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On Jan. 24, 2023, at about 4:16 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 400 block of Machi Road in Shelter Cove for the report of a disturbance. According to employees at the business, 41-year-old Elena Elaine Stanley, reportedly entered the business in distress....

Enduring economic struggles in Southern Humboldt forced the Redway Community Services District (RCSD) to shut off water and wastewater services for 16 customers on Thursday. Another 126 customers – more than 20 percent of the district’s service area – are expected to receive shut-off notices next month.

As much as I hate to admit it, I’ve been involved with the Laytonville landfill since the early 90s when the debate first raged about closing the damn thing. Back then Jim Eddie, of Potter Valley, was our supervisor. Eddie’s take on people who were demanding — and demonstrating...

A single-vehicle collision on Sunday evening, January 22, 2022 southeast of Covelo left a driver hospitalized with major injuries. California Highway Patrol Officer Jonathan Clevenger confirmed the driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Originally reported around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, emergency personnel located a vehicle approximately...

There are 2 high school 🏀 games in Miranda. The St Bernard's Academy basketball team will have a game with South Fork High School on January 26, 2023, 18:00:00. The St Bernard's Academy basketball team will have a game with South Fork High School on January 26, 2023, 19:30:00.

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Twenty-three customers of the Redway Community Service District (RCSD) received shut-off notices yesterday. An additional sixty customers are expected to receive the shut-off notices next month if they do not pay their water bill. RCSD Officer Manager, Glenn Gradin, said that customers have been notified with letters included in bills,...

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Two Redway elementary schoolteachers are struggling to deal with terrible damage to their home, moving, and storing their belongings after a recent earthquake. Nicole Keenan, a local resident, created a GoFundMe page to assist two coworkers, Jim and Lara Garrison, whose Rio Dell home was damaged in the recent earthquakes. According to Keenan, the house was knocked off of its foundation and deemed uninhabitable.

A year and a half ago, a cannabis cultivator shot another on a remote grow east of Covelo. Out of the eyes of the public, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office identified a suspect, Jose Javier Salazar Cruz, and issued a warrant for attempted murder. In October 2022, the long arm of the law caught up with him in New Mexico. Now, 18 months after the crime, the suspected shooter is in custody awaiting trial behind the bars of the Mendocino County Jail.

This morning, folks are trying hard to rescue a boat after it lost power and drifted onto the rocks at Shelter Cove. We’re being told that the second boat, the smaller one which also belongs to a local guy, attempted to assist the first but ended up on the rocks, too.

“One Pill Can Kill”, a short film made by students at Casterlin High School in Blocksburg, has won the 2023 Elks Drug Awareness competition for the Elks Northwest District. The film has been forwarded to the Elks’ California/Hawaii state contest. The video, spearheaded by student Tenzin Wood, took...

Press release from the Garberville California Highway Patrol Office:. On January 19, 2023 at approximately 1320 hours, the driver was operating his 2013 Polaris Ranger on private property north of Alderpoint Road just west of Alderpoint. For reason still under investigation, the driver lost control of the Polaris and it overturned down an embankment. Subsequently, The driver was ejected from the Polaris and the Polaris came to rest on top of him and he succumbed to his injuries on scene.

Caltrans is warning residents and travelers that the Avenue of the Giants (Hwy 254) “will be fully closed north of Myers Flat Tues. Jan. 24 from 7am-7pm.”. “A contractor is conducting inclement weather preparations in the area, removing hazardous trees and branches,” their Twitter account explained. They say,...

This is our farm column from farmer Casey O’Neill. O’Neill is the owner operator of HappyDay Farms north of Laytonville, and a long time advocate for the cannabis community in Mendocino Co; more of his writing can be found here. The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer. If you would like to submit a letter to the editor feel free to write to [email protected].

First responders are en route to the scene of a side-by-side, utility vehicle rollover accident near the cross of Alderpoint Road and Old Harris Road. The accident was reported just before 1:30 p.m. on January 19. Alderpoint Fire, along with other emergency personnel are responding to the scene where the...

OK, think fast, I’m gonna throw some numbers at you. Two weeks ago on Dec. 27, our season rain total stood at 16.95 inches which was 9 inches below the historical average for that date. A fortnight later, on Tuesday, Jan. 11 as I write this column, our season-to-date...

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On Jan. 16, 2023, at about 8:22 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the...

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:. On Jan. 16, 2023, at about 2:07 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the...

It wasn’t their best performance of the season, but the Ferndale Wildcats managed to get a win over Laytonville in boys basketball on Wednesday by the score of 62-45. With the win, the Cats are now 12-6 on the season. “We didn’t play our game and we didn’t have...