has attributed to a misunderstanding of election code, is prompting city officials to prepare for a special election that could cost taxpayers $200,000 to $300,000. Incumbent Sharlene Tipton, who was appointed to the
Elisa Ballard
3 days ago5 min read


Vendors Wanted for Fall Harvest Market at Arise Academy in Anderson, CA
Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24, 2026, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Contact Arise Academy for vendor space at 530-351-4041 or AriseAcademy1776@gmail.com
Elisa Ballard
3 days ago1 min read


Shasta Unfiltered Turns One Year Old
Free to Read and Paid for by the People Who Read It REDDING — A year ago, five people decided the North State deserved a paper that would publish news worth reading without charging people for the privilege of reading it. Gary Peyrot, Kari Chilson, Elisa Ballard, Margaret Cantrell, and Jerry Sanchez started Shasta Unfiltered in September 2025. No corporate newsroom. No grant from a liberal NGO with a preferred viewpoint stapled to the check. A small crew of patriots, a websi
Shasta Unfiltered
4 days ago3 min read


New York Amish Face $118,000 in Fines and Possible Exodus Over Vaccine Mandate as Case Returns to Supreme Court
California Families Already Live Under a Parallel Mandate with Only Medical Exemptions That Are Rarely Given New York’s 2019 elimination of religious exemptions for school vaccinations has put Old Order Amish communities in direct conflict with the state. Three private, community-funded Amish schools have been fined a combined $118,000, and their legal challenge—Miller v. McDonald—is now back before the U.S. Supreme Court after lower courts sided with the state. The situation
rex ballard
4 days ago5 min read


China’s Media Machine Is Selling Americans on Killing Their Own Data Centers. Trump Is Not Buying It.
Beijing’s English-language outlets and China-linked accounts are pushing one story to U.S. audiences: AI data centers are driving up power bills, straining the grid, and enriching tech companies at ordinary people’s expense. At home, the Chinese state subsidizes power for its own AI data centers and races to build more. That split is the tell. A large U.S. data center complex. Facilities like these have become the focus of both local opposition and Chinese state media coverag
rex ballard
5 days ago5 min read


Intentional Election Interference or Incompetence?
County IT and HR Departments are Slow to Respond to Requests REDDING — Remaining staff in the Shasta County Elections Office are working under heightened pressure to prepare for the November 3 election while short-handed, according to confidential sources inside the office. Five employees are out on sick or medical leave, and two more have recently left their positions. Two of those on leave abruptly took sick leave after security video showed them involved in entry into the
Elisa Ballard
5 days ago4 min read


Health and Human Services Agency Opens First Clinic to Study Vaccine Injuries
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services opened a new National Institutes of Health clinic this week to evaluate and study patients who report health problems after vaccination, the centerpiece of a broader push by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to document, investigate, and treat what the department calls potential vaccine-related injuries. The clinic opened Oct. 5 on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. HHS and NIH leaders marked the opening with a ribbon-
Elisa Ballard
5 days ago3 min read


Fire Station 3 Cut by Redding City Council to Close Huge Budget Gap
Redding City Council Meeting Ends After Midnight REDDING — After a meeting that ran more than seven hours on Tuesday, the Redding City Council cut 13.5 vacant police positions, voted to close Fire Station 3, and reset the city’s general-fund plan around flatter sales-tax growth and a goal of restoring a 10 percent reserve by fiscal year 2029. The same night, the council adopted a state-mandated turf-watering ordinance and heard that Redding Electric Utility’s cash position is
Elisa Ballard
5 days ago12 min read


Cottonwood Certified Farmers Market Draws Shasta County-ians To Cottonwood Community Center & Park
The Cottonwood Community Center and the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce joined forces on Sunday, October 4, 2026, to bring Shasta County its…still another… Cottonwood Certified Farmers Market at the Cottonwood Community Center Park, located at 20595 Gas Point Road, Cottonwood (behind the ball fields). Close to two dozen vendors were open—and ready to show-when people began arriving at nine o’clock Sunday morning, October 4, 2026, to partake (mentally & physically) of farm-fres
Jerry Sanchez, Sr.
7 days ago1 min read
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