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Mendocino County Today: January 27, 2014

THE FIRST REAL RAIN in nearly two months could hit later this week, ending an otherwise bone-dry January, forecaster Mike Pechner of Golden West Meteorology said Sunday. Pechner said the Northcoast could get as much…

Mendocino County Today: January 26, 2014

DROUGHT NOTES: It is easy to forget that the only natural force over which we have any control out here is water, and that only recently. In my memory California summers were characterized by the…

Mendocino County Today: January 25, 2014

SO MUCH WATER is moved around California by so many different agencies that maybe only the movers themselves know on any given day whose water is where.

Mendocino County Today: January 24, 2014

WILL PARRISH TAKES TWO-YEAR INFRACTION PLEA DEAL by Tiffany Revelle Willits bypass protester Will Parrish took a plea deal in Mendocino County Superior Court Thursday in the trespassing case against him stemming from his 11-day…

Mendocino County Today: January 23, 2014

WILL PARRISH is due in Mendocino County Superior Court Thursday morning where, it appears, an announcement will be made that his case has been settled.

Letters (Jan 22, 2014)

The current drought appears to have elevated the Supervisors concern regarding water supply. Water issues, supply and quality, should always be a high priority. The County has a history of misplacing emphasis and concern in dealing with water issues.

Beauty, Tranquility And Poverty

I moved to Willits 12 years ago. On occasion, "I am asked how do I like the area?" Generally, I am reluctant to answer because I have mixed thoughts. I am surrounded by beauty and tranquility but find little connection with the town itself and only few of its people.

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