NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVE — in chronological order, with pagination below
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Frankly Speaking
Morning news on KOZT, a look at both the somber and fun news we will be talking about!
On the KOZT morning show, here are some of the fun news items we will be featuring. If you have any guesses or input, e-mail frankhartzell@gmail.com Why has the Marine Mammal Center issued a warning to stay away from seals and sea lions? This guy is a famous musician you have often heard on KOZT.…
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High School Sports
Fort Bragg High Mounts Big Comeback to Avenge Eureka Shutout — Oracle Park Awaits, and They’ll Need Our Support
Fort Bragg High’s baseball squad came storming back with six runs in the final two innings to pull off an improbable win and earn a split in their season‑opening doubleheader against Eureka High. But the biggest moment is still ahead! Next month, the Timberwolves will suit up on Northern California’s most famous field — Oracle…
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Business & Labor
Good News, Sergio and Bertha’s Fort Bragg food truck finds home! Thanks Purity!!
Linda checks out the menu. The truck will move onto private property this week, at the invitation of Purity Market. BREAKING: Taqueria La Oaxaqueña Finds New Home at Purity Market. Let’s start a movement!! Food Trucks on Glass Beach Drive, or at the Dog Parks or at the Noyo Harbor turnaround. And have a lottery…
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Letters to the editor
Letter to the Editor: Unite — and Don’t Be Afraid to Dream Big for JDSF
Editor’s note — Polly Girvin was the life partner of Priscilla Hunter, a long‑time Mendocino County Indigenous tribal leader and elder. Originally from Berkeley and trained in law, Hunter was a central figure for years in the debates over the management of Jackson Demonstration State Forest. She died in November 2024 at age 77. I…
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Roads & Transportation
Early Thursday Morning: Caltrans Clears Giant Slide in Elk; All Roads Open on 1, 20 and 128 After Days of Trouble
The little creek in Otis Johnson Park in Fort Bragg was roaring like a mini Niagara Falls. Linda posed while the dogs leaned over the edge, ears forward, staring down at the roaring beast. Turn the sound up on your phone and listen to what they were hearing in the video that follows — that…
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Frankly Speaking
Brutus Invents a New Game at Age 10: German Shepherd Intelligence Is Both Funny and Funny
Brutus invented a new game on Saturday. To watch a dog create a game — not stumble into it, but invent it and then attempt to teach it to his human — is one of life’s great, underrated experiences. We’ve read all the books over the years, the ones about animal intelligence and the ones…
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Health
Tick Bites Can Mess Up Your Life — But Angel’s Cannabis Pain Salve Saved Me When the Pharmacy Products Didn’t
Thank you, Angel. Your cannabis pain‑relief salve saved me today from the agony delivered by the most miserable creature the Creator ever gave us. I got bit by a tick last week and wound up with a big, angry cellulitis infection on my belly — the kind that makes wearing pants feel like a hostile…
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Frankly Speaking
Letter to the Editor: Ruddick-Please stop dumping trash! Cal Fire may close more roads to all of us, including Egg Take if it can’t be stopped
Dear Editor: I want to thank you for your excellent article about the epidemic of trash dumping in Jackson Forest. As a long time user and member of the Rec. Task Force, the amount of trash be in dumped in the forest has grown worse over the years. I am worried that more closures are…
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Noyo Harbor
What’s Next for The Wharf at Noyo Harbor — As It Reinvents Itself, the Harbor Wants to Hear Your Wishes
Come along on another Noyo Harbor photo voyage made especially for our favorite landlubbers. This little journey is brought to you by Linda and me after a Sunday spent wandering our harbor, soaking up its quirks and characters. We’ll play voyeurs together — admiring a few wonderfully eccentric Volkswagen Bugs and peeking at the now‑temporarily‑closed…
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Frankly Speaking
Is love real or a necessity? Is there really such a thing as magic? Come on Valentine’s Day photo journey
We all know love is in the air on Valentine’s Day. But what IS actually in the air? Today, we will not only research it, but we bring you photographic evidence that is is real. And open up the possibility that answers for our problems today lie in our souls, not just our brains. I…
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Jackson Demonstration State Forest
Somebody dumped sulphuric acid barrels in Jackson Forest Who wants to help us to catch some forest polluters? CalFire closed main road (500) past Caspar Scales because of all the trash dumping, if we want a dirt track, we must stop this
Calfire’s scientists, fire prevention workers, interns and even some top brass have gotten a new job lately- garbage collectors. A ton of trash, literally was been thrown out in the forest. We have taken 3-4 trips out there in the last week or so, taking photos and getting really, really mad. Cal Fire announced on…
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Arts & Entertainment
Parents and Teens: Please Read This Urgent Warning About Teen Dating Violence
Teen dating violence is a serious and often overlooked problem. Just last week, at the First Friday opening at Cobalt Gallery, the place was packed with teens — a reminder of how present and vulnerable this age group is. Yesterday we celebrated their creativity; today we have to face a somber and equally important reality…
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Crime Reports
Lake County deputy from Willits arrested for assaulting woman inmate, then released on OR
Bear in mind, this is all from a law enforcement press release. One cannot access actual court files any longer so we have no way of following up on these cases, so you will never get any version of crime in 2026 other than the DA and law enforcement. People TRULY are innocent until proven…
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Frankly Speaking
Noyo High artists break out with a truly kid‑created show — a dance of words and images, no AI allowed, all heart — now at Cobalt Gallery
March First Friday Noyo High show will emphasize how we are all individual mammals- public can enter works Roses in hand, young artists navigated a packed and buzzing First Friday opening, some electric with excitement, others pulled tight with nerves. The gallery’s energy snapped like a live wire — part celebration, part confession, part teenage…
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Skunk Train
All Aboard!! Skunk Train maneuvers: land transfers, a proposed city truce, a federal ruling on deck — plus the latest spin from the railroad’s own press release
Lots of railroad news has rolled into the station! The City floats a courtroom truce, a federal agency prepares to rule, and the railroad shifts properties. That’s the news we found. What does it all mean? Read on! Like one of those freight trains with one engine pushing and another pulling — the kind we…
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Fort Bragg Police Department
Police Chief tells how two officers saved man’s life, describes “active shooter” event underway Tuesday
The active shooter event is underway today in Fort Bragg from 9 a.m to noon on Tuesday. Its a discussion-based event, involving 16 agencies, but no press or public.. Be aware it’s happening, we were told they would be going around town. Not sure if the talking involves any drills or tests…. About 16 local,…
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City of Fort Bragg
Big crowd turns out to support off roading track at Summers Lane reservoir site- process just starting
A big buzzing crowd of off-road motorcycle fun lovers showed up and begged the Fort Bragg City Council to make their long-time dream come true and develop an off-road riding track as part of the recreational amenities to be developed with the three new reservoirs off Summers Lane. We at Mendocinocoast.news think this is a…
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Noyo Harbor
Fort Bragg Crabbers Haul Up the Last Pots and Wrap the Season — A Better Year Than 2024–25
Fort Bragg crab boats have been pulling their pots over the past ten days as catches dwindle, and most crews now say they’re done for the year. On Sunday night, the Myra Jean came in with a discouraging haul and decided to call it. Frank has spent the past month down on the docks talking…
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Frankly Speaking
Silent line of masked Coasties stretches across Noyo Bridge, delivering a message louder than crowds — see their message in our video
Linda and I had just come out of the Dollar Store with a bag of toys for the Fort Bragg Lions Club program — the one that hands free toys to stressed kids in the emergency room — when we stumbled into something we didn’t expect. From the corner near McDonald’s all the way across…
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Frankly Speaking
Indivisible Led the Resistance — Now Let’s Build a Lions‑Style Club That Helps Our Town to Resist and Unsubscribe and SHOP LOCAL
Grocery Outlet, the broadband screwup, and the Flock camera fight are among the issues that these past protests might have included The biggest corporations and big goverment are out to get us working and small town Americans right now. We all need to stick together. They want to put is in the dark. Jeff Bezos…
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