News From Around The County
From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher Both the Burney Raiders and Big Valley Cardinals won their opening-round games in the Northern Section CIF 8-man football playoffs last Friday. SEE OTHER RECENT “FROM THE BLEACHERS” ARTICLES: From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Prep football heading to exciting finish Burney Homecoming game canceled as Raiders forced to forfeit their last […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say the owner of a Burney automotive business was seriously injured when he was run over by an elderly driver yesterday afternoon, Friday, Oct. 5. The business owner was struck by the woman while attempting to guide her onto a car lift inside the location. The victim, Robert Watkins, 63, of Burney, was run over by […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities say a drunk driver, who multiple 911 callers and witnesses reported was nearly involved in numerous collisions with both vehicles and pedestrians, was arrested after a traffic stop in the Intermountain area town of Burney yesterday afternoon, Friday, Nov. 5. The man who was arrested was on duty and working for Frontier Internet when he was […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — A recent five-way donation by Intermountain area businesses and organizations saw Burney’s Bailey Park receiving five brand new, heavy duty picnic tables, hearty enough to last many years to come. The donations, which were spearheaded by life-long local Zac Harper, were delivered to the park and placed into positions throughout the large, tree-studded location Tuesday morning. LEADING […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Students from the Burney Jr/Sr High School’s Interact Club are being recognized after they recently spent the day beautifying their community while picking up trash and clearing debris along Burney Creek. The cleanup project occurred just days before the Intermountain area and North State region were expected to be walloped by a bomb-cyclone, which had been projected […]
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ROUND MOUNTAIN, Calif., — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy described as autistic and non-verbal was found safe and unharmed after the toddler disappeared from his Round Mountain home Monday evening, Oct. 25. Officials have reported the boy disappeared while walking the rural mountain property with his father. The boy’s father has since said the child had never wandered off in the […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher The high school football season is winding down, as our three Intermountain Area prep squads head into the final weeks of the regular season, and here at SCNS we could not be more proud of the players efforts and dedication to their teams. Here’s our re-cap of how things have fared for each […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron MosherTrevor Montgomery contributed to this article See related Op/Ed below. BURNEY, Calif., — The Raiders were hit with a triple dose of bad news over the last week, including the stunning blow of being forced to forfeit their last two games, both of which were Burney wins. Parents and players alike were shocked and […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — Authorities say a fiery crash into a tree resulted in the driver’s death early this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 5. The fatal, solo-vehicle accident happened on Highway 89, just south of Lake Road and about one mile south of McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Westwood shootout between gun-wielding men leads […]
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The Governor’s Office recently announced the allocation of $138 million for wildfire prevention grants statewide to help mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfire. In budget negotiations for this year’s wildfire prevention funding, Senator and Assemblywoman Dahle identified a list of unfunded, shovel-ready projects throughout the First Assembly and Senate District prepared for immediate funding to fire safe communities. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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