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Rep. Barbara Lee, 76, announced last week that she’s running for the Democratic Party nomination to succeed 89-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein (whose memory is just…
On Dec 29, 2022, Bill Allen and I were driving home from our Christmas gathering with my family in southern California. We were on a…
As much as I hate to admit it, I’ve been involved with the Laytonville landfill since the early 90s when the debate first raged about…
If you thought that Mendo’s budget picture would have improved or at least been clarified over the last few weeks since the last pessimistic budget…
COUNTY TAKES OVER CREEKSIDE SINKHOLE Due to the continuing deterioration of conditions at the Creekside Cabins RV Park and Resort, the County of Mendocino has…
PANTHER BASKETBALL: There are five more varsity high school games remaining in the season starting this Friday, Jan. 27 in Potter Valley at 3:30pm. The…
I read with bemusement the recent article by Mike Geniella (Dec 28, AVA) about the latest vision for the dilapidated Palace Hotel by the young…
Quick Weather Report OK, think fast, I’m gonna throw some numbers at you. Two weeks ago on Dec. 27, our season rain total stood at…
For now, federal officials are planning to hold back releases from the rapidly filling Lake Mendocino because of continuing high waterflow downstream on the Russian…
Tuesday’s first Supervisors meeting of 2023 was back to no-business as usual. Nobody questioned the outrageous new $750k consent calendar threshold proposed by staff in…