LATEST STORIES
OโNeill: Water is the miracle that makes life possible
Our new storage tanks create ripples of positive energy throughout the farm and the community.
Saturdayโs Fort Bragg Pride March draws a large, festive crowd
The students who organized the event were surprised and thrilled with the turnout.
California students must soon learn personal finance to graduate. Hereโs how it will be taught
California will require all students to take a personal finance course in order to graduate high school, starting with the class of 2031.
A Hopland grower keeps his vines alive while the vineyards around him go wild
Mendocino County can now fine owners of neglected vineyards up to $1,000 an acre. Steve Amato says most of them are too broke to clean up โ or to pay.
Bridge collapses under vehicle near Covelo
Driver escapes with minor injuries despite car landing on its roof.
Charlie Harrisโ book Mendo explores Mendocino Countyโs pot boom and bust
The countyโs libertarian leanings, where the left can snuggle comfortably against the right, benefited many until reality intruded.
Photo of the Week: Sea Lions in Noyo Harbor
Sea lions fill a floating dock in Noyo Harbor.
More than 60 Ukiah Valleyย residents pack meeting to learn about annexationย proposalย
Most comments and concerns criticize city at annexation workshop.




Latest elections results update shows District 3 supervisor lead switches to Wright Bourassa
Incumbent Supervisor Ted Williams still leads race for District 5; Measure A still short of approval
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FEATURED STORIES
Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op board cites personnel law
But the board says more answers regarding next steps after Robert Drakeโs dismissal may come June 15.
Fort Bragg doubles down on its downtown revitalization project
The city waives startup fees for qualifying small businesses.
The Potter Valley bid that makes no sense
PG&E says pumped storage wonโt work. But a 158-page document shows that is likely not the object of a SoCal hail mary.
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: June 8-14, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
The 19th annual Mendocino Film Festival last weekend of May
The festival will screen 80 films across three Mendocino venues and one Fort Bragg theater.
Senegalese goat skin drumย to beย giftedย to Mendocino Art Center
A special ceremony will be held Saturday at the center to celebrate the drum.
The Outlaws of Mendocinoย reliesย on tradition โ and breaks the mold
North Bay teacher Joseph Roberts makes a movie about his robber ancestor.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
McNear: Itโs graduation time at Mendocino High โ in 1926.
The school yearbook detailed what each student imagined life to be in 1946. Nobody predicted World War II.
OโNeill: Roots give and they takeโand they donโt rush
The miracle of growth fills us with wonder.
McNear: Mendocinoโs low water table birthed the townโs iconic water towers
Noisy windmills of all designs powered water from shallow wells up into the towers.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: Vote No on Measure A
Both proponents and opponents of Prop. 13 can coalesce around a โnoโ vote.
Letter to the Editor: What about other peopleโs water rights?
Lake Pillsbury is the giver of life for the Potter valley tribe and for farmers.
Letter to the Editor: I commend Supervisor Ted Williams for supporting Assembly Bill 2494
Jackson Demonstration State Forest needs management for climate and recreation.
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