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Posts published in September 2023

Valley People (September 6, 2023)

MICHAEL ‘MIKE’ OWENS Born and raised in the Anderson Valley to Billy and Wanda Owens, ‘Mike’ died in his sleep last week at his Boonville home. He was 58, and a 1983 graduate of Anderson…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023

Sunny | Yorkville Social | Gary Miller | Hospital Strategy | Cubbison Interview | Dave's Blues | Busy Carrie | School Names | Worst Garden | Ed Notes | Mendocino Afterglow | Yesterday's Catch | Asian Hell | Bosa Staredown | Janis Joplin | Cancel Burning | All Alone | Tree House | Crow Poem | Bonnie 77 | End-Stage Logging | Crowned Queen | Arrogant Stupidity | World Contracted | Dollar Flow | No Party | Poor People | Access Journalism | Moderate Drinking | Ukraine | Deek

Snuffing Out Medical Marijuana

Dr. Jeffrey Hergenrather of Sebastopol is an OG among cannabis clinicians. He incorporated the herb into his practice back in the 1970s when he and his young family were living at The Farm, an intentional…

Yankee Aaron Judge’s Home Town

I was born a New Yorker and grew up a New York Yankee fan. Born to be, might be a better way to express it. Aaron Judge is the latest Yankee slugger with his record…

Mendocino County Today: Monday, Sept. 4, 2023

Cool Day | Michael Owens | Remembering Reno | Boonville Images | Stone Case | Adult Classes | Housing Improvements | Young Dancer | Fish Restoration | Retain Bragg | Football Game | Trailer Parks | Hulbert Interview | Indian Days | Grocery Outlet | Mockel Campaign | Anti Joe | Museum Carriage | Motorcycle Tales | Yesterday's Catch | Seeker Haikus | Favorite Audit | Watertower | Swift Thoughts | Albro Mural | Raining Man | Brief Life | Injust Universe | Trump Bill | Damning Politicians | Current Affairs | Rich Richer | Corporate Coup | Shorts Tat | Your Leader | Ukraine | Eerie Sense

Oliver Anthony’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’

A song of protest has made it to the front page of The New York Times and to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. For the first time in history, the “artist” holding that…

What The Hell Story Is This?!

Once upon a time a Ukiah guy started his car, headed to work and noticed an open bottle of Mickey’s Malt Liquor in his cupholder.  It was from last night, driving back from the pizza…

Mendocino County Today: Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023

Cool Day | Brooktrails Lake | Motorcycle Fatality | Boozefighters | Poisonous Skunk | Salmon | Suzanne Rush | Alley Flowers | Housing Problems | Wishy Washy | Rainy Sky | Another Hospital | Pet Wiley | Ed Notes | RCS Clarification | Lowell Felkins | Elder Survey | Yesterday's Catch | Ready George | Vacation Donation | Weed Hi | Marco Radio | McCovey Cove | Zombie Apocalypse | Working Poor | Real Politics | Jimmy Buffett | Your Diary | Little Maria | Mystical Nature | Air Puppet | Female Anxiety | Giants Avenue | Trail Runner | Grief | Amplified Voice | Brothelwear | Me? | McCarthy Attacks | MacKerricher Biker

Sheriff Reno Bartolomie, In His Own Words

 (Reno Bartolomie was Mendocino County Sheriff from 1955 to 1975. He died in 1990.) I was born in Fort Bragg on April 17, 1916 in Redwood Coast Hospital. Dr. Campbell delivered me. My folks lived…

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