WE IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT of the Willits Bypass when reading the recent news that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s staff created a bottleneck on the George Washington Bridge for several days on the false pretense that…
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ABOUT AN HOUR of rain fell on Mendocino County Saturday morning, just enough to sweeten the air and whet our thirst for more, much more. If we got a quarter inch we'd be surprised. By…
THE COUNTY has established a hurry-up "drought hotline" at 463-4589. The idea is that County residents will provide status reports on their individual water situations so the County can get a clear idea of what…
WILLITS POISED TO DECLARE DROUGHT EMERGENCY by Linda Williams The city has about 100 days of water in its reservoir and January is projected to be drier than normal. The Willits City Council is expected…
SUPERVISORS DECLARE DROUGHT EMERGENCY by Tiffany Revelle The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to declare a local emergency “and imminent threat of disaster” from drought conditions, and appointed two of its…
RECOMMENDED READING: Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi. By far the clearest and most convincing book on the subject I've ever read. Bugliosi, best known as prosecutor…
SOHUM RESIDENT ACCUSED OF SHOCKING EUREKA MURDER by Daniel Mintz A Southern Humboldt man has been charged in the New Year’s Day murder of the pastor of one of Eureka’s most iconic churches. Police believe…
IN THE WETTEST of times, Fort Bragg's ingenious water system is a struggle. We asked 4th District supervisor Dan Gjerde how it was holding up during the drought: “We're clearly going through another drought year.…