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Butte County to discuss payment plan for rebuilding fire survivors | Highway 70 closed due to rockslide | Glenn County aims to improve emergency response times

By Erik Adams,

Sarah Bohannon, Ken Devol, Angel Huracha, Ava Norgrove

Published March 11, 2024 at 9:56 AM PDT

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 11.

In today’s episode:

Supervisors to discuss payment plan for fire survivors rebuilding in Butte County — Erik Adams, NSPR
Highway 70 may remain blocked for two more weeks after rockslide — Ken Devol, NSPR
Newly consolidated emergency dispatch center in Glenn County aims to improve emergency response times — Ava Norgrove, NSPR
New study begins testing experimental treatments on patients with long COVID — CapRadio Staff

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Nathan Blaze stands just outside the polling location at the Shasta County Elections Office in Redding, Calif. on March 5, 2024.

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In case you missed it:

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PG&E customers are being targeted by scammers — NSPR
Butte County residents are being asked to complete compost survey — NSPR
Super Tuesday in Shasta County — NSPR
Butte County residents say president, Prop. 1 important on the ballot — NSPR
Chico council took final step to annex 20-acre parcel in north Chico for development — NSPR
Young people in Chico lament low voting activity among peers — NSPR

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Erik Adams

Erik began his role as NSPR's Butte County government reporter in September of 2023 as part of UC Berkeley's California Local News Fellowship. He received his bachelor's degree in Journalism from Cal State LA earlier that year.

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Sarah Bohannon

Sarah has worked at North State Public Radio since 2015 and is currently the station’s Director of Operations. She’s responsible for the sound of the station and works to create the richest public radio experience possible for NSPR listeners.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Angel Huracha

Angel Huracha has been a part of the journalism field since 2006 and has covered a range of topics. He is a graduate of Chico State with a Bachelor's degree in news-editorial and public relations with a minor in English.

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Ava Norgrove

Ava is NSPR’s Morning Edition anchor and reporter. They previously worked on NPR’s Weekend Edition and NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered broadcasts and produced weekly national news stories focused on contextualizing national issues for individual communities. They love NorCal and spending time outdoors.

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