News From Around The County
MCARTHUR, Calif., — With a lull in area sports over the Labor Day Weekend, it’s time to catch up on high school volleyball. The Lady Bulldogs of Fall River returned to the court under direction of coach Laura Lakey in her third season as head coach, and immediately started the season against much larger schools in facing Central Valley, […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — With the opening of Burney Jr/Sr High School some 50-plus years ago (and shortly thereafter), four men came to the school and set the standard for Raider athletics. These four could be deemed the Godfather’s of Raider athletics – that coupled with their teaching skills – led many of their student/athletes to a better life having experienced […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — The Burney Raiders picked up their second win of the young football season here Wednesday night, grinding out a 22-14 win over the visiting Big Valley Cardinals in the annual Inter-Mountain Fair Bowl. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Minor injuries reported after Anderson collision destroys RR traffic control arm, signal “Vague threat” leads to increased police presence, investigation […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher McARTHUR, Calif., — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis has once again hit our local student/athletes, as the Fall River Bulldogs have been forced to cancel their opening night football games originally planned for Wednesday (Sept. 1) in Alturas against the Modoc Braves. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Minor injuries reported after […]
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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher BURNEY – After a 16-month lapse of local high school football, the Burney Raiders restarted their football program with a 44-33 victory over visiting Tulelake here Friday night. Getting back into gridiron action after the lengthy COVID-19 pandemic layoff, players, coaches and fans were celebrating not only the return of football, but also […]
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INTERMOUNTAIN AREA, Calif. — The small, Intermountain area town of Burney, pop. 3,200, has been abuzz this week with area scholastic sports enthusiasts and local parents talking about the best news for area students since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis – the return of local football and other sporting events. Area residents, who have strongly […]
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SHASTA COUNTY, Calif., — A 24-year-old Fall River Mills man was sentenced to 13 years and 8 months in state prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to igniting at least a dozen fires in the Burney and Johnson Park communities earlier this year. The man, Cole Rainwater, was apprehended May 7, when he was spotted fleeing the scene of a fire he […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Aug. 19, 1 p.m., With additional details from scene. BURNEY, Calif., — Authorities remain at the scene of a solo-vehicle, major injury traffic collision involving a tractor trailer semi-truck that plowed into the US Bank in Burney, at 37131 Main Street/SR-299E, this morning, Thursday, Aug. 19. The big rig was hauling pool chemicals at the time of the […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — A bicyclist was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries after crashing while riding in Burney around noon today, Thursday, Aug. 12. Evidence at the scene indicted the accident possibly happened in or near the crosswalk at the intersection of Main St/SR-299E and Mountain View Road, between Speedway Express and Fuel Commander. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: […]
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BURNEY, Calif., — Officials have identified a Sparks, Nevada “thrill seeker” who died after leaping into Lake Britton from the Lake Britton Bridge along Highway 89 in Shasta County, plummeting some 60 feet into the cold water below last Wednesday, July 28. In addition to being an “experienced cliff/bridge jumper” as described later by Sheriff’s officials, the victim, 23-year-old Don […]
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