Ono – Riverside County News Source

3 dead, 146 buildings destroyed, as Zogg Fire grows by 50% overnight

September 29, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Fueled by strong winds, the Zogg Fire is continuing to burn through a rural area of Shasta County with zero containment according to fire officials. The wildfire has now killed three people and destroyed 146 buildings while continuing to threaten another 1,538 homes, businesses and other structures, various sources have reported. As of this morning, the […]

Zogg Fire destroys two landmarks in historic town of Ono

September 29, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

Author: Jeremy Tuggle – Education and Community Engagement Manager – Shasta Historical Society Confirmation from the Redding Record Searchlight newspaper confirms that the Zogg Fire, which erupted into flames on the afternoon of September 27, 2020, on Zogg Mine Road in Igo, destroyed two landmarks in the historic nearby town of Ono. The Ono Grange No.445 was instituted on March […]

Ono standoff, SWAT call-out ends after shot fired at deputies

January 27, 2020 Trevor Montgomery

ONO — A Shasta County probationer and wanted felon who fired a shot at deputies trying to apprehend the man was arrested after an hours-long barricaded standoff in Ono last night, Sunday, Jan. 26. During the lengthy standoff the man who was arrested, 31-year-old, Jake Matthew Houser, barricaded himself inside an unoccupied cabin; “claiming he was heavily armed, the house […]