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Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Diane Herron

I met with Diane at her home on Estate Drive in the Boonville ‘suburbs’ and we shared some persimmon cookies and soft drinks as we sat and chatted. Diane was born in Los Angeles in…

The Train Geeks Return

You know what I just remembered? It’s nearly 2011! And do you know what that means? It means that the North Coast Railroad Authority is just a few short months away from relaunching railroad freight…

Colfax’s Last Rant

Before and after the Supervisors took a break for a tax-paid  "luncheonreception to honor David [Colfax]" at last week's meeting, they took several hours to lay off more sheriff’s deputies, seven of them — this…

Anderson Valley Sweeps Emerald Cup

Mendocino County’s Fifth District dominated this year’s Emerald Cup, taking five of the top 10 outdoor cannabis prizes.

The Case of the Ford Focus

Before the child molester put his victim and her mother out of his house, the mother of the victim said they wouldn’t press charges against him if he’d give them a car, a cheap old…

State Socialism & The Village of Mendocino

Because the subject seems to have disturbed some of the listserve shut-ins, and because with them history starts all over again every afternoon when they resume their monkey island communications with each other, let’s look…

Crime of the Week

Shortly after one last Thursday afternoon, 92-year-old Marie Cleveland of Redwood Valley cranked off a round from her .38 into the tire of an RV parked on her property.

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