/tags/shasta-county Shasta County en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 13:25:42 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-01/new-shasta-county-clerk-supports-hand-counts-despite-state-ban The Shasta County Board of Supervisors has selected Clint Curtis, who advocates for hand-counting ballots, to serve as the next county clerk, following a public interview process with five finalists. Thu, 01 May 2025 13:25:42 GMT /politics-government/2025-05-01/new-shasta-county-clerk-supports-hand-counts-despite-state-ban Justin Higginbottom, Roman Battaglia, Maria Carter /politics-government/2025-04-23/finalists-selected-for-shasta-county-clerk-position Shasta County Supervisors have picked five finalists to interview for the County Clerk position. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:33:53 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-23/finalists-selected-for-shasta-county-clerk-position Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-04-18/high-workloads-strain-the-shasta-county-das-office-more-pay-may-not-fix-it The district attorney's office in Shasta County is facing high workloads and high vacancy rates. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:14:53 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-18/high-workloads-strain-the-shasta-county-das-office-more-pay-may-not-fix-it Roman Battaglia /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-03-27/fri-9-am-wind-project-homeless-lawsuit-cannabis-tax-shasta-county-clerk-resigns The JPR news team gathers for a roundtable discussion of the top news stories they've been working on this week Thu, 27 Mar 2025 18:47:28 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2025-03-27/fri-9-am-wind-project-homeless-lawsuit-cannabis-tax-shasta-county-clerk-resigns JPR News Team /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-27/fountain-wind-project-in-shasta-county-deemed-not-necessary-in-state-assessment A new state assessment of a proposed wind turbine project in Shasta County found that the project isn’t critical enough to override county law. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:32:50 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-03-27/fountain-wind-project-in-shasta-county-deemed-not-necessary-in-state-assessment Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-03-25/second-shasta-county-elections-clerk-in-a-row-steps-down-within-a-year The elections clerk in Shasta County is resigning at the end of April. He was appointed less than a year ago after the previous clerk stepped down. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:01:20 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-25/second-shasta-county-elections-clerk-in-a-row-steps-down-within-a-year Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-03-19/shasta-county-supervisors-vote-to-demolish-old-courthouse Shasta County’s old courthouse building is going to be demolished. That’s after a vote by county supervisors on Tuesday. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:06:40 GMT /politics-government/2025-03-19/shasta-county-supervisors-vote-to-demolish-old-courthouse Roman Battaglia /education/2025-03-13/shasta-county-school-board-member-cant-hold-two-seats-california-teachers-association-says It violates state law for a school board member in Shasta County to hold two seats at the same time, according to a recent cease and desist letter from the California Teachers Association. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 12:55:08 GMT /education/2025-03-13/shasta-county-school-board-member-cant-hold-two-seats-california-teachers-association-says Jane Vaughan /politics-government/2025-02-27/shasta-county-public-safety-struggles-with-too-few-staff-high-workloads Public safety agencies in Shasta County say they don’t have enough resources to do their job. The county Board of Supervisors held a public hearing Thursday to learn more. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 01:20:15 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-27/shasta-county-public-safety-struggles-with-too-few-staff-high-workloads Roman Battaglia /politics-government/2025-02-05/shasta-county-hires-controversial-figure-as-health-care-consultant Shasta County supervisors voted Tuesday to hire a new health care consultant to help address the shortage of providers in the county. But the person they chose has a controversial history. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:10:32 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-05/shasta-county-hires-controversial-figure-as-health-care-consultant Roman Battaglia