BICYCLIST HIT AND KILLED JKB 11/14/11
- A BICYCLIST WAS KILLED ON HIGHWAY 1 NEAR CASPAR WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PICK UP TRUCK ON SUNDAY.
ACCORDING TO THE CHP, 82 YEAR OLD DAVID RUSSELL OF MENDOCINO WAS RIDING ON THE WESTERN SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN 18 YEAR OLD STERLING BRADBURY, ALSO OF MENDOCINO, TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND, FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK THE BYCYCLIST JUST BEFORE NOON. RUSSELL WAS PRONOUNCE DEAD AFTER BEING AIRLIFTED TO SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
MAN LOOSES EYE IN ATV ACCIDENT JKB 11/14/11
- AN UPPER LAKE MAN LOST AND EYE AND SUFFERED OTHER MAJOR INJURIES IN AN ATV ACCIDENT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY ON THURSDAY.
ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS, 27 YEAR OLD BRIAN MILLER WAS BACKING A 2002 YAMAHA GRIZZLY FOUR WHEEL ATV DOWN A STEEP INCLINE WHEN THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED, LANDING ON TOP ON HIM JUST AFTER 6 PM. MILLER WHO WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET, SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES INCLUDING AN OPEN SKULL FRACTURE AND THE LOSS OF HIS LEFT EYE. ACCORDING TO THE CHP, ALCOHOL AND OR DRUGS ARE SUSPECTED TO BE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
MISSING WOMAN FOUND DEAD JKB 11/14/11
- HUMBOLDT COUNTY AUITHORITIES FOUND THE BODY OF A REDWAY WOMAN WHO HAD BEEN MISSING FOR MORE THAN THREE WEEKS ON SATURDAY.
DEPUTIES SEARCHING FROM A BOAT ON THE EEL RIVER FOUND THE BODY OF 41 YEAR OLD JAYMIE RITCHEY IN SOME BRUSH AT THE BASE OF A BLUFF NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF REDWOOD AND EVERGREEN DRIVES. AN AUTOPSY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO DETERMINE HER CAUSE OF DEATH. RITCHIE WAS LAST SEEN AT AROUND 12:30 AM OCTOBER 20TH AT THE BRASS RAIL BAR IN REDWAY WHEN SHE TOLD A FEMALE FRIEND THAT SHE WAS GOING TO HITCHHIKE TO GARBERVILLE.
THREE RESCUED FROM SONOMA COUNTY COAST JKB 11/14/11
- A HELICOPTER CREW RESCUED THREE SAN FRANCISCO MEN FROM AN AREA NEAR STUMP BEACH ON THE SONOMA COUNTY COAST WHEN THE INCOMING TIDE TRAPPED THEM AT THE BASE OF A 75 FOOT CLIFF ON SUNDAY.
THE HELICOPTER TEAM HAPPENED TO BE ON THEIR WAY TO STUMP BEACH TO HELP SEARCH FOR A MISSING HIKER WHEN THEY SPOTTED THE MEN STANDING ON ROCKS IN THE SURF JUST BEFORE 4 PM. THE HELICOPTER LANDED ON THE CLIFF ABOVE THE MEN AND THE CREW SET UP A 100 FOOT RESCUE LINE. THE MEN WERE ALL SAFELY RESCUED, AND THE MISSING HIKER WAS FOUND.
KELSEYVILLE SCHOOLS TO BE ON THE EARLY SHOW JKB 11/14/11
- KELSEYVILLE SCHOOLS AND THEIR FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL BE FEATURED ON CBS NATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAM THE EARLY SHOW THIS WEEK.
THE NETWORK WAS FILMING IN KELSEYVILLE INTERVIEWING STUDENTS AND STAFF THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE AG PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 4TH. THE SEGMENT WILL BE PART OF THE SERIES ABOUT HOW PEOPLE ARE MAKING AMERICA WORK, AND WILL AIR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ANTON STADIUM PRICE TAG ON THE RISE JKB 11/14/11
- THE UKIAH CITY COUNCIL WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVE ANOTHER CHANGE ORDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANTON STADIUM, AND THE PRICE TAG IS GOING UP AGAIN, THIS TIME BY ANOTHER $120,000.
A LIST OF 10 CHANGES CLASSIFIED AS PLAN CLARIFICATIONS, DESIGN MODIFICATIONS, AND DESIGN AND ENGINEERING WORK FOR THE METAL BUILDING MANUFACTURER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASED COSTS. A CHANGE ORDER FOR $40,000 IN INCREASED CONSTRUCTION COSTS WAS APPROVED JUST A MONTH AFTER THE ORIGINAL HALF MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT WAS PUT INTO PLACE IN APRIL. IRONICALLY, THE RON LEDFORD MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT HELD IN AUGUST RAISED $119,000, ALMOST THE SAME AMOUNT BEING REQUESTED. WEDNESDAYS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY.
PLANNED POWER OUTAGE JKB 11/14/11
- PG&E WILL BE STAGING A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE IN WILLITS LATER THIS WEEK.
DURING THE REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADING OF EQUIPMENT TO THE WILLITS SUB STATION, THE POWER WILL BE OUT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL AROUND 8 AM SUNDAY MORNING. AN ESTIMATED 6,000 WILLITS AREA PG&E CUSTOMERS WILL BE AFFECTED. THIS WEEKENDS POWER OUTAGE IS THE SECOND STAGE OF THE SAME PROJECT THAT WAS THE REASON FOR A PLANNED OUTAGE THAT OCCURRED SEPTEMBER 17TH.
COMMERCIAL CRAB SEASON OPENS TOMORROW JKB 11/14/11
- THE COMMERCIAL DUNGENESS CRAB SEASON BETWEEN HALF MOON BAY AND BODEGA BAY OPENS TOMORROW.
CRAB FISHERMEN SAY THEY ARE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THIS YEARS CATCH AFTER LAST SEASONS RECORD 19 MILLION POUND HARVEST. CURRENTLY FISHERMEN ARE ASKING $2.50 A POUND WHILE BUYERS ARE OFFERING $2.00 PER POUND. THE SEASON NORTH OF POINT AREA IS BEING DELAYED UNTIL DECEMBER 15TH.
