An alleged kidnapping and sexual battery reported in October in Fort Bragg unraveled into something entirely different when the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office reviewed the case ahead of a preliminary hearing. Instead of a…
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While President Donald Trump’s low approval ratings have recently made national headlines, his worst polling numbers still exceed the approval rating Mendocino County voters give their own Board of Supervisors. That’s according to a new…
For small, rural communities, hiring for high-profile positions of trust—like police chief—presents unique challenges. Information — confirmed or not — can race through coffee shops, supermarket lines, farmers’ markets and Facebook groups outpacing official announcements.…
What will life be like for farmers in the Russian River Watershed after the Potter Valley Project is decommissioned and its dams removed? “An absolute disaster,” said one attendee of a forum held in Ukiah…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a petition asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a federal ruling affirming Mendocino Railway as a Class III rail carrier under exclusive federal jurisdiction. Mendocino…
The newest owner of the most beloved and beleaguered building in downtown Ukiah, the Palace Hotel, was applauded and praised Wednesday after showing the Ukiah City Council his progress cleaning out the battered structure he…
(Former AV superintendent Louise Simson got it done!) Former AV Unified Superintendent and Principal of Anderson Valley High School Louise Simson held the ceremonial scissors as she cut the ribbon stretched across the new track…
Item 4c on the October 7 Supervisors agenda called for the Supervisors to “Approve or Deny Requests from Department Heads and Elected Officials Regarding Budget Impacts, Funding and Recruitment of Vacant or New Positions Following…
Can you believe it? It is the holiday season again with all the celebratory occasions that go with it. Some of us relish the glitter, socializing and general merriment while others take a more Grinch/Scrooge-like…