From behind the glass partition in Yuba County Jail's basement visiting room, Ramiro Hernandez Farias speaks matter-of-factly about the incredible ordeal to which he has been subjected by both Mexican drug cartel paramilitaries and the…
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A photo exhibit by Charles Givens of seven historical railroad logging operations, along with text panels and accompanying memorabilia, is now on display at the Mendocino County Museum in Willits. It offers a rich glimpse…
At their meeting on January 24, the Supervisors “blended” Medicare ineligible retirees with the healthcare coverage of current employees. CEO Carmel Angelo had strongly recommended that the Board keep the retirees separate from current employees…
Although the Clerk of the Board said that Supervisors Dan Hamburg and Kendall Smith were “absent by prior arrangement” from last Tuesday’s abbreviated Board meeting, it was pretty clear that they simply didn't want to…
LONG TIME Valley resident Dee Thurman has passed away in Ukiah where she'd been taken from her Boonville home in Airport Estates for emergency care. Well into her 80's, Dee Thurman was a pioneer female…
Various candidates in the county’s supervisor elections have shown an early influx of campaign financing from a bloc of development-related funders. In the Second District, Southern Humboldt resident Estelle Fennell is the only announced challenger…
This year’s bumper crop of Congressional candidates has filed its most recent round of campaign finance-related documentation, and the big story is the huge number of dollars accrued by candidate Stacey Lawson. The businesswoman, entrepreneur…
At 6’3” and 195 pounds, Mike was the perfect picture of a man in fine physical health. An optimistic attitude about life, exceptional mental and physical strength and the kind of man that always made…
This Week: The Big Ponz & Zero-Tax Filers; Closing Fort Bragg's spiffy pool; Rich lady loses paintings, sues Elk Volunteer Fire Department; and much more