Community Hospital closure debated by county board
Mendocino County supervisors reviewed a NORCOA Health led 49 page study that urged closing Mendocino Community Hospital due to financial losses while county administrator Beltrami proposed keeping it open with cost cuts and revised billing. The panel slated further discussion with Ukiah General and Hillside officials and postponed a decision to Jan 2.
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Mendocino Community Hospital
Ukiah
Board of Supervisors
Norcoa Health
Regional Health Planning Service
al Beltrami
Ernie Banker
Gary DeSalvatore
Norcoa
Ben McMakin
Beltrami
DeSalvatore
Medi-Cal
Ukiah General
Hillside
Harvey Sawyers
Banker
al Barbero
Subdivision water service decision delayed by county board
Lake County supervisors postponed action on a plan to create a zone within the sanitation district for Holiday Lakes water and sewer service as two new supervisors prepare to take seats January 8. The delay follows earlier LAFCO rejection of a county service area and a preference for county provisioning.
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Lake County
Holiday Lakes
Kelseyville
Agency Formation Commission
LAFCO
Board of Supervisors
Wes Lampson
Earl Wheden
Lakeport
Olga Hudson
Don Ellis
Frank Mattina
South Shore Center Sheriff's Substation
District Attorney's Office
Mike Braun
Clearlake Highlands
Lower Lake
E. R. Cummins
Eureka
H. D. Day
Brady & Crane
Ukiah
Todd Construction
Santa Rosa
Welch Construction
Sacramento
Clearlake Oaks
Glenhaven
Carrier Seeks Advance Payment for Ukiah Route
The Ukiah Daily Journal carrier asks readers to pay three months in advance during his first daily call. He emphasizes timely collections and offers convenient motor-route payment to support continued delivery service.
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Ukiah Daily Journal
Hunter Missing After Bartlett Mountain Quail Hunt
Lake County officials search for Bernard Orpustan missing since Saturday during a pre Christmas quail hunt in the Bartlett Mountain area. Helicopters from Sonoma County failed to locate the 31 year old man despite a wide aerial sweep over three square miles. Orpustan’s car was found locked with his gun missing and search teams of deputies and honor camp personnel continue a widening grid around Pinnacle Rock and Sawmill Flat areas.
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Lake County
Bartlett Mountain
Sonoma County
Bernard Orpustan
Glen Haven
Clearlake Oaks
Orpustan
Daly City
Pinnacle Rock
Sawmill Flat
Highway 20
Bartlett Springs Road
Bartlett Springs
Ernie Clay
Thursday rites for Truman mourned nation in Independence
The body of Harry S Truman was carried in a slow procession past his home to the Truman Library. A day of mourning closes offices while most downtown businesses stay open. Nixon attended to lay a wreath. Truman will be buried at the library in a simple ceremony without pomp.
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Independence
UPI
Harry S Truman
Delaware Street
Truman Library
Ukiah
California Highway Patrol
Daily Journal
U. S
Missouri
Truman
Carson Funeral Home
Nixons
Washington
Fault under nuclear plant site near Point Arena raised by USGS
A USGS team identifies aerial photos suggesting a possible active fault under the proposed 2.23 GW coastal nuclear site north of Point Arena on the Mendocino coast. PG&E notes the questions are not new and March studies will address the offshore fault data. The AEC must approve the site before construction can start.
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San Francisco
UPS
U.S. Geological Survey
USGS
Frank Mckinown
Mendocino
San
Pg&e
Lawrence R. McDonald
Kip Newton
Carl Wentworth
Newton
AEC
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Point Arena
Bart. W. Shackelford
Shackelford
United States Geological Survey
No raise for court secretaries in Superior Court
Superior Judge Timothy O'Brien sought a title change and salary boost for court secretaries citing heavier workloads and more varied duties across civil, criminal, and probate cases. The board approved a 26 range salary, overruling his requested 28 range, and deferred broader county comparisons to budget time.
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Timothy O’brien
Superior Court
O'Brien
Civil Service Commission
Ernie Banker
Augie Avila
Personnel Commission
Banker
Mendocino County
O’brien
Northern California Weather Update Fort Bragg Ukiah Snow Levels
Rain shifts to showers this evening then ends, with clearing by Thursday. Snow levels drop to near 4,000 feet tonight as gusty winds affect mountain areas. Fort Bragg records low 40s tonight and high 50s Thursday, while Ukiah sees about 35 tonight and 52 Thursday.
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California
Fort Bragg
Ukiah
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