MENDOCINO OBSERVER EDITOR JIM SHIELDS DIED TUESDAY NIGHT. His family notified us of his passing Wednesday afternoon. We do not have any details at this time, but hope to have some soon. Jim Shields was…
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WE WERE SHOCKED and saddened to learn that Jim Shields had died. The long-time publisher and editor of the Laytonville-based Mendocino County Observer, Jim was a good friend and colleague whose first-rate reporting on County…
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FIRE IN WINE COUNTRY by Esther Mobley The Pickett Fire is still burning in Napa County, one week after igniting. But the outlook is positive: No structures have been confirmed as damaged or destroyed, and…