The Intermountain News

Sabrina Mostoufi of Mrs. Madden’s eighth-grade English class captured second place at the state level for her essay in the VFW Patriot’s Pen contest. She was previously the VFW District 20 first-place winner and competed at the state awards VFW mid-winter conference on Dec. 22-23 in Sacramento. She was awarded $750 at the state level […]

BY MEG FOX Consolidating the school district’s two high schools may not be the best cost savings option. The amount of Necessary Small High School Funding that the district stands to lose through consolidation could squash that unpopular option, one of several the school board will discuss at their Jan. 8 workshop. “It’s looking more […]

A winter storm Monday dumped nearly 15 inches of snow in parts of the Intermountain area and more at higher elevations, closing Highway 299 from Bella Vista to Burney Tuesday. Three more inches fell late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, breaking trees and tree limbs along and over the highway. The California Highway Patrol […]

A Johnson Park man lost his travel trailer and contents in a fire Thursday morning at the Rainbow’s End Trailer Park. Justin Bushey was reportedly returning to his older 20-foot travel trailer when he saw the flames at approximately 11 a.m. According to Fire Prevention Officer Howard Fincher, an engine, a water tender, and five […]

The end of the year and the end of elections for new trustees, directors, and commissioners often prompt local boards to nominate new officers. The Burney Water District’s Dec. 21 agenda had an action item for electing a new vice-president but nothing about a president or board secretary. “How long do (we) usually serve as […]

Four tractor-trailer rigs, the first slowing for an earlier solo crash near McArthur Burney Falls Memorial State Park Saturday, collided at about 1:50 p.m. The California Highway Patrol reported at about 1:18 p.m. a sedan had crashed off Highway 89 just north of the park, with the occupants sustaining only minor injuries. About 30 minutes […]

A 77-year-old Burney man, who passed out while driving his vehicle into the Pit River Casino parking lot on Halloween Day, hit a parked van. Douglass West Kjellmark pulled into the parking lot about 11:23 a.m. and blacked out, according to his passenger Alva Houston, as told to the California Highway Patrol. Nevertheless, Kjellmark continued […]

The Community Food Bank will give out food bags on Thursday evening, Nov. 15, starting between 4:30 and 5 p.m. at 36963 Oak St., Burney. Anyone requesting food help should contact Arlene Carroll at 335-5826 before Monday, Nov. 12, to put in a request. “To the Burney Community at large, thanking you for your previous […]

This winter, ranger-led snowshoe walks will be offered from the Lassen Volcanic National Park visitor center at the south entrance to the park. Visitors can join a ranger for a one- or two-mile adventure exploring winter ecology and Lassen’s geologic history. Walks are held Saturdays and Sundays from 1:30 pm through April 4. Visitors to […]

The two Shasta County sheriff’s Special Weapons and Tactics team members who shot and killed gunman Gregorio Estrada were identified as Det: Troy Clegg and Deputy Jason Gassaway. The two fired seven shots, with one of those bullets killing Estrada. However, since both men were firing the same type of weapon, it isn’t known which […]