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Warrant On Trial

Defense lawyers from all over the county crowded Judge Anne Moorman’s courtroom last Wednesday to hear how she would rule on this very point. An energetic free market Laytonville man named Samuel Baker stood accused of presiding over a large-scale pot op.

CalTrans’ Toxic Cover-Up?

Let's start with penta. A pesticide and wood preservative that timber companies applied liberally at mill sites from the 1960s until it was banned from most uses in 1987, penta (or pentachlorophenol -- PCP) is…

When The Well Runs Dry

Charles Mallory Hatfield was certainly the most successful person to practice the art of pluviculture, or artificial rainmaking. Born in Kansas but raised in southern California, Hatfield first gained broad public acclaim when, in 1904, he climbed to the top of Mt. Lowe and released a secret mixture of chemicals into the air.

How Sutter Health Is Increasing Your Healthcare Costs

Many people have been asking about Sutter Health's plans for the communities of Crescent City, CA and Brookings, OR, now that the Sutter Coast Hospital ("SCH") Board in Crescent City has voted to downsize the only hospital in our region to a Critical Access facility in order to qualify for higher Medicare payments.

January Local Food News

AV Foodshed Group continues to present the Boonville Winter Market through the end of April. This is our third year in front of Boonville General Store on Saturdays, 11am-1pm, rain or shine.

A Merry Courthouse Christmas

The jailhouse gossipmongers and rumor brokers are working over time, and the more credulous inmates are full of high hopes. One very popular rumor making the rounds at the Tweeker’s Holiday Inn on Low Gap…

Establishing Motive

After Susan’s death, Dr. Keegan made clear in angry emails to a friend that he felt Susan had been exploiting him for years. He claimed that Mr. Rosen had backed him up on this, telling Susan, “you don’t just get to sit on the couch and eat bon-bons that Peter buys for you.”

So You Think It’s Been Dry & Cold

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…

Sohum Resident Accused Of Shocking Eureka Murder

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…

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