Popular restaurant burns despite firefighters’ best efforts

     Photo by Judy La Russa: Fire fighters are driven off the roof by flames venting through the restaurant side of the building.  By Sharyn Cornelius       Early on the morning of Aug. 25, 2010, Bella Vista volunteer firefighters responded to a fire at the Dry Creek Station restaurant and bar that quickly became an exercise in frustration for them.  Despite their best efforts and with plenty...

Dry Creek Station Fire Videos & Photos

Video #1 Bar Section of Restaurant burns ...

FERC recommends decommissioning Kilarc-Cow Creek

Kilarc powerhouse in Whitmore By Sharyn Cornelius  On June 22, 2010 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its Draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS) on Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Kilarc-Cow Creek Hydroelectric Project.  To the dismay of everyone who has fought long and hard to preserve the two small hydroelectric plants near Whitmore and Millville, the FERC recommends...

Local junior exhibitors show well at Shasta District Fair

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Supervisors volunteer for new regional water management board

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting as the Shasta County Water Agency on June 22, 2010 approved the governance structure for the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Water Resource Management Group (NSVIWRM) suggested by its ad hoc steering committee and the Redding Area Water Council.  The Board of Supervisors had approved joining the group, which will conduct regional water management...