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Vargas Sentenced to Nine Years

Aaron Vargas is the highest profile local news story to go national and even international since Jim Jones. His sentencing last week closed yet another unique chapter in Mendocino County history when he was sentenced…

Off the Record

This Week: The AVA's missing stash, damage control on the Hudson, texting for CHPpers and much more...

Don Carlos Invades Boonville

This past weekend of the quarter moon, a chilly breeze tempered the usually hot June sunshine, as the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival got off to cool start. Locals noted the traffic was light Friday…

Reggae Rising Gets Last Chance

Faced with debts to police agencies, Reggae Rising owner Tom Dimmick came to the June 17 Planning Commission meeting with certified checks in hand but it’s uncertain if he’ll be able to meet the county’s permit requirements by a new July 1 deadline.

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Jim Clow

I met with Jim at his home just south of the AV Grange on the opposite side of Hwy 128. He lives there with wife of over 62 years, Bernice Gaskin, who is not too…

Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. How was your Sierra Nevada World Music Festival? Apparently most Valley residents hun­kered down in the hills and those around town invested…

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