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Two fires sprang up Friday between Leggett and Laytonville. The photos above were taken by Jacob Whitney (works at Emerald Technologies) north of Bell Springs Rd near the rest area and Caltrans’ sand house. There was another one further south. Both were about 4 acres and contained by nightfall. The causes have not yet been determined. According to KMUD, there
Read moreOn Monday, Caltrans will begin a restriping project from Muir Canyon Road to Casteel Lane on Highway 101 (basically just north of Willits to just south of Willits. The work hours will be in the evening from 6 pm to 11 am. It is expected that this will take two nights. Motorists may experience slowdowns.
Read moreIn addition to the 102 arrests already made, Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman says that there will be more arrests next week. According to the Ukiah Daily Journal, “”The more intelligence we gather, and the more we can put (detainees) with a garden, of course you’re going to have more arrests,” Allman said. “Next week you’ll see a click-up on some
Read moreMore than 100 people were arrested and nearly half a million pot plants were eradicated in Operation Full Court Press–a multi agency operation designed to clear Mendocino National Forest of marijuana gardens. The two week series of raids also led to 1500 pounds of processed marijuana being seized as well as “23 tons of trash, 22 miles of irrigation
Read more[googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dyerville+loop+mccann+map&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Dyerville+Loop+Rd,+Garberville,+Humboldt,+California&ll=40.323514,-123.835144&spn=0.440787,0.891953&z=11&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Humboldt Co Sheriff Press Release: On 07-28-2011 at approximately 7:00 pm hours the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a telephone call from a citizen, who had located a body in the Eel River off the 2400 block of Dyerville Loop Road near McCann. When deputies arrived on scene they contacted the citizen, who had discovered the body. That
Read moreHumboldt Co. Sheriff Press Release: On 07-28-2011 at approximately 1100 hours the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office assisted by the Humboldt County Drug Task Force served a search warrant on a 38-acre parcel located off Price Creek Road, Ferndale. When deputies arrived on scene they located 4 outdoor marijuana gardens on the property. Deputies seized 977 growing marijuana plants from the
Read more[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYS732zyYfU&feature=player_embedded] If you want to get down, down on the ground; Cocaine… That dirty Cocaine. Accompanied by nearly every voice in the room, “Cocaine” was belted out endless times by cover bands in the Cellar and Riverwood Inn during the early eighties. The hard driving rhythm but sad ache expressed an ambivalence many had towards the white powder invading the
Read moreHumboldt Co. Sheriff’s Press Release: On 07-27-2011, approximately 11:00 am Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Little Black Sands Beach, in Shelter Cove regarding a death investigation. When deputies arrived they met with Shelter Cove Fire Department Personnel and a Bureau of Land Management Ranger. The deputies were directed to a deceased 56-year-old male who was on the beach
Read moreAs of late yesterday the arrests in Mendocino National Forest raids have climbed to 88 and more than 380, 000 plants have been destroyed. Some members of the press have been taken into see the sites which were described as “denuded and poisoned.” These multi agency raids which began July 11 and may continue through tomorrow (and possibly be part
Read moreCan’t get internet at your house? Are you and your neighbors left out of the digital world? Are you frustrated at slow speeds if you do get on? Rural communities are increasingly left on the down side of the digital divide. But there may be some hope. Two years ago, televisions moved from analog to digital and the frequencies
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