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The Little River Logging Fiasco

A couple of weeks back I went on a walk with some of the people who are opposed to the proposed logging plan on Mendocino County's Little River Airport property. I have mixed feelings about…

Off the Record (Sep 3, 2014)

WE OFTEN HEAR of furriners other than Mexican nationals growing dope deep in the hills of Mendocino and Humboldt counties. These furriners are often accurately identified as Bulgarians, and how exciting for our tiny, outback population to be so globally villaged! Bulgarians! There was a nest of Bulgos in Covelo that was busted up by Mendo’s famous lawman, Peter Hoyle, a few years ago, around the same time a multi-national trimmer crew — Italians, Swedes, Spaniards, Japanese, and Chinese — was discovered near Laytonville. They were all young and seemingly recruited out of a Bay Area youth hostel. The Italian consul even dispatched a couple of lawyers to defend the Italians against the rubes in the County Courthouse. And just the other day a couple of girls, one a Brit, the other an Argentinean, both of them looking awfully upscale by outback dope standards, were arrested on dope-related charges in Willits.

Drought Compounds Water Disputes

Everyone in Mendocino County has heard the old adage, “Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over,” and with the ongoing drought the old adage has rung truer than ever. Recently much attention…

Doug Losak: Master Of Evasion

What follows may seem tedious and perhaps difficult for readers to follow. Essentially, though, we think it confirms the smelly fact that the County of Mendocino, via a well-connected former employee acting on behalf of…

Off the Record (Aug 27, 2014)

LAST WEEK in the aftermath of Fort Bragg Police Chief Scott Mayberry’s resignation it was widely known in Fort Bragg that the City Council had already planned to conduct a performance review of City Manager…

Bob Shugart

Robert Lon Shugart, born February 14, 1939, passed away on August 1, 2014 surrounded by his family. Bob moved to Ukiah in 1968 with his wife Diane and infant daughter Kendall when he purchased the…

Blues, Brews & BBQ, Featuring An All Star Blues Band

Tickets now on sale for our First Annual Meals On Wheels Fundraiser: Gourmet BBQ and Anderson Valley Beer. This fun event is on September 27th, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm at the Mendocino Lake Event Center,…

Ukiah Artist’s Studio Tour

Ukiah Sept. 27 & 28 We are excited about our up-coming Artist's Studio Tour set for September 27 and 28 and hope that you will be able to support our efforts in publicizing this event at…

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