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Mendocino County Today: September 3, 2012

AS OF SUNDAY NOON, the North Pass Fire had consumed 40,885 acres but is 58% contained. The blaze was begun by lightning strikes on Saturday,…

Mendocino County Today: September 2, 2012

DEPUTY COUNTY COUNSEL DOUG LOSAK entered no contest pleas Friday morning to illegally carrying a concealed firearm in a motor vehicle, and an infraction violation…

Mendocino County Today: September 1, 2012

KARIN WANDREI, recently appointed Assistant HHSA (Health and Human Services Agency) Director and Social Services branch director sent the following terse email last week to…

Mendocino County Today: August 31, 2012

THE US FOREST SERVICE AND CALFIRE  don’t expect full containment of the Pass Fire, still in vigorous flame northeast of Covelo, until Monday, September 10th.…

Mendocino County Today: August 30, 2012

AN APPARENT wind shift caused smoke from the rampaging Pass Fire northeast of Covelo to blanket much of Mendocino County, including smoke so thick in…

Letters To The Editor

AARON BASSLER Letter to the Editor As an extremely frustrated father and community member I feel the District Attorney’s report on the police shooting of…

Mendocino County Today: August 29, 2012

CAL FIRE said Tuesday afternoon that the Pass fire burning northeast of Covelo had destroyed four homes and seven outbuildings and had grown overnight by…

Valley People

LAURA WOOD has died at age 64. Laura was sister to Charlotte Triplett and mother of Alex Wood, both of the Anderson Valley. Laura lived…

Off The Record

CORRECTION. Libby Crawford of Ukiah, correctly identified as companion to Dr. Peter Keegan, also of Ukiah, was incorrectly identified here last week as a member…

Mendocino County Today: August 28, 2012

THE NORTH PASS FIRE burning northeast of Covelo has, as of Monday noon, consumed 31,650 acres. Cal Fire says the blaze is “32% contained.” The…

Mendocino County Today: August 27, 2012

THE AVA IS BEING SQUEEZED big time by the Post Office. The people who proudly advertise themselves as getting NetFlicks to you by snow shoe…

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