Weed /COS – During their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, College of the Siskiyous’ Governing Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Christal Duncan as Provisional Trustee representing District Area 4, which includes the area of schools located in Yreka; expanded to include more of the City of Yreka, shifting the border between Area 4 and Area 7 north to Lennox and Terrance Drive. In this plan, Area 4 includes 71% of the City of Yreka.
The district accepted a letter of resignation from Area 4 Trustee Barry Ohlund effective October 22, 2025. Pursuant to Ed Code Section 5091, “the community college district governing board shall, within 60 days of the vacancy, either order an election or make a provisional appointment to fill the vacancy.” Pursuant to California Education Code Section 5091, the district undertook the recruitment process to fill the vacant trustee seat within the sixty (60) day timeline. Notices were published in newspapers of general circulation and in three public areas within the district. Candidate applications were due Monday, October 20, 2025.
