NEWS ARTICLE ARCHIVE — in chronological order, with pagination below
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Business & Labor
LETTER TO THE EDITOR- Jessaiah Zuré: Mobile sauna is great service from a local family
Dear Editor, The new Sauna at Big River by Mendo Sauna has been an absolute DREAM COME TRUE!!! How often I want to jump in the water, but want to be warm after. How AMAZING to have a view of the ocean while being in a sauna, and to be able to then walk across…
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Health
Nurse Suzie Smith dies from injuries. Show Up for REACH: Build the Mendocino Coast Care Package
Reach pilot was a former CHP officer and decorated firefighter who apparently saved lives with a crash landing On Saturday, Reach announced the death of flight nurse Suzie Smith in Saturday’s helicopter crash in Sacramento. Two others remain hospitalized and recovering. Pilot Chad Millward, 60, of Palo Cedro, Paramedic Margaret “DeDe” Davis, 66 Nurse Susan…
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Elk
Paradise in transition: vegan Canadians, Ukrainian monks, and a look at Mendocino’s rarely seen “heavens”
A vegan forest and ocean sanctuary in British Columbia has sold 46 acres of heaven in Elk—literally, in name and appearance. The Salish Coast Land Marine and Wildlife Conservancy transferred approximately 47 acres at 8821 N. Highway 1 for $1.5 million. The buyer took title under a newly formed LLC called Paradisiacal Property—a name that…
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Cal Fire
Fire reported on Sherwood Road Wednesday morning—only fire in entire state south of Oregon border area
Sherwood Road Fire Reported This Morning—Yes, That Name Again A half-acre fire was reported this morning off Fort Bragg Sherwood Road about 5-8 miles east of Fort Bragg, according to the Watch Duty app. Update at 8 50 am. Forward progress of the fire has been stopped. Has not grown beyond 1/2 acre, Two state…
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Adventist Health
Let’s send Reach a CARE package from the Coast-We owe them a big debt. Screwed up “AI” news reporting has likely added to trauma of the event.
Reach pilot was a former CHP officer and decorated firefighter who apparently saved lives with a crash landing Five days after a terrible crash onto a Sacramento Highway, three Reach Crew members, all in their 60s, are recovering from broken bones, burns and even being pinned under the helicopter. As a 61-year-old man, when Frank…
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Arts & Culture
Wow what a weekend!! Can’t miss bird watching. +Longest Table event is Sunday, Get your animals blessed in Mendo and Kelp fest is here too!
The Longest Table in Fort Bragg is exactly what we need right now. In a time of rising division—more than I’ve seen in my 61 years—this event invites us to sit down together, side by side, at one very long table. Reservations are required, but don’t miss this event because you don’t have those. It…
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Construction
Help us find a museum for a heavyweight piece of priceless Mendocino Coast and American history- Calling All Curators: Mendocino’s Historic Heavyweight Needs a Stage!
A New Deal-Era Treasure Needs a Home As Caltrans wraps up the new deck installation on the Jack Peters Creek Bridge, they’ve generously offered to donate its original corner marker—an iconic artifact from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Great Depression-era stimulus program. This piece of Mendocino County and American history deserves a permanent place in a…
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Arts & Culture
Dying giants dance on the Mural – See life size whale from start to finish—a pictorial. But is their hope for either giant?
A slightly-larger-than-life gray whale and a half-sized bull kelp now greet every southbound driver entering Fort Bragg’s heart—boldly splashed across the wall of North Coast Brewing. It’s a visual love letter to our coast: majestic, resilient, and just cheeky enough to make you smile at the stoplight. Add in the redwoods, and we’re practically San…
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Environment & Natural Resources
First Sneaker Waves Since Spring: They Don’t Sneak—They Strike. Know the Risk, Skip the Beach
On Wednesday morning, KOZT’s Joe Regelski broke the news: the first sneaker waves of 2025 were forecast to hit that day. Seas surged past 15 feet—the highest since late spring—and the risk will linger through Friday, though Wednesday marked the peak. By Monday evening, a good-sized crowd had gathered at Laguna Point—parked cars lined the…
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Police & Courts
Philo man pleads guilty to two felony sex charges in plea bargain. Thanks to California’s court fathers forcing the county to stop offering online criminal files, we won’t be able to keep reporting these felony cases like we had planned
Ryan Clayton Davis of Philo pleaded guilty on Monday to two charges of unforced sex offenses against a minor. Davis faces Up to 2 Years, 8 Months in prison. Sentencing will be on November 12, back in the Fort Bragg courthouse. Mendocinocoast.news had detailed the charges in this story:Philo man facing 7 felony sex charges…
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Noyo Harbor
Science Meets Shoreline: Kelp Futures: Seaweed Seed Banks, Shore Plantings, and Human Selection – Learn more at North Coast Kelp Festival Oct. 3–6
Fort Bragg, 1875: A Forest Future Unfolds Imagine a moment when Fort Bragg stood not just at the edge of the Pacific, but on the brink of possibility. In 1875, as the redwoods towered and timber fever gripped the coast, a new kind of forester arrived—not with axes alone, but with ideas. They spoke of…
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Skunk Train
Skunk Train Wins federal recognition as a “Real Railroad” but what now?
In the great sci-fi book series “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the AI Supercomputer Deep Thought announces that it has done all the calculations and finally found the meaning of life. The answer? 42. This oddly prophetic moment—arriving amid the broader buzz about AI—feels like the long-awaited resolution to the question that’s kept Fort…
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Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
Paul Katzeff Resigns, Ending Tenure on Mendocino Coast Hospital Board
Paul Katzeff Resigns from Mendocino Coast Hospital Board Paul Katzeff, co-founder of Thanksgiving Coffee Company and one of Fort Bragg’s most influential business and civic figures, has resigned from the Mendocino Coast Hospital District Board. Katzeff announced his departure Sunday morning via the MCN listserve, just months after winning election to the seat. His exit…
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Environment & Natural Resources
Can you make a wish on a falling Starlink?—Wow!!!Did you see that?? Questions swirl about heavy metals overhead— and the risk of getting bonked by falling space junk
Plus- all Mendo Starbucks seem to have survived first round of closures-thanks Gary! And you other readers! One of Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites exploded into a fiery spectacle Thursday night, sending glowing fragments streaking across the sky—a cosmic detonation that awed stargazers from Redding to Los Angeles. Mendocinocoast.news received six eyewitness reports from Mendocino County…
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Food
Could Starbucks closures hit Mendocino County?- company responds to questions
Editor’s Note- For updates on the Baldy Fire burning in the forest near the Mendocino-Humboldt County line, go to Baldy Fire. Fire naming is so idiotic as to be offensive. We beg Cal Fire to stop this foolishness and name fires for where they are or something that makes even a tiny bit of sense.…
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Adventist Health Mendocino Coast
From Healing to Hosting: The Dingmans Step Into History—Restoring Fort Bragg’s Original Hospital to Shine Once More
Fort Bragg’s Grey Whale Inn Begins a New Chapter One of Fort Bragg’s iconic historic buildings has found new owners and a fresh future. The Grey Whale Inn, a proud legacy of the Union Lumber Company and a gift to the community, is working toward being able to welcome guests once again. The new stewards…
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Mendocino County
Justice and Firepower: Mendocino’s New Judge and the Emergency Response You are not hearing about
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new appointment to the Mendocino County Superior Court last week. Here comes the judge! We scored an interview with his about to be your honor. FredRicco McCurry, 56, is set to don the black robes as Mendocino County’s newest Superior Court judge, stepping into the seat vacated by retiring Judge…
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Events
Day of music, food eating contest, battle for fish taco supremacy and piracy in Noyo Harbor ends with walk the plank fundraiser
Noyo Harbor Festival Makes a Splash with Food, Fun, and Fundraising The Noyo Harbor Festival raised $13,000, drawing a lively crowd to North Noyo Harbor on both Saturday and Sunday for a weekend packed with competitive food events, playful antics, and live music. Fort Bragg’s beloved milkman, Ryan Genaro, took home the crown in the…
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Noyo Harbor
Noyo Harbor Festival jams south harbor, fish taco competiton plank walking fun is Sunday!
Harbormaster Anna Neumann challenged deck hands from party boats and other fishermen. Get ready to crown Fort Bragg’s finest fish taco this Sunday at the Noyo Harbor Festival! Join the fun as local chefs compete for the title, and you—yes, you—get to be the judge. 🐟 After the festivities, four brave souls have pledged to…
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Events
Ahoy Matey! Fish filleting, fishing pole casting, fish eating, treasure hunt, fish taco making contests at this weekend’s Noyo Harbor Festival in South Noyo Harbor
Watch our own Frank Hartzell, Harbormaster Anna Neumann, Supervisor Bernie Norvell and Fort Bragg Police Capt. Thomas O’Neal walk the plank- but only if you pay! Why don’t pirates take a shower before they walk the plank? Because they wash up on shore! The third annual Noyo Harbor Festival wraps up Sunday with all the…
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