LATEST STORIES
Haz-Mobile returns to Arena Cove to dispose of household hazardous waste
Safely dispose of batteries, paint, antifreeze, fluorescent lightbulbs, oil filters and more.
U.S. 101 reopens as firefighters battle 841-acre Feliz Fire
U.S. Highway 101 was fully open from Largo Road to Hewlett Sturtevant Road, Caltrans said.
Evacuations expanded as Feliz Fire surges to 501 acres
Residents were directed to flee an area from Saracina Vineyards to Feliz Creek Road.
Wildfire evacuation ordered in Hopland as blaze jumps to 200 acres
The Feliz Fire was reported about 3:40 p.m.
Wildfire evacuation order issued for Hopland area
The fire was in the area of Feliz Creek Road and U.S. Highway 101.
Civic education in U.S. includes instruction, but little participation, report says
Research has shown that students need both instruction and experiences to be active participants in the country’s democracy.
They once taught about a hero. Now faculty rethink César Chávez lessons after allegations
College faculty across California are evaluating their research and curriculum about California’s farmworker movements.
Mendocino County to see triple digits temps Monday
Ukiah and Covelo are expected to reach a scorching 106 degrees, with Laytonville at 99 and Willits at 94.
Your Mendocino: Douglas iris
A Douglas iris blooms in Mendocino Headlands State Park.
Point Arena: Mendocino County’s tectonic traveler
California’s coastline tip of the spear, the Point Arena peninsula is home to spectacular landforms and rare and endangered plants and animals.
Ukiah kids triathlon planned for Saturday
Kids will swim, bike and run at Todd Grove Park this weekend.
Fort Bragg encourages residents to attend informational city fiber network events
City’s new fiber broadband network is almost complete, and early sign-ups for service are beginning.
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FEATURED STORIES
Mendocino County settles with its largest union, commits $6 million it hasn’t budgeted
Supervisors approved three labor contracts Tuesday, minutes after agreeing to spend $1 million refilling sheriff’s positions the county had cut to save money.
Point Arena City Council approves a campground it isn’t ready to build
The permits keep the city eligible for state construction money. A council member said the town already has more projects than staff can carry.
Federal regulators extend Potter Valley comment deadline to September
Comments were to close today, now the public has nearly two more months to comment on removing Potter Valley Project dams.
Potter Valley update: North Coast residents split on dams, united against Southern California
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s scoping transcripts came out Monday. Residents can’t agree on tearing out the dams, but they don’t want Lake Elsinore buying the water.
Fox News called Blues Beach a “giveaway” to tribes — the deed says the opposite
The deed recorded July 6 writes into state law your right to walk on the beach, and the state even kept a trap door.
Proposed tax to fix Mendocino County roads dies at the Board of Supervisors
Four votes were needed to put the tax on the November ballot, but the measure only got three.
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: July 27 – August 2, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference offers free evening events Thursday and Friday
Readings by faculty members are open to the public and access to afternoon seminars is also available.
Thousands of festivalgoers camp out and dance under the redwoods, along the river
Connection and community found in festival culture
Mendocino Music Festival fetes 40 years of welcoming musicians, concertgoers
The festival’s iconic white Tent Concert Hall hosts nearly 30 concerts, which runs through July 25.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
McNear: Mendocino and Miasa, Japan became “sister-unincorporated townships” in 1980
The relationship started through the Mendocino Art Center and continues with annual cultural exchanges.
O’Neill: “Pray for gentle lessons”
Monitoring a fire near the farm while we were helpless, hours away, drove home the need to prepare for “when,” not “if.”
McNear: Katie Ford would walk on the headlands during the Mendocino Coast’s big storms
Children stayed home from school but spent the day on the bluff, watching the ocean’s fury.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: Dead trees in Ukiah’s western hills are a safety issue
Standing dead trees vastly increase a fire’s intensity and impacts.
Letter to the Editor: Mendocino County’s roads desperately need repairs
But voters need guarantees that the proposed road tax will go to roads in an equitable manner.
Letter to the Editor: Wright Bourassa corrects the record
The District 3 supervisorial candidate favors dam removal for safety concerns
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ANIMALS
Featured Pet: Sunflower
Just 4 and small in stature, Sunflower has a big, playful personality.
The predator we lost may return — and the kelp is betting on it
Five years of hand-culling urchins pulled Mendocino’s kelp back at a handful of sites, but the real wager is on a returning sea star.
Alaskan Malamute Bodhi announces victory in Mendocino mayor’s race
At presstime, no concession speech from cavamaltipoo Milo.
The Point Arena mountain beaver is running out of fog
Ancient, coal-black, found nowhere else, this animal is on the brink.
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