Posts Tagged ‘Mendocino’

Navy delays plan to increase ocean testing in Northwest

The Obama administration plans to launch a comprehensive study of how the rising noise level in the ocean impacts whales and other marine mammals.

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Other headlines in this week’s Mendocino Beacon include:

- County pension contribution increase OKd.
- MUSD seeks member for Citizens’ Oversight Committee.
- Elk Columnist Charlie Acker.

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Army Corps of Engineers studies harbor dredge spoils plan

The Army Corps of Engineers is looking for a 20-year solution to place 400,000 cubic yards of Noyo Harbor dredge spoils in a beneficial use location.

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No-nonsense proposals by Rec District

Several grueling closed session personnel meetings have occupied the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District board lately, all with the goal of reducing expenses to more closely match revenues as they are — not as the board had hoped or planned.

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2 convicted of murdering transient on railroad tracks

Two men were convicted Thursday of the first-degree murder of Ukiah transient Gerald Knight, 51, the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.

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Parole denied for rapist

The Daily Journal
A 37-year-old man serving time for his conviction in the rape of a 75-year-old Ukiah woman in 1995 was denied parole Tuesday by the Board of Prison Terms, the Mendocino County District Attorney reported.

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New county CEO officially on the job

Carmel Angelo officially became Mendocino County’s newest CEO on Wednesday.
The Board of Supervisors promoted Angelo to the post Feb.

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Other headlines in this week’s Mendocino Beacon include:

- County pension contribution increase OKd.
- MUSD seeks member for Citizens’ Oversight Committee.
- Elk Columnist Charlie Acker.

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Army Corps of Engineers studies harbor dredge spoils plan

The Army Corps of Engineers is looking for a 20-year solution to place 400,000 cubic yards of Noyo Harbor dredge spoils in a beneficial use location.

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No-nonsense proposals by Rec District

Several grueling closed session personnel meetings have occupied the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District board lately, all with the goal of reducing expenses to more closely match revenues as they are — not as the board had hoped or planned.

Tags: ca, California, coast, Humboldt, Mendocino, Northern California
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One down, two more March Whale Fest weekends to go

The Mendocino Coast Chamber of Commerce had a great kick-off weekend for the Mendocino Coast Whale Festival Month, reports Debra De Graw, Chamber CEO
The first weekend in March is the Mendocino Whale Festival.

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Retiring judge reflects on 39-year law career

Judge Leonard LaCasse’s calendar is about to open up after a 39-year law career.
He leaves the bench in January after eight-and-a-half years as a Mendocino County Superior Court judge.

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Arrest in prescription drug diversion

A Ukiah woman employed at a Willits drug store has been arrested by the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force for diverting prescription drugs for sales and her personal use.
Agents from the MMCTF quietly approached the storeowner following up on tips from the public.

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Taxi driver attacked

One suspect still at large
The Daily Journal

Dan Goekler, 51, of Fort Bragg, who operates a local taxi company, told police that he had picked up the men who attacked him from a party on Mitchell Creek Drive, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office stated.

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River users urged to cooperate

Frost season here

Winegrape growers along the Russian River in Mendocino County are nearing the season in which they will use water to protect their vineyards from frost damage.

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