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Baron Browning beat Chris Kelstrom in the June primary, but he did not get enough votes to avoid a November runoff.

With Supervisors Les Baugh and Joe Chimenti retiring at the end of this year, a new board will decided who gets the CEO job.

Its been four months since Shasta County supervisors terminated the employment of Dr. Karen Ramstrom as health officer.

The county plans to build a 256-bed addition next to the existing jail while it waits for a new jail and rehabilitation center to get built.

Acting County Executive Officer Patrick Minturn mapped out an alternative that would expand the jail by incorporating the Shasta County Courthouse.

Nichols Melburg & Rossetto will draw up designs for expanding the current jail site at West Street or create a new jail at a yet-to-be-determined site.

Paige Greens departure as adult services director comes in the wake of former Health and Human Services Agency Director Donnell Ewert retiring.

Matt Pontes previously told the Record Searchlight he would stay in Shasta County. He said it’s a place he calls home and where he wants to retire.

Pat Minturn, who retires this week from his public works duties, starts the new job on Sunday and will work through January 2023, making $24,338 a month.

The Shasta County Board of Supervisors will consider appointing Patrick Minturn as acting county executive officer at its June 14 meeting.