Shields Spence News Today

Neighbors charge a nominal fee to dig community members out of the snow, and a small-town no-profit hosted an impromptu shelter for stranded travelers when the 101 north was shut down for days.

The recent and seemingly unrelenting winter weather has buried parts of Mendocino County under massive amounts of snow, prompting road closures that have left dozens of people stranded, some of whom rescue crews have had trouble reaching because of the conditions. And with more snow on the way, the situation could get worse.