Point Arena News

Kudos to the Journal for trying to encapsulate the complex and controversial Marine Life Protection Act Initiative as we approach the Feb.

Published: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Two environmental groups have filed suit in an attempt to stop timber harvesting at the exclusive Bohemian Club's retreat in Monte Rio.

Published: Friday, January 29, 2010 at 3:13 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 29, 2010 at 3:13 p.m. A Point Arena man was arrested Thursday afternoon in connection with an unprovoked pepper spray assault, law officials said.

There being some difference of opinion in the community in respect to the precise location of the school house, in respect particularly to the direction in which it should front, the school trustees invited the taxpayers to meet upon the ground on Thursday afternoon of this week and decide the matter.

Five nearly transparent hailstones, about the size of quarters, were picked up by 12-year-old Eden Lorentzen Monday night.

Published: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:47 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 22, 2010 at 10:47 a.m. Storms continued to wreak havoc on the North Coast power grid Friday, prompting new outages even as PG&E crews repaired old ones.

This week's storms have dealt some excitement to residents of the county, and local authorities reported some weather-related incidents Wednesday.

The Point Molate project calls for a lavish $1 billion gaming facility that will be owned by the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians.

Ukiah is expected to get almost twice as much rain this week as it got the first half of the month, according to predictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service.

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A proposed federal rule would increase protections along the West Coast for the endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle.

The School Board are quietly but actively engaged in the necessary preliminaries to commencing work on the new school house.

NOAA's Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to expand critical habitat for the endangered leatherback sea turtle by designating more than 70,000 square miles in three areas in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington.

NOAAa s Fisheries Service is seeking public comment on a proposed rule to expand critical habitat for the endangered leatherback sea turtle by designating more than 70,000 square miles in three areas in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington.

Bowling Ball Beach is located approximately 30 miles south of Mendocino on the northern California coastline.

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We spent a few moments at the school rooms on Wednesday, and only regretted that we could not stop the whole afternoon.

My family gathers in Point Arena, a small town on the Mendocino Coast, every Thanksgiving.

A Mendocino High School class is tackling homework currently taxing the local adult world's comprehension to the limit - the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative.

Lorraine Laiwa, director and case manager for the Indian Child and Family Preservation Project turns on the water faucet, ever so gently, so that a gentle trickle disperses through a colander filled with finely ground acorn meal.