On Wednesday, Dix and company took over operations at The Chicken Shack on Churn Creek Road in Redding. They also purchased the business and want to give the restaurant a new look and change the menu.

The Hilltop Drive store is now YAKS, which opened Wednesday, signaling its return to Redding after a seven-year hiatus. Mills and John Dix own The Chicken Shack on Churn Creek Road just south of ...