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Mendocino County Today: September 9, 2012

NORTH PASS FIRE UPDATE, as of Saturday, September 8, 2012. CalFire reports that the North Pass Fire remains at 41,983 acres.  Containment is steadily increasing and is now at 81%.  Firefighters continue to strengthen and…

Mendocino County Today: September 8, 2012

WITH APOLOGIES TO JENNIFER POOLE of The Willits News who was assigned to announce the town's interim school boss, the kind of assignment that can drive a reporter cross-eyed. DEBRA PEARSON, former superintendent for uninspiring…

Mendocino County Today: September 7, 2012

FOR THE SECOND DAY running, the North Pass Fire, northeast of Covelo, has remained at 42,000 acres. Containment was holding at 68% Thursday morning, according to CalFire. Lightning started the fire on August 18th some…

Mendocino County Today: September 6, 2012

ALICE BERNICE CARRISON, 62, hometown not confirmed, died Wednesday at about 11:30 when she jumped, mid-span, from Fort Bragg's Noyo Bridge to the river mouth below, a distance of nearly 100 feet. Ms. Carrison's body…

River Views

My name is Malcolm and I’m an ice cream addict. During summer and fall I’m often able to sate my needs with homemade product made from a recipe in the 1941 edition of America’s Cook…

Pie Bake 2012

On Saturday, August 25th, the annual Pie Bake took place at the Fairgrounds Kitchen in Boonville. Eric Bloyd, who participated in the Pie Bake for the first time this year, said, “Everyone gets to see…

Cheating Heart

“It’s like deja-vu all over again.” — Yogi Berra My recent essay Cheating elicited several responses from readers wishing to share more examples of cheaters in high places, cheating as an integral part of our…

Mendocino County Today: September 5, 2012

THE UKIAH PD is looking for a man involved in a stabbing that injured three people at Denny's restaurant in Ukiah last Saturday. The other man believed to have been involved has been arrested. According…

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