The Intermountain News

The Raiders varsity boys basketball team defeated the Big Valley Cardinals on the opening night of competition at their home Burney Jamboree. But the battles were more challenging to finish the tournament against the Portola Tigers and Fall River Bulldogs. Burney finished third at the round-robin tourney with a record of 1-2 played Dec. 16-18. […]

Some extra rest didn’t hurt the lady Bulldogs as they steamrolled through the playoffs to get to the section title game. The Fall River volleyball team went through league play relatively quickly, then had an 11-day layoff as the top-seed in the Division VI playoffs. However, there was little rust as the lady Bulldogs powered […]

The employment roller coaster ride may continue for Covanta Energy employees unless the company signs a restructured power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) before Nov. 1. “We hope we can get something done this week,” said James Regan, Covanta Energy corporate communications associate. Covanta furloughed employees last fall for the same […]

Hospital staff at Modoc Medical Center and Mayers Memorial Hospital are searching for needed funds to keep them operating and hope to obtain those monies through the ballot box. In addition, Modoc Medical Center should learn Tuesday whether residents in Modoc County will agree to a $195 a year parcel tax which, supporters say, will […]

Long-term care at Mayers Memorial Hospital is under attack once again. The Dec. 13 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Gov. Jerry Brown’s 10 percent cut to Medi-Cal could devastate Mayers Memorial Hospital. “We’ve been fighting this war for many years,” said Mayers CEO Matt Rees. “And we’ve won every […]

The Fall River lady Bulldogs varsity squad looked to be the dominant team at the Burney Jamboree with their 51-36 win over Portola Thursday. But the team’s bid for the tourney championship was cut short by the weather ending their preseason. The lady Bulldogs (7-4) dominated the game with their post players. Emily Vigil scored […]

Fall River Schools Supt. Greg Hawkins asks parents and guardians to participate in an online survey about their children’s schools. “One of the major components of the new way our district is being funded is accountability – in a sense, making sure all areas of a district’s budget are being addressed,” Hawkins said in a […]

On Monday at 3:56 p.m., Loraina Kunde of Redding called the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office to report her 11-year-old son, Skyler Harrah, was lost near Eskimo Hill west of Old Station. He was playing in the snow at the recreation area with his family and had returned to the car in the parking lot. Harrah, […]

Committee members are looking to raise more than the $24,000 raised at last year’s Burney Fall River Education Foundation dinner and auction to surpass the $1 million mark in grant giving. Committee member Evalee Nelson said enough money raised Saturday night would allow the foundation to award $72,144 in grants next year. “And that would […]

Four months after a California Department of Resources Recovery and Recycling enforcement action forced USA Recycling in Susanville to close, Lassen County residents will again have a local facility to return bottles and cans for their California Redemption Value. Assemblyman Brian Dahle, R. Bieber, has frequently been meeting with CalRecycle to urge the agency to […]