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Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Hayes Brennan

A couple of Thursdays ago, I met with Hayes Brennan at his home on Gschwend Road in between Philo and Navarro. Hayes suffered from a stroke nearly three years ago and his speech, while improving…

What Kind of Supervisor Would John McCowen Be?

KZYX listeners are famously tolerant of audio tedium. But even they may recall Ukiah City Councilman John McCowen's long-winded appearances on the evening news when the droning Ukiah City Councilman delivered narcoleptic lectures on the…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Rodolfo Ibarra

 A couple of Sundays ago I drove in behind Lemons’ Market in Philo to the Ibarra home, one of several back there set among some lovely gardens and trees. We sat outside in the shade…

The Hoyle Trial Fiasco: Case Dismissed

District Attorney Meredith Lintott had a problem. His name was Peter Hoyle, a well-known and controversial Ukiah cop with 33 years anchoring Mendocino County's thin blue line. If Hoyle hasn't arrested every crook in the…

Blue Ribbon Fish Protection

Coastal residents are protective of Mendocino County’s wild and rugged coastline — so protective that when the state announced a process for new marine protection zones, environmental groups and seafood harvesters started organizing. The State…

‘Of Paramount Importance’

  Improbable as it sounds, yes, The state has made it official – it's “borrowing” 8% of our Community Services District’s property tax money. District General Manager Serina Wallace estimates that Sacramento's long distance reach…

AV Soccer 2009

The Anderson Valley High School Boys’ soccer season got underway last Saturday with the Alumni Game which ended in a convincing 6-4 victory for the school against their bigger, stronger forbears who were not as…

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