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Mendocino County Employees’ Retirement Assn. to meet Wednesday

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 09:09:02 +0000

The Mendocino County Employees’ Retirement Association will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday to discuss its budget and an actuarial audit.

Arrest made in attempted screwdriver stabbing

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:00:41 +0000

About 4:15 p.m. Friday, Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers were called to the scene of an attempted screwdriver stabbing to avenge a earlier stabbing in the 100 block of Laws Avenue, Ukiah, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office stated.

Gang violence leads to arrests in Mendocino County

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:05:37 +0000

Ongoing gang violence in Mendocino County left a Ukiah man in jail over the weekend, suspected of assault and possessing a dangerous weapon, sheriff’s officials reported Monday.

BREAKING NEWS: Arrest made in attempted screwdriver stabbing

Humboldt Online Editor — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:00:30 +0000

McGourty’s Spirit Canyon Vineyard: expert in the vineyard

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 18:00:18 +0000

Wine Notes by Heidi Cusick Dickerson
Glenn McGourty has a reputation in Mendocino County. As a resource for growers, the wine industry and academia, his advice and expertise are often quoted.

County budget: Public declares its mandates’ /Part 1 of 3

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:51 +0000

The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and CEO Carmel Angelo are attempting to close a $7.6 million budget gap and the public — mostly from the coast and Willits — is striving fiercely to save local services they feel are essential to rural communities.

Board of Supervisors: Retiree health benefits to be discussed Tuesday

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:34 +0000

Changes to county retiree health benefits are up for discussion Tuesday before the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors.

Abalone diver’s body recovered off Point Arena coast

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:33 +0000

Rescue personnel recovered the body of an abalone diver off the coast of Moat Creek, Point Arena Friday morning, according to a Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office press release.

Carl Magann named new fire chief

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:32 +0000

Carl Magann was sworn in as the new Little Lake fire chief Tuesday in a quiet ceremony. Magann was the unanimous choice by the Little Lake Fire Protection Board of Directors following a selection process involving a veritable who’s who in Mendocino County firefighting.

Willits bank robber guilty

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:00:31 +0000

Rick William Robison, 56, Lakeport, pleaded guilty Monday to a series of robberies which occurred over a period stretching from March to May 2009 in Mendocino County including two in Willits. His sentencing is scheduled for June and he faces even more charges in similar robberies in Napa and Sonoma counties during the 2009 robbery spree.

CORRECTION: There was a reporting error in the Sheriff’s Log on page 3A in the April 15 Beacon.

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:26:59 +0000

Two store clerks were NOT arrested for selling alcohol to minors. The two men arrested were NOT store employees but individuals caught in a “Shoulder Tap and Minor Decoy” operation conducted by Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies along with State Alcohol Beverage Control officers.

County budget: Public declares its mandates’ /Part 1 of 3

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:26:59 +0000

Brothers sentenced to year in jail in marijuana case

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:26:38 +0000

A Mendocino County Superior Court judge has sentenced two brothers to nearly one year in county jail and three years of probation each for a marijuana grow raided in 2008, the District Attorney’s Office stated.

Willits men, juvenile arrested for gang ties and weapons

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:02:34 +0000

Two Willits men and a 17-year-old juvenile were stopped by Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies in Ukiah while walking on South State Street near the airport just after midnight Friday. The trio smelled strongly of alcohol; the juvenile was on probation and out past curfew.

County to raise fees 5% to 1,060%

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:00:43 +0000

A list of fee hikes for county services ranging from 5 percent to 1,060 percent was approved in a 3-2 vote by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.