Good morning, Redding.

Local activists, led by Isabel Klopchic & Kim Walters of Save Lake McCumber, are working with community members to find a new owner for the McCumber Dam near Shingletown as PG&E moves forward with its decommission plan for the Battle Creek Project.

The Shasta Historical Society reopened in Redding today with a new 10,641-pound exhibit that survived the 1906 earthquake; the display includes Old West photos and cowboy clothes that celebrate local heritage.

Superior California Economic Development has launched a survey for residents in Shasta, Siskiyou, Modoc and Trinity counties to share input on economic priorities for 2027-2032.

The online survey will accept responses through Aug. 23 + help guide regional projects such as Redding’s Stillwater Business Park revival.

A fire engine from the Weaverville Ranger District is deployed today to help fight the Big Grass Fire, which threatens the Shasta-Trinity National Forest on the Oregon border with Idaho.

Fire crews from across the western region are supporting efforts to contain the blaze.

On Thursday, Aug. 13, the Western Shasta Resource Conservation District began a new program to help low-income homeowners create defensible space to meet county ordinance rules; those cited can get free site assessments and contractor assistance (eligibility includes elderly, disabled, and veterans) and further funding (for expansion) is pending.

U.S.D.A. Rural Development State Director Bryan Anguiano visited the West Bio-Hat Creek Bioenergy Facility near Burney Wednesday; the plant (operating since June last year with 15 workers) produces electricity from forest thinning fuels and turns waste into Biochar (a soil enhancer), having received a $571,000 Federal grant.

On Aug. 5, police quickly responded to a choking emergency for a 3-year-old and used a LifeVac device to clear his airway—he was then taken to a hospital for monitoring and his relieved mother thanked the officers.

Up to 1,700 athletes will compete in the inaugural IRONMAN 70.3 Northern California triathlon on Sunday at 6 a.m. in Redding; the race includes a 1.2-mile swim at Whiskeytown Lake, a 56-mile bike ride and a 13.1-mile run that finishes at the Civic Auditorium.