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Rick Redfern, 1935-2014

Richard Lewis Redfern MD of Albion passed away suddenly from a heart attack on February 19, 2014. Rick was born in Eugene, Oregon on November 21, 1935. His parents were Louie Redfern and Sibyl Redfern,…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, August 7, 2014

Fire Approaching Leggett;
Charlie's Grateful;
Weed Transients;
Clap Stats;
Sheriff Reports;
Catch of the Day;
Huffman Klatches;
Wee Poem;
Farmer SNAP;
Local Food News;
Saving the Albion Bridge

Lodge Fire Meeting Tonight in Laytonville

AS OF AUGUST 6 at 7am the Lodge Wilderness fire is up to about 4,000 acres with still only 20% containment. Apparently the somewhat cooler temperatures and a bit of rain didn’t help much. Calfire…

Off the Record (Aug 6, 2014)

THE BERRY FAMILY MATTER has been the subject of several court sessions presided over by Judge Cindee Mayfield. We hope to have a report on what happened tomorrow, and will post it pronto. COMPLICATING CHILD…

Letters (Aug 6, 2014)

Apparently the efforts of the county grand jury result in nothing more than a futile exercise. The grand jury investigates selected government financed county operations and provides their findings and recommendation based on all the facts discovered and published in a public report. Whereupon the county administration goes into denial and obfuscation indicating that the grand jury has got it all wrong and the Board of Supervisors are reluctant to admit anything could be done wrong during their watch.

Valley People (Aug 6, 2014)

HUGE TURNOUT at the Grange benefit Sunday night for Charlie Paget-Seekins and Mark Pitner, probably the largest turnout for a fundraiser ever in the Anderson Valley. The popular pair serve as both ambulance crewmen and…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Fire Area;
Lameduck's Assistant;
Homeless News;
Hemp Broadmite;
Community Discussion;
Rick Redfern;
Legionnaire’s Disease;
Catch of the Day;
Turkish Threat;
Good Mechanic;
Goldenhair Singing;
Old Music

EBT Benefits in Fort Bragg: Service Interrupted

On Sunday, August 3, 2014, an incident occurred on the Comptche Road resulting in the need to replace up to 12,000 feet of fiber optic cable. This cable is the primary source of telephonic transfer information for much of the coastal community in Mendocino County.

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Coast Outage;
Fire Burning;
Benefit Turnout;
Drunk Driving;
Yahweh Avenger;
Pity Hillary;
Public Sentiment;
World Opinion;
Music Fight;
California Groundwater;
Catch of the Day

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