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'A historic day': Weed strikes deal for water source after years long battle Mike Meyer Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers After years of uncertainty over its source of water, residents of Weed now have a guaranteed supply from the spring the city has been using for more than 100 years. "It's a historic day for the City of Weed," said city manager Tim Rundel. "We've now secured water rights needed to provide water to the citizens of Weed indefinitely." The Weed City Council approved a sale agreement with Crystal Geyser Roxane Thursday night for water rights to two cubic feet-per-second from Beaughan...

Former police chief appointed to Weed Planning Commission Mike Meyer Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers After 44 years working for the City of Weed, 32 of which Martin Nicholas spent as the chief of police, one might expect that was enough. But it wasn't.  Last month he applied to fill a vacancy on the Weed Planning Commission, and Thursday night the city council appointed Nicholas to the commission. Nicholas will fill the seat formerly held by Tony Aquila. The seat had been vacant since last October.  “I’ve always had an interest in the city's economic progress, so with retirement I thought it...