AT LEAST 40 CANADA GEESE were hanging out on the runway at Boonville International last week. BILL KIMBERLIN: Indian Creek Bridge as it led into Philo. I am betting that there were lots of fish…
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NEIL KEPHART HAS DIED. My friend and neighbor for many years, Neil Kephart, after a long battle with the stomach cancer that finally carried him off, will be sorely missed by everyone who knew this…
BOB VAUGHN, popular long-time valley resident and KZYX programmer has died. Correctly described by long-time KZYX programmer Karen Ottoboni as “committed and passionate,” Vaughn often lived hand to mouth, sometimes homeless, but was always upbeat…
RENEE LEE: Dear Lambert Lane pedestrians: I know ya’ll aren’t used to stop lights in Boonville and all but when the light is red, that means you too. Believe me, I walk it every evening…
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…
JIM MCVICKER A half sheet watercolor from this morning at Navarro Beach here in Mendocino County. It’s been a great week here with a wonderful group of painters. ABOUT THE ARTIST: I made my first…
UNFINISHED BOONVILLE PAVILLION A Reader Writes: This “pavillion” has been under construction for several years near Highway 128 outside Boonville. I believe this construction is in some way connected with St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic Church.…
COUNTY FAIR GUIDE BOOK Here is a link for the Exhibitor’s Guide Book 2025 There is still time, until Thursday, 8/28, to enter online for most categories as the Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show…