Shasta Scout

5 days ago | shastascout.org | Joe Lanane |Annelise Pierce

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Clint Curtis, Shasta County’s newly appointed chief elections official, came to the position with no direct management experience in elections and no local roots. He’s licensed as an attorney in New York. Curtis has dabbled in election law but says he’s only won one case. Four days into his appointed tenure, Curtis announced his campaign for the June 2026 election to permanently fill the Registrar of Voters (ROV) office.

1 week ago | shastascout.org | Annelise Pierce

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Shasta County healthcare consultant Chriss Street last worked in a healthcare-related field a quarter-century ago. Nevertheless, a majority of county supervisors believe Street has discovered the key to solving a long-standing and widespread problem: increasing healthcare access in rural regions like Shasta.

1 week ago | shastascout.org | Annelise Pierce

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An Anderson fire that started this afternoon, June 20, in the area of Happy Valley Road and Amber Ridge Drive is threatening structures. The fire began around 3:15 pm with evacuations ordered for zone AND-7610. An evacuation order means you should leave now. Find your zone here. For those at risk, best sources for urgent information include Watch Duty, and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Facebook page. This is developing coverage. Check back for updates.

1 week ago | shastascout.org | Madison Holcomb

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Brian Ziegler is the lone major narcotics prosecutor in Shasta County. He said he works on average 10 to 12 hours a day, and often also during weekends, because of his heavy caseload. It’s a situation that causes him to not be able to see his family nearly as much as he’d like.

1 week ago | shastascout.org | Annelise Pierce

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A vegetation fire in Cottonwood that started this afternoon, June 19, in the 3900 block of Rancho Estates Road has spread to 40 acres. Evacuations have been ordered in AND-9750 and COT-9660. An evacuation order means you should leave now if you live in an effected zone. Evacuation warning have been issued for zones AND-1800, AND-9590, COT-9710, COT-9720, COT-9730, COT 9740. Find your zone here.