Mount Shasta News

09/29/2025

09/29/2025

Strong winds did not stop the courageous firefighters from battling the blaze and saving downtown W**d, California

We want to express our deepest gratitude and heartfelt appreciation to the W**d Fire Department, the W**d Police Department, and all the surrounding fire departments that courageously showed up for all of us in downtown W**d today.

Your unwavering dedication is a beacon of hope and inspiration to us all. We are forever grateful and can't thank these brave men and women enough, thank you so much for your selfless hard work and all that you do for us.

Photo of the Black Butte Saloon Fire, taken on September 28, 2025.
Photo Credit: Trisha Hodges

09/24/2025

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Best view in town! Outdoor movie success!!

09/24/2025

Obituary: Tom Neal left this earth unexpectedly on August 28th, 2025. He was born on June 25th, 1955 in Lincoln Nebraska to Joan Marie Neal and Harry Clayton Neal. He came to Mount Shasta during the epic blizzard of 1968, and remained in the area for the rest of his life.
https://www.siskiyou.news/2025/09/23/obituary-tom-neal/

09/22/2025

Volunteers and Grants Bring New Books to McCloud’s Young Readers In McCloud, 2nd and 3rd graders get to visit the McCloud library during school hours once a week as part of their school schedule. In the small rural community of McCloud, there are no paid librarians. Nine volunteers work at […]

09/20/2025

https://www.siskiyou.news/2025/09/19/mt-shasta-town-hall-your-insights

Thank you to those who participated in Monday’s Town Hall meeting Todd JuhaszCity Manager I want to thank everyone who attended the City’s Town Hall meeting aimed at finding solutions to protect the City of Mount Shasta’s Firefighting and Essential Services. Your input, ideas and insights were...

09/18/2025

Update: Argentine Climber Identified in Fatal Mount Shasta Accident

Mount Shasta, CA — Authorities have released new details regarding the tragic climbing accident on Mount Shasta that occurred on Friday, September 12, 2025, as reported in our previous article on Tuesday. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has identified the deceased climber as 45-year-old Matias Augusto Travizano of Argentina.

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Mount Shasta, CA — Authorities have released new details regarding the tragic climbing accident on Mount Shasta that occurred on Friday, September 12, 2025, as reported in our previous article on Tuesday. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) has identified the deceased climber as 45-year...

09/17/2025

Out of hundreds of applicants nationwide, W**d High School was selected as part of the program's weekly "$5K Fridays" giveaways, which award funds to schools simply for applying and sharing their stories on social media.
https://www.siskiyou.news/2025/09/17/weed-high-school-wins-5000-vies-for-1-million-t-mobile-grand-prize/
W**d High School

Rally behind W**d High by voting and sharing at FridayNight5GLights.com after September 25th W**D, Calif. — W**d High School has secured $5,000 as one of nine California schools awarded through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights program, a nationwide initiative supporting small-town high school f...

09/16/2025

Mount Shasta, CA — A tragic climbing accident on Mount Shasta resulted in the death of a solo climber over the weekend, according to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service. On Friday at approximately 3:45 p.m., a 911 call reported a climber who had fallen on the Clear Creek Route of Mount [.....

09/15/2025

REDDING, Calif., September 15, 2025 — The 2025 harvest season for Matsutake mushrooms opens today, September 15, and runs through November 30 on the Shasta McCloud Management Unit of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Personal use permits are not available for the fall season. A commercial permi...