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ByFenitNirappil TheAssociatedPress SACRAMENTO Recent storms will allow California to provide more water to local agencies and farms even as drought conditions stretch into a fourth year, officials announced Thursday. State officials said storms in early December boosted supplies in the state's vast reservoir system enough to give Southern Califor- nia cities and farms 15 percent of their requested water. That will be the second-lowest distribution on record after the State Water Project filled only 5 percent of need last year. "We've gone from really, really, really bad to really, really bad," said Mark Cowin, director of the Department of Water Resources. "We must prepare for the worst." The state system provides water to 25 million people and DROUGHT Agencyto release more st at e wa te r a er storms By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 46-year-old woman who has been missing since Tuesday. Misty Katherine Champlin re- portedly disappeared from her residence on Parey Avenue in Red Bluff during the early morn- ing hours Tuesday. She is described as 4 feet, 11 inches tall, 120 pounds with brown hair and green eyes. Champlin is considered to be "missing at risk" and report- edly suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Champlin left her purse, money and cell phone behind. Anyone with information about Champlin's whereabouts is asked to call the Tehama County Sher- iff's Department at 529-7900. MISSING Search ongoing for missing woman By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter REDBLUFF The Red Bluff Round- Up is preparing to do something it has never done for 94 years — hire a manager. The Round-Up has previously used an all-volunteer team of ded- icated organizers to run one of the biggest professional rodeos in the country, but as the event has con- tinued to grow so has the need for a full-time manager to keep the ro- deo competitive and growing. "This is a major event for our area," Director Corky Kramer said. "We want to protect our position as a great rodeo and look for ways to grow it and make it better in the future. The right person can help us have that competitive edge." A press release issued by the Round-Up Board of Directors pointed to other rodeos, such as Reno and Pendleton, moving to- ward hiring managers with sim- ilar goals in mind. The Round-Up, which has been in existence since 1921, is coordi- nated by the board, which oversees several hundred volunteers to run the three-day rodeo. The rodeo coincides with more than a week's worth of events throughout the community includ- ROUND-UP Round-Uptohirefirst-evermanager TheRedBluff Round-Up is seeking its first full-time, paid manager in 94years. DAILY NEWS FILE Directorssaypositionneededtocontinuegrowth By Andre Byik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter CORNING Tehama County's eighth graders were asked Thursday to look toward a future of educational op- portunities beyond the high school diploma they will earn in 2019. More than 620 eighth-grade students are scheduled to take part in the second annual all- county 8th Grade Leadership Day hosted at Rolling Hills Casino here, a six-day event put on by College Options in Tehama County, Expect More Tehama and the county's de- partment of education. On Thursday, students from Lassen View and Berrendos schools participated in work- shops and activities that in- cluded a college-themed Jeop- ardy game, a dice game that il- lustrated what could happen if people leave their life up to chance and ended with stu- dents setting long-term edu- cation and career goals. "Leadership Day is a day for eighth-graders to dream big and learn about what life can be like for them," said Karissa Morehouse, College Options director, Tehama County. The event, which was orig- inally started by Berrendos Middle School, has expanded in the last two years to include all eighth-grade students in Tehama County. Organizers have focused on eighth-graders in an effort to improve the college-going rate in a county where only about 13.5 percent of people age 25 or older living in the county have earned a bachelor's de- gree or higher, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Morehouse noted that the definition of college orga- nizers were working under was any education after high school, including trade certif- icates. "We're trying to change the culture in our county," she said. "When we say college, we're talking about any train- ing beyond high school." Morehouse said the event shows that students are lead- ers of their own lives, and also leaders at their schools and for others. Some goals students set for themselves included attending Harvard University, UCLA and other universities. "It's amazing to me to see the progression of students every time we do this," More- house said. "To watch those kids' eyes open up and to think about their futures — every time that amazes me." Morehouse said the county- wide conversation about set- ting goals for college at the eighth-grade level started about five years ago. Now, it's a part of a student's education. "We have a lot of work to do still," she said. "But I'm defi- nitely seeing a shift, and I'm very hopeful." EDUCATION ROAD TO COLLEGE Tehama County 8th graders set goals for post-high school education at 2nd annual Leadership Day ANDRE BYIK — DAILY NEWS Karissa Morehouse, College Options director, Tehama County, asked eighth-grade students to set goals regarding their future at the second annual all-county 8th Grade Leadership Day at Rolling Hills Casino on Thursday. More than 620students in Tehama County are scheduled to take part in the 8th Grade Leadership Day, which runs over a period of six days. Community.....A3 Sports.............. B1 Education........A4 Opinion............A6 Lifestyles........A5 Weather ..........A8 Index............... ## INDEX Today is the last day the Small Business Administration will be at the Red Bluff Communi- ty-Senior Center. DISASTER LOAN CENTER Lastdayforloancenter advice in Red Bluff A Color Dash 5K is scheduled for March 7at Corning Union High School as a fundraiser for girls sports. 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