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Covid Infects Lake County Jail

A number of inmates at the Lake County Jail who are all housed in a single unit have been undergoing an isolation period after they were exposed to an inmate who tested positive for the…

Mendo’s Water Mafia

“If you look at the cost of water today that some of our customers have, it's probably some of the cheapest water in California. Plain and simple.” — Lee Howard, then-member of the Russian River…

Supes Ok Hemp Rule Despite Opposition

The Board of Supervisors approved a controversial Hemp Ordinance, discussed in some detail in this space two weeks ago, by a 3-to-2 vote at their Tuesday, Oct. 20 meeting. It’s actually a 2-year pilot program…

Off the Record (October 28, 2020)

AFTER A HALF-HOUR LOVE FEST last Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors agreed with State Senator Mike McGuire that they have no choice but to rubberstamp the $10.6 million from the state’s homelessness cash-stash to convert…

Mendo Reopening

[Oct 27] Mendocino County Public Health was alerted today by the State that our county has officially entered the Red Tier 2

Comments on Hiatus

Due to technical issues, comments on this website will be unavailable for a short spell. We'll be performing a major upgrade to the site, soon after the upcoming election. In the meantime, you can always…

Double Death In Covelo

On October 25, 2020, at approximately 2346 hours, an adult female was driving a Toyota Tacoma northbound on Howard St. north of SR-162 at a high rate of speed. There was an adult male in…

Fires Near Redding

[Oct 25] Another fire reported southwest of Anderson; fourth fire of the day The fire had burned less than an acre but was spreading rapidly, according to crews on the ground. Cal Fire was diverting…

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