Anderson Valley Advertiser

DRY, seasonable weather is likely for the next week. Slightly warmer interior temperatures are expected today and Monday before another trough brings cooler temperatures next week. Coastal stratus is likely to clear this afternoon but may be more persistent early next week. (NWS) STEPHEN DUNLAP (Fort Bragg): A cooler 48F under clear skies this Sunday morning on the coast. No really. Fog returns soon enough & then maybe more clearing later in the week. No really #2.

Report from Ukiah Valley Water Authority President Tom Schoeneman, who is also on the Board of the Redwood Valley County Water District, and on the Inland Water and Power Commission. There have been numerous reports and complaints of foul smelling and tasting tap water in Redwood Valley. The Redwood Valley/Calpella Community Facebook page is full of people reporting that their tap water has never been this bad.

SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL temperatures are expected today. Some warming in the interior is expected Sunday and Monday before another trough brings cooler temperatures next week. Dry, seasonable weather is likely for the next week. (NWS) STEPHEN DUNLAP (Fort Bragg): I have a warm 56F under foggy skies this Saturday morning on the coast. Clouds, fog & sun the next few days. Clearing skies by the weeks end ? We'll see.

CRAZY ABOUT THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL We are so looking forward to this year’s Ice Cream Social, Labor Day Monday, September 7th, 2026. We’ll have most of the usual stuff, the hilarious Cake Walk, famous grilled to order hamburgers, Erica’s delicious tacos, rice, beans and homemade salsas, the amazing Ice Cream floats, abundant Bake Sale, a plethora of hand crafted salads, an outstanding Silent Auction, scoops and scoops of Ice Cream, Coffee Floats, Fire Trucks, Games!, and did I mention Ice Cream?

COUNTY NOTES by Mark Scaramella Supervisor Maureen Mulheren told KZYX’s Karen Ottoboni last Wednesday that even though the construction of the new Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) on Whitmore Lane is nearly complete, “PHF licensing could take up to a year,” adding that staffing the PHF is “in flux.” Mulheren emphasized that that when it opens the PHF will provide “100% billable services,” and therefore will not use any Measure B funds or General Fund.

The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office closed its Fort Bragg front counter to walk-in visitors on Wednesday afternoon. The reason was staffing, and the math behind it is simple. Two people run that counter — one full time, one part time — and when one of them takes time off, the office closes, Sheriff’s Capt. Quincy Cromer said. It has happened a few times this year, he said. It is not a new schedule or shorter hours. The closed counter is a small piece of a much bigger problem.

A former Willits respiratory therapist was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison after being convicted of raping an incapacitated woman, drugging her and distributing an intimate photograph without her consent. Booking photo of Matthew Ryan Mayo provided by the Mendocino County District Attorney's Office via its public Facebook page.

A section of the new fence alongside a section of the older fence (Provided to MendoLocal.News by anonymous) For a few weeks this summer, drivers coming into Fort Bragg on Highway 1 could look west and see the ocean. The weathered wooden fence that had previously blocked the view was torn out for a Caltrans sidewalk project, revealing the Noyo headlands and the water beyond.

ANDERSON VALLEY’S NEW LOCAL FISHERMAN is selling fish in front AV market! $5 a pound for black cod (butter fish). He was there for several hours Monday afternoon! He has some other types as well. Fakhrul Hasan is a great new addition to Anderson Valley, go say hi, he’s super nice! — Christina Jones HERDING DOGS and their handlers will flock to the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville on Saturday to compete in a sheepdog trial hosted by the Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association.

Across America, from tiny rural towns to major cities, cameras called Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) are stationed at key intersections, gathering information from every vehicle that passes by. Each camera is part of a huge network, and each image is added to a centralized searchable database. The Ukiah Police Department has 14 of these cameras. They don’t just catch people who run red lights. Flock Safety’s technology just starts with the license plate.