Willits News

The following items were compiled from reports prepared by law enforcement agencies.

North county residents can win a "Night on the Town for Two" by entering the American Legion Auxiliary's annual Valentine's Day Sweetheart Drawing on February 14.

An officer responded to Ukiah High School on Low Gap Road at 11:19 a.m. Wednesday for a student reportedly threatening a staff member and arrested a 15-year-old boy for assaulting a school employee.

I would like to express my dismay that the Harris Quarry Expansion Project is being considered again.A This boondoggle has no merits and has much to argue against it.

What is MTA? It's the Mendocino County Transit Authority the public bus service, of course but so much more: the Willits Rider, the CC Rider, Dial-a-Ride and, most recently, E-Ride. I am an 82-year-old disabled senior who lives eight miles north of Willits.

Last week's presentation was a part of Cobb's Mendocino County tour to urge an amendment to the United States Constitution that would end "corporate personhood" and the right of corporations to make unlimited contributions to American political campaigns.

Vern Gibson, left, and Dick Mead hold some of the coats that will be given away February 18.

Willits police arrested a Willits man January 26 after he allegedly stole a case of liquor from a Safeway truck and was pursued by the Safeway manager.

News on whether the Army Corps of Engineers will grant a Clean Water Act permit for the Willits bypass is not expected for 10 or 12 days, Phil Dow, executive director of Mendocino County's Council of Governments, told The Willits News at presstime Tuesday.

A photo exhibit by Charles Givens of seven historical railroad logging operations, along with text panels and accompanying memorabilia, is now on display at the Mendocino County Museum in Willits.

A request by the North Coast Railroad Authority for the Mendocino Council of Governments to sign a letter of support for $500,000 in state funding was unanimously rejected by the MCOG board Monday afternoon.

Caller in the 800 block of Waugh Lane reported at 6:55 a.m. Sunday that someone just entered a residence and tried to steal a TV.

The Willits Unified School District is holding a community meeting tomorrow, Thursday, February 9, on budget cuts for Willits schools anticipated for the 2012/13 school year.

The Mendocino Public Safety Foundation will make its first $16,000 in grants to local law enforcement to help acquire a bloodhound and a multipurpose search robot.

The public portion of the council meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Willits City Hall where the official agenda is posted.

Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series about the closure of the Arcata Community Recycling Center.

Maybe it's because Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but this will no doubt read like a love letter to everyone who helped me with the recent Willits Rotary Club Crabfest.

When fruit trees drop their leaves in the fall they go into winter dormancy. This is important for the tree for several reasons.

Editor's note: Mason Giem and Cate Oliver, who spent a couple years in Willits promoting local food, farming, farmers markets and community gardens with North Coast Opportunities, are now traveling in South America.

Willits Open Reading will feature acclaimed Beat poet Andy Clausen on February 19 at 7 p.m. at the Muse.