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Mendo Sheriff Is Short On Staff — and chasing the money to fix it

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office closed its Fort Bragg front counter to walk-in visitors on Wednesday afternoon. The reason was staffing, and the math behind it is simple. Two people run that counter — one…

Former Willits Respiratory Therapist Sentenced To 11 Years For Rape, Drugging And Distributing Intimate Photo

A former Willits respiratory therapist was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison after being convicted of raping an incapacitated woman, drugging her and distributing an intimate photograph without her consent. Matthew Ryan Mayo,…

Mendocino County Today: Thursday 8/20/2026

AN APPROACHING trough will start to deepen the marine layer Thursday. Friday this will bring a slight chance for thunderstorms and cooler temperatures. The coolest day is expected to be Saturday highs mainly in the…

Fort Bragg’s New Highway 1 Fence Cost More Than $80,000 — And Hid a Priceless Ocean View

For a few weeks this summer, drivers coming into Fort Bragg on Highway 1 could look west and see the ocean. The weathered wooden fence that had previously blocked the view was torn out for…

Valley People 8/20/2026

ANDERSON VALLEY’S NEW LOCAL FISHERMAN is selling fish in front AV market! $5 a pound for black cod (butter fish). He was there for several hours Monday afternoon! He has some other types as well.…

Mendocino County Today: Wednesday 8/19/2026

Cooling | Queue First | Ben Caught | New Fence | Amazon Ukiah | James Harold Holcomb | Body Found | Helen Papke | New Railcar | Former Millsite | Timothy Hamilton Dimock | Apples Falling | Modern Forestry | New Hires | Petty Origins | Husch Vineyards | Scholarship Fundraiser | Great Day | Local Events | Open Mic | Caltrans Albion | Dusk | Yesterday's Catch | Best Friend | Two AI | McVicker…

What’s Wrong With Flock? The Perils of Quiet Mass Surveillance

Across America, from tiny rural towns to major cities, cameras called Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are stationed at key intersections, gathering information from every vehicle that passes by. Each camera is part of a…

Mendocino County Today: Tuesday 8/18/2026

Near Normal | Hummer | Mandujano Missing | Miller Search | Buzzard | County Notes | Ronald Lee Burns | Fishmonger | PA Burglary | Never Disappoints | Either Or | Crop Reports | Huckleberry Jam | Local Judges | Silent Summer | Yorkville Social | Yesterday's Catch | RV Park | Times Require | Tariff Proposal | Dive Bar | High-Speed Rail | The Bungler | Not Until | Last Chance | Damaged Bases | Iran…

Lawsuit Over Logging Plans In South Fork Eel Watershed Heads To Ukiah Court

The waters of Dutch Charlie Creek flow in northern Mendocino County, west of Laytonville into the South Fork of the Eel River. The peaceful area is now the subject of contention. Friends of Dutch Charlie…

Which Version Of Gavin Newsom Will Voters See If He Runs For President?

All politicians are, to some extent, chameleons who align their personas with the prevailing moods of the voting public. That can be tricky in an era of extreme political volatility, where what’s popular one day…

Mendocino County Today: Monday 8/17/2026

Near Normal | Park Music | Antle Treatment | Candidate Ulveling | Homer Cory | Leyva Roofing | Miss Moccasin | Firewood Available | Powerful Sermon | Yesterday's Catch | Spring Museum | Precious Cargo | Gun Club | LakeCo Economy | Carines | Hollywood Informer | Slow DSA | Howard Zinnia | Keysight Also | Bad Idea | Messy Again | Carbon Cashback | Disorganized Traveling | Sentimental Moment | Gay…

Letters 8/17/2026

What most of us love about California—open spaces, beauty, clean air and water—faces a catastrophic threat in November…