Tag: Intermountain Area

TONIGHT: Area residents invited to Burney “Town Hall” meeting – With multiple June candidates scheduled to attend

BURNEY, Calif., — Residents of Shasta County’s Intermountain communities and beyond are invited to attend tonight’s open-forum “Town-Hall” style meeting to meet some of the “non-established” candidates running in the June 7 elections. The meeting, which will be held this evening at the Burney VFW Hall, begins at 6 p.m. and will continue through 8 p.m. for all those interested […]

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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Burney & Big Valley win to advance 

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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From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher: Prep football heading to exciting finish

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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Burney Homecoming game cancelled as Raiders forced to forfeit their last two victories

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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Bulldogs and Raiders post wins as Dixie Fire shakes up opponents’ rosters

From the Bleachers – With Ron Mosher Both the Fall River Bulldogs and Burney Raiders posted victories this past Friday night, as the far reaching tentacles of the monster Dixie Fire played a part in the on-field activities in both games. In the early days of the Dixie fiasco, the picturesque town of Greenville was pretty much destroyed by flames, […]

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Lady Bulldogs “ace” bigger schools to start volleyball season

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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From the Bleachers – with Ron Mosher

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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After 2-year pandemic hiatus, Intermountain area residents excited to have football – and local coverage – back

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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CHP urges caution after numerous recent SR-299E bear strikes

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — California Highway Patrol officials have reported an uptick in traffic collisions involving bears throughout the Intermountain area of Shasta County along State Route 299E, between the city of Redding and Burney area. At least seven bear strikes and near collisions with bears have been reported to CHP over the last few weeks and officials are cautioning […]

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“Now is the time to prepare” for this year’s upcoming fire season

INTERMOUNTAIN AREA, Calif. — With fire season right around the corner, Burney Basin Fire Safe Council and Fall River Resource Conservation District are reminding Intermountain Area residents that now more than ever is the time to be concerned about fire safety around the home, property and community.  LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Five rescued from Sacramento River after rafting trip goes awry […]

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