Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2017
SEAN HAMMON'S mother says her son is no good, “never has been.” She says she is certain that Sean murdered his brother, Bryan Hammon, by running over him. Mom says Sean has promised to kill her, too....
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JANE FUTCHER is among Mendocino County’s primary marijuana advocates. A lively woman whose grandmotherly manners doesn't so much as hint at ancient stoner stereotypes. But as close as she is to the...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, Apr. 21, 2017
WHAT HAPPENED TO MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD? by Mark Scaramella When Williams Communications first proposed to bury miles of "wholesale" fiber optic cable under two of Mendo's rural County roads back in 2000,...
View ArticleMendocino County Today, Saturday, Apr. 22, 2017
IT’S GOOD that Mendo’s Planning & Building Department is posting monthly statistics — the only department to do anything like it in all of Mendocino County. The trouble is they don’t accompany...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Sunday, Apr. 23, 2017
THE SINKING OF THE SAN JUAN by Rex Gressett I went the Harbor Commission meeting last week like a prisoner to his execution. Well, maybe it was not that bad, but it was grim. To briefly recap. On...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Monday, Apr. 24, 2017
US 101 CLOSURE UPDATE 4/23/17 9:00 AM: Reopening still on track for Tuesday or Wednesday, weather permitting. Yesterday’s production, 7 AM to 7 PM, was 647 truckloads, and another 242 truckloads of...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2017
LEGGETT/101 SLIDE UPDATE from Caltrans: Monday, April 24, 3:20 p.m. Our contractors have continued to make tremendous headway towards restoring U.S. Highway 101 north of Leggett in Mendocino County to...
View ArticleMendocino County Today; Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2017
HONOLULU RESIDENT DIES in single vehicle crash on Highway 128 near Navarro during classic car tour. Passenger suffers major injuries. CHP Press Release: On April 25, 2017, at about 2:30pm, an as yet...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, Apr. 27, 2017
CALTRANS HIGHWAY 101 LEGGETT SLIDE REPORT CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM —Wednesday afternoon status report from Caltrans on the slide-gobbled section of Highway 101 just north of Leggett: US101 CLOSURE UPDATE 4/26...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, Apr. 28, 2017
LEGGETT SLIDE 101 CLOSURE: IT'S GONNA BE A WHILE Caltrans District 1 release: US101 CLOSURE UPDATE 4/27 3:45 PM: The slide north of Leggett in Mendocino County has been much more active this afternoon....
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Saturday, Apr. 29, 2017
A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT MY TOWN by Rex Gressett It is hard not to be charmed by Fort Bragg. Leaving aside that obvious affront to our community dignity the empty, polluted, toxic, and ugly mill site, a...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Sunday, April 30, 2017
SIGHTS & SOUNDS FROM THE 2017 BOONVILLE BEER FESTIVAL Brewery Tours Lining Up The Band Draws a Crowd Beer Is Food CHP Not Much Detritus Passers by the AVA ============================= REFRESHING...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Monday, May 1, 2017
I’M ALWAYS STRUCK by how much history this very small Valley has pressed into a mere 150 years, sparing us all but this one obligatory reference to the unhappy fate of The Valley’s original inhabitants...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
MAY DAY RALLIES ACROSS BAY AREA; FOUR ARRESTED AT ALAMEDA PROTEST Four people were arrested early Monday after they blocked an entrance to the Alameda County Administration Building in the first of...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Wednesday, May 3, 2017
Bud & Breakfast; Rena Moore; Greasy Martinez; Little Dog; Strong-armed Anderson; Grange or Guild; Candyman; Rough Talk; Ukiah Workload; Split-rail Fence; Immigrant Distinctions; Yesterday's Catch;...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Thursday, May 4, 2017
JEFF BLANKFORT’S PHOTO EXHIBIT at Italian Cultural Center May 10 The Children of Rome Photographs by Jeffrey Blankfort In January 1966, San Francisco-based photojournalist Jeffrey Blankfort, arrived in...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Friday, May 5, 2017
Boontling Classic; Legalization Blues; ADA Greenhouses; Lizbby's Special; PA Report; Pet Adoptions; Foolish News; Grossbeak; ADA Lawsuits; Ukiah 1937; Shelter Closed; Candelaria Galindo; FB Segways;...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Saturday, May 6, 2017
A PALER SHADE OF GRAY by James Kunstler If you seek to know why this country is in so much trouble, check out the lead reports about the health care reform bill in today’s New York Times, WashPo, and...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Sunday, May 7, 2017
MARY ROBERTSON'S NEW PAINTINGS at Thomas Reynolds Gallery We’re pleased to present new paintings by Mary Robertson May 13 - June 10, 2017 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. For more...
View ArticleMendocino County Today: Monday, May 8, 2017
Poetry Celebration; $age/$hannon; Little Dog; Helpless Pros; Ukiah Baseball Phenom; Boonville Ad Shack; Minneapolis Measles; Puppy Love; Wild Iris; Lyme Awareness; Yesterday's Catch; Digital Divide;...
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