FROM THE COX FAMILY: We wanted to let you know that last night at 5:20pm, Jerry passed away. He had told us earlier that he…
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LONG-TIME FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEER and Boonville battalion chief Jim Minton has retired. Fortunately for us, he will continue to be involved in an advisory capacity and remain available for special projects. This modest man has been a stalwart volunteer for many years of selfless service to Valley residents via all-hours medical aids and fire responses. He has been a gift to us all. At a minimum Minton deserves a plaque on the Fire House wall.
NAVARRO again plugged at the mouth. Paul McCarthy of Elk and the indispensable MendocinoSportsPlus reports: “The USGS river gauge said (1:15 pm) the river level…
EVERYONE who knew her will be shocked and saddened to learn that Sharon Sullivan has died. A long-time resident of the Holmes Ranch and, for…
PERIODIC BURSTS of gun fire and firecracker poppings began about 8:30pm New Year’s Eve in Boonville, and continued at random intervals until the first minutes…
DAWN BROKE one morning last week in spectacular shades of red, heralding the predicted light rain that had not fallen as the sun sank much less spectacularly hours later over the west ridges. About 8am, a Yellow Cab inscribed “Fairfield” drove slowly through town, a to-and-from trip likely to run the passenger somewhere in the neighborhood of $500 bucks. The next vehicle of note was Gary Huntington's white PT Cruiser, a festive mini-Santa fixed to the hood.
IT WAS positively inspiring to see so many Anderson Valley people at a recent meeting of the Board’s Public Health, Safety, and Resources Standing Committee…
JUST AS her husband was preparing to preside over last weekend’s 60th annual Redwood Classic Basketball Tournament, Cecilia Pinoli suffered a stroke at her Philo…
THE ABSENCE of big rains is beginning to be worrisome. November came and went with less than a couple of inches, and December is sunny…