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Mendocino County Supervisor Turns To FPPC For Ruling On Primary Residence Issue
Mendocino County Supervisor Glenn McGourty is asking the state Fair Political Practices Commission to review questions raised about his family’s purchase in May of a coast house located outside his inland supervisorial district. In that transaction, McGourty assured loan lenders the Fort Bragg house will be his “primary residence”...
Social Security office closed Friday in Ukiah due to global tech outage
UKIAH, Ca. 7/19/24 – The United States Social Security Administration announced that offices are closed nationwide today due to the global tech outage that started early Friday morning. Mendocino County’s Social Security office is located in Ukiah, at 521 South Orchard Avenue. According to a banner on the top...
MCSO: Point Arena man admits to shooting; victim identified
A Point Arena man was arrested on suspicion of homicide after allegedly calling authorities to report shooting another man, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported. According to the MCSO, deputies responded to the 38500 block of Eureka Hill Road on July 11 when a man identified as Pan Jasper Brady, 47, of Point Arena, called “911 to report that he had just shot a person.”
Mendocino Coast Homicide: Victim Identified, Suspect Released on Bail
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in a recent homicide that took place near the coastal town of Point Arena as Kevin Taeuffer, a 54-year-old man from Annapolis, California. According to a press release, Taeuffer’s next of kin have been notified, and an autopsy is scheduled...
Willits man honored for rescue of couple on snowy summit
A Willits man and a fellow Caltrans employee received medals of valor recently for a rescue they performed on a snowy summit in northern Mendocino County, where they convinced a couple to leave their stuck RV just minutes before the vehicle was crushed by a fallen tree. “Branches were snapping...
Mendocino Flavors: Amazing biscuits and gravy in Hopland; Mendocino Cookie Co. celebrates 40 years, Gowan’s wins big and more
MENDOCINO Co., 7/18/24 — Being from the Midwest, one of the hardest dishes for me to find in California is biscuits and gravy — sausage gravy, in particular. My parents, both from the East Coast, found it a not-so-tasty offering when they first moved to Indiana. However, it grew on me over the years as a solid comfort dish that takes me back to carbing up after an early morning hike in the hills of southern Indiana or a recovery fix after a long night of partying. Either way, it’s been tough to find one in California that satisfies me like those at the country diners I grew up visiting.
Focusing on Mendocino County's Jackson Forest
photo credit: Frank Hartzell/Bay City News Two trees slated for removal at Jackson Demonstration State Forest in Mendocino County. East of the towns of Mendocino, Fort Bragg and Caspar lies the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, a 48,000-acre tract filled with redwood, douglas fir and other trees common to California's North Coast.Created in 1947 to allow sustainable harvesting, the area has been logged repeatedly but currently grows more new trees than are harvested.On Friday, the forest will be the site of an unusual meeting for the volunteer panel that helps advise management of the forest.For what is apparently the first time in the group's...
$1M Judgment in Rape Case Levied Against Disgraced Ukiah Police Sergeant Kevin Murray
A woman who claimed disgraced Ukiah Police Sergeant Kevin Murray raped her twice was awarded $1 million by the Mendocino County Superior Court this week. Corinne Johnson filed her suit in December 2022 after Murray was fired from the Ukiah Police Department following his sexual assault of a woman after breaking into her hotel room. Johnson saw an opportunity for justice eight years after her alleged rape by Murray.
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