Willits News

After nearly 10 months of negotiations, the Willits Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement with its two labor unions, and both unions have ratified the agreement.

On December 4, subscribers and TWN readers will awake to find the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide, snuggled deep inside the fold of the Friday edition of The Willits News.

A 19-year-old Southern California man died in a three-car crash on Highway 101 just north of Willits near Oil Well Hill at approximately 3:15 p.m. Friday.

Willits bypass" Ready to go in 2010? The designs, plans and specifications for the Willits bypass project are now essentially complete and are going through the local CalTrans review process, says CalTrans spokesman Phil Frisbie.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 20--The Mendocino County Planning Commission voted 4-3 Thursday to deny a cell tower east of Ukiah until further findings by the Planning Department are presented next month.

As of Thursday, Mendocino County has received approximately 10,500 doses of the allocated 13,700 doses of the H1N1 vaccine, according to the health department.

The cowboys and cowgirls of District Two in the California High School Rodeo Association are heading to Lakeport on December 4, 5, and 6 to compete in their fourth event of the 2009 season.

Some 40 wiggling, giggling, giddy Brookside students gathered at the front doors of the newly constructed Willits Kids Club on Monday, November 9, for the official first day opening.

If you're going to be in the Willits neighborhood during the year-end holidays at the end of the year, the Harrah Senior Center has some special treats for you.

PG&E is shutting power off throughout Little Lake Valley from 10 p.m. Saturday until 8 a.m. Sunday for the second and last planned power outage to replace a 12,000-volt regulator and series of switches in the Willits substation.

Terry Ford, sergeant-at-arms for the Hog Group; Jay Haegele, Bear Kamoroff and Linda Myers; co-organizers of the Toy Run; and Michael Williams, director of the Hog Group.

Michael James Wade, 48, of Willits, was shot numerous times Monday just after 2 p.m. in an alley in Oxnard, say Oxnard police.

The varsity boys beat Lower Lake 20A to 39 at Sonoma Academy last week, with Valle RogersA came in first out of 34 runners, covering the 2.6-mile course in 15:03, more than a minuteA faster than last year's 16:08.A The meet marked only the second time the Wolverines had run the unfamiliar course.

As the leaves fall and mornings become crisp, the time nears when the Willits Farmer's Market moves from Bud Snider Park to the warm, cozy, dry confines of the Little Lake Grange.

A number of years ago my life was in its usual shambles and my nonexistent job wasn't so hot either.

Brooktrails Township Board of Directors has scheduled a hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Brooktrails Community Center to receive public input on a proposed major increase for water and sewer connection fees and its annual trash rate adjustment.

Measure A, the Masonite site plan, was the only countywide measure and it failed to pass by a solid 62 percent "no" to 38 percent "yes." Turnout for the November 3 election was about 48 percent of registered voters, substantially fewer than the 80 percent turnout in the 2008 general election.

Willits 4-H s Morgan Riley and Jorden Elliott stand in front of the 4-H sign at the Harvest Moon Celebration.

Just because you're away from home when you travel doesn't mean you have to leave all the familiar comforts behind.

Director Sheri Howe is ready for tonight's Masquerade Ball from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Willits Center for the Arts.