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Off the Record (January 6, 2021)

NOTE: Changes in our print schedule mean the mail dispatch from Boonville is now on Thursdays, not Wednesdays. Subscribers, stores, and newsstands beyond the Anderson Valley will get their paper-papers a day later than previously.…

COVID Vaccine Availability and Rollout

California governor Gavin Newsom has asked the State to allocate $300 million to go for COVID vaccine distribution and education.  The first vaccine was FDA approved about a month ago and California has now received…

Highway 128 Closed

CHP Dispatch, Ukiah, says Highway 128 was closed, due to flooding, at 3:03 pm today, January 5, 2021. The closure (both directions) is between mile markers 0 (Highway 1) and 11.67 (Flynn Creek Road). Estimated…

Hurry Up Vaccinations

At about 12:05 PM on Monday, January 4th, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office was informed of a freezer malfunction at Adventist Health Ukiah, and that in order to preserve the vaccines, they needed to be…

Judge Brennan Deemed Unfit by District Attorney

Coast Judge Will No Longer Hear Cases Involving Animal Cruelty And/Or Cases With A Sentencing Enhancement Alleged Relating To The Personal Use Of A Firearm Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster announced Monday that effective…

Bonanno Found, Deceased

On 01-01-21 Sheriff's Deputies, Mendocino County Search & Rescue volunteers, South Coast Volunteer Fire Department personnel and Redwood Coast Fire Department personnel continued the search for Kerry Ann Bonanno on her property. Today's search consisted…

70+ Cases: Mendo Jail Update

On December 31, 2020, the Sheriff’s Office received the results of the COVID-19 testing that was done on the jail population December 26 and 27, 2020.  As expected, the number of confirmed cases amongst the…

Covid Outbreak at Mendo Jail

At least 51 inmates and corrections staff at the Mendocino County Jail have now tested positive for COVID-19 in the first widespread outbreak at the jail, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. The newly…

Supervisor McCowen Exits without a Single Whereas

We would be remiss if we didn’t acknowledge Supervisor John McCowen’s final board meeting on December 15, 2020. Appearing via zoom at the Tuesday Board meeting, Mendo’s alleged state reps, Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblyman…

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