During the past twelve months (calendar year January 1 through December 31, 2013), I’ve recorded 8.5 inches of rainfall at my nursery in Boonville. The 77-year annual average around here is slightly more than 42…
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A Southern Humboldt man has been charged in the New Year’s Day murder of the pastor of one of Eureka’s most iconic churches. Police believe Father Eric Freed, the pastor of St. Bernard’s church in…
The Valley’s only liquor license (for the near future at least) will take effect at The Buckhorn, Boonville, in the next few weeks. A great relief to many local folks, as surely a bar/restaurant with a full range of libations is a virtual necessity in any civilized society
As the holidays quickly approached, six members of KZYX’s newly formed Community Advisory Board (CAB) met on Dec. 19th at Anderson Valley High School. Despite the dark, cold and inconvenient timing, seven members of communities…
As we enter the New Year I believe we should acknowledge a couple of very special folks in the Valley: our most senior of seniors. The oldest Valley resident is 95-year old Freda Fox (born in 1918) who will be turning 96 in March, while our second eldest resident is Ross Murray (also a new born baby of 1918), who in September of this year will turn 96 years young.
ABSENTEE OF THE YEAR: Winter. Where did it go? 2013 was the driest year in Mendocino County ever. MIA OF THE YEAR. Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster for his failure to prosecute Dr. Peter…
When I returned from a sabbatical to the north last January, I was astounded to find that the local media was completely ignoring the murder trial of Glen Hughes.
A week before Christmas the Fort Bragg Planning Commission denied Robert Affinito a use permit to convert his property at the corner of Franklin and South Streets into a Dollar Store. That’s been reported in…
I don't even remember when I first started volunteering as a firefighter. I think it was in the early 80s with Homer Mannix. He put me on the reserve firefighter list when he was trying to get something started in Yorkville.