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Posts published in August 2022

Grandma Stubblefield, an American Frontier Icon

I had visited Susan Stubblefield’s grave in Evergreen Cemetery numerous times, had heard about this early Valley settler’s memoirs for years and finally got around to reading them last month while working on the Aunt…

When It Comes To Water…You Need The Facts

Without a doubt most County residents know little if anything about something called the Mendocino County Water Agency (MCWA or “Water Agency”). It was originally formed in 1987, with the Board of Supervisors sitting as…

Murray Sentencing Next Tuesday

People vs. Murray, the sentencing, is scheduled for 3pm next Tuesday, August 31, in the Mendocino County Courthouse, Ukiah, Judge Ann Moorman presiding.

Mendocino County Today: Thursday, August 25, 2022

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The Immaculate Plea Deal

A disgraced former Ukiah police sergeant faces sentencing Wednesday this week in a sweetheart plea deal that has raised eyebrows in the courthouse and the possibility of a public protest outside. Three felony sex offenses…

County Notes: Complaints, Violations & Worries

Here are just a few excerpts from a few of the many county employees who complained to the supervisors last Tuesday about the County’s failure to address long-standing salary shortfalls and the impact this delay…

Letters (August 25, 2022)

I am completely heartbroken at the "murder" of the little boy left in the care of Edward "Two Feathers" Steele.…

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the AIDS Epidemic and Me

Dr. Anthony Fauci announced this week that he will be retiring as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a position that he has held since 1984.  I have great respect…

Murray Sentencing Postponed

KEVIN MURRAY SENTENCING has been postponed, and no new date has been announced by presiding judge, Ann Moorman. Murray, a former Ukiah police officer, had been scheduled to be sentenced today in a highly suspicious…

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