Mendocino County sees one or two new diagnoses of HIV in local residents every year, according to the "Status of the Local HIV/AIDS Epidemic" report issued by the county's Public Health office in January.

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.

CRIME TIME for February 10, 2012 The following items were compiled from reports prepared by law enforcement agencies. Reports are calls for service or other complaints by area citizens, which may only reflect one point of view.

Winter Fund Drive tops $29,000 The Willits News Staff Willits Community Services and Food Bank's Winter Fund Drive is heading into home plate, with the total donated so far up to $29,132.52. "We're very grateful for the support of the community, and we're confident of reaching our $30,000 goal for this year," said WCS Executive Director Jim Marill.

Special for The Willits News The Oregon State University team of Zach MacDonald of Willits and William Sparks, of Corvallis, Oregon, won the National Guard FLW College Fishing West Conference event on Lake Shasta last Saturday with five bass weighing 9 pounds, 4 ounces.

MIDDLETOWN -- Eight field goals in nine attempts, good for 19 points in one sterling quarter. Eight turnovers, including five in a row, in another. It's all in the game. In fact, it was all in one half of a game for Middletown Tuesday night against Willits.

The Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force is in flux, facing changes in its funding and its mission in the near future, according to its leaders.

A barefoot toddler clad in shorts and an upside-down parka was found standing outside a west Edmonton apartment complex Sunday night.

Special for The Willits News Willits Redwood Little League will hold late player signups Saturday, February 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Willits Kids Club on Blosser Lane. A board meeting to select coaches will follow.

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