This page has a simple chronological list of all the articles we have published, starting with the most recent.
- O’Neill: Snow melt, pig jail break, and hope springs eternal (column)
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Puppies
- Mendocino County and California primary election results updated (updated 3/6 9:30 a.m.)
- Celebrate gray whale migration at the 2024 Mendocino County Whale Festival
- The Mendocino Setlist: March 4-10
- Leggett residents can pick up mail in Garberville
- O’Neill: Snug, dry, and comfortable (column)
- 45-year-old Potter Valley man found dead in Russian River with no obvious signs of foul play
- 5 incarcerated people overdose in their cells at Mendocino County Jail — 1 dies at hospital (UPDATED 3/3/24 — Victim identified)
- Mendocino County live storm updates: Winter weather watches and warnings expired (updated 11:02 a.m.)
- Mendocino County live storm updates: Lightning strike near Leggett Post Office results in fire, post office destroyed; power outages in Brooktrails (updated 7:00 p.m.)
- How to cast your vote in Mendocino County’s primary election on March 5
- City of Fort Bragg unanimously approves resolution calling for “sustained ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict”
- Winter storm starting Thursday, Feb. 29 to bring snow, rain, wind and possible hail to Mendocino County (updated 2:12: p.m.)
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Amber
- Elderly and disabled people no longer eligible for PG&E’s portable battery program on power outage-prone Mendocino Coast
- 2024 Congressional Art Competition now accepting submissions from young artists
- The Mendocino Setlist: February 26-January 3
- Santa Rosa man allegedly killed his mother and burned down her home to hide evidence
- Mendocino National Forest seeking public input on OHV-focused grant application
- O’Neill: The winter farming gamble (column)
- Mendocino County voters subjected to a second ballot error, this one possibly a couple years old but never noticed
- Mendocino Flavors: Girl Scout cookies are back; sake brewery and restaurant (maybe) coming to Willits and more tasty news bites
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Tony
- Mendocino County ballots may contain additional errors; officials consulting with Secretary of State
- The Mendocino Setlist: February 19-25
- California primary elections: Mendocino County ballots were mailed on Feb. 16
- O’Neill: Four new lambs and a spiderweb of connections (column)
- CalFresh replacement benefits available after Feb. 3 storms and outages for Mendocino County and other California residents
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Brooks
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Feb. ’24: Museum, McGuire, and cannabis
- O’Neill: Sunshine and hope (column)
- State investigating unprecedented county-wide ballot mailing error for Mendocino County voters
- County of Mendocino seeking damage reports after winter storms
- Enjoy date night at the Mendocino County Museum on Feb. 10
- O’Neill: New lambs, winter crops, and flow state (column)
- Live updates: closures of SR 175, 128, and Hwy 1, more than 23,000 Mendocino County customers without power, school district closures (updated 2/5 10:30 a.m.)
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Shelby
- Live storm updates: CA-128 open; CA-175 remains closed due to flooding; downed trees reported countywide (updated 2 p.m.)
- Nominations now open to be the first Poet Laureate of Mendocino County
- Atmospheric river to bring high winds and heavy rain to Mendocino County on Wednesday, Jan. 31
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 29-February 4
- O’Neill: On building relationships and food systems (column)
- Responses needed for first statewide LGBTQI+ survey for older adults
- Mendocino Flavors: Boba tea and Vietnamese food in Ukiah, celebrate local sparkling wine this weekend and more tasty news
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Trudy
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 22-28 (updated 1/24/24)
- Frustrated fishermen get good news: good rockfishing, salmon fishing could return in 2024
- Heavy rain, high wind and flooding expected in Mendocino County through Monday, Jan. 22 (updated 1:56 p.m.)
- O’Neill: Each crop like an old friend (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: Mexican-style coffee in Ukiah, Dungeness crab sales start this weekend; new Anderson Valley Brewing beer for the calorie and carb conscious and more news bites
- Heavy rain, gusty winds and potential flooding anticipated as another atmospheric river blankets Mendocino County starting Jan. 20
- Help document local fungi at the West Coast Mycoblitz in Fort Bragg on Jan. 21 (postponed until 2/4)
- New bus route connects inland Mendocino County to Humboldt County
- New USGS map shows Mendocino County is 95% likely to experience a significant earthquake
- Mendocino County Featured Pets: Alvin, Simon and Theodore
- State Assembly introduces bill to make Dungeness crab California’s official state crustacean as the season opens up in Mendocino County
- 62-year-old man shot in leg Sunday morning outside Fort Bragg
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 15-21 (updated 1/16/24)
- Submissions being accepted for annual Ukiah haiku competition
- Save the date: Willits’ Edie Ceccarelli, oldest person in the U.S., will celebrate 116 years this February
- O’Neill: Dry and wet, boom and bust (column)
- Route 128 reopens after morning closure (updated 9:49 a.m.)
- New exhibit explores the unique plants of Mendocino County
- Atmospheric river to bring heavy rain and flooding to Mendocino County on Jan. 13 (updated 6:02 p.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 8-14 (updated 1/12/24)
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Jan. ’24: Roads, contracts, and priorities (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: California’s new state mushroom, Good Food Award finalists, and more food and drink tidbits
- King tides coming to the California coast Jan 11 & 12
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Rolo
- Mendocino County search and rescue personnel hope to recover missing woman’s body at low tide (UPDATE: 4 p.m. — body recovered)
- Applications now open for StartUp Mendocino 2024
- O’Neill: Charging out of the gate (column)
- How burgers and breast cancer made the Retro Wagon food truck a driver for gratitude
- Did you feel it? 3.5 quake hits Potter Valley
- Winter weather brings outages and road hazards to Mendocino & North Coast on Jan. 6
- Mendocino Flavors: Why crab season has been briefly delayed — again — 2024 food trends and more tasty news
- What issues are most important to you in the 2024 Mendocino County elections?
- Outage impacting over 3,000 customers on south Mendocino Coast (updated 3:15p.m.)
- Welcome Mila! Mendocino County’s first baby of 2024 arrives
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 1-7
- Did you feel it? 3.0 earthquake near Boonville
- O’Neill: One chapter ends as the next begins (column)
- The 15 best things I ate in Mendocino County in 2023
- Mendocino County local news in 2023: a look back at our top stories
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 25-31 (updated 12/29/23)
- Start 2024 off with a New Year’s Day hike in Mendocino County
- Mendocino Flavors: Bird Cafe closes in Point Arena; new ramen restaurant coming to Ukiah; famed sommelier to make appearance in Philo and more tasty food news
- Restaurants, wineries and establishments that opened and closed in Mendocino County in 2023
- Volunteers needed for Mendocino County “Point In Time” count on Jan. 24
- Second winter storm to bring heavy rain and high winds to Mendocino County on Friday, Dec. 29 (updated 2:05 p.m.)
- Mendocino County Animal Shelter warns “euthanasia strong possibility”; no longer accepting dogs
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Junior
- Winter storm brings rain, high surf and “potentially damaging” wind to Mendocino County Wednesday (updated 3:09 p.m. 12/26/23)
- Winter weather info for Mendocino County and beyond: storms, flooding, power outages, road closures & essential resources
- Restaurants open on Christmas in Mendocino County – 2023 edition (updated 12/25/23)
- O’Neill: Gifts to our future selves (column)
- Blue Shield and Adventist Health reach agreement
- Manual breach of Navarro River sandbar raises issues bigger than traffic
- The Broiler Affair: DA Eyster’s’ 5-year battle with Chamise Cubbison started over $2,300 bill for steakhouse banquet
- Commercial Dungeness crab season starts Jan. 5 in Mendocino County
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Harvey
- Holiday markets, craft fairs and pop-ups in Mendocino County (Updated 12/20/23)
- New farm incubator program offers land at School of Adaptive Agriculture
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Dec. ’23: Celebrating community (column)
- Laytonville’s only full-service grocery store has not been open for more than two weeks
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 18-24
- Fort Bragg’s new city manager, Isaac Whippy, hails from Fiji
- Mendocino County Superior Court Judge retiring after more than a decade on the bench
- O’Neill: Cleaning out the cobwebs and exploring the darkness (column)
- Ten deliciously delightful Mendocino County gifts for foodies
- Mendocino County’s 2024 election: final candidate list for March primary (updated 12/14)
- Massive search for missing Island Mountain man locates human remains — identity confirmed (UPDATED: 12/19/23)
- Mendocino Flavors: The Beet opens in Cloverdale with a Hopland connection, Mayan Fusion launches new menu, foodie fundraisers and other tasty news bites
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 11-17 (updated 12/14/23)
- Tis the season! Holiday events around Mendocino County in 2023 (updated 12/14/23)
- Route 128 reopened from Route 1 to Navarro after flooding (updated 9:51 a.m.)
- Caspar: Free dump day on Dec. 16
- Prescribed burn to take place near Laytonville Dec. 14-15
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Opal
- Enrollment now open for California Naturalist Program
- Decommissioning the Potter Valley Project: a turning point for Mendocino County
- O’Neill: Off the pasture and into the barn (column)
- MCSO conducting search for missing man in Island Mountain area
- Narcan encouraged in every house (column)
- Adventist Health hospitals in Mendocino County and regionally stop accepting Blue Shield as reimbursement dispute drags on
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 4-10 (updated 12/8/23)
- Critics confront state forestry board over Jackson Demonstration State Forest process during heated meeting
- CDFW lifts recreational crab trap restrictions Dec. 16 for much of North Coast, but commercial Dungeness season remains delayed statewide
- Vic’s Place celebrates 75th anniversary, Mica opens in Ukiah and more tasty food and beverage news
- Mendocino County Office of Education seeks sponsors to give gifts to over 300 homeless youth
- New masking orders applies to many Mendocino County health workers
- Laytonville: Free dump vouchers available on Dec. 15
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Mr. Roper
- Hiker who died in Nov. 30 fall from Point Arena cliff identified
- Ukiah Branch Library accepting cold weather clothing donations through January (press release)
- O’Neill: The season of rain, roasting, and reflection (column)
- Mendocino County winter homeless shelters are open — with many restrictions
- Mendocino Flavors: Three restaurant closures; hot dogs and tamales in Ukiah; new chef at the Benbow Inn; and more tasty food news
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Mocha
- Jackson State Demonstration Forest Advisory Group members engage in rare dispute
- Pudding Creek Bridge reopening celebration marks third major bridge upgrade of the century on the coast
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 27-December 3 (UPDATED 11/29)
- O’Neill: On blackbirds, hawks, & gathering pig apples (column)
- Stanford Inn to host author and redwood activist Greg King on Dec. 2 (press release)
- Mendocino College to host annual ceramic sale on Dec. 1 (press release)
- Call for artists: “Big Works” juried art exhibit at MEDIUM Art Gallery (press release)
- CHP holding “maximum enforcement period” over Thanksgiving weekend
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Knuckles
- Festival of Lights at Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens Nov. 24-Dec. 17 (press release)
- Twenty-nine restaurants open on Thanksgiving in Mendocino County (updated 11/21/23)
- Free community Thanksgiving dinners around Mendocino County (updated 11/21/23)
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 20-26
- Call for artists: Redwood National & State Parks Artist-in-Residence program
- O’Neill: The call of hibernation (column)
- Fashion show to celebrate Native American designers on Nov. 18
- Construction for Ukiah on Ice begins Nov. 20
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Monica
- Newly promoted CalFire JDSF advisor will facilitate Wednesday’s JAG meeting
- McGuire announces $1 million for Mendocino County vocational jobs program
- Mendocino County candidate filing period begins today
- County property tax bill error affected 850 out of 56,000 invoices sent this October
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 13-19
- Assemblymember Wood announces he will not run for reelection
- O’Neill: Big rain coming (column)
- Election night Fort Bragg votes overwhelmingly support street tax
- Mendocino National Forest to community session on future of the forest on Nov. 28
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Nov. ’23: Auditor, budgets, and mental health
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Daisy
- Mendocino County libraries celebrate Native American Heritage Month
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 6-12 (updated 8:56 a.m. 11/9)
- Mendocino County seeks community input on regulations for short-term rentals
- Judge denies Skunk Train’s efforts to delay legal case
- O’Neill: Great success at the Forest Health Extravaganza (column)
- City of Ukiah launches early wildfire detection system using artificial intelligence
- Christmas tree permits available at Mendocino National Forest
- Community meeting on forest health happening Nov. 4 in Laytonville
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Boo
- Embattled county auditor Chamise Cubbison responds to her suspension by Mendo BOS through her attorney
- 7th Native Arts Expo fills the Mendocino Art Center’s grounds (photos)
- Geiger’s downhill slump mystifies and dismays Laytonville residents and employees
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 30-November 5
- Auditor-Controller Cubbison appearing in court Tuesday morning — defense attorney to address Board of Supervisors on Cubbison’s behalf (UPDATED: 10/30)
- O’Neill: How to sow one million seeds (column)
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Greg
- Red flag warning and freeze advisories in effect for parts of Mendocino County and Northern CA
- MCSO working to identify human bones found near Covelo
- Applications are open for Mendocino County’s next Youth Poet Laureate til Nov. 1
- Prescribed burn in Laytonville area Oct. 27 – 29 cancelled (updated)
- Bacterial warnings removed at Caspar Beach
- Her side of the story: new exhibit at Mendocino County Museum opens Oct. 28
- Mendocino County announces one year building permit amnesty starting Nov. 1
- Spooky season arrives in Mendocino County: Halloween events for 2023
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 23-29
- City Council to vote Monday on increasing fees at C.V. Starr
- Two dead in crash of small aircraft near Round Valley Airport — UPDATED: 10/23/23
- O’Neill: Building community from farm to fork (column)
- Arts Council announces Mendocino County 2023 Arts Champion award winners
- Mendocino County Auditor-Controller Chamise Cubbison suspended after felony charges alleging misappropriation of public funds
- Mendocino County Public Health advises public to avoid contact with water at Caspar Beach
- Structure fire on SR 20 in Willits now under control (updated)
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Salem
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 16-22
- Skunk Train’s motion to delay lawsuit with Fort Bragg prompts misunderstanding
- O’Neill: Balancing fertility and costs (column)
- Missing Eureka woman found dead in minivan days after alleged DUI crash near Willits
- Sick and dead sea lions pose risk to dogs
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens to offer $1 admission on Oct. 15
- Residential burn suspension lifted for Mendocino County
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 9-15
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Tucker
- Remembering the Redwood Complex Fires, six years later
- Geiger’s Market opens in Hopland
- Ukiah celebrates one billion gallons of recycled water served
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Oct. ’23: short term rentals, Sherwood Road, and Nicole Mann Day
- O’Neill: Harvest rush and irrigation (column)
- Nationwide emergency alert test to take place on Oct. 4
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 2-8
- Funding still available for eligible PG&E customers that need assistance paying their bills
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Kandy
- O’Neill: The state of cannabis in California (column)
- Fort Bragg city manager’s resignation accepted in closed session
- Jackson State Demonstration Forest announces seasonal road and campground closures
- The Mendocino Setlist: September 25-October 1
- Alleged fight leads to fatal shooting in Point Arena — second suspect believed to have left Mendocino County (updated 9/27)
- One-way traffic on U.S. 101 north of Leggett after semi accident (updated 9:30 a.m.)
- O’Neill: The great debate on when to harvest (column)
- Forward progress stopped on “Factory” wildfire near Ukiah (updated 6:50 p.m.)
- Save the date: Ukiah’s Pumpkinfest happening Oct. 14 & 15
- Astronaut Nicole Mann to speak at Round Valley’s California Indian Days on Sept. 23
- Red flag warning issued for parts of Lake & Sonoma Counties; smoky skies due to wildfires in N. CA and OR
- The Mendocino Setlist: September 18-24 offers Grammy winners Kronos Quartet and Paul McCandeless, a land trust fundraiser, county fair and more
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Sandy
- Did you feel it? 4.6 earthquake near Cobb
- O’Neill: Putting on a new roof (column)
- Jackson State Forest’s advisory panel holding public meeting in Fort Bragg Friday
- County will work on water issue during one year Mendocino tent reprieve
- Ukiah Regional Airport to temporarily close in October to make necessary runway upgrades
- Coast and river cleanup day happening Sept. 23
- How to create a basic emergency go bag
- Deer hunting opens for B zones in Mendocino National Forest on September 16
- Crews responding to “Pigeon” fire near Covelo (updated 3:51 p.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: September 11-17 offers Billboard chart-toppers and numerous community fundraisers with the chance to rock out for a good cause
- Fire crews make progress on “Ice Fire,” wildfire in Hopland (updated 6:21 p.m.)
- Letter to District 3 constituents, Sept. ’23: Resilience, McGuire, and county finances
- O’Neill: Piglets, pink skies, and planning (column)
- City of Ukiah receives $921k state grant to hire new resilience officer, expand programs
- Big trees, name-change foes, stir up Paul Bunyan Days in Fort Bragg
- Mendocino County Fair & Apple Show happening Sept. 22 – 24
- Letter to the editor: Keeping the tents up in Mendocino
- The Mendocino Setlist: September 4-10
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Pokey
- O’Neill: The first real rain shower (column)
- Caltrans will close Pudding Creek Bridge to all traffic during nights on Sept. 6 & 7
- Maximum traffic enforcement for Labor Day Weekend in California, Nevada and Arizona
- Mendocino Flavors: Restaurant openings & closings; new food trucks; foodie fundraisers for Maui and more tasty news
- Air District advisory: Mendocino Co. & North Coast could face unhealthy air quality through Sept. 4
- Arts Council of Mendocino County seeking nominations for Art Champion Awards
- Red flag warning issued for northeastern Mendocino Co. & Lake Co. for critical fire weather conditions
- The Mendocino Setlist: August 28-September 3
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley to hold event for International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day on August 30
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Sugar Bear
- O’Neill: One step at a time (column)
- “Golden fire” at U.S. Hwy 101 south of Willits now 50% contained (updated 8/28)
- Pelicans, murres and whales are feasting off-shore on huge anchovy schools
- Slide 1 Fire in Mendocino National Forest contained at 473 acres
- Save the Redwoods League secures purchase of 3,862 Weger Ranch for conservation
- Mendocino County announces 7 community resilience town halls in August and September
- Mendocino County nearshore groundfish fishery to close September 1
- The Mendocino Setlist: August 21-27
- Outage impacts over 3,700 customers on south Mendocino Coast; power restored (updated 2:30 p.m.)
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Tango
- O’Neill: Cucumbers and community (column)
- CHP to hold DUI checkpoint in Ukiah area tonight
- Red flag warning today for northeastern Mendocino County due to increased fire risk
- Best of show winners impress judges at the Mendocino County Fair Wine Competition
- Mendocino Flavors: Queenie lands in Fort Bragg; trashing single-use coffee cups; Thanksgiving Coffee retains B-Corp certification for eighth year; and more foodie news
- Steam engines and printmaking come together in new exhibition (press release)
- Mendocino County holding community resilience public meetings, starting in Hopland August 17
- Red flag warning issued for small part of northern inland Mendocino County; excessive heat warning remains in place (updated 2:19 p.m.)
- Mendocino’s state fair cannabis winners celebrated on Aug. 20 in the Anderson Valley
- Cal Fire confirms lightning strikes started twelve fires in Covelo area (updated 9:29 a.m.)
- Mendocino National Forest issues fire restrictions starting August 15
- The Mendocino Setlist: August 14-20 brings the return of the Round Valley Blackberry Festival, world class blues on the coast and more live music
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Dagwood
- O’Neill: The hardest thing I do on the farm (column)
- The ultimate guide to dog-friendly dining in Mendocino County
- Excessive heat warning issued with 106+ degree temps forecast for inland Mendocino County; lightning reported (updated 5:07 p.m.)
- Amtrak to offer expanded bus service through North Coast
- Letter to District 3 constituents, August ’23: County employees, short term rentals, cannabis permits and more
- Sen. McGuire announces millions in funding for Mendocino County fire departments and wildfire prevention
- Redwood Empire Fair breaks livestock auction records with more than $1.135 million in bids
- Prescribed burn scheduled for CAL FIRE headquarters in Willits on August 10
- The Mendocino Setlist: August 7-13
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Bullwinkle
- O’Neill: Getting through the month of Ughust (column)
- Ukiah’s Senior Center hitting all avenues to raise funds
- Tuesday’s National Night Out in Fort Bragg: Lots of laughs, sober lessons
- Mendocino Flavors: Winery news, vegetarian Indian pop-up in Willits, Boonville pepper producer on PBS and more tasty news
- New pickleball courts in Fort Bragg launched with a thwack
- Over 90% of SEIU Local 1021 members support a strike amid allegations of bad faith by Mendocino County
- Fire crews responding to Buffalo Fire near Potter Valley (updated 4:53 p.m.)
- Wildfire smoke from Oregon creating unhealthy air conditions across Mendocino County
- PG&E to hold online town hall about this year’s wildfire season on August 9
- The Mendocino Setlist: July 31-August 6 includes Art in the Gardens and Grammy-nominated reggae legend Pato Banton
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Summer
- Point Arena’s Harborfest needs help for 2023: meeting on July 31
- O’Neill: Carpentry sore and farming sore (column)
- 10 best Mendocino County rosés to sip this summer
- Fire crews responding to “Ryan” fire north of Willits (updated 7:34 p.m.)
- Deadline extended for Mendocino County residents impacted by late winter storms to receive federal assistance
- What a climate of extremes means for low-income, rural Mendocino County residents: “It’s killing me”
- Art in the Gardens celebrates 30 years on August 5 & 6
- Ukiah man dies trying to escape the heat in East Fork of the Russian River
- Fire crews contain “Steele” fire near Laytonville (updated 5:47 p.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: July 24-30 features jazz, folk, blues and more live local music
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Crystal
- Public hearing on Redwood Valley cannabis prohibition zone set for Tuesday supervisors’ meeting
- O’Neill: It’s always something (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: Crab season ends, brewery and restaurant openings and closings, and more tasty news bites
- Redwood Empire Fair returns to Ukiah August 3 – 6
- Mendocino County’s largest labor union may vote to go on strike
- Mendocino County Museum hosts event about the history of cattle brands (press release)
- Letter to District 3 constituents, July ’23: Economic development, festivals, and electric fleets
- Three Mendocino County restaurants gain coveted Wine Spectator Restaurant Award
- Pudding Creek Bridge nighttime closure starts tonight
- The Mendocino Setlist: July 17-23 offers Cuban dance parties, traditional Irish music, a Miles Davis tribute, surf-rock and more.
- Mendocino County Featured Pet: Marmaduke
- O’Neill: On keeping the water flowing (column)
- Animal rescue leaders countywide hold summit in Willits, Coast leaders react
- Weekend heatwave will bring temperatures up to 110 degrees to inland Mendocino County
- Firewood permits now available for Jackson Demonstration State Forest (press release)
- Fort Bragg bomb threat being investigated
- Larry Spring Museum awarded $25,000 grant from California Humanities (press release)
- Official California Welcome Center opens this week in Ukiah (press release)
- Mendocino County Pet of the Week: Tundra
- The Mendocino Setlist: July 10-16 offers folk, hip hop and the start of the Mendocino Music Festival
- No Pudding Creek Bridge closure this week
- Watch the Willits 4th of July parade (video)
- O’Neill: Am I being competent or skilled? (column)
- Mendocino College awarded $1.5 million grant to support Native American students
- Did you feel it? 3.2 quake shakes Willits area
- Seven Mendocino County arts organizations and artists awarded grants to uplift underrepresented voices and places
- Mendocino 4th of July Parade both zany and patriotic (photos)
- Napa woman, 54, killed in ATV rollover Saturday afternoon near Ukiah
- The Mendocino Setlist: July 3-9 offers Independence Day concerts, clubbing on the Coast, blues, surf-punk and more!
- Residential burn permits are now suspended in Mendocino County
- O’Neill: We’re gonna be caught up by the end of the week! (column)
- Fort Bragg City Council directs staff to put street repair sales tax on November ballot
- Flynn Creek Circus returns to the Mendocino with “Desert Myth”
- Leslie Alan Adelman sentenced to 12 years in plea deal for fatal stabbing in March 2022
- CHP holding “maximum enforcement period” June 30 – July 4 for holiday weekend
- Reminder: Fireworks are illegal in Mendocino County
- First heat wave to arrive in Mendocino County this weekend; temps could reach 104 this weekend
- Rep. Jared Huffman to hold town meeting in Gualala June 29
- Mendocino Flavors: Brunching in Ukiah; new restaurant opens in Gualala; Gowan’s wins at world’s largest cider competition; Yellowstone ranch water and more foodie news.
- The Mendocino Setlist: June 26-July 2 includes dreamy pop, soulful covers, oceanside country, punk rock folk and more!
- Celebrate the Fourth of July with parades, picnics, concerts and more patriotic fun
- O’Neill: Strawberry Biscotti, from the hills to the State Fair (column)
- Otter we bring back sea otters? US Fish & Wildlife seek input at Fort Bragg open house June 26
- Power outage impacts 6,923 customers on south coast and across Mendocino County (updated 2:20 p.m.)
- Ukiah Library to host wildfire preparedness event on June 29 (press release)
- Mendocino BOS, CEO Darcie Antle formally accused of unfair labor practices by county’s largest union
- Fire crews responding to “Golden” fire north of Redwood Valley; traffic impacted on Highway 101 (updated 7:25 p.m.)
- Hours after Quinn Greene’s body found, family and friends gather on bluff where he fell
- Cowboys and girls giddy up! Willits Frontier Days is back!
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley holding hiring event June 29 in Ukiah
- Mendocino, Humboldt, and Sonoma county farms win big at 2nd annual California State Fair cannabis awards
- Water main breaks in Willits now repaired (updated 8:30 p.m.)
- Fire crews responding to “West” fire in Redwood Valley (final update 2:47 p.m.)
- Take this broadband survey to help Mendocino County get future funds
- Mendocino College has the highest number of Native American students in California’s community college system
- State of California launches fund to cover losses if prescribed or cultural burns escape control (press release)
- The Mendocino Setlist: June 19-25 offers a fundraiser among the redwoods, Billboard chart-topping blues, a festive Pride party and more live music
- California now celebrates Juneteenth as a state holiday
- Single lane starts Monday on Fort Bragg’s Pudding Creek Bridge, will last till Aug. 29
- Mendocino Flavors: Restaurant and bar opening and closings, Boomer’s Building sold, and other tasty news bites
- What do Mendocino County residents need to know in an emergency?
- O’Neill: My old friend the oak tree (column)
- Did you feel it? 4.4 earthquake east of Talmage
- Mendocino County Fire Safe Council awards over $104k towards 16 fire prevention projects
- Free health services offered in Round Valley now through June 22
- Pride month decorations stolen from children’s section of Ukiah library
- Celebrate local history: Grand Opening for research room at Historical Society of Mendocino County on July 7
- Summer Fests! Mendocino celebrates film and music, while Fort Bragg festivals feature classic cars, salmon and logging
- Well known Mendocino man dies in apparent fall from bluff
- The Mendocino Setlist: June 13-18 stars reggae in Boonville, soulful baritones in Gualala and more
- O’Neill: A clear light at the end of the tunnel (column)
- Letter to District 3 constituents for June, ’23: Budget, cannabis regulations, Frontier Days & more
- Prescribed burn at Coyote Valley Dam happening Tuesday June 13
- County passes $421M budget for FY 23/24 amid controversy over COLA for employees
- The Mendocino Setlist: June 5-11 includes the first big festival of the year and free concerts throughout the county
- Grocery Outlet approved by Fort Bragg City Council after four hour meeting
- Fort Bragg purchases land for three reservoirs, seeks design proposals
- Fort Bragg “Change our Name” nonprofit awards prizes for essays favoring name change, opponents gather signatures
- When help can’t come for days, Mendocino County ‘islands’ must build self-sufficiency
- Farmers’ Convergence returns on June 20 at Ridgewood Ranch
- O’Neill: June rushes in (column)
- Downtown Fort Bragg streets closed for summer kickoff First Friday event
- City of Fort Bragg will seek half-cent street repair sales tax renewal in November
- Vegetation fire near Covelo now controlled (updated 5:12 pm)
- Celebrate World Ocean Day at the Noyo Center with beach cleanup, a plastics pop-up, & more
- Fort Bragg City Council to consider keeping easy outdoor dining rules
- The Mendocino Setlist: May 29-June 4 offers an accordion and piano duo, country rock to support veterans, and blues rock at a car show on the coast
- Special Skunk Train fundraiser for beloved local Train Singer Greg Schindel
- Father’s Day in Comptche: help the fire department by enjoying chicken dinners & hundreds of pies
- Veterans groups lead ceremonies on Memorial Day in Fort Bragg
- Fort Bragg Council to hold special meeting on proposed Grocery Outlet June 5
- Caltrans to discuss delays at Pudding Creek Bridge at virtual meeting on May 31
- O’Neill: Stopping to smell the rose blooms (column)
- Driftwood free for the taking at Noyo Beach through June 30
- CHP holding statewide “maximum enforcement period” for Memorial Day weekend
- Genetic rescue can help declining Russian River coho, study finds; habitat restoration still needed
- Mendocino Pride returns with joy, inclusivity, music, food and fun in Hopland
- Adventist Health and Pacific Union College partner to expand nursing program in Mendocino and Lake counties
- Noyo Harbor receives $3.2 million for climate-informed revitalization project
- Fort Bragg Animal Shelter closing, Mendocino Coast Humane Society could expand into building
- Geiger’s Long Valley Market building for sale; market will stay open
- The Mendocino Setlist: May 22-28 offers rock and funk in Caspar, chart-topping reggae, drum & bass, and rockin’ rodeo shows
- O’Neill: The time of the year when growth explodes (column)
- UrchinFest returns to Mendocino coast with celebration of uni, ecosystem education
- 100-acre prescribed burn scheduled for east of Fort Bragg May 23 – 24
- Skunk Train property sells for $4.15 million in internal transfer to sister company that operates freight rail shipping
- Mendocino County Museum receives $500,000 donation from the Trust of William L. Bittenbender
- New exhibit at Grace Hudson Museum explores the back to the land movement (press release)
- Mendocino Film Festival to showcase over 60 films, live music and more (press release)
- Help remove invasive species from Usal Redwood Forest on May 20
- Environmental, fisheries groups sue PG&E over Potter Valley Project operations
- Massage therapist leads effort to “keep it local” for creativity, business on the Mendocino Coast
- The Mendocino Setlist: May 15-21 offers a potpourri of world music, heavy metal and classical
- Repairs coming to Mountain View, other Mendocino County roads following winter storms
- What do you think about a new transit center in Ukiah? New study seeks community input
- Covelo man killed Sunday in ATV rollover on Mexico Ridge Road
- Good Farm Fund distributes over $99k in grants to small farms in Mendocino & Lake counties
- Winter storms and flooding prompt additional CalFresh benefits for California families
- Letter to District 3 constituents, May ’23: FEMA assistance, public records, housing, and more
- O’Neill: Is this year the year? (column)
- Mendocino Study Club, which brought Mendocino its library, to close after more than a century
- Fort Bragg sees new programs and facilities for addiction, Alzheimer’s, mental health, homeless
- FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opening in Willits on Monday
- Mendocino Flavors: Chef Ryan Seal joins Elk’s Greenwood Restaurant and soon-to-open Elk House; McCarty’s Bar expanding and more tasty news bites
- Mussel quarantine now in place through Oct. 31; no sport harvesting
- Forest scientist to give talk in Ukiah on simple changes to improve home wildfire safety
- Woman dies at at scene of crash when box truck hits tree on Hwy 128 near Navarro
- Fort Bragg Planning Commission recommends that City Council approve Grocery Outlet asks
- Mendo Pride will celebrate love and inclusion in Hopland on Saturday, May 20
- What to expect from Mendocino County’s 2023 fire season
- Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Fest online wine auction and tasting to benefit skatepark project and local fire department
- Mendocino County Board of Supervisors repeal unlawful public records fees and roll out expedited email deletion policy
- Mobile buyback center to open May 14 in Mendocino, next day in Caspar
- The Mendocino Setlist: May 8-14, it’s a great week to be a local country or jazz music fan
- Navarro River, two more Mendocino Coast watersheds to see salmon habitat restoration
- O’Neill: The many ways of water (column)
- Call for artists: pop art submissions wanted for summer art exhibit in Ukiah
- Bands play on at Fort Bragg’s First Friday, despite rains (photos)
- Today is Mendocino County Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People
- Editorial: Tell Mendocino County to rescind their unlawful public records fees
- Farm-to-table dinner to raise money for Little Lake Grange on May 13 (Press release)
- Mendocino Flavors: Dancing Crow Vineyards opens in Hopland, Ukiah’s Meals on Wheels expands service area, and more tasty news
- May First Friday showcases new murals, animal ceramics, dramatic portraits, and student photography in Fort Bragg and Ukiah
- Hopland Band of Pomo Indians burns to foster regrowth for willow, elderberry, dogwood
- What info do you need to prepare for the next emergency? Please take our short survey
- Mendocino County now qualifies for individual FEMA assistance in late winter storms
- Urchin-smashing off to strong start this year with 30 recreational divers at Caspar Cove
- Come support local non-profits: two “100 Women Strong” events happening Thursday, May 4 in Mendocino & Ukiah
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens hosts annual rhododendron show May 6-7
- The Mendocino Setlist: May 2-7, this week brings Scottish folk, local jazz, festive Latin beats, West African jams and more.
- District 1 Supervisor Glenn McGourty will not seek reelection
- Power returns to Mendocino Coast, Anderson Valley after over 15,000 without power; outage due to log accident (updated 4:50 p.m.)
- 3.7 quake near Point Arena
- BOS declares end to local drought emergency in Mendocino County
- O’Neill: What the future holds, one step at a time (column)
- Mendocino Sheriff cancels alerts for structure fires in northern Mendocino, “Keys” and “Spyrock” incidents (updated 7:32pm)
- Annual festival celebrates the art of the Haiku in Ukiah on May 7 (press release)
- Mendocino Flavors: Sip Wine Bar teams up with Cucina Verona, Point Arena pasta fundraiser a success, new Slam Dunk Pizza location and more tasty news
- Coastal buyback is back: All the details on the new mobile pilot project in Mendocino County
- Letter: We’re calling for Mendocino County to overturn the unlawful public records ordinance
- Tenmile Creek flows just enough for fish in water year 2022 (letter to the editor)
- Forward progress stopped on vegetation fire in Brooktrails, “Sky IC” (updated 2:15)
- What’s going on with Fort Bragg’s former mill site? Watch this talk from League of Women Voters
- Noyo Food Forest celebrates Earth Day with a big crowd and a new lease on life
- Mendocino County’s 2022 crush crushed records — tonnage up nearly a third despite a challenging year
- The Mendocino Setlist: April 24-30, Springtime brings bossa nova, bluegrass, funk and the first festival of the season
- Celebrate our local school bus drivers this Tuesday, April 25
- Cal Fire Mendocino will require burn permits beginning May 1
- Salmon habitat restoration, abalone breeding projects recommended for funding toward a climate-ready North Coast
- Mendocino College will celebrate 50th anniversary with gala on May 13
- O’Neill: The full swing of spring (column)
- PSA: It’s harbor seal pupping season
- Where to celebrate Earth Day in Mendocino County
- Mendocino Flavors: Delicious tacos and meatballs in Ukiah, new chef at Inn at Newport Ranch, Sage House opens in Redwood Valley and more food and drink news.
- 4/20 events around Mendocino County: games, trains, and more
- Tickets available for live music, catered dinner, silent auction to support North Coast disaster survivors
- Cal Fire launches online burn permit application
- Eel River named one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers
- 11th Inter-Tribal Environmental Youth Campout in Fort Bragg: Sign-ups open
- O’Neill: Great success with “random walk theory” (column)
- Fort Bragg psychologist proposes decriminalizing psychedelics: a Q&A on “how do we want to live?”
- Survey: What do you want the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council to work on?
- Collect firewood from Mendocino National Forest with permits, now on sale
- Did you feel it? 4.4 earthquake west of Cobb
- Letter to District 3 constituents, April ’23: Disaster declarations, public records, cannabis program & more (column)
- Live music returns to the Caspar Inn with new ownership
- Hundreds of hoax school shooter calls over past year traced to Ethiopian phone number, feds quiet so far
- O’Neill: Many hands make light work (column)
- Application deadline extended: millions in grants for local artists via California Creative Corps (updated 4/6)
- Mendocino Flavors: Ukiah’s Black Oak Coffee qualifies for “the Super Bowl of coffee” competition and other tasty local news
- Urchin diver spots another sunflower sea star north of Noyo Harbor
- Did you hear last week’s tsunami warnings? NWS meteorologist explains the tests
- Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, City of Ukiah receive large wildfire defense grants
- The Mendocino Setlist: Chamber music festival wraps up in Gualala with pianist Ilya Yakushev and this week’s live music calendar
- FBI investigating school shooting hoax calls to Fort Bragg, Ukiah, Willits (Update 5:50 p.m.)
- First challenger for District 1 supervisor declares candidacy for 2024 election
- O’Neill:“Today I’ll do the things that I get done” (column)
- Supervisors adopt permissive definition for cannabis tree removal in ordinance amendment
- Redwood Valley man found dead in Covelo in confirmed homicide (UPDATED: 3/31/23)
- Replacement CalFresh benefits will be automatically issued for February storms in 120 California zip codes
- Laytonville library branch opens after many years of community organizing
- Boomer’s Saloon and Grill in Laytonville opens for family-friendly dining, proudly locally owned
- Mendocino County will help seek funds for several water projects including in Laytonville, town of Mendocino
- FERC: Not so fast to PG&E decision on Scott Dam gates, pending review of impact on protected species
- Have you seen Riley? Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office continues search for missing Brooktrails man (updated 3/30)
- Larry Spring Museum hosts second annual Poisson d’Avril festival (press release)
- Great Redwood Trail meeting in Willits offers chance for comment, critique
- Mendocino Flavors: Point Arena’s Izakaya Gama celebrates one year; Columbi’s in Fort Bragg to reopen; new Anderson Valley beer benefits coastal restoration, and more foodie news
- Mendocino County Cannabis Director Kristin Nevedal resigns
- Did you feel it? 2.5 earthquake east of Willits
- Motels, inns, hotels, bed and breakfasts selling at fast clip as hotel chains seek unique local properties
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 28: U.S. Route 101 reopens; flooding expected as rain continues (updated 1:15 p.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: Rapper and presidential candidate Afroman performs in Ukiah and this week’s live music calendar
- Don’t panic: Tsunami warning test coming to Mendocino County March 29
- Potter Valley Project: Russian River Water Forum forms to advise on decommissioning, Scott Dam spillway to remain open
- Coast lodging properties are hot, Newsom’s Homekey not, in Fort Bragg
- O’Neill: One thing after another (column)
- Harvest Market is first California grocery offering new EBT ‘buy-$1, get-$1’ local produce program
- Rain a likely factor in fatal crash Wednesday on US 101
- Laytonville’s new library celebrating grand opening March 25
- Cannabis health & wellness symposium plus market on the Mendocino Coast March 25 – 26
- Westport’s Old Abalone Pub brings on Odile Perkins as new executive chef
- Sunflower sea star finally could be listed under ESA, 10 years after “zombie apocalypse of the sea”
- Crab feast raises an estimated $53,000 for Boys & Girls Club of Ukiah
- Call for artists: printmaking submissions wanted for Ukiah art exhibit (press release)
- The Mendocino Setlist: The Sequoia Room reopens in Fort Bragg and this week’s live music calendar
- Fort Bragg Mayor Bernie Norvell announces candidacy for District 4 Supervisor
- First Northern California LandBack Symposium to be held March 24 at Cal Poly Humboldt
- Letter from the publisher: Mendocino County wins “worst” for government transparency (opinion)
- O’Neill: Starting spring cleaning (column)
- Sunshine Week: national award names Mendocino County one of America’s “worst in government transparency”
- ‘Let’s not forget the last few years’: A look at water supply in Mendocino County following the storms
- Letter from north county: Walking in the snow both ways to get to Eagle Peak Middle School
- Who made the favorite Bloody Mary in the Whale Festival competition?
- Is your boss complying with California’s new pay transparency law? Here’s how to find out (CalMatters)
- Fort Bragg recycling: Mobile buyback center could be in place by May
- Mendocino Flavors: Where to find St. Patrick’s Day food in Mendocino County and other tasty news bites
- Ukiah to host free tire collection on Saturday, March 18
- Queer Prom is an important tradition for local youth (letter to the editor)
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 15: SR 1, 175 and 128 open, high winds, flooding, and downed trees impact region as atmospheric river lingers (Updated 1 p.m.)
- Permanent fix coming for Hwy 101 near Humboldt-Mendocino line; “The corridor is slumping into the river”
- The Mendocino Setlist: March 13-19
- Flood watch, wind advisory in Mendocino County through Tuesday evening
- State Route 162 reopens after slide, one-way traffic control on Highway 101 near Mendocino-Humboldt county (updated 6:35 pm)
- News media reports that California’s salmon season is closed for all of 2023 inaccurate
- Letter from the Community Foundation: When it rains, it snows
- O’Neill: Preparing for the unprecedented — community storm response in northern Mendocino (column)
- “It couldn’t be”: The un-extinction of the Mendocino bush-mallow
- Great Redwood Trail Agency files for adverse abandonment of Mendocino Railway line
- First annual Lowrider Festival happening in Ukiah on March 24
- Letter from Bell Springs: Community organizes disaster supplies (photos)
- Small earthquake wakes up Mendocino Coast residents at 8:18 a.m
- “Mendocino Resilience” theme of 37th annual Mendocino County Science and Engineering Fair happening March 18
- Celebrate gray whale migration with Mendocino County Whale Festival fun
- Event series celebrates the life of famed Mendocino County chef Sally Schmitt
- Chico developer creating 22-unit housing project from old Colombi Motel in Fort Bragg
- Annual Talent Show happening at Ukiah High this Friday, March 10
- Mendocino County storm information March 9-10: All roads open, sandbags available around the county (Updated: 8:24 a.m.)
- Governor declares emergency in Mendocino County; Meeting notification sent after the meeting
- Atmospheric river brings hazardous wet weather to Mendocino County Thursday through Friday
- Letter: Mendocino County Office of Education investigating cyber attack
- Q&A: Caltrans’ Manny Machado explains priorities in bridge repairs and widening projects
- The Mendocino Setlist: March 6-12
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 7-8: Thousands without power in north county, icy conditions causing vehicle accidents (update 7:50 a.m.)
- Stranded in snowstorms, northern Mendocino County residents organize for better emergency response
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 6: Heavy rain and snow on Tuesday; County asks drivers to “stay off the road” (Updated 6:20 p.m.)
- Regional salmon regulatory body hears scary salmon science at meetings all this week
- Fort Bragg’s Paul Bunyan Days getting rolling early-again
- O’Neill: Where the snow goes (column)
- Whale Festival is a great time to support ocean research (letter)
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 5: SR 175 closed; winter weather advisory extended (Updated 4:00 p.m.)
- Mendocino County’s Covid-19 health emergency ends after three years and 143 deaths
- Mendocino County live storm updates Mar. 4: SR 175 reopens; ongoing snow and wintry weather expected (updated 2:40 p.m.)
- BOS votes to remove public trash cans from village of Mendocino, pay businesses to put out their own
- Winter storm return this weekend to Mendocino County bringing up to 2 feet of snow inland and wet snow to the coast (updated 3:30 p.m.)
- Mendocino Flavors: New restaurant opens in Fort Bragg, popular pizzeria gets a rebrand, National Noodle Month; air fryer recall and more food news
- Local emergency declared in Mendocino County amid February winter storms
- Ukiah seeking volunteers to remove flammable plant from shaded fuel break on Saturday
- Tax deadline extended until October 16, 2023 for many California residents and businesses after winter storms
- Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury seeking 19 jurors for 2023-24 term
- Mendocino County storm aftermath Mar. 1: SR 1 reopens; school closures; over 1,200 without power (Updated 7:51 p.m.)
- County’s robin population burst is more than a sign of spring
- ‘Just trying to make the next minute work’: Shelters provide refuge in Mendocino County snowstorms
- Mendocino County live storm updates Feb. 28: 1-2 inches snow possible; SR 128 reopened; freezing temps forecasted Wed-Thur (Updated 5:15 p.m.)
- FEMA disaster recovery centers in Mendocino County to stay open through March 5
- Mendocino County live storm updates: State Route 175 reopens; closures on SR 253 and 128; 2-6 inches of snow expected in some areas (updated 7:45 pm)
- The Mendocino Setlist: February 27-March 5
- Mendocino Flavors: Restaurant real estate, Slam Dunk pizza vandalized, new restaurant opens in Willits, foodie news and more
- Steam-powered geothermal energy and battery-backup: a look at green development around Mendocino County
- Mendocino County live storm updates Feb. 26: “difficult to impossible” travel expected due to snow; SR 128, SR 1 and SR 175 remain closed (Updated 9:30 p.m.)
- O’Neill: The turning of the wheel (column)
- Mendocino County CalFresh recipients impacted by winter storms may be eligible for replacement funds
- Storms recede, Highway 101 and roads reopen in Mendocino County, but power outages ongoing: update for Feb. 25 (updated 12:40 p.m.)
- Highway 101 closure leaves many stranded between Mendocino and Humboldt counties
- Pudding Creek bridge-widening project underway
- Snow scenes across Mendocino County: February 22 — 24
- Mendocino County live storm updates Feb. 24: State Route 175 closed; Highway 101 remains closed north of Laytonville (updated 7:30 pm)
- Mendocino County live storm updates Feb. 23: U.S. Hwy 101 closed north of Willits, wintry and dangerous road conditions continue, school closures (Updated 8:25 p.m.)
- Mendocino County live storm updates Feb. 22: Coast may see up to 2 inches of snow; county under a winter storm warning Thursday; SR 101 open again (UPDATED 3:11 P.M.)
- Clear Lake hitch protection: Robinson Rancheria piloting project to remove nonnative carp
- Letter to District 3 constituents for Feb. ’23: Disaster aid, cannabis funds, and more
- O’Neill: Neither late nor early (column)
- High winds, rain and snow arrive in Mendocino County, over 2,600 without power, school closures possible (Updated: 4:16 p.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: Celtic music returns to the Mendocino Coast and this week’s live music calendar
- Creekside residents share experiences post-evacuation; temporary housing deadline extended
- USDA loans available for Mendocino County farmers impacted by severe storms, flooding
- Three Mendocino County restaurants close; Geiger’s Hopland grocery store update, and more foodie news
- Fundraiser launched with $100K match to rebuild ‘essential’ Gualala Community Center
- Fort Bragg’s North Coast Brewing launches virtual reality beer tasting
- “Don’t wait to apply”: Visiting Point Arena’s FEMA disaster recovery center
- Mendocino County wines win big at the nation’s largest wine competition
- Fort Bragg’s new crisis team gets thumbs-up from controversial homeless expert
- The Mendocino Setlist: Slack Tide Cafe launches concert series and this weekend’s music calendar
- CalFresh disaster replacement benefits are available for Mendocino, Contra Costa, and Ventura county residents after January storms
- High winds, hard freeze and chance of snow expected in portions of Mendocino County
- Man charged with arson in fire that “completely demolished” two Gualala Community Center buildings — Update 4:45 p.m.
- O’Neill: A hearty “Thank you!” to the elders
- FEMA to open disaster recovery centers in Willits, Point Arena
- Where to watch the Super Bowl in Mendocino County
- The Mendocino Setlist: February 10-16
- Mendocino Flavors: Crab cake cook-off results from Fort Bragg, foodie art in Mendocino, a new food truck in Boonville, and more tasty news bites
- Mendocino County to clarify cannabis ordinance’s tree removal prohibition
- Willits’ historic Noyo Theatre is for sale
- Letter: Mendocino Cannabis Alliance asks governor to intervene in permitting, licensure
- Ukiah to expand recycled water project, offset a whopping 50% of water use by treating wastewater
- O’Neill: Full steam with starting seeds (column)
- Good Farm Fund grant applications open to Mendocino & Lake Co. farmers until Feb. 15
- Cal Fire to update on JDSF fuel break plans on Feb. 7, following community feedback
- The Mendocino Setlist: February 3-8
- Mendocino County residents suffering storm damage can now apply for FEMA disaster assistance
- Mendocino County aims to codify wetland protections, but it could take years
- Mendocino County Fire Safe Council offers free training March 13 – 14 for contractors, architects, building supply stores and more
- Where should we put electric vehicle chargers in inland Mendocino County?
- Mendocino County announces wildlife exclusion plan, will collect metrics to shape program
- “Curious World of Seaweed” now on display at the Grace Hudson Museum
- Mendocino County’s cannabis history: new museum series starts Feb. 11
- O’Neill: The drumbeat in my soul (column)
- A look at Mendocino County water: Rainfall gives “breathing room,” but only infrastructure, climate solutions can ease drought
- Creekside evacuation updates: Some residents plan to remain, some of park is on state property
- County may sue Creekside landlord; move-out begins via temporary bridge
- Self-report your storm damage to Mendocino County before Feb. 3
- Mendocino County District 4 Supervisor Dan Gjerde announces he will not seek reelection
- Willits’ supercentenarian Edie Ceccarelli will turn 115 on Feb. 5 with a “drive-by parade,” now world’s third oldest person
- Creekside residents have two days to move: “They just want this place to go away”
- April opening planned for Fort Bragg taproom
- O’Neill: Good enough vs. doing it right (column)
- Sunflower sea star update: What did the sea star search find?
- Mendocino County “Point-In-Time” count seeks volunteers for January 26 event
- Letter to District 3 constituents for Jan. ’23: flooding, finances, and meetings with your supervisor
- Creekside residents to meet with Social Services Friday, plan for relocation next week
- Potter Valley eagle tree will stand through nesting season, until at least August
- King tides return this weekend; can you help photograph the high water?
- Tips for cleaning up after a flood: Mendocino County Public health offers advice
- Lake Mendocino hits highest water level in a decade, leading to first flood control release in four years (photos)
- Public Health advisory, public nuisance declared at Creekside; temporary bridge to be provided (Update 1/18)
- Mendocino County Museum invites community feedback on strategic plan
- O’Neill: A new planting paradigm (column)
- A look at Mendocino County’s storm impacts, from smashed roofs to sinkholes
- Mendocino County live weather updates Jan. 15: SR 1 & 128 reopened, water releases planned for Lake Mendocino, Creekside sinkhole developments (updated 1 p.m.)
- Two storm-related fatalities reported in Mendocino County — more heavy weather in forecast
- Advocates block PG&E workers attempting tree removal in latest clash over Potter Valley bald eagle nest
- Sinkhole cuts off vehicle access for dozens in Willits, 12 days and counting: “We feel like we’ve been forgotten”
- Mendocino County live storm updates Jan. 12: SR 175 closed due to flooding, Wind and High Surf Advisories in effect, another storm arrives Saturday (Updated 11:45 a.m.)
- Just how do the unhoused in Mendocino County stay dry?
- Flood control release at Lake Mendocino possible from Thursday onward
- Mendocino County storm updates Jan. 10: S.R. 1 128, and 175 have reopened, Board of Supervisors discuss local emergency response (Updated 1:45 p.m.)
- O’Neill: “Sodden, soaked, dripping, but life is good” (column)
- Listen: Fort Bragg’s blue economy, Mendocino Voice reporters featured on science podcast ‘Blue Dot’
- The Mendocino Setlist: January 6-12
- 114-year-old Point Cabrillo Lighthouse recovering from wave damage: ‘heartbreaking and awe-inspiring’
- Flood warning in effect for Mendocino County and Northwest CA through Tuesday afternoon, SR 1, 175 and 128 closed due to flooding (updated 1/7/23 10:14 p.m.)
- Willits’ Edie Ceccarelli is now the oldest person in the United States, at 114 years
- Photo essay: High surf, large swells follow storm in Mendocino County
- Mendocino County animal shelter kennels at capacity: ‘be aware that we might not be able to assist you’
- Mendocino County live storm updates: Hwy 175, Hwy 1 and 128 open, Russian River flooding, power outages, and more [UPDATED 8:33 a.m.)
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley welcomes first new baby of 2023: meet Alani Maribel Garcia!
- Cal Fire to hold public hearing in Willits on Fire Hazard Severity Zone map
- That other pandemic: 2022 was worst year for bird flu this century
- O’Neill: A new year of storms, seedlings, and piglets on the way (column)
- High Wind Watch, more flood warnings issued in Mendocino County ahead of heavy rainfall (update 4 p.m.)
- Mendocino County climate issues to watch in 2023
- CHP to hold “maximum enforcement period” over New Year’s weekend
- New round of Mendocino County businesses selected for 2023 West Center accelerator
- New round of storms brings closures of Hwy 1, SR 162, 271, 175, 128 and more flooded roads in Mendocino County and across the North Coast (updated 12/31 at 6:15 a.m.)
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 30-January 5
- Highway 1 temporarily closed south of Mendocino due to downed power lines (UPDATED 10:53 A.M.)
- Letter from the Superintendent: Thank you to Mendocino County
- Mendocino County’s most-read stories of 2022: our year in review
- O’Neill: The metronome of life (column)
- Commercial Dungeness crab season to open Dec. 31 statewide
- “Atmospheric river” brings power outages, flooding, and closes SR 128 in Mendocino County after significant precipitation on the North Coast (updated 3 pm 12/27)
- Search and rescue operation looking for missing man finds human leg bone north of Laytonville
- CHP to hold “maximum enforcement period” from Dec. 23 – 25
- California King Tides to roll in this week, Dec. 23 and 24
- Five Mendocino County sparkling wines to drink on New Year’s Eve
- Two new digital trail maps show JDSF hikers all the spots to bike, camp, and have fun
- How to help Humboldt County residents impacted by the earthquake
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 23-29
- Mendocino disaster recovery reflects on unmet needs, other concerns identified in survey on 5 major wildfires
- 2 dead and at least 12 injured in Humboldt’s early morning 6.4M earthquake — 30+ Rio Dell residents displaced by damage (UPDATED: 7:45 p.m.)
- Nine restaurants open on Christmas in Mendocino County (Updated 12/21/22)
- Cannabis absent from 2021 crop report due to unclear data guidelines, insufficient survey response, industry’s “messed-up situation”
- New SEIU contract represents “pause” for both sides
- O’Neill: Putting the farm to bed (column)
- Public health officer Andrew Coren advises vaccines for Covid-19 and influenza, masking indoors amid holiday ‘tripledemic’
- Consultant hired to assess sea level rise, lay groundwork for coastal adaptation in Point Arena
- Amateur meteorologist? Help NWS Eureka improve its Mendocino County weather data
- Letter to District 3 constituents: Year in review, Dec. ’22
- Mendocino tourism board, officials, businesses respond to travel guide’s ‘No List’ that cites water issues
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 16-22
- 197 Chinook salmon reached Cape Horn Dam in first month of 2022-23 migration season
- Fifteen distinctly delicious Mendocino County gifts for foodies
- What’s washed ashore in 2022? Noyo Center to offer science talk
- Mendocino County receives millions for transportation projects & streetscape enhancement in downtown Gualala
- It’s been six years! Can you believe it?
- Armed robber steals estimated $20K from store in Boonville Friday afternoon
- O’Neill: Growing community, one step at a time (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: Mendocino wine brings in the bucks; foodie events and more delicious news
- Fort Bragg diver spots critically endangered sunflower sea star, “the natural predator we need”
- Mendocino Coast restaurant the Harbor House Inn retains two Michelin Stars
- ‘How to be the jack of all trades’: a look at Mendocino College’s Sustainable Construction program
- Winter storm could impact travel, bringing high winds, snow, ice and rain to the North Coast
- Commercial Dungeness crab fishery delayed again til end of December
- State Route 128 closed from Navarro west to Route 1 due to flooding
- Fort Bragg considering wave energy-powered desalination in latest novel water move
- Pediatric clinic hours extended at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley in response to surge in respiratory viruses
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 9-15
- Do you want to help plan how NorCal national forests are managed? Nominations open for new Federal Advisory Committee
- O’Neill: The wet months arrive (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: Burglary at The Elk Store, local wine served at the White House, a beloved dive bar closes, and more news bites
- Cal Fire seeks to engage public about building fuel breaks in coastal communities
- Fort Bragg Toy Run bikers will ride in rain or shine
- Fort Bragg City Council unanimously approves plan for 3 reservoirs on 582-acre parcel
- Winter storm forecast for Northern California beginning Wednesday evening
- Tis the season! Holiday events around Mendocino County
- The Mendocino Setlist: December 2-8
- December First Friday invites artistic exploration and gift-giving in Fort Bragg and Ukiah
- Winter Feast on December 6 to benefit small local farms
- O’Neill: Taking stock (column)
- Mendocino County Public Health warns of long emergency room wait times due to flu season
- Historical Society of Mendocino County seeks board members
- Holiday markets and pop-ups in Mendocino County
- O’Neill: The changing of the light (column)
- How to stay fire safe in the kitchen: Cal Fire shares some holiday tips
- Free community Thanksgiving dinners around Mendocino County
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 25-December 1
- Fort Bragg High School students bake pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving event
- Recreational crab trapping ban to lift in Cape Mendocino Nov. 28; commercial fishery opening further delayed
- Festival of Lights returns to the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
- A brief history of emergency veterinary care in Mendocino County: Life of a rural vet, part 4
- Remembering Douglas George Nord, 1946 – 2022 (obituary)
- Mendocino County Public Health warns of circulating viruses, high rate of child hospitalization
- Mendocino Co. receives $2.17M grant to comprehensively update Local Coastal Program for first time in 30 years
- Oscar-winning actor visits Mendocino restaurant, ramen shop opens in Willits, new winter beer releases and more tasty news!
- Fort Bragg’s new housing project creates neighborhood of seniors, families and homeless
- Mendocino Unified disputes Grand Jury findings that district failed to properly identify, provide Special Ed services
- Anderson Valley annual toy drive launches
- Miller Report for Nov. 16, ’22: Influenza and RSV surge across the US this winter (column)
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 18-24
- Fort Bragg’s winter shelter program ready to open
- Eighteen restaurants open on Thanksgiving in Mendocino County
- California’s new 365-day sport fishing licenses are now available
- Caspar Creek Experimental Watersheds celebrates 60 years with research tour
- Ride the MTA bus for free during November
- Election outcomes still uncertain with razor-thin leads and 17K uncounted ballots
- Willits man, 36, killed Friday in rollover crash involving tree in Brooktrails
- This Week in Mendocino: A blues legend visits Point Arena, modern dance in Ukiah, and odd art & macabre history in Mendocino.
- Adventist Health starts new solar carport project this month at Howard Memorial
- Letter to District 3 constituents for Nov. ’22: Elections, tree mortality, and stream protection
- O’Neill: The last decade of cannabis (column)
- Want better public transportation in inland rural Mendocino County? Take this MCOG survey by Nov. 13
- Willits diner reopens with new name, hours and menu; lettuce shortages; where to get your Thanksgiving turkey and more delicious news!
- “Bringing back those relationships with the land”: TERA returns cultural burning to Lake County
- Initial Mendocino County 2022 election results are in — UPDATE: 10:30 p.m.
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 11-17
- Mendocino County Election 2022: Polls open but no results til 8 p.m.
- Storm brings power outages to more than 2,000 customers in the Willits area, closing high school and library
- Resources for undecided voters: video, forums and previous coverage of Election ‘22
- SF man dies Saturday in solo crash on US-101 near Bell Springs Road
- Driver dies in solo wreck Saturday evening near Anderson Valley — victim identified (UPDATED: 11/7)
- 3.8 and 2.5 earthquakes hit west of Lake Pillsbury
- O’Neill: How to even the score (column)
- Mendocino Flavors: Ukiah restaurant celebrates one-year anniversary, new restaurant coming to Willits, and more delicious news!
- Supervisors approve emergency resolution on tree mortality across Mendocino County
- Christmas tree permits available for Mendocino National Forest starting Friday
- A profession in crisis: Life of a rural vet, part 3
- Commercial Dungeness crab fishery opening delayed; recreational trapping restricted due to high whale numbers offshore
- The Mendocino Setlist: November 4-10
- O’Neill: The right things at the right time (column)
- Sea lion rescued from Glass Beach on day of high surf, sneaker waves
- This Week in Mendocino: A Halloween street party, Day of the Dead at Point Arena Lighthouse, a Beatles sing-a-long and more.
- High surf and light rain in forecast for Halloween, plus smokey skies from controlled burns
- Cal Fire’s parceled tribal co-management offer in JDSF ‘not the vision of equal co-management’ local activists hoped for
- Mendocino Flavors: Sunday dining pop-up in Mendocino, a new restaurant coming to Point Arena, fun food events and more!
- Cal Fire Mendocino lifts burn permit suspension starting Oct. 28
- Save the Redwoods League to purchase portion of Weger Ranch, bringing ‘cornerstone of Montgomery Woods Initiative’ within reach
- Mendocino National Forest offers free firewood permits, lifts campfire restrictions
- Mendocino Railway’s gravel train proposal rejected; Great Redwood Trail master plan kicks off
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 27- November 2
- Another humpback whale washes ashore in Fort Bragg, the third dead whale in 3 months
- O’Neill: You win some, you lose some (column)
- ‘A healthy ocean means a healthy fleet’: salmon, crab, kelp, and climate the focus of annual fisheries forum
- Mendocino County elections office issues instructions for lost or stolen mail-in ballots
- Mendocino Flavors: A coast restaurant opens a new business, breakfast galore in Willits, wine & candy pairings, and other tasty news!
- Crowded race for Fort Bragg City Council results in brief responses at League forum
- Earthquake season: The Great Shakeout today and state grants for seismic retrofits
- Here are Mendocino County’s 2022 Arts Champions
- Garbage transfer center at Virgin Creek approved by Fort Bragg Planning Commission (updated 10/20)
- Fort Bragg will host free tire collection on Saturday, October 22
- Applications open now for MCOE’s phlebotomy, medical and dental assisting certification programs
- Say Boo! Halloween events around Mendocino County
- Letter to District 3 constituents: tree mortality, town hall, and more
- The Mendocino Setlist: October 21-26
- O’Neill: Sometimes it all comes together (column)
- Large prescribed burn happening near SR 20 from Oct. 17 – 28
- Mendocino Flavors: Local cheese wins national competition, family suppers are back, sour endings and more delicious news
- ‘Sharktober’ brings Mendocino County 3 shark sightings in 2 weeks
- Inundated with animal surrenders, Mendocino shelters in ‘quite a whirlwind’
- Meet the scientists studying how climate impacts a deadly grapevine disease in Hopland
- 190K cannabis plants eradicated at 18 different Mendocino County grow sites by CAMP in 2022
- November election: 10 of 11 candidates to appear on ballot for Fort Bragg City Council
- Miller Report for Oct. 12, ’22: the importance of breast cancer screening
- Angela Lansbury, star who put Mendocino on the map for ‘Murder, She Wrote,’ dies at 96
- Five years ago this week, Redwood Valley & Potter Valley burned — remembering the Redwood Fire
- Mendocino County vote-by-mail ballots mailed out today, Oct. 11
- Supes delay action on most ad hoc cannabis recommendations while farmers wait for permits and grants
- Tribal Marine Stewards Network launches intertribal partnership to adapt California coastlines to climate change
- California and Mendocino County celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day
- A shortage of vets means a shortage of appointments: Life of a rural vet, part 2
- Ultralight aircraft crashes down near Tan Oak Park south of Leggett
- O’Neill: Making more or spending less (column)
- The Office closes, Elk’s Drew named one of the hundred best wineries in the world, and more!
- Prescribed burn happening south of Willits Oct. 7 – 9
- New Ukiah 4-H project will teach forestry, facilitate natural resource education for young people
- Miller Report for October 4, ’22: Flu season arrives early
- Missing Laytonville teen’s remains exhumed from shallow grave in Potter Valley — bail set at $800K
- ‘We are going to go down unless we have this funding’: Mendocino Cannabis Alliance growers, supporters turn out for BOS discussion
- Life of a rural vet: part one
- O’Neill: The only constant is change (column)
- October First Friday showcases fall-inspired art in Fort Bragg and Ukiah
- ‘A glimmer of hope’: Eel River Recovery Project reports coho salmon in Tenmile Creek watershed
- Overdose education events to take place across Mendocino County in October
- Gualala’s Bower Park to see safety improvements after state funding allocation
- Ukiah City Council candidates address climate change, housing crisis in community forum
- Mendocino County seeking public input until Sep. 30 to inform new wildfire recovery plan (updated)
- Sea level rise: Point Arena plans to hire consultant to assess Arena Cove’s vulnerability
- Save the Redwoods League purchases, protects 453-acre Mendocino coast redwood forest
- O’Neill: The last decade in farming (column)
- Drones map kelp on the North Coast with “game-changing” tech that takes minutes, not months
- Mendocino County lifts remaining health restrictions as vaccine clinics open for bivalent Omicron booster
- Meet the candidates: answering your questions at upcoming election events in Mendocino County
- Letter to District 3 constituents: Rain, budgets, and cleaning up (column)
- Mendocino College to host College and University Day Oct. 4
- Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and PumpkinFest returning to Ukiah Oct. 14 – 16
- Westport Village Society secures grant to conserve 26-acre DeHaven Creek Headlands
- Dates, ballot information for upcoming November election
- Mendocino Public Health on record-setting Sept. heat: “We can’t just treat this as a once-in-15-years occurrence”
- Skunk Train’s new boss to save historic Finnish lodge as residence, possible future hall use
- Latest in the Fort Bragg whale tale: teams collect pectoral fin, take X-ray scan
- Southern Mendocino gets some of NorCal’s highest rainfall in stormy weekend
- StartUp Mendocino to open applications for 2023 local business accelerator Oct. 3
- O’Neill: Proper rain and summer harvest (column)
- California Coastal Commission to join Fort Bragg’s lawsuit against Mendocino Railway
- Letter from the superintendent: Learning is unfinished, not lost
- Early rain forecasted throughout Mendocino County this weekend
- Mendocino County supervisors, Chief Accounting Officer discuss county finances
- BOS responds to report on ‘critical’ issues in Redwood Valley County Water District
- Young humpback whale washed ashore in Fort Bragg won’t be removed, Noyo Center says
- Miller Report for Sept. 13, ’22: Bivalent Covid-19 vaccine now available (column)
- Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show returns Sept. 23 – 25
- Annual Nome Cult walk from Chico to Round Valley happening Sept. 11 – 17
- Walker Fire reaches 100% containment
- Sen. McGuire hosts town hall to address new booster, rising monkeypox infections; Mendocino County confirms one case
- Advisory issued for high bacteria levels at Hare Creek Beach
- Noyo Center lands $825k federal grant to boost tourism, education in Mendocino County
- Infant dies of Covid-19 in Mendocino County
- Fire crews responding to “Shamrock” fire near Laytonville, now at 3 – 5 acres (updated 7:15 pm)
- Waste Management to pick up unused trash, recycling containers throughout Mendocino County this week
- Mendocino County CEO appointed to organization that facilitates capital project financing
- Protests continue over JDSF logging; activists block road Wednesday
- Helping students in need: Mendocino College seeks matching contributions to emergency fund
- Fire crews respond to fire in Sherwood Valley Rancheria (updated 5:00 p.m.)
- CDFW: Avian flu continues to be found wild birds in Mendocino and across California
- Walker Fire in Willits grows to 124 acres, remains at 85% containment after flare up (updated 9:30 pm)
- Fire crews quickly respond to small fire in Willits (updated 3:16 p.m.)
- Ukiah hits all-time high temp of 117; six cooling stations open in Mendocino County
- Old Howard Memorial Hospital “pop-up” exhibit happening at Mendocino County Museum through September
- O’Neill: Farming as a symphony (column)
- Mendocino County issues extreme heat alert; cooling centers open and flex warnings in effect (updated 9/5 1pm)
- It’s Labor Day weekend: here’s some of your worker rights
- Noyo Center opens Slack Tide Café for coffee, pastries, and learning in the harbor
- Mendocino County seeks volunteers to clean up coastline, creeks on Coastal Cleanup Day, Sept. 17
- Bail set at $925K for man charged in killing of Daniel Shealor Aug. 12 in Fort Bragg
- Negotiations between county, labor union still ongoing
- “Walker” wildfire south of Willits now at 55% containment; two firefighters injured (updated 9/2 pm)
- Power restored after northern Ukiah outage impacts more than 1,000 accounts during high temperatures
- CHP holding “maximum enforcement period” over Labor Day weekend
- Free COVID tests available until September 2
- Former Sgt. Kevin Murray dodges jail time and sex offender registration with ‘slap on the wrist’ sentence
- Six arrested in Sacramento while protesting JDSF logging; Crowfoot says resuming timber harvest is ‘appropriate’
- Free press advocates caution Mendocino County on new public records fee ordinance
- Open letter to Mendocino County supervisors: new public records fees will cost more than they save
- Newsom declares State of Emergency, calls for energy reduction ahead of potential record-breaking heat
- ‘Save Jackson Forest’ rallies this week focus on climate and racial justice as Cal Fire plans to resume timber harvest
- Gina Bean ordered to appear on drug charges at Ten Mile courthouse Tuesday morning
- Prosecutors oppose lenient sentencing, ask court to make example of UPD. Sgt. Kevin Murray at Tuesday sentencing
- Forward progress stopped on “Old Fire” near Talmage; evacuation warning downgraded (updated 5 p.m.)
- O’Neill: The days of smoke and tomatoes (column)
- Red urchin fishery still struggling on North Coast after kelp collapse; ‘everybody’s scared’
- Nominate a Mendocino “art champion” for this year’s awards
- Fire crews responding to Redwood Valley wildfire, “West IC”
- Cal Fire to restart timber harvest in Jackson Forest this week; activists call for delays
- Paul Bunyan Days returns to Fort Bragg this Labor Day
- Call to artists: print your art with Roots of Power trains with Mendocino County Museum’s ‘ImPressed’ community art project
- Controversial sentencing hearing for ex-UPD cop Kevin Murray canceled at last minute
- Fire crews quickly halt wildfire near Highway 101 and Nelson Ranch Road in Ukiah (updated 12:45 p.m.)
- Officials announce ‘innovative’ tribal co-management vision for Jackson Forest
- Kevin Murray asks court for probation despite 16-month minimum sentence in felony plea (updated 8/24)
- O’Neill: On Covid-19 and being out of commission (column)
- Preliminary candidate list for November election released
- Mendocino County ready to contact-trace if monkeypox breaks out
- Mendocino County prosecutors drop all charges against man disfigured in arrest by UPD
- Mendocino Council of Governments to host listening sessions on rural transportation access
- Catch Ladybuds at the Little Lake Grange in an August 19 screening
- CHP releases information about August 16 fatal rollover on Highway 162
- Mendocino County to charge fees for public records
- Mendocino Railway sues City of Fort Bragg, Coastal Commission over permitting, preclearance requirements
- North Coast facing red flag warning, heat advisory and statewide flex alert for Wednesday, August 17
- Fishing and conservation groups sue FERC over “fish-killing” Potter Valley Project
- CHP releases information about August 14 fatal crash near Talmage
- ‘Moderate smoke,’ ‘widespread haze’ in Mendocino County through at least Friday
- Filing extended for Point Arena City Council, several district seats
- O’Neill: A successful fire department fundraiser (column)
- Hwy 101 closed north of Hopland after collision, expect one-way traffic control (Updated)
- Northern California fires bring smoke drifts to Mendocino County
- Small quake in Willits
- City Council filing deadline today for Ukiah, Willits, Point Arena
- Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross reach agreement on contract negotiations
- New life for the Hopland Cemetery
- Still Waiting on California COVID-19 Rent Relief? NCO Can Help — ¿Aún sigue esperando el alivio de alquiler COVID-19 de California? NCO puede ayudar
- What you need to know about routine medical screenings
- Jackson Forest Advisory Group to meet on Aug. 19, including public comment
- You may be eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- Ahead of deer hunting season, Mendocino National Forest issues safety reminders
- A look at the Inflation Reduction Act’s effect on California
- Mendocino Railway will file to use 13 miles of Great Redwood Trail Agency track
- Fort Bragg City Council rejects sales tax measure proposal
- Trapped in harm’s way as disasters mount: Hidden Epidemics
- Answering questions about the county budget: Letter to District 3 constituents for August ’22
- O’Neill: Walking the farm (column)
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens hosts 29th annual ‘Art in the Gardens’
- MCSO conducting search after shots reported, issues shelter in place in Redwood Valley area
- No monkeypox in Mendocino County yet, officials ramp up prevention efforts
- Check out August’s First Friday offerings in Ukiah and Fort Bragg
- O’Neill: Dog days of summer (column)
- Ford Street Project partially stalled to evaluate fair distribution of Measure B funds
- Ukiah Latitude Observatory to relaunch Aug. 12
- Sheriff arrests person of interest in Ukiah child death (updated 2 pm)
- As wildfires grow, so does California’s housing and homelessness crisis: Hidden Epidemics
- Rare sperm whale sinks on journey to beach: “This is not the end of the story”
- Salmon, steelhead conservation groups plan to sue PG&E, allege ESA violations
- O’Neill: Weeding for next time
- County jail expansion facing $2-4 million funding shortfall, year-long construction delay
- Supervisors approve proposed countywide water resource team, with caveats
- “It’s not like when the flames go out, the disaster’s over”: Ukiah recovery center marks first year in new space
- Fort Bragg extends city council filing deadline to Aug. 17
- Court rules in favor of gaming tribes over compact dispute
- Necropsy planned Tuesday for dead sperm whale found in Mendocino Bay
- An interview with Noyo Harbormaster Anna Neumann
- Trash woes in Mendocino County; recycling centers closing and waste bins galore (updated 8/5)
- Health officials urge caution over monkeypox virus
- It’s hot in Mendocino County: Ukiah highs consistently hit 100 this week
- Early-morning Ukiah fire kills one
- Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross negotiations extend to 16 August (updated 3 P.M.)
- Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens hosts 29th annual Art in the Gardens event August 6 & 7
- Town Hall with District 3 Supervisor on August 4
- Burnout high in Social Services Department as county weighs cost-of-living adjustment
- Union representing county workers files unfair labor charges against Mendocino County
- O’Neill: Fighting the flames together (column)
- Redwood Empire Summer Fair returns to Ukiah August 4 – 7
- 43-year-old Stockton pedestrian killed by vehicle on 101
- Fort Bragg implements first stage of water restrictions
- Good Farm Fund gets $50K from California Fire Foundation
- Starting Monday, no campfires allowed in Mendocino National Forest without a permit
- PG&E reminds consumers to update contact information for planned outage alerts
- After largest fire in CA history, forest service crews prep for tree removal
- Forward progress stopped on Banks Fire in Covelo (updated 6:45pm)
- Fire crews responding to wildfire in Redwood Valley
- New Fort Bragg police chief to start Monday
- Search underway for missing 74-year-old male near Fort Bragg
- Bring a pet home for less in adoption events at Mendo shelters this weekend
- Adventist hosts free back-to-school fair and sports physicals in Fort Bragg
- Miller Report for July 18, ’22: History of health insurance
- Trent James open to 2023 recall challenge after winning 14% of vote for Mendocino County Sheriff as write-in candidate
- Firefighters responding to Meadow Fire in Boonville
- ‘A milestone’: Mendocino cannabis cultivators awarded state grant funds for sustainable farming
- Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross extend contract for two weeks
- Filing for city council seats now open
- Coastal Commission questions Mendocino Railway reps in Fort Bragg mill site hearing
- Mendocino County water restrictions in 2022: what you need to know
- Fire prevention sales tax measure heads to November ballot
- Union representing county employees asks for 5% salary increase
- Probation hearing ordered for Gina Rae Bean after arrest by Fort Bragg Police
- Mendocino County BOS looks to regulate private extraction, sale of groundwater
- Adventist Health hosts free back-to-school fair & sports physicals in Ukiah and Willits
- Fire crews responding to a fire in Ukiah
- Sheriff’s Office announces “alert cancelled” for Grove Fire in Redwood Valley (updated 11:45 pm)
- Hope for kelp on the Mendocino Coast: landmark restoration report shows regrowth after urchin removal
- Latest suit against Ukiah police alleges civil rights violations and assault under color of law in violent 2021 arrest
- Miller Report for July 5, ’22: Expanding hospice services in Mendocino County (column)
- Former UPD Sgt. Kevin Murray facing 16 months in sweetheart plea deal that skirts trial on sex charges
- O’Neill: Kate Wolf, community, and celebration (column)
- ‘We won’t go back’: Mendocino’s Fourth of July parade returns with strong political message
- Changing times at The Mendocino Voice
- Fort Bragg shows out for salmon restoration, good time at World’s Largest Salmon BBQ
- Nome Fire in Covelo reaches 100% containment overnight (updated 7/6 )
- ‘We are the overwhelming majority’: Huffman addresses dozens rallying in Fort Bragg for reproductive rights
- In commemoration of the Fourth of July: The Declaration of Independence
- Free fishing day in California happening July 2 and Sept. 3
- ‘All clear’ issued for Laws Fire in Ukiah, 100% contained (updated 5 p.m.)
- Miller Report for June 28, ’22: Monkeypox (column)
- CHP to hold maximum enforcement period from Friday, July 1 – Monday, July 4
- Round Valley Blackberry Festival launches fundraiser for event’s return this August
- After Hopkins Fire destruction, at least 21 parcels cleared and 7 homes poised to be rebuilt
- Final Mendocino County primary election results are in
- Traffic collision blocking Hwy 101 southbound near Redwood Valley
- ‘Keeping the core alive and relevant’: library advocates look to sales tax to revitalize county libraries
- California tax relief: What’s in the deal (CalMatters)
- It’s rattlesnake season, here’s some tips to avoid a bite
- Organizers ‘delighted’ following Mendocino’s purple urchin festival, the first of its kind in the U.S.
- O’Neill: How do you measure growth? (column)
- Mendocino County residents hold Roe protests in Ukiah, Willits, and Fort Bragg
- Northern California lawmakers rebuke SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
- North Coast cannabis farmers sweep first annual California State Fair cannabis awards
- Board of Supervisors cuts water protection from proposed sales tax increase, moves forward with fire prevention
- ‘Help is coming’: Mendocino County Fire Safe Council awarded $3.5 million in grants for wildfire safety projects
- Forest Fest kicks off busy summer at Caspar Community Center
- Miller Report for June 21, ’22: Covid-19 vaccines for toddlers approved (column)
- O’Neill: Summer solstice is here (column)
- Cal Fire Mendocino reminds residents that fireworks are illegal
- A guide to public participation at Mendocino County government meetings
- Ukiah commits to energy efficiency, sustainable water, and more with new climate emergency resolution
- 92 Mendocino County students receive $383,000 in Community Foundation scholarships
- Police Chief Noble Waidelich fired by City of Ukiah but criminal allegations remain a mystery
- Ukiah enrolls in first-of-its-kind California water sharing program following landmark drought, curtailments
- Criminal investigation into Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich still shrouded in secrecy on day #4 — Capt. Cedric Crook named acting chief
- Board of supervisors move forward with controversial fire, water sales tax
- Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich placed on leave Tuesday pending outside criminal investigation
- Mendocino County election officials still processing ballots in primary election
- Prescribed burn scheduled; visible smoke expected in Ukiah, Redwood Valley Tuesday night June 14
- Firefighters contain fire near Hopland
- Mendocino County supervisors to consider potential new sales tax Wednesday
- Local health workers give Ukiah Valley Trail Group $32,000 toward trail improvements
- Today is the primary election in California: initial Mendocino County results are in (updated 8:35 pm)
- Mendocino County Election 2022: How and where to vote this Tuesday
- Cal Fire Mendocino suspends burn permits starting June 13
- Fort Bragg celebrates new community garden
- Applications now open for MCOE’s medical and dental assistant programs
- First sea urchin fest “UniFest” happening June 17 – 19 on the Mendocino Coast
- McGuire to host virtual ‘Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention Town Hall” on June 8
- Mendocino County ‘ripe’ for ‘arduous fire season’: CalFire crews run drills at Chamberlain Creek
- Former sergeant out on bail still prominently featured on UPD’s Facebook page
- Three years of graduates celebrate in person at Mendocino College ceremony in May
- Help improve local government: applications for the Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury extended until June 17 (updated)
- The Mendocino County Museum takes a look at its own history: celebrate 50 years on June 11
- O’Neill: Teaching the cycles of life (column)
- Noyo Harbor and local marine science star at major ocean symposium and festival on the “blue economy”
- Woman suing UPD Chief Noble Waidelich for domestic violence still wants jury trial (updated 5/27)
- Beach at Pudding Creek passes latest public safety test, warnings removed (updated 5/26)
- O’Neill: On the rhythms of life (column)
- Mendocino Film Festival returns in person June 2 – 5
- Sheriff’s Office investigating alleged murder-suicide on Ukiah’s Burke Hill Road
- Owens Fire near Point Arena reaches 100% containment (updated)
- Meet the candidates: watch the superintendent of schools and District 3 supervisor candidates forum in Willits (video)
- Local democracy wants you! Fort Bragg event explores local elected positions
- Mendocino County Public Health issues ocean water advisory for Pudding Creek
- Redwood Empire Spring Fair happening June 3 – 5, monster trucks included
- Highway 1 now open after Owens Fire near Point Arena — Fire reached 36 acres, now at 5% containment, evacuations lifted (updated 10:20 p.m.)
- Power now restored after coastal power outage impacts more than 11,000 customers (updated)
- Blue Economy Learning Festival happening May 19 – 22 in Fort Bragg
- O’Neill: The farm is a rollercoaster of happenings (column)
- “Bear in Mind” exhibition on California Grizzly opening June 4 at Mendocino County Museum
- Share the road! It’s bicycle safety month
- Meet the candidates: Watch the District 5 supervisor and superintendent of schools candidates in Ukiah (video)
- Letter to the editor: Petition the supervisors to restrict short-term rentals
- Enjoy the Homebrew Fest and learn about wildfire safety on May 21
- Miller Report for May 11, ’22: Coastal communications outage was useful practice (column)
- O’Neill: Remembering Mama (column)
- Mendocino County ballots are in the mail Monday, and candidates forums are happening this month
- We’re hiring! Help grow the future of local news in Mendocino County
- New trail in Ukiah’s Low Gap Park opening May 15
- Benefit for Ukraine happening in Mendocino May 1
- Stay clear of sleeping baby deer: a reminder from CDFW
- O’Neill: Community at the cannabis market (column)
- Annual juried art show at Mendocino College happening now
- Supervisors mull overhaul of cannabis tax and fee policies near end of first in-person meeting since pandemic began
- O’Neill: Spring flowers and 4/20 (column)
- What are the important issues facing our county? Take our 2022 election survey so we can ask the candidates your questions
- Volunteers wanted for Mendocino County’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- Lawsuit challenges timber plan that allegedly includes thousands of old growth trees
- Murder defendant refuses to appear in court citing lack of access to attorney
- Mendocino Producers Guild holding cannabis farmers market on April 23
- Fort Bragg City Council amends mobile home ordinance to encourage more tiny houses
- New details in big-rig crash that killed woman Monday on Hwy 101 — ID not yet released (UPDATED: 3:55 p.m.)
- Helicopter Season starting early! Low-flying PG&E aircraft will practice patrolling power lines starting Tuesday
- Fatal crash blocks Highway 101 north of Laytonville — roadway now open in both directions (UPDATED: 9 p.m.)
- O’Neill: The long days of spring (column)
- There is no more fire season in Mendocino County anymore — new Cal Fire chief says be ready year round
- Mendo’s top elections official warns candidates and public that electioneering laws apply to county Zooms
- Today is Dolores Huerta Day in California
- Wildfire preparedness, PG&E, and in person meetings: Letter to District 3 constituents for April ’22
- Whale entanglements prompt CDFW to close North Coast commercial dungeness crab fishery early
- Ukiah begins new drone program to inspect city’s electric lines and equipment
- County implements new Covid-19 data dashboard, reports one additional death, change in federal funding impacts Medi-Cal, uninsured
- Second Covid-19 booster shots approved: Miller Report for April 5, ’22 (column)
- Mendocino supervisors greenlight $20K hiring bonus to recruit deputies from other law enforcement agencies
- Free firewood permits now available from Mendocino National Forest
- O’Neill: Helping hands (column)
- McGuire to hold virtual town hall on “solutions to homelessness crisis” April 5
- Sheriff asking supes to authorize $20K hiring bonus to recruit more deputies from outside agencies
- Historically dry conditions prompt Cal Fire Mendocino to require burn permits beginning April 4
- Today is César Chávez Day in California
- Bail set at $550K for 69-year-old man accused of fatal stabbing Sunday in Ukiah
- Structure fire in Redwood Valley now contained (updated 7:10 p.m.)
- The Omicron BA.2 variant arrives in Mendocino: Miller Report for March 29, ’22
- Controlled burn near Lake Pillsbury set to begin Wednesday, conditions permitting
- Wet weather factor in 3-car crash that killed Ukiah woman Monday on Hwy 20
- Community Foundation awards over $222K in community enrichment grants
- O’Neill: Feeling like spring (column)
- Property dispute escalates into fatal stabbing Sunday morning in Ukiah parking lot
- SR 20 now open near Potter Valley after fatal collision (updated 8:35pm)
- It’s time to prepare for wildfires: 6 steps from the Fire Safe Council
- Highway 101 now open north of Laytonville after hazmat spill (updated)
- Victim identified in Ukiah homicide — suspect charged with murder
- William Allen Evers gets 25-to-life in state prison with sentence to begin immediately
- Applications for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition open now
- Covid-19 booster shots: Miller Report for March 22, ’22
- O’Neill: Cloudy days and the sound of rain (column)
- Adventist Health holding career fairs for Mendocino County hospitals
- Former UPD Sgt. Kevin Murray ordered to appear in court for jury trial May 16
- Office of Education hosting job fair to fill 50 open positions at school districts in Mendocino and Lake counties
- Cal Fire and JDSF demonstrate new biofuel reactor technology to public March 25
- Tsunami warning test happening Wednesday, March 23
- Motorcyclist killed Sunday afternoon in solo crash on Hwy 1 near Westport
- Supes subpoena firm that provided privatized mental health services in Mendocino County
- 4 out of 5 seats on the Fort Bragg City Council are up for grabs this year and other fun facts about the November ballot
- Are you ready for wildfire season? Virtual forum happening March 31
- Californians used more water as state braces for another dry year (CalMatters)
- State and federal lawmakers bid farewell to retiring CEO Carmel Angelo at her final BOS meeting
- Health care staffing challenges continue: Miller Report for March 14, ’22 (column)
- Adventist Health Mendocino Coast now offering 3-D mammography
- O’Neill: What is normal anymore? (column)
- Incumbent sheriff and district attorney to run for re-election unopposed after candidate filing deadline closes without challengers
- It’s whale migration season on the Mendocino Coast: scavenger hunt, expert talks, and more
- UPD pays out $211K to settle federal lawsuit while publicly clearing officers of wrongdoing
- Submissions deadline extended for youth artists show: what inspires you? (updated)
- Water, fire, and cannabis cultivation: Letter to District 3 constituents for March, ’22
- Endemic vs. pandemic: Miller Report for March 8, ’22
- Sheriff, DA, Superintendent of Schools and two Mendocino County supervisors up for re-election this year (updated: 3/8/22)
- California mask mandate: Is it ending too soon for little children? (CalMatters)
- O’Neill: Planning and seeding for spring (column)
- Mendocino County’s indoor masking order reduced to ‘recommendation’ despite high rate of transmission
- Public health workers find recalled infant formula found in Mendocino County homes
- California Highway Patrol lags local police, other states in officer body cams (CalMatters)
- Fort Bragg City Council extends dispensary moratorium, scraps Grocery Outlet proposal
- Covid-19 on the decline: Miller Report for March 2, ’22
- Prescribed burn scheduled in Yorkville area Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- O’Neill: Rainbows, slugs, and what’s in our control (column)
- Mendocino Supervisors take on cannabis issues at special meeting March 2
- In a “great fall from Omicron surge,” the end of the mask mandate is in sight for Mendocino County
- William Evers becomes three-strike felon facing 25+ years in plea deal
- State Sen. McGuire, Sup. Haschak, and Sheriff Kendall holding town hall focused on northern Mendocino March 2
- CDFW adopts commercial bull kelp harvest moratorium for Mendocino and Sonoma coast
- Judge denies prosecutors’ request to revoke bail for former Ukiah cop accused of petty theft while out on bail
- New ownership at Sherwood Oaks: Miller Report for Feb. 22, ’22 (column)
- Remembering Patricia “Sis” Jelen (obituary)
- Judge Ann Moorman reinstates bail for Gina Rae Bean while she appeals conviction
- O’Neill: Building for the future, and future farmers (column)
- Public health director, public health officer, cannabis program director and other county employees up for performance evaluations
- Ukiah Unified celebrating ‘School Bus Driver Appreciation Day’ on Tuesday
- California Fish & Wildlife holding virtual meeting on salmon fisheries on March 2
- Mendo-Lake Food Hub selected for statewide “food business of the year” award
- Finders keepers: Fort Bragg police use Facebook to urge return of money found in grocery store
- Mendocino National Forest reopens several campgrounds and trails
- Biennial data from Fort Bragg police shows steady decline in crime during pandemic
- Changing Covid-19 restrictions: Miller Report for Feb. 15, ’22
- Noyo Center for Marine Science to expand to new Noyo Harbor facility
- O’Neill: The name of the game is adaption (column)
- ‘Normal winter weather’ on the way after string of record high temps
- No legal battles for California’s new election maps. But what lessons can be learned? (CalMatters)
- Volunteers needed for Mendocino County’s “Point In Time” count of homeless residents
- Sheriff, DA, Superintendent of Schools and two Mendocino County supervisors up for re-election this year (original)
- Casey O’Neill: Following the beat (column)
- The future of our hospital: Miller Report for Feb. 8, 2022 (column)
- Rainfall, drought and cannabis: Feb. update from District 3 Sup. Haschak (column)
- JDSF and Pomo tribe offer competing tours of Caspar 500 timber harvest Area
- Campground volunteer opportunities in the Mendocino National Forest
- New Mendocino College painting exhibit featuring Russian River landscapes opens Feb. 8
- The “Omicron blizzard” relents, but Mendocino County officials remain cautious
- Comparing masks to protect against Covid-19: Miller Report for Feb. 1, ’22 (column)
- Point Arena student named Mendocino County’s Youth Poet Laureate
- Free trees available to Ukiah residents through “releaf” program
- O’Neill: A wintertime ode to firewood (column)
- Khadijah Britton has been missing for four years — an online vigil is happening Feb. 5
- Scholarship applications now open from the Community Foundation of Mendocino County
- Remembering Tony “The Mic” James Anderson (obituary)
- Mendocino County Fire Safe Council has $50,000 for micro-grants towards wildfire safety
- Mendocino County student poetry featured in new anthology, “I Am Everything”
- PG&E offers optional free wood removal for land owners impacted by 2021 wildfires
- Exchange local seeds at these Mendocino County grange events, starting in Laytonville on Jan. 29
- Free tax preparation help available through North Coast Opportunities for Mendocino and Lake county residents
- InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council will be new owners of 523 acres on the Mendocino coast via Save the Redwoods League partnership
- Looking at the Covid-19 numbers: Miller Report for Jan. 25, ’22 (column)
- Ukiah music educator to compete on Jeopardy on Wednesday, Jan. 26
- Nurses want to spread care, not Covid-19 (letter to the editor)
- Help celebrate Willits resident Edie Ceccarelli’s 114th birthday with a parade on Feb. 5
- Prescribed burn happening at Howard Forest today, Jan. 26
- Mendocino County’s current Covid-19 surge continues: Miller Report for Jan. 18, ’22 (column)
- MCOE: CDC, CA Public Health, and school safety (column)
- Deadline for enrollment in Hopkins Fire debris removal program is Jan. 15
- Mendocino Cannabis Alliance: Legal cannabiz facing potential extinction event (letter to the editor)
- Strategic plan, winter storms, fire chiefs, and more: letter to District 3 constituents from Sup. Haschak (column)
- O’Neill: Finding balance, starting seeds (column)
- Covid-19 cases continue to rise on the North Coast: Miller Report for Jan. 11, ’22
- Local surge in Covid-19 cases: Miller Report for Jan. 4, ’22 (column)
- Hopland Band of Pomo receives $100,000 grant from PG&E towards climate resiliency hub
- Mendocino County libraries eliminate overdue fees
- O’Neill: Winter storms to start a new year (column)
- Welcome Rosemary, Mendocino County’s first baby of 2022
- CDFW funds multiple salmon habitat restoration projects in Mendocino County and across the North Coast
- Need health insurance? Enroll with Covered California by Dec. 31 for January coverage
- How would you spend $10 million towards pandemic recovery in Mendocino County? (letter to the editor)
- Covid-19 at the end of 2021: Miller Report for Dec. 28, ’21
- Mendocino Public Health offers free home Covid-19 rapid tests while supplies last (updated)
- CHP to hold “maximum enforcement period” from Dec. 31 to Jan. 2
- O’Neill: Rest and election, planning and preparing (column)
- Parts of Mendocino County have a White Christmas in the forecast, but not ’til Saturday night
- Arson suspect charged with lesser crime of felony vandalism, pleads not guilty
- Driver in Talmage crash charged with DUI manslaughter, driving without license
- Mental health and the holidays: tips from a local expert (column)
- O’Neill: Looking back to look ahead (column)
- Two additional Covid-19 deaths bring pandemic total to 105 for Mendocino County
- An update on the Omicron variant: Miller Report for Dec. 22, ’21 (column)
- Driver arrested in suspected DUI collision that kills 1, injures 3 more near Ukiah
- Mountain snow forecast across Northern California this week — and even more possible next week
- Dr. Coren anticipates holiday COVID-19 surge in Mendocino County: present moment is ‘calm before storm’
- Did you feel it? 6.2 quake hits Lost Coast west of Petrolia — (UPDATE: 5 p.m.) MCSO says no damage
- Mendocino National Forest hosting wildfire restoration symposium on Jan. 26
- From our inbox: Ukiah teen fights for her right to attend high school dance and wins, sort of
- GP mill site was second Fort Bragg property the Skunk Train has acquired through eminent domain
- O’Neill: Corporations, taxes, enforcement, and celebrating community (column)
- Holiday food distribution from Ukiah Unified happening Sat. Dec. 18 — Distribución de alimentos de UUSD para las fiestas el sábado, 18 de diciembre
- Mendocino County announces 3 more Covid-19 deaths, bringing total to 104 so far
- Man dead in ‘traffic related fatality’ Wednesday on Blackhawk Drive south of Willits
- Landslide closes M10 in Mendocino National Forest as winter storms continue
- We’re hiring for a Membership Coordinator!
- Sherwood Oaks nursing facility faces mounting challenges: Miller Report for Dec. 14, ’21 (column)
- Ukiah businesses make at least five separate calls to UPD for help with trespassing antimask flashmob
- Environmentalists plan week of action after timber operations resume in JDSF
- Winter storm brings slick roads, power outages to Mendocino County
- Jailhouse healthcare, PG&E disaster settlement money, Hopkins Fire recovery and redistricting for last Mendocino County Board of Supervisors’ meeting this year
- Residents of manufactured home co-op close deal on ‘The Woods’ 55+ park
- More winter weather expected to hit North Coast starting Sunday: chance of snow at 1000 ft elevation inland
- Headlines from History! Street paving, new water system, Christmas celebrations: Mendocino County news for December, 1921
- Youngest person to die from Covid-19 is Mendocino County’s 100 fatality during the pandemic
- McGuire calls for immediately hiring 1,124 firefighters amid mental health crisis for exhausted workers
- Nonprofit seeks help buying 5 miles of Mendocino coastline to restore old growth
- Mendocino County joins coalition to accelerate geothermal development
- Get ready for more local news! The Mendocino Voice selected to add a Report For America journalist in 2022
- Mendocino County Fire Safe Council seeks input on Hopland wildfire protection plan
- Housing, Covid-19, cannabis and more: Letter to District 3 constituents from Sup. Haschak, Dec. ’21
- Gina Bean gets 210 days in death of Calum Hunnicutt but will remain out of custody until January (UPDATED: 9:25 p.m.)
- Expect light, beneficial rain across Mendocino County this weekend
- Lives vs. livelihoods and the cost of Covid-19: Miller Report for December 8, ’21 (column)
- O’Neill: Emerald Cup, cannabis taxes, and changing times (column)
- Grace Hudson paintings will be returned to Ukiah from Palm Springs in 2022
- Fort Bragg City Council discusses Skunk Train controversy, accepts city manager’s resignation (UPDATED)
- Mendocino College photography darkroom to re-open on the coast this spring
- Cal Fire Mendocino conducting prescribed burn south of Willits Dec. 6 & 7
- KYBU celebrates 10th birthday with Dec. 11 party at Round Valley Library Commons
- Good Farm Fund offers wildfire prevention and relief grants for Mendocino and Lake county farms
- Rally against Skunk Train draws a dozen people in Fort Bragg
- Help document what local beaches will look like in the future during ‘king tides’ this weekend
- California redistricting: Four key questions
- Dungeness crab season opens on time for the first time in 7 years, but it’s off to slow start
- Men accused of human trafficking were driving family to work on cannabis farm, per attorney
- CHP conducting an enforcement campaign today on Hwy 101 in Mendocino and Humboldt counties
- The Covid-19 Omicron variant: Miller Report for Dec. 1, 2021 (column)
- McGuire: ‘2022 is going to be a banner year for the Great Redwood Trail’
- MCSO planning next ground search after helicopter finds new clues to location of missing hunter
- Ukiah warm spell could be the 5th warmest on record per the National Weather Service
- Free ADU plans now available from the City of Ukiah
- Cannabis equity grant workshop for Mendocino County cultivators Dec. 1
- Willits police face criticism for 2-hour response time in Friday morning shooting
- Free community ice skating day in Ukiah on Dec. 5
- O’Neill: On fall, food, and farming (column)
- City of Ukiah launches new pandemic program to assist with utility bill payments
- 3 new COVID-19 deaths reported Monday bringing November total to 9
- Huffman: Infrastructure bill isn’t a big carbon reducer without passage of Build Back Better Act
- Virtual town hall meeting on Great Redwood Trail happening Nov. 30
- Health Matters from MCHC: Four keys to health (column)
- Museum launches new virtual book group focused on Mendocino County history, starting Dec. 8
- Headlines from History! Dam destroyed, supes discuss coyotes, Ukiah chamber, rain and diphtheria — Mendocino Co. news from Nov. 1921
- Mendocino Railway is taking over GP millsite and Fort Bragg city officials aren’t happy
- New Covid-19 treatments on the horizon: Miller Report for the week of Nov. 23, ’21 (opinion)
- CHP to hold “maximum enforcement period” for Thanksgiving, from Nov. 24 – 28
- City of Fort Bragg to operate winter shelter on the coast — vouchers available now
- Mountain lion attack at Boonville FFA farm prompts concerns over student safety
- Ukiah Unified increases substitute pay to $200 daily — applications open now
- Community Thanksgiving dinners happening around Mendocino County
- Mendocino County may have a standalone water agency by next summer
- Final redistricting map approved by Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
- O’Neill: The season of green (column)
- Have you seen Zachary Velasquez? Car of missing Austin man located near Leggett
- Ukiah City Council forms Complete Streets ad hoc to evaluate bike and pedestrian policies
- Supervisors postpone $3.5M for jailhouse healthcare over concerns about inmates in crisis
- “Small Works” show in Ukiah offers affordable local art
- Nominations open now for two open Point Arena City Council seats
- Want to work for USFS? Mendocino National Forest holding two virtual job fairs on Nov. 30 and Dec. 15
- A COVID-19 survivor shares her story: Miller Report for Nov. 16, 2021 (column)
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley receives “A” safety rating
- California redistricting: four key questions (CalMatters)
- Sheriff identifies remains found in Branscomb last year as Albion man missing since 2006
- County supervisors urge state to review Jackson Demonstration State Forest’s management
- New “climate stewards” course will begin at HREC in 2022 — registration open now
- Letter from the superintendent: Choosing a career in education doesn’t require a college degree (column)
- WEIRD SCIENCE: The sky hoop will tell us about Ukiah Valley Basin’s groundwater aquifer
- Overturned propane delivery truck springs leak on Highway 162 closing main road into Round Valley for 48 hours while emergency crews respond to explosive hazard
- William Evers pleaded not guilty to all charges Monday — prelim set for 10 a.m. Dec. 7
- More prescribed fires could be happening in Mendocino National Forest soon
- Hwy 162 closure may enter third day as propane continues to leak (UPDATED: 5 p.m.)
- Future of Sherwood Oaks nursing home uncertain: Miller Report for Nov. 9, 2021 (column)
- Emerald Cup launches new small farmers initiative — applications open until Nov. 15
- Limited timber operations continue in Jackson Demonstration State Forest, advisory group meeting next week
- Overturned semi closes Hwy 162 halfway to Dos Rios — (UPDATE: 5:45 p.m.) Roadway expected to remain closed overnight
- Mail-in ballots for Measure L still being counted and outcome remains uncertain for Hopland Fire tax
- New exhibit now open at the Mendocino County Museum: “Correspondence: A Gift for All Seasons”
- Dungeness crab season is officially open with new regulations to limit whale entanglements
- High winds and rain expected tonight but storm should clear by morning
- MCSO deputy uses Narcan to prevent Ukiah overdose
- Rental assistance available for eligible California tenants and landlords: NCO can help you apply
- Researchers test tiny machine with global potential in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
- Mendocino County COVID patients seeking help too late for monoclonal antibody treatments, per public health
- Prolific burglary suspect apprehended by MCSO in Albion after 25 weeks on the run
- Rain and redistricting: Letter to District 3 constituents from Sup. Haschak (column)
- Did you feel it? 4.1 earthquake NW of Round Valley
- Want to know what’s happening with salmon and Dungeness crab? Watch tomorrow’s state hearing
- Final workshop Wednesday with the Redistricting Advisory Commission before process moves forward to Mendocino County Supervisors
- COVID-19 Vaccine receives approval for children 5 years old and above: Miller Report for Nov. 2, ’21
- Low flying helicopter bringing giant science hoop to scan our groundwater Nov. 11 and people will definitely notice
- DTSC starts first phase of environmental remediation of homes burnt in Hopkins Fire
- Mendocino County’s Covid-19 business signage mandate for vaccination policies goes into effect — have you seen the signs?
- Cannabis entries open now for the new California State Fair competition
- Round Valley tribal member appointed to California’s Native American Heritage Commission
- Christmas tree permits available for Mendocino National Forest beginning Nov. 2
- Redistricting decisions to be finalized by mid-December and so far nobody likes it
- Small Business Administration offering low-interest disaster loans to Hopkins Fire victims
- Pilot killed when Cessna 172 crashes at the Ukiah Municipal Airport — no other injuries reported
- Murder case moves forward against alleged shooter in July homicide on Bell Springs Road
- Weekend storm drenches Mendocino coast, but fails to end drought
- Covid-19 in nursing homes: Miller Report for October 26, ’21 (column)
- Fast-acting county workers scramble to keep toxic debris from wildfires out of Russian River during rainstorm
- Search underway for Humboldt County hunter missing in the Covelo area
- U.S. Forest Service may face challenges salvage logging August Complex Fire footprint in Mendocino National Forest
- Lavish weddings are back, but vendors are struggling with costs, labor shortages — and tracking down tents
- The atmospheric river is here: SR 1 now open at the Garcia River, flooding, accidents and rising rivers in Mendocino County and Northern CA (updated 10/25)
- Cal Fire Mendocino lifts burn permit suspension for the winter season, wet weather trail closures in Mendocino National Forest
- New storm series to bring significant rains and slew of wet weather changes to Mendocino County and Northern CA
- Open source report finds at least two Mendocino County agencies operating surveillance drones
- Mendocino County hires grant manager for water projects
- Mix and matching Covid-19 vaccines and booster shots: Miller Report for October 20, ’21
- Two new cell towers installed in Round Valley
- Powerhouse down at Potter Valley Project, creating more uncertainty about its future
- Victim killed in solo wreck Monday night in Redwood Valley identified (UPDATED: 10/21/21)
- Heavy rains threaten to wash debris from the 257-acre Hopkins Fire into the Russian River — (UPDATE: CCC to the rescue!)
- Post-pandemic economic development on Tuesday’s agenda for the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
- Decomposing body found in trunk Oct. 3 marks three Covelo homicides reported in a month
- MCOE: Covid-19 protocols effective in schools; applications now open for many jobs
- Headlines from history! Coast building boom, Covelo bear fight, Halloween parties abound: Mendocino Co. news from Oct. 1921
- Rain returns to the North Coast, bringing multiple accidents, downed trees, and debris (updated 6:25 p.m.)
- Report of mail theft leads to no contest plea but additional suspect still at large
- Fort Bragg downgrades water emergency, no longer receiving water from Ukiah
- Mendocino Coast Clinics receive $2.5 million to expand opiate use treatment program
- Covid-19 booster shots considered for Moderna and J&J: Miller Report for October 12, 2021 (column)
- Willits City Council to discuss pandemic-related shortage of police dispatchers at Oct. 13 meeting
- MCOE: Applications now open for phlebotomy and dental assistant training programs
- PumpkinFest returns to Ukiah on October 16 – 17
- Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Mendocino County and California (updated)
- Fire crews quickly contain small fire in Covelo (updated 5:25)
- Red flag warning issued for much of interior Mendocino County and the North Coast beginning tonight
- California needs to rethink water, fire to mitigate climate risks, say experts at McGuire’s climate town hall
- “Art Champions” announced for 2021 by Arts Council of Mendocino County
- Gov. Newsom signs bill to establish 365-day fishing licenses
- Apply now to participate in West Center’s StartUp Mendocino program
- Cannabis, broadband, and redistricting: Sup. Haschak’s letter to District 3 constituents, October, 2021
- Supervisors signal willingness to fund sheriff’s IT department and more deputies during budget workshop
- Desalination plant arrives in Fort Bragg, ushering in new era of water management
- Covid-19 brings a staffing crisis in health care: Miller Report for October 5, 2021
- Gina Rae Bean found guilty of leaving scene of crash that killed Calum Hunnicutt in 2019
- Activists halt logging in Jackson Demonstration State Forest
- State Senator McGuire to hold virtual “climate crisis town hall” this Wednesday, October 6
- Highway 101 reopens after crash near Ridgewood Grade (UPDATED: 7 p.m.)
- Modern history: Jere Melo, Matt Coleman, and the man who murdered them both 10 years ago
- Watch out for wildlife while driving: a reminder from CDFW
- Al expirar la moratoria de desalojo de California, muchos residentes del condado de Mendocino ya han sido afectados
- Good Farm Fund’s Harvest Picnic fundraiser happening October 12 to support local farms
- As California’s pandemic eviction moratorium expires, many Mendocino County residents have already slipped through the cracks
- Resources now available for residents impacted by the Hopkins Fire — local assistance center event happening October 7
- USDA extends CalFresh hot foods benefits for Mendocino and other California counties impacted by wildfires
- Minnesota man charged with killing sibling for financial gain in Westport homicide
- Governor passes $15B climate legislation with major focus on fire prevention
- Single vehicle crash on Hwy 1 and head-on collision on Hwy 20 both turn fatal Monday afternoon
- FDA approves Pfizer Covid-19 booster shot: Miller Report for Sept. 28, ’21 (column)
- O’Neill: Recharging for fall (column)
- Mendocino County and city of Ukiah receive $2.26M in drought relief from state
- Para las madres que dan a luz en la costa, las maternidades son un acto de desaparición
- For birthing parents on the Mendocino Coast, labor and delivery centers are a disappearing act
- Blues Beach ownership will be transferred to Mendocino County tribes — Newsom signs legislation
- When will prescribed burns return to USFS land?
- Fall plant sale at Mendocino College happening online now through October 15
- Mendocino County announces Covid-19 signage mandate for some businesses; total fatalities reaches 76
- Mendocino County supervisors declare emergency after Hopkins Fire — fire declared 100% contained
- Covid-19 and skilled nursing facilities: Miller Report for Sept. 21
- Gap Fire in Ukiah area now contained (updated 5:35 p.m.)
- Headlines from history: Apple show, grape picking prices, new construction — Mendocino County history, September 1921
- Letter from MCOE: Different roles in public education (column)
- South Fork of the Eel River reaches historic lows due to drought
- What’s the most sustainable way to manage the Ukiah Valley Basin’s groundwater? Get more data
- Mendocino National Forest reopens to the public
- “Un trabajo de amor”: Un programa innovador para tratar a los consumidores de opioides encuentra un sorprendente hogar en la cárcel del condado de Mendocino
- “A Labor of Love”: A progressive program to treat opioid users finds a surprising home at the Mendocino County jail
- Buscando la luz en la oscuridad: respondiendo al suicidio en el condado de Mendocino
- Looking for light in the darkness: Addressing suicide in Mendocino County
- “The Car Bombing of Judi Bari: A Community Remembers:” Mendocino County Museum exhibit and workshops begin Sept. 18
- Rain forecast for the North Coast this weekend
- Minnesota man arrested in Westport under suspicion of killing half-brother
- Mendocino Sheriff seeks two suspects after homicide in Covelo
- Highway 101 re-opened after downed tree (updated)
- Fort Bragg upgrades its water emergency to Stage 4 as Noyo River at virtual standstill
- All evacuations and road closures lifted on Hopkins Fire — containment reaches 95%, fire reaches “patrol status”
- Living in interesting times: Miller Report for September 14, 2021
- 257-acre Hopkins Fire attributed to arson, suspect in custody (updated)
- Early recall results show big win for Newsom in Mendocino County and statewide (updated 11:30 p.m.)
- Two additional Covid-19 deaths reported by Mendocino County Public Health
- Redistricting, cannabis referendum and ‘coal train’ on Mendocino County Board of Supervisors agenda
- Have you voted yet? The governor’s recall election is Tuesday, September 14
- McCutchan Fire near scene of Rock IC fully contained at 6.9 acres (updated 10:30 p.m.)
- Water begins flowing to the coast due to new county program
- Hopkins Fire Day 2: containment reaches 30%, fire remains at 257 acres, some evacuation orders and road closures still in place (updated 7:45 pm)
- Forward progress stopped on “Hopkins Fire:” 275 acres, 10% containment, some repopulation begins, shelter at MCOE (updated 10 p.m.)
- CHP releases details of fatal head-on vehicle collision south of Willits this morning (updated 10:15 p.m.)
- Out of time: California legislators won’t extend eviction ban (Calmatters)
- Hey Mendocino County, how fast is your internet?
- Covelo man dead, cousin arrested after homicide involving vehicle
- Fire crews responding to Rock IC south of Hopland, wildfire burning in difficult to access location (Updated: 1:15 a.m.)
- Fire crews responding to trailer fire with multiple possible injuries, East Gobbi St. in Ukiah
- Covid-19, cannabis referendum, drought and firefighting: Supervisor Haschak’s letter to District 3 constituents, September, 2021 (column)
- Connect with local farmers and get home deliveries via the MendoLake Food Hub
- Covid-19 and monoclonal antibodies: Miller Report for September 8, 2021
- What would improve the regional economy? Share your thoughts at these town meetings on Sept. 9 and 14
- Three new COVID-19 deaths — all victims under 50
- Thursday night fire weather watch upgraded to Red Flag Warning for most of Northern California; flex alert issued (UPDATED: 10:45 a.m. Thursday)
- Two SWAT officers injured Monday during latest search for elusive burglary suspect on coast
- Happy Labor Day: a reminder of workplace rights and a report from AG Bonta
- Redistricting commission to host virtual public workshop Tuesday night
- County Auditor’s early retirement led to row over replacement at last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting
- MCOE: State protocols dictate Covid-19 safety in local schools (column)
- Water hauling urgency and vax rights: Jim Shields (column)
- Ukiah plans to resume drawing water from Russian River to help coast
- Supes approve partial subsidy to haul water for coastal businesses
- Another earthquake shakes near Talmage, upgraded to 3.8 according to USGS
- California Coastal Cleanup Day coming up on September 18
- 3.8 earthquake shakes near Talmage
- CHP to hold “maximum enforcement period” this Labor Day weekend
- Fort Bragg City Council spends $155K on treatment gear for shallow well at Redwood Elementary
- Mendocino County dispensary launches new contest featuring local farmers
- Fire contained at West IC near West Road in Redwood Valley — (UPDATED: 1:25 p.m.)
- Case rates amongst vaccinated vs. unvaccinated people: Miller Report for August 31, 2021 (column)
- Nuestra guía de recursos para la reducción de daños y servicios de tratamiento de drogas en el Condado de Mendocino
- Y… ¿Qué hay en un kit de reducción de daños?
- Conociendo a los consumidores de drogas “allí donde están”: los programas de reducción de daños obtienen más apoyo mientras la epidemia de opioides se agrava durante la pandemia de coronavirus
- Our resource guide for harm reduction and drug treatment services in Mendocino County
- What’s in a harm reduction kit, anyway?
- Harm reduction models meet drug users “where they’re at” and elicit more support as the opioid epidemic festers during the coronavirus pandemic
- Mutual aid: How Mendocino Task Force 1 lent a hand in Lake County during the Cache Fire
- Small 3.4 earthquake near Talmage
- USFS to close California forests to public from Aug. 31 through Sept. 17 due to wildfire conditions (updated 8/31)
- Cannabis referendum signatures verified, can be placed Mendocino County ballot
- Mendocino County announces three more Covid-19 deaths, bringing total to 64
- Mendocino County Covid-19 surge continues: daily new case rate remains high, hospitals near capacity
- Guilty plea entered in 2020 killing of Elenah Elston: former husband pleads guilty to 15-year sentence including “voluntary manslaughter”
- How did distance learning impact Mendocino County students? The Civil Grand Jury took a look
- Mental health, drought and litigation on Mendocino County Board of Supervisors agenda this week
- Hero mailman driving route puts grass fire out with expired extinguishers
- Supervisors make PG&E funds available to truck water to the coast
- Dangerously high heat expected for Mendocino County interior this weekend
- Hwy 101 re-opened after “Clover Fire” (updated 4:40 a.m.)
- Mendocino County sees fourth death from Covid-19 in four days, per public health department
- Emergency crews respond to vehicle fire on Hwy 20 — possible false alarm (UPDATED: 3:45 p.m.)
- O’Neill: Finding compassion in August (column)
- California Highway Patrol announces “maximum enforcement period” along Hwy. 101 in Mendocino and Humboldt on Aug. 26
- Continúa la oleada de COVID-19 en el condado de Mendocino: los hospitales restringen las cirugías y se anuncia la 59ª muerte
- Mendocino County announces 59th death from COVID-19
- Vaccines and the Delta variant: Miller Report for August 24, 2021 (column)
- A new buoy in Caspar Cove is collecting data on ocean conditions that could help researchers and local beach-goers alike
- Mendocino County COVID-19 surge continues: hospitals restrict surgeries, 58th death announced
- Jameson Wolfgang Jackson facing life in prison for 2020 murder in Covelo
- A response to the critical water shortage in Mendocino (letter to the editor)
- Mendocino County’s 6.3% unemployment rate reflects 1,260 added jobs since January
- Blue Zones project launches in Mendocino County with Adventist Health partnership
- O’Neill: Fire in the neighborhood (column)
- Red Flag Roundup: firefighters put out at least five wildfires during this week’s fire weather
- Firefighters respond to escaped debris fire south of Fort Bragg — under control (UPDATED 2:10 p.m.)
- Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center will not open winter shelter this year
- Some evacuations still in place two days into Lake County’s Cache Fire
- Mendocino County supervisors holding special meeting on “critical water shortage” Tuesday Aug. 24
- COVID-19 surge update: Miller Report for August 18, 2021
- Matt Kendall wants to pay ‘old friend’ $50k to stop ‘takeover of the sheriff’s IT department’
- Fire crews quickly control fires in Laytonville and Talmage (updated 10:15 pm)
- Crews responding to half-acre brush fire on East Gobbi in Ukiah — fire under control (UPDATED 2:35 p.m.)
- Evacuation ongoing for “Cache Fire” in Clearlake area, additional road closures in place (updated 4 pm)
- Red Flag Warning extended to Thursday night as small fires and unhealthy air quality persist
- Bell Fire 95 percent contained at 50 acres but crews remain on scene
- Forward progress stopped on Timber Fire — blaze kept away from structures, quickly contained (UPDATED: 10:30 a.m.)
- Mendocino County sees second death in two days, hospitals facing unprecedented strain (updated 8/18)
- Power lines down and involved in small vegetation fire with slow rate of spread near Fort Bragg — 11 PG&E customers lose service
- Morning session: Mendocino Supervisors talk COVID, fire weather and cannabis
- Red flag warning issued for eastern Mendocino County and North Coast — PG&E shutting power off to over 1,100 customers in Mendocino County around 6 p.m.
- Another COVID-19 death makes 55 so far in Mendocino County — North Coast experiencing unprecedented surge in cases
- PG&E power shutoff may affect 700 customers in Mendocino County starting Tuesday, fire weather watch issued (updated 8/16, 7:30 pm)
- Housing, parking and COVID-19 on Ukiah City Council agenda Wednesday
- Mop up in progress for fire along Highway 162
- North Coast’s State Sen. McGuire holding COVID-19 virtual town hall Aug. 18
- Emergency alerts, housing and $19.6M in disaster settlement funds on supes agenda
- “Bell Fire” north of Laytonville reaches 50% containment, firefighters respond to additional fires overnight (updated 8/15)
- Cities lead partnership effort to address drought in Mendocino County
- Improved air quality expected for some parts of Mendocino County over the weekend, despite nearby fires
- Mendocino County reports 95 COVID cases Thursday, breaking record set in winter surge
- Managing stress during COVID-19 (column)
- Bail set at $1 million for alleged shooter in Bell Springs Road homicide
- All evacuations and warnings lifted on 30-acre “Highway Fire” near 101 near Ukiah (updated 8/12)
- We need this to work: Mendocino County OES joins FCC test of emergency notification system
- Fort Bragg kicks up water emergency to Stage 3
- Fire crews quickly respond to vegetation fire on Vichy Springs Road in Ukiah
- Mendocino National Forest campground shuts off water for visitors
- New COVID-19 death announced by Mendocino County Monday evening brings death toll to 54 (updated 7pm)
- Excessive heat watch announced for inland Mendo on Wednesday – Thursday
- One teenager killed and two more injured in solo crash — victim identified
- Civil Grand Jury finds “critical lack of affordable and available housing” in Mendocino County
- COVID-19 death toll rises to 53, Mendocino County universal masking goes into effect Aug. 10
- Mendocino County drought update: moving water across county would prove costly
- 24-year-old airlifted to Santa Rosa with major injuries after Thursday crash near Laytonville
- Air district issues advisory as wildfire smoke returns to Mendocino County skies (updated 4:45 p.m.)
- Big-rig collision blocks U.S. 101 in both directions 3 miles south of Laytonville — victim transported to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
- Helicopter sightings in inland Mendocino County — MCSO, Air National Guard and PG&E operating aircraft in the area
- Cannabis referendum, drought, mental health, and redistricting: Letter to District 3 constituents, August ’21 (column)
- Mendocino County supervisors allocate $2M to cut county’s carbon emissions
- All roads open after “State IC” fire on N. State Street in Ukiah area — N. State St. closed at Pomo Ln. to Parducci Rd. (updated 7:45 p.m.)
- “Estamos terminados con COVID, pero Covid no ha terminado con nosotros”… El Dr. Coren emite nuevas órdenes del uso de la mascarilla mientras el condado de Mendocino experimenta el mayor número de casos diarios de COVID-19 desde la oleada invernal
- “We are over COVID, but it is not over us” Dr. Coren issues new masking orders as Mendocino County experiences the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the winter surge
- The state of COVID-19 on the Mendocino coast: Miller Report for August 3, 2021
- Youth-led march planned ahead of Tuesday’s Jackson Forest advisory group meeting in Fort Bragg
- Sheriff Kendall lawyers up
- Mendocino County homeowners eligible for new Fire Safe Roof grant funding: 3 meetings mid-week
- The Grassroots Institute supports carbon-free Mendocino County resolution (letter to the editor)
- New COVID-19 death announced by Mendocino County Friday evening brings total to 52
- Better water management needed to restore salmon populations: experts testify at CA joint committee meeting this week
- Victim in Bell Springs Road homicide identified; accused suspect returns to court next week
- O’Neill: “Just one more week” (column)
- Grazing isn’t just for keeping ag workers employed, it’s for long-term fire safety (op-ed)
- ‘Use su mascarilla:’ La fuerte recomendación del oficial de Salud Pública del Condado de Mendocino
- “Bart Fire” south of Willits now 100% contained, size estimated at 13 acres (updated 7/30)
- Las muertes por COVID-19 aumentan a 51 en el Condado de Mendocino mientras que Point Arena y Fort Bragg recomiendan el uso de mascarillas sin importar el estado de vacunación
- High heat and isolated thunderstorms prompt Fire Weather Watch, Red Flag Warning
- Mendocino County COVID-19 death count rises to 51 as Point Arena, Fort Bragg recommend masking regardless of vaccination status
- Skunk Train water proposal shot down as Fort Bragg, Willits grapple with drought
- Thunderstorms, high heat and maybe some rolling blackouts if we’re not careful
- On mandating COVID-19 vaccinations: Miller Report for July 27, 2021
- PG&E to remove trees cut down on private property due to Oak, August Complex fires
- California orders vaccine or testing for health care workers, state employees (CalMatters)
- New Ukiah gallery seeking art for upcoming show, “Light & Dark”
- La Variante Delta está aquí, la Dra. Doohan dice que la respuesta de COVID “ha cambiado” al aumentar los casos
- Slight chance of thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday in Northeast Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity
- Hwy 20 near Parlin Fork camp now re-opened after collision
- Delta variant is here: Dr. Doohan says COVID response ‘has changed’ as cases surge
- Hwy 20 re-opening at Marina Drive near Lake Mendocino after traffic collision (updated 12:35 p.m.)
- ‘Wear a mask:’ A strong recommendation from the Mendocino County Public Health Officer
- Forward progress stopped on Island Mountain wildfire — fire is 25 acres and 20% contained (updated 8 p.m.)
- Motorcycle crash blocks North State Street exit from U.S. 101 in Ukiah
- Man fatally shot on Bell Springs Road early Friday morning
- Referendum effort opposing Mendocino County’s new cannabis cultivation ordinance has submitted signatures for verification
- O’Neill: How do you measure quality and productivity, on the farm and in life? (column)
- Mendocino County Civil Grand Jury tackles housing, information technology and Ukiah’s Orr Street Bridge
- Fire crews make quick progress on fire near Laytonville
- Households impacted by the Broiler Fire are eligible for emergency CalFresh replacement benefits
- COVID vaccines and fertility: letter from the Mendocino Coast Clinics
- Missing Potter Valley man found deceased after search and rescue operation; fundraiser started for his family (updated 7/19)
- Una “luz de esperanza”: Los Promotores de Salud llenan los vacíos de la respuesta sanitaria pública gracias a la confianza de la comunidad
- A ‘silver lining:’ Promotores de Salud fill gaps in public health response through community trust
- Headlines from history! Parades, fires, and women bootleggers — Mendocino Co. news from July, 1921
- Share your pregnancy story: have you recently had a baby or support someone who has?
- Forest activists hold prayer circle for Pomo, Cal Fire tour nixed
- Camp Noyo says City of Fort Bragg press release incorrect, misleading, dam didn’t cause Noyo’s current low flows
- Letter from MCOE: masks will be required in schools this fall
- Point Arena City Council eyes Safe Parking Program for homeless in cars and RVs
- Northern CA deer herds infected with disease outbreak, CDFW asks residents to report possible cases
- Private seasonal dam causes major drop in Noyo River flows — Ft. Bragg enacts stage 2 water conservation restrictions — water flows drop by 80% over one week, lowest flows on record (updated 7/15)
- Cal Fish & Wildlife prepare for drought year cannabis enforcement
- Free firewood available with permit near Pine Mountain Lookout cabin in Mendocino National Forest
- O’Neill: Cooperating at the farmers’ market (column)
- Boat Fire holding at 2 acres near Lake Mendocino
- Se declara alerta de calor para un área de Mendocino, se emite una alerta de conservar electricidad para el viernes por la tarde; potencial de temperaturas récord, Ukiah puede superar los 43 grados Celsius
- Heatwave day 2: Ukiah expect to hit 111 — cooling center at Conference Center — flex alert once more declared
- Fire burning north of Ukiah off State St. — between 5 & 10 acres, fire appears controlled (updated 5:45pm)
- Broiler Fire started by Flow Cannabis mower — former grazing contractor condemns fire management practices — statement acknowledges responsibility for fire ignition (updated 10pm)
- Small vegetation fire burning off 1 near Leggett — forward progress stopped (updated 12:45am)
- Small wildfire off 253 being handled quickly — the McNab Fire stopped at 2 acres
- Fort Bragg’s Citizens Commission wants input on changing town’s name
- At least 5 attendees of Willits Frontier Days & 2 employees of Jensen’s Restaurant test positive for COVID
- Mendocino County holding free countywide vaccine event on Tuesday July 13
- Broiler Fire Day 2: Fire stopped & controlled, containment 75% — 9 structures destroyed and 2 damaged — questions emerge about origin & ignition (update 8:10pm)
- Structure fire in Laytonville destroys mobile home
- Broiler Fire in Redwood Valley, estimated at 80 acres and 20% containment — shelter closed and repopulation beginning (update 8:25pm)
- New cannabis farmers’ showcase kicks off July 10 in Laytonville
- Miller Report: Delta variant and beyond — July 6
- Mendocino County Grand Jury alleges self-dealing over OHV park’s $2.6M fence contract
- Should homeowners pay for climate change? (CalMatters)
- Regular vaccine clinic at Ukiah fairgrounds begins Friday July 9
- Supervisor Haschak’s letter to constituents: July ’21
- Casey O’Neill: The hot days of summer (column)
- Views from the Junior Rodeo: Frontier Days returns to Willits
- Mendocino County drought task force to meet Thursday, July 8
- Mendocino Coast news round up: new water ordinance—fireworks restrictions—salmon BBQ—and more
- $16.5 million appropriated for Great Redwood trail; McGuire announces trail will get signs this summer, touts fire safety
- Get out your red, white and blue! July 4th weekend schedule for fireworks, parades & events
- Activists march thru Ft. Bragg protesting Jackson Demonstration State Forest timber harvest
- Coast activist march for topless equality in Fort Bragg
- ¿Cómo fluyen las noticias en Mendocino?
- Large barbecue off Tomki Rd. sparks wildland dispatch — fire response north of Redwood Valley due to false alarm
- Cal Fire holding 2 open meetings on Jackson State Demonstration Forest community logging, June 28 & 29 in Mendocino & Willits
- Mendocino supes will hold public meetings on water supply, June 29 & 30 across county — meetings in Anderson Valley, Mendocino, Ft. Bragg & Willits
- Frontier Days schedule
- How do you get information about your community in Mendocino County?
- As the legislature decides on eviction moratorium, homeowners in fire-prone areas remain in insurance limbo (CalMatters)
- Get ready for heatwave round 2 — Ukiah under heat advisory, Covelo heat warning — PNW may shatter all-time high-temp records
- Mendocino Coast Hospital celebrated 50th anniversary — Miller Report, June 21
- First Friday art walks return to Ukiah
- Cal Fire holding open meeting on Jackson logging Sat., June 26
- Cal Fire ceases logging in the “Caspar 500” section of Jackson Forest; activists confront loggers in another section of forest
- Forward progress of Kirk Fire stopped —final size 23 acres — two outbuildings destroyed (updated 6:30pm)
- Chainsaws fall silent this week: logging in Jackson State Forest stopped
- Cal Fire & common sense urge everyone not use fireworks this Independence Day — fireworks illegal in Mendocino County
- Activist: It’s not sustainable to cut down in an hour what takes 100s of years to grow back
- Pro-logging counterprotest held at Jackson State Demonstration Forest
- Today is Juneteenth in California and nationwide — new federal holiday declared
- Forward progress of Pomo Fire stopped — Hwy 20 reopened — fire stands at 25 acres, SE of Upper Lake along 20 (updated 6:10pm)
- Activists cancel supervisors’ tour of Jackson Forest because Cal Fire invited
- 101 reopens after major crash, fatality confirmed (updated 10:40am)
- Small wildfire burning northeast of Potter Valley (updated 5pm)
- Major heatwave arriving midweek — record temperatures expected
- What changes when California “reopens” June 15 (CalMatters)
- Will psychedelics become legal in California? (CalMatters)
- Activists continue efforts to block logging in Jackson Forest, CHP responds
- Prescribed burn planned for Howard Forest area on June 15 – 16
- As logging begins in Jackson Forest protesters do their best to stop it — activists gathered this morning at logging road entrance (updated 6/11)
- Forward progress stopped on small wildfire burning east of Covelo (updated 3:50pm)
- Headlines from history! Crop report, Hopland commencement, Ukiah-Tahoe road, mechanical milking — Mendocino Co. news for June, 1921
- Mendocino County surge limited to unvaccinated people: Miller Report for June 7
- Traveling Native group supports locals to take back Jackson Forest, historic names and lands
- Wave energy making progress in powering blue economy, but won’t electrify your home anytime soon
- Aid organization Team Rubicon helping Mendocino Co. residents prepare for wildfires — seeks volunteers for June work visit
- Supervisor John Haschak’s letter to constituents: June, 2021
- Small fire off 101 quickly put out
- House fire in Willits, near Skunk Train tracks
- O’Neill: Summertime is approaching (column)
- One more COVID death as spike continues — cases identified at 2 Ukiah bars — death toll hits 50 (graphs)
- Mendocino Co. resident wins $50k in California’s first COVID vaccine lottery — Is it you?
- Stand-off on Coyote Valley Rancheria ends peacefully (updated 7pm)
- O’Neill: Birds, balance, and the drought (column)
- Mendocino County to hold drought update at virtual meeting on June 10
- Update on Covid-19 variants: Miller Report for June 1
- First former prisoner in Mendocino County receives record expungment to become EMT
- Sheriff Kendall rechaza la petición de activistas de una auditoría a MCSO. Los supervisores crean un comité para estudiar el caso
- Round Valley High senior makes movie with PBS internship — watch the student showcase discussion on June 3
- Mendocino County holding cannabis information session on June 1; special supervisors meeting on June 2 on cannabis “phase three” cultivation permits and taxes
- Co-op at The Woods has offer accepted to buy their senior mobile home park
- Mendocino Coast Hospitality Center appoints new executive director (column)
- Three Mendocino College students awarded natural science scholarships
- City of Ukiah accepting vendor applications starting June 1 for upcoming programs
- A call for the City of Fort Bragg and Mendocino County Supervisors to fund grassroots solutions to climate change (letter to the editor)
- Heat advisory called for Mon-Tues in Mendocino, Lake & other Northern California counties; Cal Fire urges fire safety (updated 5/30)
- Redwood Valley continues to struggle through drought
- Sheriff Kendall balks at activist call for independent audit of MCSO—supes form committee to study issue
- Biden administration makes major push on wind energy off California coast; Humboldt, Morro Bay to lead the way
- Tomki Fire 100% contained, final acreage 18 acres
- Quake measuring 3.2 shakes south of Redwood Valley
- The importance of vaccinating adolescents: Miller Report for May 25
- Mendocino Co. opens up two dose COVID vaccines for kids 12 and up
- Rep. Huffman introduces water infrastructure bill that could funnel over $1 billion to water infrastructure in the west
- Total lunar eclipse, “super blood moon,” will be visible on West Coast overnight
- Mendocino County establishes drought hotline, encourages residents to conserve water
- Community groups begin painting mural honoring Khadijah Britton and highlighting MMIW in Ukiah
- Mid fire in Potter Valley now 100% contained (updated 5/4)
- PG&E holding North Coast wildfire safety webinar on May 26
- McGuire sponsored bill would give 172 acres of Mendocino oceanfront back to tribes
- Tomki Fire holds steady at 20 acres, now 40% contained (updated 5/22)
- En una carta al Condado de Mendocino, el Dr. Coren urge a continuar haciéndose el test, usar la mascarilla y vacunarse
- Ukiah’s secret weapon to outlast the drought: recycled sewage water
- Eel River Recovery Project warns of Eel River “tipping point,” algae blooms (press release)
- Two Mendocino County non-profits receive $10,000 from Vocality Credit Union (press release)
- Huffman organiza cumbre por la sequía, los administradores del agua piden ayuda, emergencia presidencial. Representante está optimista con el estudio de incremento en la represa Coyote Valley
- In letter to Mendocino Co. Dr. Coren urges continued testing, mask wearing, vaccination
- Mendocino Co. launches new emergency preparedness “Know Your Zone” campaign
- May is childcare providers month (column)
- Lessons from the Past: 1918 Flu Pandemic part 3, the Miller Report
- Senator McGuire hosting drought emergency town hall, Thurs. May 20 (press release)
- Growing our food future: Mendocino County food summit happening May 22
- Small wildfire just south of Ukiah controlled (6:12pm)
- Q&A with Cal Fire Mendocino Chief George Gonzalez: “We might have to start trucking in water just for our daily activities at the station level…”
- Thunderstorm brings heavy rain, car wrecks, reports of spot fires to Willits area — small wildfire north of Covelo likely started by lightning — thunderstorms will continue into tonight (update 5:20pm)
- NCO offers gifts to people vaccinated for COVID in Mendocino Co. — NCO ofrece regalos a las personas vacunadas contra el COVID
- Deputies involved in gunfight, no one injured — major search ensues
- “Seniors Thriving” event focused on elderly health in Mendocino and Lake counties happening May 20
- City of Ukiah now accepting vendor applications for community yardsale, happening June 6
- Inmate attempts suicide at Mendocino Jail
- Huffman hosts drought summit, water managers ask for aid, presidential emergency — rep. optimistic on Coyote Valley Dam raising study
- Arraignment of man accused of Brooktrails double homicide delayed one more week
- Ft. Bragg man arrested on arson after oceanfront fire spreads toward reservation
- Ft. Bragg will host National Police Week events May 13-15 — Organizer says celebration is non-political
- Sospechoso de los homicidios de Brooktrails será acusado el martes. Se inició una campaña de GoFundMe para las víctimas: un padre y su hijo
- Headlines from History! Eel River dam begins — Palace Hotel sale — hops picking debate and more — Mendocino Co. news from May, 1921
- Mendocino County science fair goes virtual; student receives state honorable mention
- Newsom: Stimulus checks for 2/3 of Californians (CalMatters)
- Kyra Rice asks legislators for one year moratorium on logging in Jackson Forest (letter-to-the-editor)
- Lessons from the past, the 1918 Flu Pandemic — Miller Report, May 3
- Suspect in Brooktrails area homicide will be arraigned Tues. — GoFundMe started for father & son victims
- Authorities locate vehicle suspected to be responsible for fatal hit and run (updated 3pm)
- Cal Fire now requiring permits for residential burning — apply online
- Adventist Health Welcomes New Philanthropy President to Mendocino County (column)
- Mendocino superintendent of schools: Teacher Appreciation Day, Week, Year (column)
- Red flag warning in Cent. Valley, Sonoma — Mendocino still green enough to avoid critical conditions (updated 5/9)
- Supervisor Haschak will hold virtual town hall, May 23
- Ukiah Unified Superintendent’s update for families — Noticias de la superintendente para las familias de Ukiah Unified — May 7, 2021 (column)
- Cal Fire’s Mendocino Unit getting a new “Cal Fire Hawk” helicopter — impressive new bird can fly at night
- This week was wildfire preparedness week in California: are you ready for the coming season?
- ¿Qué lecciones puede aprender Mendocino de la pandemia? Estamos lanzando una serie sobre la salud con la ayuda del Centro Annenberg para la Salud Pública de USC
- En Covelo, las clínicas de COVID se expanden para alcanzar a más comunidades en Mendo
- What lessons can Mendocino learn from the pandemic? We’re launching a health series with help from USC Annenberg Center for Public Health
- Activists ask supes for MCSO audit, Kendall says they’re underfunded, understaffed — MCSO launches mental health worker program
- In Covelo, COVID clinics expand to reach more communities across Mendo
- Coyote Valley Pomo & Cal Fire begin direct talks on Native interests in Jackson Forest — Pomo join call for 1 year moratorium on logging
- Two years of low rainfall mean serious drought. How has this rainfall compared to average? (graphs)
- California mussels may contain poison — CDPH says should not be harvested for human consumption
- Hefty earthquake wakes a sleepy Willits
- Coast real estate boom frustrates renters, employers — but few want to leave
- Drought, cannabis, and COVID-19: Letter to District 3 constituents, May ’21 (opinion)
- Little River seniors create co-op to buy ‘The Woods’ mobile home park — investors also interested in park
- Blue Zones Project visiting Mendocino County this week — here’s how to get involved
- Casey O’Neill: Marketing and the farm (column)
- Mendo Need to Know: a guide to Mendocino’s great outdoors
- Kids can create Mother’s Day cards for local seniors with kits from the Ukiah Library
- More than two million Californians may be missing stimulus checks (CalMatters)
- Local health centers receive over $5 million in support from American Rescue Plan
- Lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic: Miller Report for April 26
- Ft. Bragg community garden emerging on C.V. Starr grounds — sign-ups happening now
- Showing Up for Racial Justice announces 2 sessions on MCSO audit proposal; May 4 & 10 — BLM protest held last Wed. (updated 4/30)
- Protestors rally in Ft. Bragg against Jackson Forest logging — Pomo leaders ask for logging to end on their ancestral land
- Wells may run dry this year in Mendocino town — district board likely to declare stage 4 water shortage in May (Water Security Series)
- Ft. Bragg’s top cops describe new de-escalation weapons, training, tactics at Public Safety Committee meeting
- Mendocino Co. enters yellow tier — some events allowed — capacities higher with vaccine
- Mendocino supes will decide on new cannabis ordinance today, probably — here’s what they said in the run up
- Cal Fire to conduct Helicopter and air rescue trainings at Lake Mendocino and Ridgewood Ranch, April – July
- Turnout Fire day 7: Containment reaches 100% (updated 4/24)
- Cal Fire Mendocino to require burn permits on May 1
- PG&E and Sonoma Clean Power implementing “time of use” rates for some customers
- Vaccine passports and opening the economy: Miller Report for April 20
- Willits, Elk, & Irish Beach well prepared for this year of drought through fall (Water Security Series)
- A reprieve from fire season: rain & even snow expected this weekend
- Mendocino supes declare drought emergency, Newsom also declares emergency in Mendo & Sonoma
- Dos Fire east of Laytonville contained — separate fire burning off Hearst-Willits Rd. was intentional burn on private land (updated 8:40pm)
- Major injury crash at Oil Well Hill — one lane of 101 closed (updated 8:36pm)
- As drought worsens Ukiah is well prepared, Fort Bragg anticipates water shortages (Water Security Series)
- CDFW Urges Public to Leave Deer Fawns Alone (press release)
- Los crímenes violentos aumentaron en 2020, lo demuestran nuevas estadísticas: total de casos del forense suben en un 40%, más suicidios, homicidios, sobredosis y, por supuesto, COVID aumenta los totales
- Six fires over the weekend as Turnout Incident reaches more than 200 acres, roughly 20% contained (updated 7:10 p.m.)
- Federal judge tosses cannabis grower’s case against Mendocino Co., says it’s a redo from state court
- Judge rules for Cal Fire in decade long court battle over access road
- New fire, “Feliz Incident,” burning near McNab Rancb, NNW of Hopland
- Mendocino supes will consider “phase 3” cannabis cultivation & cannabis facilities ordinances Mon., April 19
- “Turnout Fire,” off 253, at 50 acres, 0% contained — record temps inland, drastically low humidity — first substantial wildfire of the season in Mendocino Co. (updated 9:15pm)
- Mendocino Co. violent crimes up in 2020, new stats show — total coroner’s cases up 40%, jumps in suicides, homicide, ODs, & of course COVID increase total
- Small protest opposing Cal Fire logging plans in Jackson Forest held in Fort Bragg
- Mendo Supes talk drought — Redwood Valley, Calpella may be down to critical health and safety water only within month, about 200 ag connections will be shut off next week
- Jackson Forest Advisory Group holding public, on-site meeting April 28 & 29
- Mendocino Civil Grand Jury accepting applications, due by May 28
- Cal Fire quiere comenzar a talar Jackson, una coalición de activistas tiene otras ideas. La ocupación de los árboles continúa en Jackson Demonstration State Forest con grandes protestas el lunes por la mañana
- Johnson & Johnson vaccine distribute paused — Miller Report for April 13
- Cal Fire wants to begin timber harvesting in Jackson, a coalition of activists has other ideas — tree sit continues in Jackson Demonstration State Forest, with major protest Monday morning
- Private burn southeast of Willits escapes, fire now contained (update 4:25pm)
- In confusing vote Ft. Bragg Council halts formula businesses inland, allows in coastal zone — to outlaw feeding ravens, other animals — will open lobbies, return to in-person meetings
- O’Neill: Fermenting & Fertility (farm column)
- Cal Fire burning west of Ukiah, April 12–16 — air quality reaches “unhealthy” levels in Ukiah Valley
- Here’s what’s next for Mendocino County’s proposed phase three cannabis regulations
- The COVID baby boom on the Mendocino Coast (column)
- Headlines from History! Men fined for prohibition violations — measles, mumps, & whooping cough run riot — courthouse burns — Mendocino Co. news for April, 1921
- Driver killed in single car accident near Point Arena
- Tree-sit against Cal Fire logging plan begins in Jackson State Forest
- Staff shortages, drought, have Cal Fire director “concerned” — Cal Fire will draft new more accurate fire hazard maps
- We joined scientists on the Navarro River to see how data guides rehabilitation for coho, chinook, and steelhead
- Cal Fire proceeding with 6 logging plans in Jackson State Forest; areas where operations are taking place close immediately
- Mendocino College launches online website for spring plant sale
- Casey O’Neill: On perennials
- Ft. Bragg’s C.V. Starr Center plans reopening, announces hiring
- Joe Wildman, activist & union-rep, dies at 65 (obituary)
- Mendocino Co. has entered the orange tier of COVID restrictions — California to be fully open by June 15
- RV fire at Sherwood Rancheria quickly controlled, briefly spreads to vegetation
- Emerald City Museum will re-open April 20, in Willits
- Questions about the COVID-19 vaccines: Miller Report for April 6
- Three inmates overdose at Mendocino women’s jail, treated with naloxone (press release)
- Casey O’Neill: On balancing the cycles (column)
- La familia de Gerardo Magdaleno presentará una demanda de derechos civiles en la corte federal – El Concejo Municipal de Ukiah se reúne en una sesión especial cerrada (actualizado a las 18:40 hrs.)
- Videos of the police beating of Gerardo Magdaleno and protests
- What do you think about transportation in Mendocino County? Take this survey
- Inland reservoirs historically low as serious drought looms for Mendocino Co.
- Family of Gerardo Magdaleno will file civil rights suit in federal court — City of Ukiah promises full investigation in statement — City Council to meet in special closed session (updated 6:40pm)
- Applications for new Adventist Health medical assistant training program open now
- The show must go on: Noyo Theater kicks off reopening fundraiser, will screen 1940s film on May 4
- Firewood permits from Mendocino National Forest available now
- UPD makes statement in police beating of Ukiah man — Magdaleno hospitalized again — even more video emerges (updated 4/4)
- August Complex cleanup under way, plans for salvage logging near Covelo
- Video muestra policía de Ukiah golpeando a un hombre enfermo mental (con video)
- New videos of police beating in Ukiah come to light — video shows Ukiah police beating local mentally ill man (with videos) (updated 1:57pm)
- Life after spring break: from Mendocino County’s Superintendent (column)
- Fire season nears with multiple controlled burns escape in past week
- Retired electrician buys Fort Bragg’s Footlighters building for $210,000
- A brief history of vaccines — Miller Report for March 30, 2021
- California celebrates Cesar Chavez Day today, March 31
- Wildflower season has arrived in Mendocino. A local ecologist shares her knowledge of the springtime blooms
- Big rig crash at Comminksy Station closes 101 overnight; road now open (update 10am)
- Fort Bragg’s Footlighters building and theater will be auctioned off Wed.
- To log or not to log, that’s still the question — conservationists meet with Cal Fire over future of Jackson State
- Forest Service holding meeting on August Complex remediation, April 1
- Major power outage hits north Mendocino, southern Humboldt
- Supervisor Haschak: “Stop phase three from devastating Mendocino Co.” (op-ed)
- Casey O’Neill: Thoughts on spring, community & how the Mendo Herb Guild ties them together (column)
- Prescribed burn south of Yorkville will continue thru April 5, 9am to 6pm — expect smoke & aircraft
- Smoke plume visible from Ukiah, Hopland is controlled burn
- The Mendocino Community Library will reopen April 1
- Jennifer Risch missing since Friday, March 26
- Ft. Bragg police arrest man in 2 residential arson cases, seek info from public
- N. State St. closed after, car crash & downed power line — closure could last all night
- Controlled burn escapes into brush, east of Hopland — fire at more than 50 acres
- Hay cuatro nuevas variantes de COVID en Mendocino — “Este descubrimiento debería de ser de gran preocupación” dice Coren
- Cal Fire requests applicants to serve on the Jackson Demonstration State Forest Advisory Group (press release)
- Estudiante local comienza Latino Outdoors Chapter
- A year of COVID data: what we’ve seen
- All adults in California eligible for vaccines next month — 50+ as of April 1, 16+ as of April 15
- Four new COVID variants are now in Mendocino — “This discovery should be of significant concern,” says Coren
- Lake Mendocino hits record low for March; water managers plead for inland residents to conserve
- State publishes new tsunami zone maps with far greater accuracy
- Larry Rosen offers “a modest proposal” for grapes (letter to the editor)
- Local whale watchers moved to Mendocino to escape the gloomy New England winters, they wound up contributing to a global species population count
- Grey wolf wanders into farmlands of central Fresno County — west of the 99
- Local student starts chapter of Latino Outdoors
- It’s whale watching season! See & learn about these magnificent creatures at local whale events
- What will climate change look like in NorCal? UC Extension answers some questions in a new series.
- Modest 3.9 quake rattles Comptche area, followed quickly by 2.9 aftershock (updated 9:55am)
- The view from Covelo: local photographer captures owl and raven battle in flight
- Upcoming COVID vaccination clinics in Mendocino Co. — Próximas clínicas de vacunación contra COVID en Mendocino
- Vaccine supply remains inconsistent, but future looks hopeful: Miller Report for March 23
- Russian River water managers speak out on drought, Water Board actions (column)
- Mendocino Co. asks for farmer participants in hemp cultivation pilot program — supes unanimously approve program for up to 5 permitees
- PG&E warns of increasing utility scams across Northern CA
- Mendocino Climate Committee presents first annual report to supervisors; laments lack of support and funding
- CFDW announces new cannabis restoration grant program, will hold workshop on March 24
- Sophomore Amy Liu wins Mendocino County “Poetry Out Loud” competition, competes at state event
- Ft. Bragg PD issue release on missing person, Brittany Adkins (press release)
- Ukiah Valley residents can sign up for free chipper days with the Mendocino Fire Safe Council through April
- City of Willits asks for input on urban forest management plan
- Red abalone remains closed to recreational fishing until 2026, CDFW announces
- Add Brittany Adkins to list of missing; last seen in Ft. Bragg in ’19 (letter to the editor)
- Local artists share work in “Fresh Eyes,” a virtual art show starting March 19
- Mendo planning commission reviewing “Phase 3” cannabis cultivation & facilities ordinances, Mar. 19
- Mendocino County gets $832k from state for cannabis equity program grants; hires new cannabis program manager
- Expect big waves, dangerous surf along North Coast this Friday — up to 22 foot waves possible
- Mendocino College nursing students assist with local vaccination clinics
- Mendocino moving into the red tier: Miller Report for March 16
- More than $10k raised for Fort Bragg auto shop employees after fire; cause appears to be electrical
- North Coast high school students can apply now for 2021 Congressional Art Competition
- Vocality Community Credit Union opens new Ukiah branch
- Mendocino County families to receive free Botanical Gardens memberships thanks to Children’s Fund partnership
- New perpetual scholarship created to honor former professor at Mendocino College
- Adventist Health Mendocino County to resume visits to hospital patients
- What are your questions about the proposed “phase three” cannabis cultivation ordinance?
- We talked with Adventist Health about vaccine distribution and the pandemic in Mendocino County (video)
- New MOVE 2030 speaker series starts Tuesday featuring Linc Housing
- Fort Bragg auto shop owner plans to rebuild; GoFundMe set up to benefit displaced employees, owner (updated)
- County scrambles to give away 750 vaccines in Caspar Friday as two other vaccine events are held in Fort Bragg
- New winter storm system forecast for the North Coast Sunday (updated 3/13)
- Mendocino Co. enters red tier Sunday, indoor food service, gyms, & other activities can resume — Mendocino ingresa al nivel rojo el domingo, el servicio de comidas en el interior, los gimnasios y otras actividades pueden empezar de nuevo
- New research on cannabis cultivation and the environment at Hopland Extension event March 12
- Whatever happened to Barbie? Former pal’s push stirs case of Willits woman missing since spring 2020
- Murals, murals everywhere: Fort Bragg boosters hope to blossom much more building art
- Great Redwood Trail, cannabis expansion, paramedic training, and more: Letter to District 3 constituents, March 2021
- CDC announces guidelines for vaccinated people: Miller Report for March 9
- Life with coyotes: CDFW announces workshops on coyotes and urban environments
- Forest Service begins August Complex remediation, asks for public comment — 4,500 acres in Mendocino National Forest to be salvage logged
- California Duck Stamp Art Contest will open for 2021 submissions on April 4
- HREC announces “NorCal Climate Futures,” a series of community conversations starting March 25
- Applications now being accepted for new Project Homekey apartments in Ukiah
- Sonoma Clean Power launches “Bike Electric” program; $1000 available for new e-bike purchases
- Preparing for the worst — Cal Fire fears 2021 could be as bad as 2020
- Spring Market event from the Mendocino County Herb Guild happening March 20
- No threat of tsunami on West Coast — 8.1 New Zealand quake resulted in tsunami scare
- State changes reopening criteria — again (CalMatters)
- Surge ends and “red tier” is in sight for Mendocino — Newsom announces new vaccine policy, loosening of restrictions
- Expect smoke: burn planned near Lake Pillsbury, March 4
- Mendocino Co. once more seeks a cannabis program manager — 4th time position has been open since 2017
- Call for submissions for “Fresh Eyes” art show
- “Snow happens,” Willits Economic Localization holding forum on emergency response, Mar. 14
- Andy Rondon speaks out on Skunkworx raid (letter-to-editor)
- Miller Report: More information on COVID-19 variants and vaccines, March 2, 2021
- Cal Fire to conduct controlled burn south of Yorkville on March 3 – 5
- Mendocino Co. seeks dismissal of suit filed by Skunkworx owner, says grower can’t be compensated for federally illegal plant (updated 3/2)
- Ukiah library offering local seeds for free
- Covelo Cannabis Advocacy Group seeks community input on potential cannabis regulatory changes (letter to the editor)
- Casey O’Neill: Stacking functions & cover crops (farming column)
- Inspired by local physician, spine surgeon returns to Willits to fulfill life-long dream
- Ft. Bragg police ask for help in finding woman missing since July
- As massive die off of sunflower sea stars devastates North Coast fisheries, international nonprofit lists species as critically endangered
- Who gets a California stimulus check? When? (CalMatters)
- Ukiah High to hold community meeting about new sports field on March 2
- Adventist Health has administered over 11,500 vaccine doses in Mendocino County
- Point Arena opens applications for local poet laureate
- Historical Society of Mendocino County launches crowdfunding to digitize local history collection
- Miller Report: A look at your heart’s health (Feb. 24)
- Local nonprofits & conservation districts fund fire mitigation on private property — applications open
- Local radio, Facebook, help Adventist distribute late arriving vaccines in Fort Bragg on Sunday
- Adventist Health holding mass vaccination clinic in Ukiah on Feb. 24 for residents aged 70 and up
- NCRA takes major step forward with Redwood Trail, files for railbanking — McGuire hosts town hall expounds on senate bill
- Ukiah City Council seeks members for diversity committee, hears about new FEMA flood maps
- Coyote Valley Band of Pomo request consultation with Cal Fire over Jackson Forest logging plans
- Marcia Rafanan Meadlin will fill vacant Ft. Bragg City Council seat — she’ll be the first Native councilmember in recent memory
- Mendocino Cannabis Alliance to hold member elections for policy committee (column)
- Vaccine availability on the Mendocino County coast: Miller Report for February 16
- Sen. McGuire holding town hall on Great Redwood Trail Thur. Feb. 18
- Teresa Sholars came to study the pygmy forest in the 1970s, the one of a kind ecosystem has kept her busy for 50 years
- Two COVID-19 vaccine clinics for 2nd doses only happening February 17 & 18
- Schools are re-opening and students will traveling — a safety reminder to drivers from Ukiah Unified
- Focus on a livable, pedestrian friendly Ft. Bragg (letter-to-the-editor)
- Mi experiencia en una clínica de vacunación en el condado de Mendocino (letter-to-the-editor)
- Catherine Lair says cannabis grows degrade the beauty of our land (letter-to-the-editor)
- Ukiah elementary begins in-person Feb. 16, Ft. Bragg aims for 22nd, Willits for March — Potter Valley expanding grades — other districts uncertain (updated 2/13)
- Ukiah Groundwater Agency moves forward with well monitoring network — expects groundwater regulation by June 2022
- Happy Lunar New Year: proclamation and virtual event for the Year of the Ox
- Supervisor John Haschak’s letter to constituents: February 2021
- Cannabis regulatory agencies hosting online cannabis permitting workshop on March 4
- Free and virtual legal re-entry clinics for Northern CA residents happening March 2 – 3
- Ukiah library to launch Discord server for teens on February 26
- M1 Road will be temporarily closed due to culvert work in Mendocino National Forest
- Mendocino Trail Stewards urge reappraisal of timber harvest plans (letter-to-the-editor)
- Casey O’Neill: Sustainability Before Expansion (opinion)
- Save the Redwoods pays $24.7 million for conservation easement in Anderson Valley — large parcel of redwood forest protected from development
- Ft. Bragg Council ditches plan to switch trash collectors, re-ups with Waste Management — protocol for councilmember selection adopted
- New conservation group pushes back on Jackson Demonstration logging plan, advocates for 20k acre reserve
- Detectives called to fresh grave near Ukiah find dog remains
- How’s the Dungeness crab season playing out this year? Word on the dock is grim
- Fort Bragg restaurant outbreak spawns Sunday testing event — most cases happened in Mid-January
- Adventist Health realizara un evento de vacunación para gente 65+ en Willits High el 6 de febrero
- Adventist Health holding mass vaccination event for 65+ in Willits on Feb. 6
- Mendocino sheriff & FBI to hold press conference on Khadijah Britton, as the 3rd anniversary of disappearance approaches
- Virtual town hall on Mendocino Co. cannabis cultivation permits & CEQA on Feb. 10 — county releases consultant applications
- Adventist Health creates COVID-19 vaccine email notification program for Mendocino County residents
- COVID-19 and re-opening schools: Miller Report for Feb. 1
- Nine Fort Bragg residents apply for open city council seat
- Missing Elk area man found dead
- Rep. Huffman sponsoring bills to stop offshore drilling along North Coast, Arctic Ocean
- Drive-by parade planned for 113th birthday of Willits’ Edie Ceccarelli on February 5
- More than 7,000 still without power in 4th day of outage — some may not be reenergized for days
- National Weather Service issues flood watch for most of North Coast for weekend, early next week
- Scientists tie climate change to increasing storm severity in Northern California
- Ukiah Council appoints Mari Rodin to fill vacant seat at online meeting marred by technical problems
- Cal Fire seeks to end 10 year legal battle over WWII era Jackson Forest road
- 8,770 customers remain without power in Mendocino Co. — PG&E says some may not get power till Friday
- Gibney lane residents criticize Ft. Bragg Council over trash collector plan, a city mulls garbageman switch
- Mendocino Co. holding mass vaccination clinics for in-home support workers; round 2 for some
- Vaccine supply remains limited — Miller Report for Jan. 25
- Opening event for new mosaic art featuring emergency preparedness in Ukiah this Jan. 30 – 31
- Mendocino Sheriff warns of scammers posing as custom agents
- Fort Bragg may dump Waste Management for C&S Waste at special meeting tonight — company has lease option on undisclosed location south of Fort Bragg
- Winter storm day 2: U.S. Route 101 finally REOPENED — showers & snow expected tonight, but worst is past — various other small accidents blocking traffic
- HAZARDOUS ROADS & POWER OUTAGES — TRAVEL ILL ADVISED — 101 closed at Reynolds Highway, & N. of Laytonville — Hwy. 253, Hwy. 175, Branscomb Rd., Mountain View Rd. and many others closed — crews working to clear roads, thousands without power across Mendocino County (updated 1/27 12pm)
- Downtown Fort Bragg cannabis business nixed by City Council on split vote — winter homeless shelter will find new home at Mendocino Coast Jewish Community shul
- MCOE: Halfway through a very long school year
- Talk at Hopland Extension examines wildlife recovery after fires, and tries to answer the question, “where do deer go during fires?”
- Major winter storms forecast to bring rain and snow to North Coast through at least Thursday
- Ukiah Unified to hold virtual town halls concerning return to in person instruction; UUSD tendrá reuniones virtuales para informar padres y discutir el regreso a instrucion en persona, en español lunes, 25 de enero
- Adventist Health appoints president for Mendocino County hospitals and clinics
- Conservationists restore river habitat in hopes of coho’s return
- Fort Bragg firefighters save house, extinguish garage fire near R.V. park
- Petition approved for new charter school in Hopland
- Community Foundation of Mendocino County offers $168,000 in grants for local non-profits
- Ukiah man accused of stabbing his brother to death
- “Came A Horseman: A Hard Ride in a Fierce World” is a new novel set on the Mendocino Coast, about a fictional future that draws heavily on the ancient past
- Virtual community meeting on new Ukiah Project Homekey residences will be held Jan. 27
- Miller Report for January 19: “Frustrations over vaccines”
- Mendocino Co. & Adventist Health administered doses of Moderna vaccine that has since been “paused”
- Summer in winter: record heat & high winds hit NorCal — wind-driven wildfire breaks out at The Geysers
- Second dose of COVID vaccine available for some
- Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail
- Wet weather trail closures may occur in Mendocino National Forest
- State Sen. Mike McGuire to host virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 26
- Virtual town hall with District 3 Supervisor John Haschak happening Jan. 31
- Seed swaps happening around inland Mendocino County
- Adventist Health vaccine clinic for 75+ people fills up in hours
- Trump admin slashes 3.4 million acres of protected habitat for northern spotted owl
- Commercial crab boats put out pots on the Mendocino Coast
- Private landowner donates 188 acres of open space to City of Ukiah
- Human remains found in connection with search for Paul Duran (updated 1/15)
- Hospital holding vaccine event Fri. Jan. 15 for healthcare workers, seniors 75+
- CA Public Health lifts safety restrictions for shellfish sport harvested in Mendocino County
- Many scholarships available from the Community Foundation of Mendocino County in 2021
- Hopland REC offering lambing visits and self-guided hikes
- National Weather Service meteorologist predicts dry next few weeks
- Mobile home burns at Rancho Del Rey Estates in Ukiah
- Lutheran church may extend Fort Bragg’s winter homeless shelter; Ft. Bragg Council also talks evacuation maps, search for councilmember
- Miller Report: COVID Vaccine Update for the Mendocino Coast Jan. 12
- Applications open now for Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op grant program for community organizations
- Rep. Huffman joins call for impeachment, unseating lawmakers, Capitol Police & National Guard inquiries, 25th Amendment, etc. — Democrats introduce articles of impeachment
- High surf warning for North Coast this weekend
- Ft. Bragg formula business ordinance moves forward
- Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians receives $200,000 EPA grant
- In interview Rep. Huffman calls for second impeachment, 25th amendment — “What happened today was textbook sedition, so anyone who was part of it…should absolutely be prosecuted, and I include Donald Trump”
- Prominent Ukiah area water managers jockey for seat at the table as Water Board considers drought management
- One-way traffic control on 20 between Ft. Bragg & Willits (updated 10:30am)
- Miller Report for January 5: vaccine availability and rollout
- Waters recede, 128 now open between coast & Navarro
- Four more deaths from COVID-19 in Mendocino Co.
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents, January 2021
- Happy New Year to all from The Mendocino Voice
- At first meeting of new year Mendocino supes’ will talk sheriff’s budget hike, cannabis permits, COVID, & more
- The new COVID variant is in California — here’s what you need to know
- Freezer failure at Ukiah Valley Medical forces emergency mass vaccine distribution
- Application deadline extended for California businesses to apply for pandemic grants — application deadline now Jan. 13 (updated 1/4)
- Mendocino County’s two newest supervisors sworn in today
- 101 has now re-opened after big rig accident (updated 12:50pm)
- Tourist drowns near town of Mendocino; father & 2 children drown off Sonoma Coast
- First Mendocino County baby of 2021 arrives at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley
- Mendocino’s “Grange Wars” end as final holdout, Garcia Guild, turns over hall to National Grange
- Mendocino sees largest single day COVID spike, 2 dead this week — 71 new cases yesterday, 2558 total — NorCal retains 33% ICU capacity
- Mendo aprueba $625K para un contratista local para recoger vehículos abandonados — le decimos a quién llamar sobre vehículos abandonados en el camino
- Gualala woman found dead after long search & rescue operation (updated 1/2/21)
- Emergency winter homeless shelter opens in Fort Bragg Jan. 1
- Mendocino Coast Clinics resume COVID-19 testing — available Wednesdays and Thursdays
- Earthquake strikes near Cobb, estimated at 3.6 in magnitude
- Miller Report: Vaccines arrive in Mendocino County
- New wireless tower approved for Big Signal Peak
- Wildfires have created an insurance crisis in California, can home hardening help? (CalMatters)
- Man charged with murder in Christmas Eve vehicle chase & crash
- Options for PG&E customers struggling with power bills
- Cal Fire lifts residential burn permit requirements beginning Dec. 28, ending fire season
- COVID-19 outbreak at Mendocino County jail hits at least 20 people
- Huffman’s amendment pressuring PacifiCorp to remove Klamath dams passes House, now pending in Senate
- Shooting and car chase lead to fatal crash in Caspar
- At least seven people test positive in COVID-19 outbreak at Mendocino County Jail
- No crab for Christmas; commercial crabbers won’t drop pots till they get better prices
- Ukiah taking applications to fill city council seat
- Mendocino Co. hospitalization hits record high, 17 locals in hospital, 5 in ICU — 36 new COVID cases, total at 2219 — 2.5% of county residents have tested positive — graphs for Dec. 22, 2020
- Holiday decorating competition winners surprised by City of Ukiah (videos)
- COVID case closes City of Willits offices till Jan. 1
- North Coast Opportunities delivers more than 10k food boxes, offers assistance for those struggling with COVID & wildfire
- To answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine we talked with a local expert (video)
- Fort Bragg Planning Commission discusses formula store ordinance; City Council reappoints planning commissioners
- Commercial crab season opening Dec. 23, recreational fishers getting limits
- Kimbler says she would decline city council seat (letter-to-the-editor)
- Mendo approves $625k to local contractor for junk car clean up — here’s who to call to deal with abandoned roadside cars
- Mendocino begins distribution of vaccine — one more dead, 26 new cases, 2134 total for Thurs. 12/17 (video)
- Ukiah is revising its general plan for 2040, outlining land and resources policy for the next 20 years
- Ed Donovan opposes Jenny Kimbler as a choice for Ukiah City Council, citing comments on police violence (letter-to-the-editor)
- Jennifer Kreger speaks against big-box stores in Ft. Bragg (letter-to-the-editor)
- Dr. Miller’s report on COVID-19: The storm approaches
- Ukiah Unified distributing 14 days of food Wed. — Distribución de alimentos de UUSD para las fiestas el miércoles
- As COVID surges Mendocino Co. reviews “mass casualty” plans, mortuary resources — vaccines to arrive this week — 235 cases in past week, total tops 2000, averaging 34 per day
- Two weeks of food, plus holiday meal available to all kids on Dec. 16 from Ukiah Unified — Distribución de alimentos de UUSD para las fiestas el miércoles
- Bernie Norvell takes over as Ft. Bragg mayor, Morsell-Haye as vice-mayor — council solicits applications to fill vacant seat
- PG&E will provide update on wildfire safety work at virtual meeting this Wednesday, Dec. 16
- Mendocino Office of Education offers teaching credentials for residents
- State Sen. McGuire holding COVID virtual town hall, Dec. 17
- Mendo Climate Action Committee will present policy suggestions to supervisors, holds final meeting of 2020
- New Mendocino Sheriff service lets you text 9-1-1 in Mendocino County
- PG&E will increase rates 8% for all customers March 1 — part of $1.15 billion in hikes
- Proposed Dollar General Could Alter Feel of Downtown Fort Bragg
- Mendocino announces new COVID testing locations — Ft. Bragg every tues., Point Arena, Anderson Valley, Covelo on Dec. 18 (updated)
- Mendo Fire Safe Council rolls out new video series on home hardening
- Ukiah Unified update to families: Ukiah Christmas effort, COVID-19, counseling and more
- Rain, winter weather, high surf and king tides expected — check out the King Tides project (updated 12/13)
- Big day for the environment at Mendocino Board of Supervisors — supes vote on wildfire debris removal, electric vehicles, hazard mitigation plan
- Late-night quake rattles Willits — USGS reports magnitude 3.4
- Rotary Club of Willits offers student debt relief with new program
- Mendocino College to receive $250,000 donation to support students over the next two years
- Fort Bragg baby joins world with help of the cops
- Bill to restore marine ecosystems, update water infrastructure, passes unanimously in House of Reps
- A calm before the storm: Miller Report on COVID-19 for December 7
- Willits robbery leads to car chase — one suspect apprehended (9:45pm)
- Cal Fire has cancelled the prescribed burn south of Yorkville on Dec. 9 & 10 (updated)
- Lutherans open doors for Coast’s homeless winter shelter — Ft. Bragg Council fattens paychecks of shelter workers to attract applicants
- Lake Mendocino is low, but no water shortages are forecast, thanks to new tech
- Sonoma Clean Power plans to build more local, clean power sources
- What is community choice aggregation, and why it matters in Mendocino
- Free COVID testing available in Ft. Bragg Tues. — Pruebas gratis de COVID, martes en Ft. Bragg
- Remembering Kenneth Lee Morgan (obituary)
- Mendocino supes will consider reclassifying cannabis as ag at Dec. 8 meeting — will hold town hall, Dec. 16 discussing cannabis cultivation permits
- What do you want Ukiah to look like in 2040? Join these virtual workshops on Dec. 7 & 8 to contribute to the plan
- Mendocino County Superior Court temporarily delays jury trials through January 8 due to COVID-19 surge
- Ft. Bragg Council to consider housing winter homeless shelter at C.V. Starr Center
- Modest quake strikes between Lakeport and Hopland
- Newsom orders new COVID restrictions — some medical workers could get vaccine by New Year’s — new order goes into effect when ICU capacity falls below 15% regionally — hotels stays for tourism could be banned — outdoor dining also restricted
- With COVID precautions in place, lighted trucks & lit boats to parade in Fort Bragg this weekend
- Six Mendocino Co. residents charged with killing of Covelo couple
- Shop local & support our community: new Mendocino Co. business website will showcase holiday wares
- Want to see more pedestrian & bicycle lanes? Tell Caltrans what you think in this survey
- “Our Local hospital is prepared;” Dr. Miller’s report for Nov. 30 (column)
- Look out for smoke: Cal Fire prescribed burning in Hopland, Dec. 4 & 5
- Supervisor John Haschak: letter to constituents, late November
- New Fort Bragg non profit takes lead on COVID; mask give-away Dec. 2, at Ft. Bragg Safeway
- Hefty quake saunters through Ukiah
- Bodies discovered north of Covelo confirmed to be Kyle McCartney & Traci Bland; homicide suspected
- As California fire insurance prices skyrocket, residents ask themselves: should I stay?
- Dungeness crab season delayed yet again — this time till Dec. 16
- Enrollment is open for phlebotomy and dental assisting programs until Nov. 30
- City of Ukiah’s holiday lights competition kicks off Dec. 5 — top LED lights eligible for prizes — Ukiah Electric Utility offers rebates (updated w/ map)
- Firewood & Christmas tree permits now available from Mendocino National Forest at no cost
- Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference to hold winter publishing series
- The COVID surge hits Mendo with new daily cases at all time high — public health officer urges compliance — even worse spread likely in wake of holiday travels (with graphs)
- Congressman Huffman to hold virtual town hall on December 3 covering the presidential transition
- President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of thanksgiving, & the Alcatraz Proclamation — Nov. 2020
- November is Native American Heritage Month in California
- Cal Fire to conduct a 150 acre prescribed burn west of Ukiah, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 — smoke will be visible
- Sport harvested shellfish in Mendocino Co. may contain deadly poison
- Two fires burn in Fort Bragg — senior dies of burns despite heroic efforts of neighbors — out of control burn spreads to 9 acres
- Mendocino Co. election count done — Crane, Dueñas win in Ukiah — Biden wins 66% of county votes — McGourty, Mulheren win supervisorial races — McFadden wins Potter Irrigation Dist. — measures K & I pass — full election results
- Mendocino’s election county is done, take a look back at Election Day with this slideshow
- Fort Bragg Council decides to appoint, not elect, new councilmember
- Two bodies found near Covelo
- Fort Bragg council will discuss replacing Mayor Lee Monday — appointment or special election both possible
- Fort Bragg cops say they’ve finally caught motorcyclist
- Geothermal power company will pay $2.1 million to state over alleged violations at largest geothermal energy field in world
- Free Thanksgiving meal and food distribution available for local kids from Ukiah Unified on Wednesday, November 18
- Potter Valley only local public schools likely to return to the classroom till 2021
- States, tribes, Berkshire Hathaway come to agreement on Klamath dams; CA, OR & tribes responsible for demolition
- Ukiah Basin Groundwater Agency discusses future of water in the Ukiah Valley Basin
- County confirms purple tier begins Tues. — most school openings nixed — indoor dining, gyms & religious services banned — retail occupancy restricted (with graphs)
- August Complex finally 100% contained
- Mendocino Co. moving to more restrictive purple tier — Newsom moves preemptively as COVID surges nationwide
- Free masks available at CV Starr Center in Ft. Bragg today, Sunday
- Ukiah schools plan Dec. 7 reopening — Fort Bragg punts — Potter Valley will return first — Willits undecided — Round Valley eager to start in-person — all districts fret COVID could nix any plan
- The people who broke local journalism can’t be the ones to save it (opinion)
- Sen. McGuire, Mendocino Co., Ukiah to hold homelessness town hall, virtually Nov. 16
- Juvenile hall COVID-outbreak did not force court closure; infection at court and juvenile hall were separate incidents
- Mendocino County District 3 Supervisor John Haschak to host virtual “town hall” on November 15
- Sheriff Kendall, Gov. Newsom share Veteran’s Day messages
- City of Willits passes two measures, one to fund city services, one to fix deteriorating school buildings
- What’s the status of the Great Redwood Trail? We looked into it.
- Know a small farmer that needs some help? $90,000 in Good Farm Fund grants are open now for Mendocino and Lake counties
- Cal Fire conducting prescribed burn south of Yorkville this week
- COVID closes Mendocino Superior Court thru week
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley offers new Urolift procedure to assist men suffering from enlarged prostate
- Help reforest Redwood Valley; acorn collectors needed!
- Future supervisors speak out; we spoke with the presumptive winners about their plans
- Rain, coming to a sky near you — finally
- Small wildland fire near Point Arena quickly controlled (updated 3:40pm)
- Mendocino County election 2020 results — McGourty, Mulheren take commanding leads — measures K & I poised to pass — we’ll be updating all night
- Mendocino Co. election 2020 live blog — initial results released — 47% of registered voters ballots counted (updated 8:50pm)
- How, and where, to vote on Election Day in Mendocino County
- What you need to know about voting & COVID — masks required at polls —Mendocino Co. sees record early voting turn out
- Endorsements & letters in support of candidates (opinion)
- Hey undecided voters! Here are our interviews with the candidates & our election forums
- Sheriff will run extra patrols Election Day, citing concerns of “intimidation or violence in connection with voting”
- Ft. Bragg & Ukiah schools likely to reopen soon under hybrid model — under red tier schools may open as soon as Nov. 12
- Mo Mulheren supports Farmers’ Market EBT Match program (letter to the editor)
- Local goats clear brush in Ukiah
- Tim S. Poma backs Mo Mulheren for District 2 supe (letter to editor)
- Marvin Trotter supports Mari Rodin for District 2 supervisor (letter to editor)
- Tony Marsh backs Mo Mulheren (letter to editor
- William French is backing Mo Mulheren (letter to editor)
- Patience Foster writes in support of Mo Mulheren (letter to editor)
- Jerilyn Harris & Carole Hester support Glenn McGourty for District 1 supe
- Linda Bouskill Nagel backs Mari Rodin for District 2 supe (letter to editor)
- Sharon Marshall supports Mo Mulheren (letter to editor)
- Small earthquake shakes Willits area; temblor measured magnitude 3.2
- Equipment upgrades will disrupt cell service in Round Valley this week
- Small fire burning east of Potter Valley (updated 1:55pm)
- Ukiah Unified to hold free Halloween BBQ this Wednesday, Oct. 28 open all children in the community
- Mendocino Co. launches COVID-19 testing website; UCSF cancels free testing, OptumServe still available
- Ft. Bragg Mayor Will Lee resigns effective New Years
- Halloween events and COVID-19 in Mendocino County — guidelines and activities around the county (updated)
- August Complex held at containment lines during worst fire weather of season
- Any supervisors candidate can save our local farm scene by giving their “raise” to Market Match (opinion)
- Stories from the frontlines: ICU nurse shares his experience of caring for COVID-19 patients
- District 3 supervisor: letter to constituents, late October
- Structure fire north of Potter Valley quickly knocked down
- New small business grants available to help with COVID-19 changes — West Center has up to $10,000 for local businesses
- Small spot fire near Island Mountain quickly controlled
- Small wildfire burning near Montgomery Woods, off Orr Spring Rd. quickly controlled (update 9:38am)
- Con el tiempo de incendios acercándose, PG&E revisa el área de interrupción: Willits, el norte de Mendo ya no espera apagón: probablemente solo 1000 clientes se verán afectados
- With fire weather approaching PG&E revises outage area — new outage in Potter Valley — only 1000 customers likely to be affected (updated 9pm)
- As California prepares for extreme fire weather, where exactly PG&E will cut power remains unclear — parts of Mendocino Co. likely to lose power — fire weather will be worst of season starting today
- Eel River tributaries decimated by drought
- August Complex now 91% contained — county offering services to those impacted by August Complex and Oak Fire
- Albion man arrested in killing of 60-year-old Ft. Bragg man
- One year in, Mendocino Climate Committee still struggles to find its footing
- Two substantial quakes rattle Willits area
- Small brush fire burning at south end of Willits Bypass
- County hazard mitigation plan open for public comment
- Have you received your ballot yet? October 19 is the last day to register to receive a ballot by mail in time for the election
- District 2 supervisors’ candidates forum cancelled — statements from the candidates
- Groundwater regulation in Ukiah Valley is imminent. Here’s what you need to know.
- As forests burn, carbon sinks turn into carbon sources
- Son of James Whetstone charged with murder of his father; Whetstone’s remains discovered at his home (updated 1:20pm)
- Fire crews mopping up fire on Orr Springs Road in the Ukiah area
- The Fort Bragg City Council plans to greet future indoor commercial cannabis cultivators with a promise of no special fees or taxes
- Willits man, James Whetstone, remains missing since Oct. 9
- Mendocino ballots are mailed — here’s 2020 election information about drop boxes, registration deadlines, and more
- NWS issues red flag warning for interior North Coast above 1500 ft., from Wednesday night through Friday morning — planned power shutoffs unlikely in Mendocino County but may occur in Northern CA
- Fort Bragg to consider cannabis growing regulations at tonight’s city council meeting
- August Complex virtual community meeting happening tonight, October 12 at 7pm
- Mendocino County celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day today (updated)
- Need financial assistance because of wildfires or COVID-19? Resources are available from North Coast Opportunities
- Missing person located this morning during search after vehicle was found unoccupied on Thursday (updated 10/10)
- Census surveys continues in northern Mendocino due to low response rates — now’s the time to fill it out!
- Fire behind Ukiah Gun Club now controlled (updated 1pm)
- Small earthquake swarm continues near Willits; 3.2 temblor rattles central Mendocino Co.
- District 3 supervisor: letter to constituents, October, 2020
- Groundwater regulation comes to Ukiah; local Groundwater Sustainability Agency introduced plan last week
- August Complex surpasses 1 million acres marking new era of enormous fires
- Watch the Mendocino County supervisors & Ukiah City Council debates Oct. 5 & 8! (updated w/ video)
- Two notable quakes shake Willits, a 3.5 and 2.8
- Red flag warning called for interior Mendocino Co., western Lake Co. — flex alert issued
- Shady Fire bearing down on Santa Rosa — new evacuation warnings in eastern Humboldt as August Complex Flares — North Complex forces evacuation warning in Paradise
- High winds & temps bring increased activity on August Complex, new evacuations
- One suspect in Covelo robbery dead in apparent suicide, two apprehended — all suspects accounted for — kidnapping victim shot but stable (updated 2:50pm)
- Red flag warning expanded for all of Mendocino and Lake Co. and most of North Coast through Monday — no power shut-off currently planned in Mendo (updated 9/27)
- Local and national conservation groups join forces, sue timber company over logging project
- Fort Bragg City Council will consider ending Stage 2 water emergency at Monday’s meeting
- Yurok & Karuk tribes, Rep. Huffman, Sen. McGuire call for PacifiCorp to remove Klamath dams
- Sheriff releases name of man killed yesterday in alleged property dispute
- One man shot dead another seriously wounded in alleged family quarrel (updated 6:10pm)
- Mendo Climate Action Committee met Friday, here’s our recap
- Point Arena City Council seat open for write-in candidates till Oct. 20
- Hefty quake measuring 3.3 rattles Anderson Valley
- August Complex officials will hold public meeting Wed. at 7pm, watch on Facebook
- Wildfires have drastically increased air pollution in Mendocino Co. How will it impact health?
- Ukiah Unified & Ft. Bragg Unified offer free food to children 18 or younger, each Wed.
- August Complex at 794,801 acres; new evacuation warnings issued south and east of 162
- New evacuation orders south of Covelo as fire pushes northwest; Cal Fire hopes to have some containment on western flank within a day
- New evacuation order issued northeast of Willits — better mapping revised August Complex down to 755,603 acres
- Oak Fire now 90% contained, remains at 1100 acres — all evacuations orders and warnings lifted (updated 8:30 pm)
- In plan to divide and conquer August Complex, fire management split between three teams
- Oak Fire remains at 1100 acres, now 50% contained — five large structures destroyed, 20 minor structures — Sept. 12
- New evacuations northeast of Covelo — August Complex is largest fire in modern California history at 755k acres with a 100 mile long fire front
- El incendio August Complex ahora el incendio más grande en la historia de California – con mejor clima hoy los bomberos progresaron bien
- El incendio Oak Fire abarca 1100 acres, 35% contenido, con 22 estructuras destruidas – evacuación de Brooktrails se retira – vea el video de esta noche de la actualización acerca del incendio (actualizado a las 9:45 pm, 10 de septiembre, 2020)
- August Complex now largest fire in California history at 746,607 acres — fire management split into August Complex North, August Complex South
- Fire info meeting will be livestreamed tonight: Oak Fire at 6pm & August Complex Fire at 7pm (9/10/20)
- Oak Fire at 1100 acres, 35% contained, with 25 structures destroyed — evacuation of Brooktrails lifted — watch video of the evening fire update (updated 9:45pm, 9/10/20)
- Our resource guide for wildfire information & links that everyone in “Mendo needs to know”
- 101 now open —containment grows to 25% on Oak Fire, size unchanged at 863 acres — evacuation of Brooktrails remains in place (updated 8:30pm)
- August Complex and Elkhorn Fire push west, but weather is improving — Island Mountain, Mina under mandatory evacuation order — Garberville under evac warning
- Letter to the editor: Seniors cycle, find cash and a happy surprise
- El Incendio August Complex crece rápidamente hacia el norte y el oeste.
- El humo del fuego Complejo de Agosto reduce las temperaturas y ayuda a combatir el fuego Oak Fire — Oak Fire se manitene en 863 acres — capacidad de refugio ampliada – 8 de septiembre (actualizado a las 3:15 pm)
- Oak Fire steady at 863 acres — shelter capacity expanded — Sept. 8 (updated 11:45pm)
- Northern Mendocino reach “hazardous” air quality as smoke from August Complex darkens sky
- Winds drive growth of August Complex — areas east of Covelo remain under evacuation order
- Mandatory evacuation orders issued for areas near August Complex, fire now 350k acres, 24% contained; Mendocino National Forest closed due to fire risks
- Oak Fire is at 700 acres with no official containment —evacuation centers open, call-line set-up for COVID-19 evacuation questions — Willits & Laytonville school districts close tomorrow due to fire (updated 9:15pm)
- Red flag warning issued for eastern Mendocino County, Mon. evening thru Tues. — Cal Fire asks people to exercise caution
- Smoke, extreme heat, & potential power outages predicted across Northern California this week — here’s where to find info
- Fort Bragg’s water shortage means steep cuts, no watering of lawns; climate scientists say to expect more
- Heat wave threatens power shortages and wind raises risk of planned power shut-offs
- Dangerous and sometimes fatal cyanobacteria present in Navarro River
- Pyrocumulus clouds visible from Mendo Co. as August Complex grows to 298k acres — evacuation warning & fire weather watch issued (updated 9/4)
- How to heal emotional wounds after a disaster: Hidden Epidemics, Part Three
- 100 Women Strong will hold next fundraising event on September 10
- Free fishing day happening this Saturday, September 5
- Community gatherings offer healing for emotional wounds after disasters: Hidden Epidemics, Part Two
- Election 2020: Mendocino County candidates statements now available
- Fort Bragg declares “stage 2” water emergency; residents must cut use by 20%
- Mendocino Co. schools & COVID: what do you need to know?
- Calpella area residents protest Mendocino Forest Products pellet plant
- Seventeen dead of COVID including a county worker, new public health order issued — 673 total cases, 5 currently hospitalized, Aug. 28
- Volunteer firefighter dies fighting August Complex; Complex now 242,941 acres 20% contained
- Fire burning near Vichy Springs quickly controlled (update 5:13pm)
- Wildfire growing quickly in Calpella — mandatory evacuation issued (2:34pm)
- Small vegetation fire burning off 162; downed power lines cause outage (updated 2pm)one mi
- Laytonville Water District completes repairs, water shortage emergency about over
- Mendocino County history: Centennial of the 19th Amendment
- Dangerous air quality conditions likely to persist in inland Mendocino County: Ukiah and Willits reach unhealthy levels
- Who’s running for office in Mendocino County in November
- Disasters are driving a mental health crisis
- Mendocino Air District warns of “unhealthy” air due to fires
- Could sheep & goats help prevent wildfires? A local shepherd advocates for eco-friendly fire management
- Evacuation warning issued for Lake Pillsbury — Hull Fire burning on Hull Mountain in National Forest at 2,500 acres
- Red flag warning issued for North Coast — fires burn 1.1 million acres across California
- Are the historic heat, lightning storms and fires caused by climate change? We asked climate scientists
- Fire weather watch issued for Mendocino Co. — new thunderstorms possible
- Smokey air comes to Mendocino as wildfires rage across Northern California
- Smoke getting you down? Build your own (cheap) air purifier
- Due to low water levels, Army Corps closes south boat ramp at Lake Mendocino
- Two men suffer non-fatal shooting on Round Valley Reservation
- One more dead of COVID today, five total this week — four die of COVID at hospital, one COVID-related death at Sherwood Oaks (update 2:10pm)
- Ukiah police arrest man in connection with suspected arson fires of Aug. 18; third arrest for arson this week
- West Center opens second round of grants to assist businesses with COVID-19 changes on Friday August 21 — $100,000 total available
- Gov. Newsom declares statewide emergency over fires and extreme weather
- Woman confesses to Aug. 16 arson Ukiah PD say; info still sought in Aug. 18 arsons
- Red Fire off 101 at Ridgewood Grade now fully contained; fire reached almost 15 acres alongside 101 (updated 8/20 9pm)
- Ukiah BLM office temporarily closes some public lands due to wildfire
- Evacuations lifted in major gas leak on N. State St. near Ukiah (updated 8/20/20)
- 3-19 Fire east of Potter Valley remains 62 acres, now 90% contained (updated 8/20, 9:30pm)
- Creek Fire in Covelo is 820 acres, with 90% containment (updated 8/20, 9:20pm)
- Suspect apprehended in Covelo homicide
- Small brush fires burning near Costco and along rail trail in Ukiah, arson suspected (updated)
- At least four moderate quakes rattle Mendocino Co. (updated 7pm)
- Rolling blackouts called off for Tuesday Aug 18. (updated 8pm)
- Fire on Vichy Springs Rd. near Ukiah stopped at 1 acre
- No rolling blackouts this evening across NorCal — utilities urge power conservation — intermittent blackouts may continue thru Wed. (updated 8:45pm)
- One man shot & killed in Covelo — shelter-in-place lifted — suspect identified by at-large (updated 7:50pm)
- Rain brings slew of car wrecks — small lightning fires quickly controlled — heat advisory and flex alerts are ongoing (updated 2pm)
- Lightning starts 2 small fires in Mendo — fire SE of Covelo & east of Hopland — new red flag likely tonight — lightning fires across NorCal — expect high heat and thunderstorms
- Mendocino assessor-clerk-recorder’s office to re-open Aug. 18
- Forward spread of Foot Fire in Covelo has been stopped — significant mop up remains (updated 3:18pm)
- Red flag warning begins tonight in Mendo, inland portions of North Coast
- Heatwave continues, fire weather watch issued for Mendocino County through Sunday with chance of isolated thunderstorms (updated 8/15)
- Obituary: Remembering ruth weiss, beat poet at peace
- Adventist Health implements virtual hospital program to expand capacity and offer home treatment during the pandemic
- Census workers are starting to knock on doors — now’s the time to fill out the census
- Covered California extends special enrollment period again, now open through August 31
- Arrest made in Ukiah vegetation fire arsons
- Sherwood Firewise will hold virtual evacuation planning meeting, Aug. 13 at 6pm
- Forward progress stopped in all Ukiah arson fires — no suspect in custody, search continues — evac warnings lifted — 5 brush fires total, one small spot fire
- Need help preparing your business for the coronavirus? Free webinars from West Center cover employee safety, online sales, and more
- Some staff at Ukiah clinic contracted COVID; exposure did not occur at clinic and patients weren’t exposed (updated 3:40pm)
- Purple urchin has overrun kelp forests, commercial divers and conservationists have have joined forces to restore the North Coast’s marine ecosystem
- In which our intrepid coast correspondent gets a COVID nose test and tells us a bit about the testing situation on the Coast
- Mina Fire now fully contained at 177 acres, crews will stay in the area for patrols (updated 8/12)
- San Francisco gangster sentenced to life in prison for 2013 murders near Fort Bragg
- Ft. Bragg Council decides commission will tackle name change — stage 1 water conservation request made — FBPD Appreciation Day proclaimed — with no challengers city council election may be nixed
- Candidate filing deadline extended for some Mendocino County elections till August 12 — here’s who’s running so far
- Jail inmate & Ukiah Unified employee test positive for COVID as virus spreads
- Potential COVID exposure closes Mendocino assessor-clerk-recorder office; some elections still open for candidate filing (updated 8/10)
- Major jump in cases partially due to lab delays — 51 new cases, 14 hospitalized, 431 total — Aug. 8 (with graphs)
- Mendocino Fire Safe Council launches Community Chipper Program to help residents prepare for wildfires
- Climatologists expect higher than usual fire risk for Mendo in late summer, early fall
- Willits Council proposes emergency tax increase — budget shortfalls could force “dissolution” of city
- City of Fort Bragg to offer Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program
- 100+ Women Strong Inland Mendocino continues to raise money for local nonprofits during COVID
- This Friday is the deadline for candidate filing, but will enough people run for the elections to be competitive?
- Major cannabis bust in Covelo, 21 detained
- Mendocino Co. confirms 2 recent COVID cases in Ukiah Walmart employees — 7 new cases today, 363 total, 13 people in hospital, 1 in ICU — Aug. 6
- Paycheck Protection Program loan application deadline extended until August 8; many Mendocino County businesses have already benefited from COVID-19 loans
- Adventist Health updates Mendocino Co. on COVID and hospital surge plans
- One person dies of COVID at Ukiah hospital, death toll 10, total cases 356, 15 new cases today, Aug. 5
- Letter from the superintendent: speaking with students about the pandemic
- Local photojournalist Chris Pugh joins The Mendocino Voice
- CDFW to distribute $18 million in federal relief to people in fishing business
- Ukiah Unified will distribute food Wednesday at Ukiah High
- Point Arena man arrested after stand-off in which he threatened to blow himself up
- Junior Livestock Auction streaming online today due to cancellation of Redwood Empire Fair
- Residentes adicionales del hogar de ancianos Sherwood Oaks hospitalizados; Salud Pública emitirá una nueva orden para aclarar el tamaño permitido para reuniones
- Additional residents of Sherwood Oaks nursing home hospitalized; public health will issue new order clarifying gathering size
- Supervisor John Haschak: letter to constituents, July, 2020
- Casey O’Neill: On the cannabis permitting situation, and how to move forward (op-ed)
- Conservationists escalate legal battle over logging plan in Gualala floodplain, file intent to sue Gualala Redwood Timber & Cal Fire in federal court
- Forward progress of East Fire near Potter Valley stopped — fire burned 10 acres, quickly controlled (updated 6:15pm)
- In Covelo forward progress of Logan Fire stopped — fire controlled at 80 acres — spot fire controlled (updated 6:20pm)
- Three more dead of COVID at Sherwood Oaks nursing home — countywide death toll rises to 9 — 6 new cases today, 299 total — July 30
- Candidate filing for local district elections open through August 7
- Willits hit with power outage, 1266 customers without power
- Brush fire burning off 101, just south of Ukiah Airport — forward progress of fire stopped (update 4:45pm)
- Three nursing homes in Mendo Co. report COVID cases, workers infected (update 5:45pm)
- Laytonville water shortage now an emergency
- Ft. Bragg council cracks down on flouting of mask requirement, extends eviction moratorium — first no-mask citation countywide happened Sat. in Mendocino
- Citing particulate emissions, local activists ask Calpella wood pellet plant close during COVID
- Sen. McGuire holding town hall on Ukiah Unified’s reopening
- Here’s how school districts in Mendocino County plan to reopen in the fall — we called all of them
- Small quake rattles Fort Bragg
- Large BLM protest held in F. Bragg 2 months after police killing of George Floyd
- Mendocino Land Trust opens new trail at Ten Mile River
- Rep. Huffman asks for feedback on government coronavirus relief
- Local governments in California have $600 million to house the homeless
- We’re on the watchlist — Mendocino on state watchlist of counties where COVID is surging — no new restrictions (updated 7:30pm)
- Black Lives Matter protest planned at Fort Bragg Town Hall, Saturday (letter-to-editor)
- Free masks & hand sanitizer available to local businesses
- One more resident of Sherwood Oaks dies of COVID — outbreak has claimed 3 lives — death total in Mendocino Co. now 5
- Three Covelo businesses destroyed in suspected arson, Sheriff seeks info as community contemplates rebuilding
- Los desastres naturales afectan a la salud mental — cuéntanos de su experiencia y haz la encusta
- Natural disasters challenge mental health — tell us your story and take the survey
- One more person succumbs to COVID in Mendocino Co.; 7 new cases, 234 total, 5 in hospital, 1 in ICU, for July 23
- PG&E will be flying helicopters with LIDAR over Mendocino Co. for inspections thru July
- Major quake triggers tsunami warning in Alaska, no threat to California (updated 12:25am)
- Mendo Climate Action Committee talks streamlining solar panels, decarbonizing jail
- Human disturbance threatens black oystercatchers, iconic Mendocino coast shorebird
- Students express dismay at new year of distance learning; we asked them what they think
- Mendocino Coast Clinics ramp up COVID testing after outbreaks at local businesses
- Expect helicopters, PG&E inspecting power lines across North Coast
- COVID testing Sun., Jul. 19, in F. Bragg — visitors to Sherwood Oaks nursing or F.B. Center for Laser & Cosmetic Dentistry urged to test
- Covelo man arrested for arson for 4 acre brush fire on Refuse Rd.
- Small earthquake hits near Covelo
- Officials seek to identify human remains found in possible arson, near Albion
- Health officer to issue new restrictions as COVID surges; Ukiah Unified vacillates on “hybrid” plan, Doohan discourages opening schools (updated 10:45pm)
- Ukiah school boards votes for reopening with social distancing in place; school begins Aug. 17
- Huffman, McGuire, Wood will host virtual town hall discussing pandemic, July 17
- Huffman to host town hall on Climate Crisis Action Plan July 16
- Small brush fire at Willits Airport near Brooktrails
- Brush fire burning near Covelo now contained (updated 7:10 pm)
- Cal Fire conducting controlled burn at Lake Mendocino Dam this evening, smoke will be visible around Ukiah and Redwood Valley
- Newsom shuts down bars, indoor dining statewide — Mendo on precipice of more restriction — 14 new cases, COVID count at 146
- Candidates can pick up nomination papers for City Council starting today
- Newsom extends local governments’ authority to prevent evictions thru Sept. 30
- Starvation killing grey whales, scientists suspect climate change
- The COVID-19 diaries: The Ukiah Public Library wants to hear your story
- Listen to Sen. McGuire’s Mendo and Lake town hall on fire preparedness
- Ukiah man released from prison booked into Mendocino Jail after violating parole; man was not a COVID related release
- Twelve Willits High graduates receive $1000 scholarships
- Obituary: Remembering Margaret Alice O’Gorman-Price, 1955 – 2020
- Small quake rattles Potter Valley
- Structure fire in Covelo briefly leads to evac warning; evacuation warning lifted
- Governor Newsom urges public to wear masks in new awareness campaign
- Ukiah Unified establishes citizens’ committee to oversee expenditure for school repairs
- Mendocino National Forest opens more trails and campgrounds
- Mendocino Coast District Hospital is now Adventist Health Mendocino Coast, hospital celebrates name-change
- Mendocino Land Trust to open new trail along Ten Mile River July 10
- Ukiah Unified distributes “farmers to families food box” as part of summer food distribution
- Vegetation fire burning north of Piercy now contained
- Sen. McGuire hosting virtual town hall on wildfire preparedness, July 7
- Mendocino County public libraries holding summer reading programs
- A statement from the family of the first Mendocino COVID patient to die
- Wetland in Willits’ Little Lake Valley is thriving
- One day left to comment on CDFA’s cannabis regulations
- Mendo and Sonoma businesses & orgs eligible for electric vehicle charger grants, this month
- Vegetation fire burning in Laytonville — .5 acres, substantial progress made (updated 4:57pm)
- Non-injury accident on 101 at Willits Bypass causing major delays
- Small vegetation fire in Brooktrails contained
- Mendo COVID patient dies, cause of death not certain — Doohan: “What we are experiencing now is the beginning of the surge” — 6 firefighters infected
- A rough draft of the Declaration of Independence
- Structure fire near Little River severely burns one person; no spread into the wildland (updated 9:17)
- Hopland Extension gets $100k grant to provide locally-specific wildfire education programs
- Firewood permits for Mendocino National Forest available through September
- Mendo public libraries kick off summer reading programs
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents, late June 2020
- Ukiah Unified board to decide between three reopening scenarios for fall school term
- Cal Fire reminds that fireworks are illegal in Mendocino County
- Jackson State Forest campgrounds mostly reopening July 1
- Community input needed for new Ukiah leg of Great Redwood Trail
- Ukiah Airport runway repaving completed, Cal Fire planes return to Mendocino Co.
- Weather Service warns of gale winds at sea and extremely high heat inland
- Ukiah Unified moves school start date, distributes food Wednesdays, gives P-EBT cards to students
- Covered CA extends special enrollment period, now open through July 31
- COVID testing available in Point Arena June 29
- Ukiah High student wins congressional art award; Diya Patel captures life under COVID
- Fort Bragg City Council creates tougher standards for police hiring
- No vote on Fort Bragg name change in 2020, Native Americans speak at meeting
- Civil Grand Jury releases reports, forecasts problems with Mendocino County’s emergency notification system and public services funding
- Public Health officer urges caution in weekly update as Mendocino County moves into Stage 3 (video)
- Letter to the editor: Stop shouting!
- Rural towns struggle with invisibility: Fort Bragg left out of stimulus and tax breaks
- Letter to the editor: In support of the Fort Bragg name change, with suggestions
- Mendo Coast BIPOC holds first Juneteenth celebration
- Healthy Mendocino to hold webinars on community lessons learned from COVID
- Fort Bragg name change proposal fires up residents
- Fire crews responding to vegetation fire on Old River Road south of Ukiah (updated 4:15 pm)
- New mandate requires Californians to wear masks in public settings
- In February, record drought. In May, record heat. What’s next?
- Harmful algae blooms return to California waterways
- Mendocino County revises shelter in place order to go into effect at 3 p.m. today — personal care, lodging changes, masks, and more
- West Business Development Center to distribute $200,000 to micro-businesses in Mendocino
- Graduation parties, church service cause spike in COVID cases — 6 new cases, 53 total — If you think you may have been exposed, free testing is available
- Willits holds socially distanced BLM demonstration on May 31
- Meet our new environment and natural resources reporter!
- Ukiah Unified begins summer food distribution
- Hospitals resume various services, including elective surgery and non-essential procedures
- PG&E to host webinar on wildfire safety and planned power shutoffs for Mendocino and Lake counties June 17
- Need health coverage? Covered CA is open through June 30
- Hopland Fire 100% contained (updated 6/14)
- Salmonid counts below replacement level in Eel River, CDFW announces
- Reps. Huffman and Bass to hold virtual town hall on police reform June 16
- Mendocino National Forest to reopen some developed campgrounds June 16
- Mendocino set to open theaters, gyms, bars, hotels, campgrounds, and more, with restrictions; county moves into “stage 3” Friday
- Cal Fire will suspend burn permits June 15
- MCOG to hold virtual forum on wildfire safety plans
- Adventist Health supports critical food and shelter services
- CalTrans will close 101 overnight at Last Chance Grade in Del Norte Co., June 15 – 18
- Scholarships fund started for Willits High student of color graduating seniors
- Small quake hit Humboldt this morning
- We want to thank all our new members — tell us how to reach you!
- Watch out, scammers are posing as COVID contact tracers
- Vineyard Fire near Yorkville now 150 acres, forward progress of fire stopped
- Seasonal road openings: county roads re-opened, Cal Fire roads to open June 10
- Ukiah Fire doing burn training at Ukiah Airport June 4, expect some smoke
- Mendocino County’s 100 Women Strong community fundraiser resumes online on June 11
- Supervisor Haschak: Letter to constituents, June 2020
- Letter from the Superintendent: Recognizing Our Own Bias
- Facilities at Lake Mendocino partially reopen; some boat ramps, day use areas open
- Gualala will soon have a new community park; Land Conservancy one step closer to protecting Gualala River Estuary
- Concrete truck rollover closed 101 at Willits bypass — freeway now open
- Two more cases of COVID, two cases proven false-positives, count stays at 30
- “Nash Fire” near Philo more than 10 acres (updated 6:15pm)
- Peaceful protest against police brutality & the murder of Black people planned for Ukiah, Sun. (letter-to-editor)
- Community spread of COVID occurring Mendocino Co.; Doohan will speak at 2pm
- New Mendo health order allows religious gatherings, protests, hair stylists with safety limitations; 5 new of cases COVID today, total now 30
- Round Valley Sends 200 Origami Peace Cranes to White House: Letter to the editor
- As reopening proceeds COVID case count accelerates; one more case brings total to 23
- Small vegetation fire burning near Deerwood, structure fire in Ukiah; with heatwave fire risk spikes
- Willits High seniors share creative writing in Quarantine Magazine
- On Memorial Day weekend Mendo opens up a bit (photos)
- Newsom allows reopening of churches, retail; Mendocino Co. will issue revised health order within week
- Search & rescue underway for Luther Jackson, 77, near Fort Bragg
- For Memorial Day, President Lincoln’s letter to Mrs. Bixby, and Frederick Douglas’s speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- County will crackdown on violations of safety precautions; 3 hospitalized in church outbreak
- Huffman denounces Trump’s statement that he will “override” governors to open churches
- “Business Innovation and Resiliency Fund” will support Mendocino County small businesses hurt by the pandemic
- Watch out for rattlesnakes as the weather gets warmer
- CHP will conduct “maximum enforcement” over Memorial Day Weekend
- Join the online MendoLake MusicFest tomorrow, May 24
- Six new COVID cases connected to Redwood Valley church service, 3 hospitalized — Angelo: “This is not the time to let your guard down”
- Jackson State Forest campsites will remained closed due to COVID
- New case of COVID in inland Mendocino marks 15 total
- Power outage in west side Ukiah; restoration expected before midnight
- Mendocino Co. will not hire Iser, Doohan likely to continue in some role
- One more sizable quake rattles Humboldt Co.; swarm of temblors hits off Cape Mendocino
- Supervisor Haschak: Letter to constituents, May 2020
- Man shot, woman struck with baseball bat at Covelo party
- Man stabbed to death in Fort Bragg, two more wounded; no suspects yet identified
- COVID tests offered in Redwood Valley, Mendo College, F. Bragg; church involved in 14th case identified
- Mendocino Community Health Clinics protect public health during dental emergencies
- Three infected at Mendocino Co. church live-stream service; Public Health urges church leaders to announce name
- Ukiah Streetscape work continues on State Street this week
- Hit and Run improv theater group converts show to online performance to be held May 23
- MCSO seeks owner of stolen trailer, man arrested for possession of stolen property
- Fourteenth case of COVID-19 confirmed in Mendocino, community spread unlikely
- Mendocino Co. issues new health order; OptumServe COVID testing will happen at fairgrounds (video) — updated 8:15 pm
- Mendocino Co. parks and National Forest begin limited re-open, libraries begin curbside service
- The Mendocino Voice receives $100,000 grant to expand local coverage
- Watch our interview with Drs. Doohan and Iser — Mendocino confirms 13th case of COVID
- Mendocino will get OptumServe COVID testing unit, hastening reopening
- Man dies after jumping from Confusion Hill Bridge
- Nurse at Fort Bragg hospital tests positive for COVID-19; COVID may be “underground” in Covelo
- PG&E to conduct electrical inspections with helicopters and drones in Mendocino and Humboldt this month
- MCOE: Superintendent issues a call to action for school funding during the pandemic
- Ukiah Streetscape work on Standley St extended, parking enforcement resumes
- Calpella fire now fully controlled — fire in Redwood Valley controlled
- Pandemic closes Fort Bragg’s C.V. Starr Center through 2020
- Listen to Sen. McGuire’s Mendocino & Lake town hall (video)
- Number of COVID cases in Mendocino Co. static at 12; national press misreports number
- PG&E helicopters conducting natural gas patrols Humboldt and Mendocino today
- Interview with Mendocino County’s public health officer Dr. Noemi Doohan, May 6 (video)
- State Senator McGuire to hold COVID-19 telephone town hall for Mendocino and Lake counties May 6
- MCOE: How statewide education policies will impact Mendocino County schools
- New online music festival solicits musicians from Mendocino & Lake (updated 5/5)
- Supervisor Haschak’s letter to constituents: May 2020
- State will begin reopening, allow counties more control; draft of significantly loosened health order released for comment
- Hwy. 128 now open in both directions (update 11:25am)
- Sheriff Kendall asks that county “re-evaluate” shelter-in-place, governor allow locals govs. more control
- Small vegetation fire quickly controlled on Mendocino Pass Rd.
- Chris Skyhawk discusses May Day and workers rights (letter to the editor)
- Anderson Valley Brewing and Community Foundation launch partnership to help Mendocino residents during pandemic
- Facial coverings required as of today; watch the Mendocino public health officer’s video update
- Drive-thru COVID testing offered in Round Valley today, 2 – 4 pm
- Gov. Newsom hosts conversation on retail & pandemic, featuring Mendocino business owner
- Covid-19 FAQ: Some facts about the coronavirus
- Adventist Health docs urge Mendocino Co. residents: Don’t avoid the ER for emergencies
- El estado de California retrasa la asistencia de la Guardia Nacional a Round Valley; 175 pruebas realizadas por Mendo Public Health hoy
- One more case of COVID in Round Valley, 119 tests pending; no decision from National Guard on transport of aid
- Cal Fire will require residential burn permits starting Friday, May 1
- Covelo man allegedly assaults pregnant wife
- We talked with doctors & nurses about COVID-19 preparations in Mendocino County, and useful tips (video)
- West Business Development Center lanza sitio de web y seminarios web de español — West Center to launch Spanish language website and workshops
- Underground utility construction work on Ukiah streetscape project to start early due to shelter in place order
- El coronavirus llega a Round Valley, seis personas infectadas con COVID-19
- Local reporters are losing their jobs and we’d like to hire some, but we need your help
- Mendo Wire: Coronavirus special, April 25
- El Condado de Mendocino requerirá coberturas faciales en público por orden del funcionario de salud pública; se relajan algunas restricciones para
- Watch our weekly interview with Mendocino Public Health Officer Doohan, for April 24 (video)
- Total cases of COVID in Round Valley rises to 6
- Mendocino Co. will require facial coverings in public by order of public health officer; some SIP strictures loosened
- Firefighters responding to wildland fire on Mid Mountain Rd. near Potter Valley (updated 5:30 p.m.)
- Anonymous Mendo resident tells Supe. Williams she had COVID; Dr. Doohan urges sick people to come forward
- Watch the Mendocino Co. public health officer’s weekly video update for April 24 (video)
- Round Valley school will pause meal delivery, switch to “grab & go,” due to COVID case
- Mendocino College launches virtual student art show
- Coronavirus comes to Round Valley, five family members infected with COVID-19
- How has the pandemic affected your business? Mendocino County launches coronavirus economic injury survey
- Letter from the superintendent: Opportunity is Knocking, Let’s Help Our Kids Discover It
- We interviewed Project Sanctuary about domestic violence in Mendocino Co. during this pandemic
- Cal Fire aircraft flying this week as part of training
- Mendocino County receives 2.2 million for cannabis equity program to help residents seeking permits
- Earth Day activities: BioBlitz and online events happening this week
- Community Foundation provides grants for Mendocino County residents to help with economic challenges of pandemic
- Chinook salmon runs reached significant low in 2019 – 2020 season
- Downtown Ukiah Streetscape project starts this week — noise, dust, and traffic controls expected
- Salmon season dates scheduled by CDFW for Pacific coast
- Adventist Hospital proporciona información sobre el coronavirus en español (video)
- D.A Eyster make statement on 5th case of COVID-19 (op-ed)
- Mendocino National Forest to close OHV trails through April 30 due to pandemic concerns
- Watch our interview with the deputy Mendocino Co. public health officer
- Mendocino County confirms 5th case of COVID-19 in recent parolee
- Firefighters make quick work of vehicle fire in Covelo
- California will provide two weeks of sick leave to certain food industry workers impacted by pandemic, orders increased workplace protections
- SBA temporarily halts small business loan programs due to lack of funds
- Downtown Fort Bragg silent as businesses struggle to get federal relief
- Mendocino Transit begins weekly Hopland – Ukiah shopping service
- Fish & Wildlife reschedules discussion of emergency changes to fishing regulations to April 15 (updated 4/14)
- Tavion Johnson appearing at preliminary hearing today; plead not guilty to killing of wife
- Rep. Huffman, Assemb. Wood to hold round table discussion on Mendocino Co. businesses and pandemic, April 15
- Mendocino supes will hold emergency meeting April 14, consider extending health officer’s contract (updated 1:30 p.m.)
- Ukiah streetscape project kicks off April 20
- Is a tobacco shop essential? (letter to the editor)
- Mendocino College Foundation offers emergency grants to students; contributions sought
- Mendocino Public Health once more revises shelter-in-place order; order to remain in place till May 10
- Mendocino Transit cuts inland to coast leg of 65 bus, offers senior shopping hours dial-a-ride in F. Bragg
- Additional $600 per week in unemployment benefits will be dispersed starting Sun., says Newsom
- Adventist Health launches “virtual visits”; visit the doctor from home
- PG&E is offering payment reductions, climate credit, and more for customers during the pandemic
- Mendocino Public Health and Adventist begin tests to assess presence of community spread
- Sen. McGuire to hold telephone town hall for Mendocino and Lake Counties April 8
- Public Health Officer Doohan talks masks, tests, and all things COVID-19 in interview (video)
- A plea to change domestic violence laws, and “bring justice for Elenah” (letter to the editor)
- Make your space defensible, from fire — a note from the Fire Safe Council
- Free remote legal clinics, help with criminal record, re-entry resources for Hum., Mendo, Lake, and Del N. — Clínica legal telefónica para personas con antecedentes penales, gratis
- Useful info about the census in Mendocino County (letter to the editor)
- Assemb. Jim Wood speaks out on domestic violence awareness
- Stuck home alone at the end of your rope? Tips from a former Peace Corps Volunteer (letter to the editor)
- Adventist Health’s Dr. Parker talks about COVID-19 in Mendocino County (video)
- Remembering Elenah Elston (letter to the editor)
- Beloved Willits woman allegedly killed by husband; D.A. will charge with murder
- Man shot in back by home intruder near Leggett
- Mendocino Co. schools closed through end of school year; “distance learning” emphasized
- Power outages hit 4,000 customers on Mendocino south coast
- Fire starts after downed power lines on Old State Highway
- Weather Channel misreports number of COVID cases in Mendocino Co.; case count remains at 4
- Here are some of the changes to adult & aging services and Mendocino Co. dept. hours, due to COVID-19
- Mendocino coronavirus testing stats — 4 positive, 258 tests conducted, 30 pending (updated 4/3 4p.m.)
- Letter to the editor: Today is Census Day, and it’s easier than ever to fill it out
- West Business Development Center offers free “open for business” directory for Mendocino County, plus online resources for COVID-19 help
- Home burns down near Hopland
- Round Valley Indian Tribes declare disaster
- MTA stops bus service to Santa Rosa, other routes reduced due to coronavirus concerns
- Mendocino Co. property tax due April 10; county offers payment options
- Final Mendocino election results: Gjerde defeats Peters; McGourty & Kennedy, Mulheren & Rodin heading to run-off
- Mendocino school districts extend closures till May 1 due to coronavirus pandemic — extienden cierres hasta el 1 de mayo debido a la pandemia de coronavirus (updated)
- Community Foundation sets up COVID-19 fund, asks support from the community
- Outage impacts landline calls to 9-1-1 in Laytonville
- Newsom calls for students & retired medical pros to join “Health Corps,” expand hospital capacity by 50k beds
- Supervisor Haschak’s letter to constituents for 3/30/20 (op-ed)
- Mendocino Public Health confirms 4th case of COVID-19
- A note from the Mendocino Coast Children’s Fund (letter to the editor)
- Redwood Valley distillery begins distributing disinfecting alcohol for medical facilities, nursing homes
- Mendocino homeless have no suspected COVID-19 cases, but often lack ability to shelter in place
- Third case of COVID-19 confirmed in Mendocino; community spread unlikely
- We chatted with the Mendocino Co. Public Health Officer about this week’s coronavirus update (video)
- Gov. Newsom issues statewide moratorium on enforcement of COVID-19 related rental evictions through May 31
- Mendocino County provides testing update for March 27 — 177 tests conducted, two positive results
- In video update Mendocino Public Health emphasizes sheltering in place; number of positive tests holds steady at 2
- Woman dies after jumping from Noyo Bridge
- Supervisor Haschak’s letter to constituents for March 2020 (column)
- Mendocino Public Health cancels afternoon press conference, will share video instead
- Mendocino coronavirus testing numbers for March 25; still only 2 positive tests
- State and federally chartered banks will offer 90 day mortgage “grace period,” other relief
- Mendocino supervisors pass eviction moratorium; Ukiah, Willits, Fort Bragg to consider similar measures
- Mendocino Public Health tightens shelter-in-place, confirms 2nd case of COVID-19
- Tell us how locals are helping out during this coronavirus crisis; also, info for businesses, workers, and families — take our survey
- Earthquake measuring 4.8 once more rattles Humboldt
- Tourists remain on Mendo Coast; enforcement of room renting ban spotty
- What’s allowed during sheltering-in-place? Mendocino County creates coronavirus FAQs to help residents
- Mendocino Sheriff Matt Kendall’s message concerning COVID-19 — Un mensaje del Sheriff de Mendocino Matt Kendall sobre COVID-19
- Covered CA re-opens enrollment, Medi-Cal “immediately effective”; COVID-19 testing free of charge
- Test of co-op message board
- Mendocino County Board of Supervisors hold remote emergency meeting on COVID-19, Assemb. Wood calling in
- Ukiah Unified will deliver meals to children, by bus
- Mendocino officials and West Company holding live online workshop to help businesses affected by COVID-19 closures tonight
- Pandemic restrictions hurt Fort Bragg Farmers’ Market and Mendo Lake Food Hub, future of local food supply chain uncertain
- Mendocino sheriff makes statement on shelter-in-place order; “spirit of the law to be factored in”
- Sen. McGuire, County of Mendocino hold COVID-19 telephone town hall; watch the video of the call
- Mendocino County confirms first case of COVID-19; shelter-in-place order begins at 10 p.m. (3/18/2021)
- Coronavirus dampens St. Patrick’s celebrations in Fort Bragg
- Sizable earthquake strikes off Cape Mendocino
- Mendocino Public Health will issue shelter-in-place order tomorrow
- Mendocino County officials explain recommendation that residents “shelter in place” at COVID-19 press conference (video)
- Senator McGuire and Mendocino officials holding coronavirus telephone town-hall, March 18
- Mendocino Public Health orders ban on gatherings greater than 50 people; recommends shelter-in-place and canceling travel to Bay Area
- What you need to know about COVID-19 in Mendocino County (updated 6pm, 3/17)
- Mendocino sheriff adjusts “patrol protocols” in response to COVID pandemic
- Lo último sobre el cierre de escuelas del Condado de Mendocino – todas las escuelas de Mendocino cambiarán a “clases modificadas” (actualizado 9:50 pm)
- El gobernador Newsom sugiere el aislamiento de todas las personas mayores, el cierre de todos los bares, la ocupación de todos los restaurantes a la mitad
- Mendocino County businesses and non-profits are helping out with coronavirus, here’s how — tell us what you’re doing!
- Gov. Newsom calls for isolation of all seniors, closure of all bars, all restaurant occupancy halved
- The latest on Mendocino Co. school closures — all Mendocino schools switching to “modified schooling”(updated 8:15pm)
- Under state of emergency price gouging punishable by year in jail, $10,000 fine
- Small earthquake shakes Laytonville
- Late winter snow arrives in northern Mendocino County, along with power outages (updated 3/15)
- PG&E will temporarily stop account disconnections for non-payment due to pandemic
- Small wildfire burning north of Brooktrails — firefighters make quick progress on fire — rain expected tonight (updated 3:35pm)
- Mendocino public health directs cancellation of large events, urges “social distancing” — watch the press conference (video)
- State officials urge ban on “mass gatherings”; Mendocino County to hold press conference, 4pm
- Ukiah Streetscape project breaks ground mid-April; open forum being held March 12
- Cal Fish & Wildlife will conduct aerial survey of Mendocino’s elk herds; expect helicopters
- What you need to know about coronavirus in Mendocino County
- Get your ham radio license and be ready for an emergency — or just have fun
- Mendocino deputy allegedly overdoses, Sonoma Sheriff will conduct investigation
- Man allegedly fires gun, hits neighbor in hand
- Mendocino County releases final number of ballots remaining: 16,568 ballots left to count
- Two large quakes rattle Humboldt coast Sunday evening (updated 11:45 p.m.)
- Partial human skeleton found north of Westport
- Coronavirus testing availability expanded; one person tests negative in Mendocino
- Mendocino Co. prepares for coronavirus; Newsom offers support, free tests (video)
- Over 16,000 ballots remain to be counted in Mendocino County — here’s the breakdown
- Habrá humo, llamas y aviones al oeste de Ukiah debido a una quemadura controlada, marzo 5 y 6
- Cal Fire completes 223 acre prescribed burn west of Ukiah (updated 3/6)
- Mendocino County, California, declare states of emergency in anticipation of COVID-19, county sets up info hotline — still no cases identified in county
- Not everyone in Willits has a green thumb: local indoor gardener gains internet fame by watering plastic plant
- Mendocino County will hold coronavirus press conference Thursday — California healthcare professionals will receive masks
- Mendocino County election results: McGourty, Mulheren, Gjerde lead — transient occupancy tax leads (update 2:20am)
- Civil restraining order requested against Supe. Dan Gjerde claiming violation of free speech rights (updated 3/13/20)
- Election Day is today! If you haven’t decided yet watch our Meet the Candidates interviews
- Swarm of small earthquakes shakes Redwood Valley
- No cases of coronavirus found in Mendocino Co. so far; health officials urge preparation, hand-washing
- Baseball Fire now 211 acres, 90% contained
- Mendocino Co. voters who haven’t received a ballot yet may still vote
- We’re throwing an election results viewing party at the Ukiah Brewing Company, join us!
- Woman allegedly breaks into ex’s house, attacks with knife
- Baseball Fire in Mendocino National Forest remains stable at 68 acres, 40% containment
- Meet the candidate interview: John Sakowicz is running for District 1 supervisor
- Katarzyna Rolzinski endorses Councilwoman Mo Mulheren for District 2 supervisor
- Supervisor McCowen endorses Mari Rodin for District 2
- Firefighters make rapid gains against Baseball Fire in Mendocino National Forest; containment at 40%
- Meet the Candidate interview: Jon Kennedy is running for District 1 supervisor (video)
- “Don’t let this be you,” a message from the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
- “Baseball Fire” burning in Mendocino National Forest grows to 60 acres, 5% contained (updated 9:40pm)
- Cannabis Culture Museum pop-up exhibit opening in Willits, March 1
- Mendocino National Forest re-opens more trails and campgrounds after Ranch Fire
- Meet the Candidate: Glenn McGourty’s interview with Mendo Voice (video)
- McGourty wins Potter Valley straw poll; watch the District 1 candidates forum (video)
- The 101 now open after major crash slows traffic for hours
- Gov. Newsom proclaims day of remembrance on anniversary of Japanese-Americans incarceration in camps
- ICE arresta tres personas fuera del Corte Superior de Sonoma — ICE arrests three outside court
- Bicyclist allegedly run down by motorist near Willits
- Ukiah High, Pomolita Middle and Frank Zeek Elementry briefly placed on lockdown
- Forest Service burning brush near Lake Pillsbury Tue. – Thur.
- SR-128 re-opens (updated 11:20am)
- Cal Fire conducting controlled burn east of Ukiah; will continue burns through Feb.
- Winter dry spell forecasted to continue well into Feb.
- Mendocino superintendent of schools: Why Schools Need Taxpayer Support for Capital Improvements (opinion)
- Become a citizen scientist and survey our coast; learn how at the Noyo Center Feb. 4
- Mendocino Farm Bureau holding seminar on new employment law AB 5, Feb. 14
- Mendocino ballots were mailed today — check your registration to make sure you got the right one
- Election Open House: talk with the District 4 supervisor candidates, your neighbors, and us at The Red House in Fort Bragg on February 12
- We’ve published over 2,000 articles! Help us publish 2,000 more
- Willits resident Edie Ceccarelli is turning 112 — send her a birthday card and help her celebrate Feb. 5
- Meet the Candidate: Mari Rodin is running for District 2 supervisor (video)
- Meet the Candidate: James Green is running for District 1 supervisor (video)
- Meet the Candidate: Joel Soinila is running for District 2 supervisor (video)
- Meet the Candidate: Ukiah Councilmember Maureen Mulheren is running for District 2 supervisor (video)
- Crash on 101 blocks northbound lane at Ridgewood Summit
- Annual free permaculture winter gathering celebrates 37th year in Boonville on February 8
- Motorcyclist dies in crash west of Ukiah
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents, January 2020
- Prejudice and bigotry in Covelo (letter to the editor)
- Did you feel it? Small quake rattles a sleepy Mendocino County
- Mendocino County jail inmate briefly hospitalized for overdose
- Ukiah man killed in crash on Hwy. 20 this morning
- Fatal accident blocks traffic on 20 near Calpella
- Mendocino County hires cannabis program manager for the third time in three years
- The Great Redwood Trail in Ukiah celebrates official ribbon cutting January 31
- Volunteers sought for point-in-time homeless person count, Jan. 30
- Two cases of new coronavirus strain confirmed in California
- Mid-winter Mendocino College wood working show opens Feb. 1 at Fort Bragg’s new Cypress Street Barn
- Good Farm Fund announces 2019 small farm grant award winners
- Details emerge in suicide of Air Force Captain Kevin Larson
- Mendocino Co. Museum now free first Saturday of each month; starting Feb. 1
- Pedestrian killed on 101 now identified (update 3pm)
- A year in review from the Mendocino County superintendent (column)
- Watch Mendocino Board of Supes’ cannabis ad hoc committee town hall (video)
- Mendocino County launches census website to help you get counted; census now hiring
- Mendocino Sheriff releases name of serviceman who committed suicide after fleeing court martial
- Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle on 101 remains unidentified (updated 9:20am)
- After car chase, Air Force serviceman fleeing court martial commits suicide in Mendocino County (8:15pm)
- Have a criminal record? Free legal reentry workshop can help, Feb 3
- Propose revisions to cannabis regs at town hall in Laytonville, Jan. 22
- After two years Khadijah Britton is still missing — event planned for Feb. 8 in Covelo
- District 4 candidates forum tonight in Fort Bragg; we’ll live-stream to Facebook, 6:30pm
- Snow & rain bring difficult road conditions, power outages — all major roads in Mendocino are open
- Heads up bus riders: south Willits has a new bus stop
- Scam alert: PG&E reports uptick in phone scams in Mendocino & Lake
- Pine Mountain Lookout in Mendocino National Forest re-opening in April after Ranch Fire closure
- USFS seeking public comment on veg. management & herbicide application in Ranch Fire scar till January 21
- King tides hit the coast this weekend, and will return February 8 – 9 — share your photos
- James Green announces run for District 1 supervisor
- Former Mayor Maureen Mulheren is running for District 2 supervisor
- John Sakowicz is running for District 1 supervisor
- Tell us what issue you want to talk about this election season; Tuesday evening live on KZYX
- Winter smoke means prescribed burning by Cal Fire; fuel management burns beginning around Ukiah Valley
- Learn about local restoration projects with the Eel River Recovery Project in Covelo and Laytonville
- Mendocino College’s wildfire themed play selected for national event — eat tri-tip to help them get there!
- Nominate a Mendocino County woman to be honored at the annual Women’s History Gala
- Mendocino Sheriff’s press releases Jan. 2, 2020
- Ukiah welcomes first baby of new decade, Daniel Ramos
- The Mendocino Wire 2020: new laws for California
- Happy New Year from The Mendocino Voice; here were our top stories this year
- Gina Bean pleads not guilty to hit & run in death of Calum Hunnicutt; Ricky Santos also pleads not guilty
- Deadline to file claim against PG&E for 2017 & 2018 fires is December 31
- Mendocino County Historical Society now open Saturdays
- Prepare your business for natural disasters at free workshops, Jan. 7 & 8
- Donate blood at annual Bucket Brigade Blood Drive competition, Jan. 3 & 13
- Joel Soinila announces campaign for District 2 supervisor
- Single vehicle crash on 101 causing delays north of Willits (updated 5:55pm)
- Letter to the editor: Johnny Keyes on 2020
- Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op offering grants — applications accepted till Jan. 31
- New traffic laws going into effect Jan. 1: points on your license for cellphone use, edible road kill, and restricted cannabis smoking, among others
- Mendocino College special program offers free tuition through fall 2020 — enrollment open now
- Letter to the editor: On the re-authorization of the USDA Wildlife Services program and non-lethal options
- Need help paying for childcare? North Coast Opportunities offers funding assistance for low income families
- Lakeport woman dies in Christmas Day crash
- Huffman votes to impeach Trump, against USMCA trade deal; read his comments
- Women arrested for alleged Christmas Eve arson in Willits
- Small wildfire near Sherwood Rancheria quickly contained
- Glenn McGourty announces campaign for District 1 supervisor
- Former Ukiah City Councilmember Mari Rodin running for District 2 supervisor
- Supervisor John Haschak’s letter to constituents; Dec., 2019 (opinion)
- Commercial Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 31; safety warning for mussels, clams lifted
- Contribute to this year’s holiday food drive — Adventist Health donates $10,000
- Mendocino County Library offer amnesty on fines; so turn in your books guilt free
- We’ve been on a brief hiatus, but we’re coming back stronger
- “Local elderly” homeless man found dead in creek
- Ukiah Unified serves over 1.1 million free meals to students, with more on the way
- Alleged “porch pirates” arrested
- Significant power outage hits Laytonville area
- Mendocino Sheriff Tom Allman retiring
- North Coast Opportunities now offering emergency preparedness grants for community groups
- 101 reopened south of Hopland, had been closed; one person sustained major injuries in crash
- Scholarships now open for Mendocino College students
- Community rallies around Boonville fire victims with fundraising efforts
- Cal Fire burning brush near Ukiah Valley, Pine Mountain all December
- Small quake rattles forest north of Lake Pillsbury
- SR-128 now open to the coast; flooding had closed highway
- SR-128 now open through Boonville — structure fire had closed highway (updated 7pm)
- Community Foundation issuing community resiliency and disaster preparedness grants; deadline December 16
- Parades of Lights kicks off holiday season; events across Mendocino County this weekend
- Classified: Willits Mini Storage hiring two person security management team
- Multiple vehicle collision near Ridgewood Ranch on 101 leaves at least one injured — accident now cleared (updated 4:30pm)
- Free ice skating at ‘Ukiah on Ice’ this Sunday Dec. 8, from Adventist Health
- Gina Bean charged with vehicular manslaughter in death of Mendocino resident Calum Hunnicutt
- Get ready for more local environmental reporting: The Mendocino Voice has been picked to host a Report For America journalist!
- Falling tree causes power outage in Ukiah; 350 customers affected
- Pilar Fernández Baumann engaged to Miguel A. Sedano
- New storm brings new round of outages in Mendocino Co. (updated 1:40 pm)
- Warrants issued and one arrest made in fatal hit and run of Calum Hunnicutt, authorities continue search for suspected driver
- Fundraiser started to help family of Cheyenne Hoaglen, Covelo woman killed in 101 crash
- Supervisor John Haschak: letter to constituents, November 2019 (opinion)
- Good Farm Fund’s Winter Feast to benefit greater food access and celebrate grant award winners on December 10
- Storm subsides but power outages persist across Mendocino County
- CHP initiating “maximum enforcement period” over Thanksgiving holiday travel weekend
- CHP asks drivers to “avoid traveling” during storm
- First winter storm brings road hazards, traffic collisions to Mendocino County (updated 12am)
- Major winter storm could cause (unplanned) power outages — in Santa Barbara fire season offers one last terror — flash flood watch issued for Kincade Fire burn area
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley receives top patient safety rating once more
- Where to find free community Thanksgiving dinners in Mendocino — plus foster a shelter pet this week
- Rain & snow return to California, just in time to complicate your Thanksgiving travels
- 3rd annual Caminata de Luces happening December 6 in Ukiah
- Holiday Trolley returns to Ukiah for free rides around downtown (updated 11/25 with map)
- CalFresh recipients will get replacement benefits for Oct. 26 PG&E shut-off; unemployment benefits also available
- Now only 173 customers will face outages in Mendocino
- Fundraiser started to help family of tow truck driver killed on 101 (updated 11/19)
- Supervisor McCowen declines to run for re-election; “Humbled and deeply grateful for having the opportunity to serve”
- PG&E rolls back scale of shut-offs; now only Hopland area will go dark
- Small temblor rattles Ukiah; quake measured 3.2; even smaller aftershock follows (updated 11:10pm)
- Outages will be isolated to Hopland, Gualala areas; maps released (updated 11:40am)
- NWS declares fire weather watch in North Bay, PG&E contemplates shut-off across NorCal; county might get maps later today
- Commercial Dungeness crab season postponed at least another month; McGuire holds fisheries hearing Nov. 19
- PG&E raises risk of power shut-off to “elevated”
- California Public Health issues another vaping warning following death of Vacaville woman
- Ring ring, who’s calling? A scam!
- Learn about firescaping at Mendocino College on November 21
- Willits High briefly placed under lockdown — student had “airsoft pistol” (updated 1pm)
- Police search for shooter in Ukiah drive-by
- Two die in single car accident near Gualala
- Native American heritage celebration at Mendocino College on November 14
- Cal Fresh replacement benefits available for October 26 — 29 power shut-offs
- Coast Guard suspends search for man lost at sea; 3 people rescued (video)
- Watch Rep. Huffman’s Fort Bragg town hall (video)
- Firefighters contain second fire in Ukiah on Friday evening (updated 9:15 p.m.)
- Remembering the Camp Fire — one year ago the skies above Mendocino looked like this
- Howard Memorial awarded for excellence in person-centered care
- Tell the Ukiah City Council what you think about the downtown “streetscape” project tonight
- Small wildfire south of Ukiah quickly subdued
- Victoria Shanahan appointed to Mendocino Superior Court bench
- State water agencies holding online cannabis cultivation workshop on Nov. 12
- Rep. Huffman holding town hall, Nov. 9 in Fort Bragg
- Need health insurance? Covered California enrollment is now open to even more people
- New ‘career hub’ and veterans’ resource center opens Nov. 13 at Mendocino College
- Letter to the editor: PG&E’s lack of communication an “abrogation of their corporate responsibilities?” (opinion)
- Letter to the editor: Power shut-offs, a “really stupid idea” (opinion)
- There was no election today, but here’s who’s entered the race so far — also, why do we vote on Tuesday?
- Traffic collision on 101 this morning involved four vehicles, including two Peterbilts (updated 3pm)
- Mendocino supervisors draft letter critical of PG&E, will vote Tuesday
- Supervisors head to the coast for Mendocino meeting on Nov. 5, will talk coastal issues
- Burris Fire, near Potter Valley, 100% contained
- Trump to California, “clean” the forest floors — president once more threatens to cut disaster funding
- Two still missing after airplane disappears from radar
- County officials: No power outages planned
- Governor declares California Women’s Equality Day
- Emerald Cup to honor Tommy Chong, line-up announces; contest open until Nov. 22
- Dungeness season opens, but high domoic acid levels mean health warnings for North Coast
- Third annual Mendocino County Homebrew Festival happening Saturday, Nov. 2
- Firefighters respond to vegetation fire east of Little Lake Valley, fire controlled (updated 3:15pm)
- Food safety tips for electricity outages
- Christmas tree permits for Mendocino National Forest available Nov. 1
- EDFC offers business loans for blackout recovery and prep
- Mendocino County declares local emergency due to blackouts — coast, north of Mendocino, still dark
- Ukiah, Leggett tienen energía eléctrica — PG&E anuncia “todo despejado”, reinicia el trabajo de reparación
- Ukiah, Willits, Gualala, Leggett have power — PG&E calls the “all clear,” restarts repair work
- Evacuation warnings lifted for Burris Fire, 90% contained (update 10pm)
- Incendio de Burris en Potter Valley sigue en 350 acres, 75% de contención
- Se habre refugio para clima inclemete en Ukiah
- Inclement weather shelter opened in Ukiah, anyone suffering from cold is welcome
- South Coast may gain power tonight, Philo & Ukiah tomorrow, Willits & Fort Bragg unclear — Ukiah schools closed (updated 2am)
- “East Fire” in Little Lake Valley under control at one acre in size — evacuation cancelled (updated 5:10 pm)
- Potter Valley placed under evacuation warning — Burris Fire holding steady at 350 acres, with 50% containment, evacuations reduced (updated 9:30pm)
- Two people still missing after small plane flight, last seen in Shelter Cove October 24
- Most of Mendocino County and parts of 28 other counties facing continued power shut-offs through Wednesday (updated 10pm)
- Kincade Fire at 74,324 acres, 15% containment — evacuation warning expanded into Lake County (updated 11pm)
- PG&E may shut-off the power once more mid-week in 32 counties — current restoration times and exact locations remain unclear (updated 10/28 1am)
- Burris Fire evacuation orders all reduced to warnings — 350 acres, 20% containment — Hwy. 20 now open (updated 7:35 p.m.)
- Kincade Fire grows by another 20,000 acres — 101 remains closed as of 10pm — PG&E likely to cut power again mid-week (updated 10:20pm)
- Northern Santa Rosa now under evacuation warning — evacuations orders remain effect from Healdsburg to the coast (updated 11:10pm)
- PG&E changes power shut-off schedule but 940,000 still expecting to lose power tonight, including almost all of Mendocino (updated 5 p.m.)
- Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office releases dash cam video of deputies shooting man in Redwood Valley
- Casi todo el condado de Mendocino tendrá un corte de energía el sábado, 39,000 clientes serán desconectados – evento de viento “histórico” pronosticado para este fin de semana con riesgo de incendio extremo
- Nearly all of Mendocino County will lose power Saturday, 39,000 customers to be shut off — “historic” wind event forecasted for this weekend with extreme fire risk
- Day of the Dead celebration at Mendocino College
- Cannabis on the Coast holds harvest celebration Saturday in Mendocino
- Kincade Fire grows to 23,700 acres — new evacuations ordered, evacuation warnings issued in Lake Co. — firefighter and civilians injured (updated midnight)
- PG&E prepares to shut off the power once more and releases a map — fires spark across the state
- PG&E sounds “all clear” for Mendocino County — threatens large outages this weekend across NorCal (updated 11:00 p.m.)
- Smoke from Kincade Fire deteriorates air quality around the North Bay, may worsen as winds pick up this weekend
- After a hard-fought day the Kincade fire reaches 16,000 acres — fire began around Geysers power plant — over 1000 firefighters battling the flames
- Small vegetation fire burning near Dos Rios, slow rate of spread (updated 5 p.m.)
- Weather conditions improve, containment remains 0% on Kincade Fire in Sonoma County (updated 8:38 p.m.)
- PG&E shutdown will start at 3 p.m Wednesday in Mendocino County — community center will open in Potter Valley — more fire weather forecasted for the weekend (updated 3 p.m.)
- Over 3,000 customers lose power in Laytonville and Covelo, not connected to planned outages
- Mendocino residents who were affected by Oct. 10 shut-off may receive CalFresh replacement benefits
- PG&E will cut power to a far smaller number of people than previously expected in Mendocino (updated 10/23)
- PG&E plans to shut off power to Potter Valley, far southeast Mendocino County (updated 10/22)
- You have till 5 p.m. today to file your claim with PG&E for the Redwood Fire
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents October 2019 (opinion)
- Industrial fire burning at south end of Ukiah now contained (updated 2:10 p.m.)
- With more fire weather on the way PG&E warns of potential power shut-off
- Crowdfunding campaign launched for Kidovation Zone after building burns
- Forest Service designates prescribed burn areas for Mendocino National Forest this winter
- Wild Fire play opens at Mendocino College
- Newsom signs legislation strengthening cannabis appellations
- KZYX celebrates 30 years in Mendocino County on Oct. 19
- Get a warning about the next quake, California is launching an earthquake alert system and app (updated 10/17)
- Judge John Behnke announces retirement from the bench
- Ukiah’s recycled water project dedication will be held Oct. 28
- Hopland UC Extension to auction surplus equipment October 26
- New Hopland harvest festival, “Hopland Hop, Harvest & Music,” will be held October 26 & 27
- Warning issued for sports harvested shellfish from Mendocino and Humboldt, due to domoic acid
- Arts champions of Mendocino County to be honored by Board of Supervisors
- Eastside-Calpella Road closed after truck hits power pole (updated 3 p.m.)
- Governor Newsom proclaims Indigenous Peoples’ Day statewide — Mendocino County celebrates locally
- “Natural art” inspired by Mendocino County featured at new county museum exhibit
- Seasonal road closures in Jackson State Forest start October 14
- CalFresh offers reimbursements for people who faced power shutdowns; reimbursements from PG&E less likely
- Small wildfire near Hopland now contained
- PG&E declares power fully restored in Mendocino County
- MCSO deputy shoots one man in Redwood Valley — Sheriff Allman gives press conference
- PG&E gives “all clear” for power shutdown risk in Mendocino and Lake counties, readers reporting some power back on (updated 5 p.m.)
- PG&E’s planned outage has begun and huge swaths of Northern California have gone dark — help us make a map (updated 6:55 a.m.)
- Mendocino County residents remember two years since the Redwood Complex Fire
- The City of Ukiah’s statement on power outages — Ukiah not scheduled to lose power
- Outages hit Potter Valley –PG&E says 6476 customers in Mendocino Co. will lose power — and we have a list of which schools will close — red flag warning declared across NorCal (updated 8:47 p.m.)
- PG&E warns Willits, Fort Bragg and Boonville may also experience outages
- PG&E confirms likely power shut-off to hit Ukiah, Redwood Valley, Hopland, & Potter Valley early Wed. — plus maps
- PG&E plans to shut off power to thousands in Mendocino — extreme fire weather forecast mid-week (updated 3:30 p.m.)
- Mendocino loses another cannabis program manager — Sean Connell resigns
- Watch the cannabis and economic development town hall forum, and learn what’s up with the present and future of cannabis regulation in Mendocino (video)
- New details revealed in Ukiah shooting
- Man allegedly shot at another man, missed
- Mendocino County remains unaffected by red flag warning — Mendo firefighters travel to Lake to “preposition” (updated 4:40 p.m.)
- Cannabis and economic development town hall to be held Oct. 5, in Ukiah
- Sonoma and Napa are under a red flag warning — Mendocino is not (updated 10/5)
- Mendocino County burn ban ends October 7
- “Wilson Fire” south of Laytonville reaches 11.5 acres, now being mopped up (updated 9:45 p.m.)
- District 3 Supervisor Haschak will hold town hall Oct. 16
- Mendocino Parks Dept. wants to know what you think about our parks
- Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op holding groundbreaking on expansion, October 2
- Small quake rattles Mendocino coast
- Seasonal camping closures and new camping limits in local forests
- Recreational spiny lobster season opened September 28
- Suspects in Ukiah shooting apprehended
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to Constituents, September, 2019 (opinion)
- After triple digit temps, showers, cold weather and even frost
- California Department of Public Health warns of the dangers of vaping
- Congressman Huffman’s statement on the impeachment inquiry
- Mendocino County “Phase One” cannabis cultivation applications to close Friday, October 4
- Vehicle fire in Potter Valley throws up large smoke plume
- Traffic fatality at Sherwood Rd. in Brooktrails
- PG&E will shut off power to parts of Napa & Sonoma Counties — Mendocino not affected
- Red flag warning continues — PG&E will decide on North Bay shut-offs this afternoon
- PG&E will shut off power in Sierra Foothills — no outages scheduled for Mendo, Lake, Sonoma
- “Red flag warning” for Mendocino County begins Monday evening — power shut-offs may occur in Lake & Sonoma counties (updated 9:00 a.m.)
- Fire weather watch in effect for parts of Lake & Sonoma counties, starting Monday evening (updated 9:20 p.m.)
- Mendocino College will host The Phoenix Project, an “art action” with hundreds of community members, students and faculties
- Good Farm Fund grant and loan applications now open, $50,000 available to local farms (updated 9/25)
- Climate events and Coastal Clean-up around Mendocino County on September 20 & 21
- Vegetation fire burning northwest of Brooktrails — forward progress stopped
- Fire restrictions lifted in Mendocino National Forest starting today
- Yokayo Bowling Center has closed its lanes, but there’s a final concert and a yard sale this week
- Motorcyclist killed in Covelo crash
- Mendocino got a nice little rain shower last night — about half an inch in Willits
- Ukiah Valley Trail Group wins $15,000 from “100 Women Strong”
- Ukiah celebrates Park(ing) Day this Thursday, September 19
- Have a legal question? There’s a new legal research station at the Fort Bragg library
- Mendocino National Forest now hiring for 2020 temporary positions
- County Superintendent Hutchins on preparing students for active shooters (opinion)
- How’s the market? Buying a home after the fires (sponsored)
- El gobernador Newsom proclama “Mes de la Herencia Latina” — Governor Newsom proclaims “Latino Heritage Month” in California
- Mendocino Non-lethal Wildlife Alliance will host forum on issue of wildlife trapping
- This Saturday in Ukiah: North Bay Artisans showcase, car show, fire relief fundraiser, and more
- How much water does cannabis actually use? UC Berkeley is weighing in, watch their presentation at the UC Hopland Extension
- Small vegetation fire burning off of 20, near Fort Bragg — fire now under control (updated 3:05 p.m.)
- Willits’ Music in the Park series returns tonight!
- Vehicle Fire southeast of Willits handled quickly
- Fire round-up: Henthorne Fire revised down to 237 acres, 15% contained — South and Red Bank fires continue to grow — Walker Fire hits 38,000 acres (updated 8:00 p.m.)
- “Oak Fire” shuts down the 29, firefighters making progress
- Henthorne Fire remains at 291 acres, containment now 10% — larger fires burn across Northern California
- Henthorne Fire, now 291 acres, 5% contained — remoteness of fire hinders access and efforts (updated 6:15 p.m.)
- Annual “Roots of Motive Power” historic train festival happening, Sept. 7 & 8 in Willits
- Fire burning north of Covelo hits 100 acres, 0% containment — fire remains remote (updated 6:50 p.m.)
- Paul Bunyan Days celebrates 80 years in Fort Bragg (photos)
- Salmon awareness festival happening in Covelo, Sept. 13 & 14
- A Ukiah High student texted a gun related threat to a teacher, leading to the school be locked-down today (updated 5:45 p.m.)
- Deadlines to run in the 2020 primary elections approach
- Big Bike Bash happening Sep. 20 — come celebrate “the joy of bicycling”
- Motorhome goes over the edge off Hwy. 1
- City of Willits will close portion of W. Mendocino Ave., Wednesday
- Gov. Newsom’s office celebrates labor unions this Labor Day
- Body of missing elderly man found in forest near Fort Bragg
- Friends and family of hit-and-run victim demand “justice for Calum,” at Ukiah rally
- The Mendocino Sheriff’s Office is using new siren sound for evacuation notices
- In wake of budget funding cuts, Project Sanctuary benefit will be held September 7
- Community Foundation announces deadline to apply for fire assistance grants
- Humboldt County Cannabis Chamber of Commerce hosts job fair this weekend
- It’s hot, but there’s no red flag warning in Mendocino
- Supervisor John Haschak’s monthly report (opinion)
- Come speak your mind on the future of housing in Mendo, at the “housing element” workshop, Thursday
- Celebrate 20 years of Point Arena’s Harbor & Seafood Festival
- Two teenagers arrested on charges of attempted murder
- Cal Fish & Wildlife considering summer steelhead for endangered species status
- Are you a local business owner or economic stakeholder? The EDFC has a new survey to help build Mendocino County’s economic resources
- Fish for free across California, Labor Day
- Natural gas leak in Willits forces evacuations at Pine and Spruce — leak now stopped, residents may return home (updated 1:27 p.m.)
- One councilpersons’ updates on what’s happening in Ukiah – week four (column)
- Mendocino sheriff’s press releases: A car chase ending in yoga; and a domestic dispute
- A Perspective on Education: Continuous Improvement (opinion)
- Watch a real-time dive into Mendocino’s kelp forest on Tuesday
- Help build Mendocino’s Map of the “Economy for Our Common Good” this fall
- Free water rights workshop on August 23 in Laytonville
- Moose fire now fully contained, never expanded beyond 225 acres
- “Pints on the Plaza” happening in Ukiah on August 24
- Ice Cream Social to benefit Yorkville Fire held this Labor Day
- Applications now open to apply for PG&E wildfire assistance funds for 2017 Fires
- Moose Fire now at 85% containment, Mud Fire, near Laytonville, being “mopped up” (updated 6:30 p.m.)
- Wildfire west of Laytonville quickly controlled
- High temperatures expected across NorCal, but no red flag warnings
- Moose Fire day 3: Fire 65% contained, stands at 225 acres (updated 9:20 p.m.)
- Moose Fire now 35% contained, evacuations lifted, holding steady at 225 acres
- Obituary: Remembering Judge Kirk Gustafson, November 6, 1944 – July 23, 2019
- Moose Fire hits 225 acres, containment at 25% — major progress on fire — evacuation warnings lifted (updated 5:15 p.m.)
- “Moose Fire” stands at 85 acres, 25% contained — evacuations of immediate area ordered (updated 10:15 p.m.)
- Good Farm Fund benefit raises $40,000 for local farm grants
- “Fire Resilience on the Farm” workshop will be held, August 20
- EDFC releases economic assessment report on Mendocino County
- Dryer sparks small fire in south Willits home
- The primary election is still 7 months off, but these five people are already running for supervisor
- Startling summer shower soaks Mendocino (updated 11 p.m.)
- How’s the Market: Homeowners Insurance and Wildfire Coverage (sponsored)
- Little Lake Fire call logs for 7/31 – 8/6
- Startup Mendocino finalists announced — buy your ticket to vote for the winner!
- Library events in Ukiah and Fort Bragg: unicorns, talent show, farmers’ markets, books and booze, and more!
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial holds multi-agency disaster response training
- Fire restrictions began in the Mendocino National Forest August 1
- Usal Fire now 98% contained (updated 8/2)
- Cal Fire is conducting an airplane training in the skies above Ukiah, Cow Mountain
- Forest Service acquires 3,000 acres of newly public land in the Mendocino National Forest
- PG&E helicopters are flying power lines around the North Coast
- Usal Fire remains 130 acres, now 45% contained (updated 7 p.m.)
- Community forum on Humboldt cannabis eradication held today (video)
- Wildfire burning at Usal Beach stands at 130 acres, firefighters achieve 30% containment
- ?Qué es CalFresh? Aquí lo explicamos
- After days of searching, Derek Weidner remains missing
- Identity of man found dead in Mill Creek released
- Sheriff Allman updates Mendocino supervisors on cannabis raids, cannabis advocate raises concerns
- County staff will hold public meeting on wildlife management program, July 24
- “Not So Simple Small is Beautiful Gathering” happening this weekend in Yorkville
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents, July 2019
- Tiny fire along 101, at Ridgewood Grade, quickly controlled
- State Senator McGuire holding “community coffee” meeting in Fort Bragg, July 25
- Round Valley will get a “municipal advisory council”
- Enjoy a summer feast, support the local food system!
- A note from the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance concerning “Operation Clean Sweep”
- Casey O’Neill: An open letter to law enforcement (opinion)
- Local man killed in hit and run — car impounded, suspect still at large
- Farm Bureau will host forum on Potter Valley Project, July 24
- Family of Vincent Soto thanks searchers for recovery efforts — details of memorial service announced (updated 7/17/19)
- Vegetation fire in Potter Valley now contained (updated)
- Reentry legal clinic for people with criminal records offered in Covelo, Thursday
- Mendocino Sheriff begins cannabis eradication effort, “Operation Clean Sweep” with National Guard, CDFW (updated 6/16)
- Body of Vincent Soto found in Lake Mendocino
- Small vegetation fire east of Willits quickly contained
- Sonoma Clean Power offers new program with free upgrades to save energy for residents and businesses
- Huffman votes to fund national defense, block war with Iran — bill passes House
- Suspects in custody after high speed chase and alleged attempted kidnapping — and more MCSO press releases
- Diving robot may have found remains of Vincent Soto in Lake Mendocino
- Memorial will be held for Cal Fire Firefighter James Buckley, July 13
- How’s the market? Emergency preparedness hits home (sponsored)
- Diving robot will be used to search for Vincent Soto in Lake Mendocino today — water flows have been reduced to aid search
- Fireworks and parades: Independence Day around Mendocino County
- Pedestrian killed in accident south of Fort Bragg
- Deadly bat fungus appears in California for the first time
- PG&E will hold presentations concerning power shutdown plans in Mendocino County
- Vegetation fires in Philo, Brooktrails (updated 2:55 p.m.)
- Obituary: Remembering Marie DeSantis, the “Bad Ass Angel”
- Driver arrested for deadly crash on Branscomb Rd.
- Where to celebrate 4th of July weekend around Mendocino; or how to eat BBQ and see fire works
- Man shot in Covelo, suspect still outstanding
- Firefighters responding to structure fire in Covelo
- Vegetation fire on Spyrock quickly stopped
- Questions about bike lanes? Walk & Bike Mendocino has answers
- Timber sale from Ranch Fire in Mendocino National Forest
- Man sentenced to jail time for shooting dogs
- Vegetation fire breaks out south of Willits (update 1:35pm)
- Mother charged in murder of her newborn daughter — arraignment delayed (updated 6/28)
- Vegetation fire in Fort Bragg contained (update 4 p.m.)
- Coalition of North Coast agencies will file to take over Potter Valley Project (updated 2:00 p.m.)
- 24th annual Kate Wolf Festival happening this weekend, including the Kind Bud Lounge
- Supervisor Haschak will hold town hall in Willits June 27
- ¿Necesita Ayuda en Solicitar la Ciudadanía? Hay taller de ciudadanía gratis 27 julio, en Ukiah — Do You Need Help Applying for Citizenship? There’s a free citizenship workshop July 27, in Ukiah
- Cal Fire will conduct controlled burn at Lake Mendocino on June 27
- Structure fire at Motel 6 in Ukiah
- Go fishing for free on July 6
- Cal Fire suspends burning in state responsibility area
- PG&E will be shutting down power for up to a few days — here’s what you need to know to prepare
- East Fire reaches 378 acres, now 5% contained
- Earthquake near Petrolia felt around the North Coast
- Vegetation fire burning south of Willits now under control (updated 4 p.m.)
- Structure fire in Redwood Valley and one in Hopland (updated 6:40pm)
- Check your real-time bus arrivals with the new Mendocino Transit Authority app
- East Fire now 300 acres (updated 7p.m.)
- Red flag warning issued for much of Lake County, Central Valley
- Smoke from East Fire may affect Covelo, northern Mendo
- Crews fight 125 acre East Fire in Yolla Bolly Wilderness
- Small quake hits between Lakeport and Ukiah
- Startup Mendocino participants announced; buy your ticket to vote on the winner
- Senator McGuire will host a Great Redwood Trail town hall in Ukiah, June 22
- Mendocino County settles with PG&E for a collective $415 million
- Small vegetation fire breaks out along 101 — fire now out (updated 4:50 p.m.)
- Supervisor John Haschak: Letter to constituents, June 2019
- Lightning fire in Yolla Bolly Wilderness reaches 100 acres (updated 8 p.m. 6/18)
- “Who runs Mendocino County?” The Grand Jury takes a look
- Vandals destroy several mailboxes in Redwood Valley
- Traffic collision causes delays on 20 west of Willits
- Are there any good fiction writers in Mendocino Co.? Let’s find out — submit your works of short fiction or poetry to the Mendo Voice Literary Review
- Mendocino Sheriff’s Office responds to questions about helicopter activity
- Small quake hits southeast of Boonville
- Mendocino County offers assistance with tree removal in Redwood Fire burn areas
- Free accessory dwelling unit plans offered by Mendocino County
- Federal Customs and Border Protections flies training mission with Mendocino Sheriff’s Office — helicopters spotted around county
- How’s the market? Create a Fire-defensible Space Now (sponsored)
- Adventist Health presents scholarship to Ukiah High senior, Olivia Lucchetti
- One man found dead in Lake Mendocino — the search continues for his adult son (updated 5:50 p.m.)
- Cal Fire will not be leaving Ukiah Airport, just temporarily relocating in late Oct. (updated_
- Fire season has arrived — Sand Fire in Yolo grows to 2200 acres — power shut offs across NorCal
- Accident closes 128 west of Navarro
- Major accident shuts down 20 between 101 and Potter Valley
- Red flag warning may lead to power shut-offs in North Bay and Central Valley — Mendo not affected
- Kids summer reading program kicks off at Mendocino County libraries
- Celebration for the 75th anniversary of the Albion River Bridge will be held June 9
- Reinstate Barbara Howe (opinion)
- Ranch Fire was caused by spark from a hammer, Cal Fire announces
- Man allegedly runs down another with his car in Ukiah
- California releases new guidelines for school activities during wildfires and poor air quality
- New portions of Mendocino National Forest open for recreation after wildfire clean-up
- Tourist with measles visits Fort Bragg, potentially exposing people to the disease
- Adventist Health Ukiah Valley receives an ‘A’ for patient safety for the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
- Cal Fire opens Jackson State roads and campgrounds for summer
- A superintendent’s letter to the graduates (opinion)
- Mendocino supervisors will hold budget hearings June 4 & 5
- Eel River Recovery Project asks for volunteers for trespass cannabis grow
- Tiny vegetation fire quickly put out near Hopland
- Celebrate Father’s Day at the annual Comptche Volunteer Fire Department BBQ
- Structure burning in Noyo Harbor
- Small quake hits northwest of Redwood Valley
- Woman dies in single car accident on 101
- Ukiah Unified providing free kids meals through summer
- Hopland Extension will auction off sheep due to budget cuts
- Isolated power outages expected as part of routine maintenance
- Late night vehicle fire on 101 blocks traffic north of Willits
- Catch 22: Status of our cannabis permit (opinion
- Lead-free hunting will begin across California on July 1
- Finalizing the Redwood Valley Community Plan (opinion)
- Power outages in Willits, Redwood Valley, and Lucerne
- Downed tree blocking 101 north of Willits — now reopened
- Community memorializes Khadijah Britton and other missing and murdered indigenous women as part of international movement
- Cal Fire determines PG&E caused Camp Fire
- Queer Prom will be held Sat. May 18, at Saturday Afternoon Club in Ukiah
- Travelling internationally? Californians urged to get measles vaccine by CA Public Health
- Mendocino Sheriff’s press release, May 13
- Forest Reciprocity Group holds workshops on round pole building as a solution for wildfires and housing
- Mendo Public Health creates new safe disposal drop boxes for opioids and other drugs
- Redwood Valley MAC will host town hall concerning the new community plan
- Supervisor John Haschak’s letter to his constituents, May ’19
- “Startup Mendocino” competition offers up $10,000 prize to one hardworking local business
- Wildfire burning in Redwood Valley
- Is your business ready for tourist season? Here’s some tips and a free workshop
- Structure fire in Brooktrails — firefighters denied access (updated 9:20 p.m.)
- Sheriff’s Office releases information on last night’s car chase and marijuana robbery — three suspects remain at large
- Law enforcement pursue suspect down 101 (5/8/19)
- Public meeting about the Downtown Ukiah Streetscape Project will be held Thursday
- Community meetings about mental illness in Mendocino County on May 8 & 9
- Controlled burns continue — expect smoke in Ukiah and some near Laytonville
- Expect smoke in the hills west of Ukiah, Mon. & Tue.
- Governor Newsom celebrates May Day by creating a “Future of Work” commission
- One man dies of opioid overdose, Narcan saves another, in Redwood Valley
- Get ready for fire seasons at the fire preparedness expo in Brooktrails, Saturday
- Celebrate spring at “Dripfest” in Willits
- To ensure fast, reliable news this fire season, support The Mendo Voice
- Yet another quake trembles Mendocino
- Learn about sheep, shearing, and more at Barn to Yarn in Hopland this week
- Very small quake strikes near epicenter of yesterday’s tremor
- Cal Fire will burn vegetation debris around Ukiah, beginning April 30
- Mendocino Sheriff press releases
- Cal Fire now requires burn permits in Mendocino County
- Small earthquake hits inland Mendocino County
- Grassroots Institute will talk co-ops and an “economy for the common good” next week in Caspar
- Controlled burn in hills east of Redwood Valley creates large smoke plume
- Prescribed burn planned east of Covelo, April 29
- Sheriff’s Office will now carry Narcan to address opioid overdoses
- Casey O’Neill: On local food system development
- Accident in Brooktrails blocks Sherwood Rd., traffic backing up
- Prescribed burn happening today, Thursday, April 25, near Ukiah
- Learn about the health of kelp forests and kelp restoration efforts
- Redwood genome SEQUENCED!
- Memorial will honor workers who died on the job in Mendocino
- Potter Valley man pleads guilty to killing dogs
- Structure fire breaks out north of Fort Bragg
- Infant dies of whooping cough in Orange County — public health officials urge vaccination
- Tree planted in honor of Khadijah Britton today, her 25th birthday
- Celebrate Earth Day in Ukiah this weekend
- Sheriff’s Office warns of phone scammer impersonating law enforcement
- Join our team — we’re hiring an ad salesperson!
- Laytonville man killed in single car accident
- Small fires start as warm temps hit Mendocino County — CalFire starts emergency fuel reduction projects
- Mendocino receives federal funding for wildfire recovery, broadband, and more
- Help clean up Lake Mendocino this Saturday, April 20
- Start a garden at the Ukiah library today!
- Want to talk to your congressman? Huffman will hold town hall in Gualala April 25
- Watch the Army Corps presentation on Lake Mendocino and submit your ideas by May 8 (video)
- Flow Kana purchasing Hopland property housing Solar Living Institute and Emerald Pharms
- One-way traffic on Sherwood Road near Willits due to downed power pole (updated 12 pm)
- Big rig overturns on 101 at Ridgewood Grade
- Board of Supervisors will discuss Climate Action Committee on Tuesday
- Ukiah High students to compete in national underwater robotics competition — help them raise funds to get there
- “Cannabis on the Coast” 4/20 celebration to benefit Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County
- Route 1 closed north of Rockport — power lines down
- How to deal with young wildlife, tips from CDFW
- County superintendent: Immunizations — Friend or foe? (opinion)
- Tell the Army Corps what you think about Lake Mendocino
- No one hurt in Ukiah after shots fired late last night
- Cal Fire offering burn permits for Mendocino, online
- No sitting on the job for firefighters responding to couch fire at Oil Well Hill, on 101
- Inquest jury finds Hart parents intentionally killed themselves and their six adopted children
- Science fair winners head to state competition in Los Angeles
- Driver in yesterday’s head-on collision is suspected of having been under the influence
- Inquest into Hart Family deaths continues
- Inquest into Hart Family tragedy begins, new details emerge
- Major collision at Green Bridge in Hopland on 101 — road now open in both directions (updated 2:10 p.m.)
- Mainstream media announces: “Ok, you’re right, it’s all fake”
- PG&E flyover inspections for this week cancelled due to weather
- Firewood permits now available for Mendocino National Forest
- Explore possible salmon restoration projects on the Eel River with a lecture and field trip
- Ukiah library branch re-opens April 2 with new look
- Today is Cesar Chavez Day in California and much of the Southwest
- Health summit will be held at Little Lake Grange, April 6
- CalTrans emergency repairs on Hwy 101 near Willits grade will continue through Sunday
- Avocados recalled in various states, including California
- Sustainable energy forum happening in Willits on March 28
- Cannabis permit workshop with Fish and Wildlife, CDFA, waterboard, March 26 in Laytonville
- Ukiah Unified School District seeks community input at forum this Wednesday
- Vehicle rollover on 20 west of Willits — return of rain brings accidents
- Several car accidents on rainy Mendocino morning
- Hwy. 175 will be closed part of the day next week
- City of Willits opens up applications for medical dispensaries
- Closure of National Forest in Ranch Fire burn scar extended until mid 2020
- Inquest will be held in Hart family deaths, April 3
- Mendocino County supervisors will consider forming a “Climate Action Committee” at this week’s meeting
- Help improve Mendocino County’s government by becoming a member of the Grand Jury
- Mendocino County education job fair on Saturday, March 16
- Congressional art competition for kids kicks off
- Casey O’Neill: So what’s the story with hemp? (opinion)
- Adventist Health welcomes new chiropractor from Paradise
- Single car roll-over on Ridgewood Grade slows traffic — no one injured
- Facebook down or compromised around the world (including in Mendocino)
- Mendocino’s ag department wants to know what you think about hemp
- Round Valley Library will host fire preparedness workshops, beginning March 15
- CHP releases name of man killed in accident on 101
- Mendocino Sheriff’s Office will conduct search for Khadijah Britton this week, in Covelo (updated)
- Highway 101 re-opens after major accident north of Willits — one dead more injured (updated 3/12/19)
- Man found dead off Hwy. 20 was shot — CHP releases new information
- BOS Cannabis Committee will hold community meetings across Mendocino, this week
- Evacuation warnings lifted for low-lying areas in Mendocino County — some roads re-open, shelters close
- See the flooded areas of Hopland and Ukiah (slideshow & videos)
- Storm impacts roads across Mendo, Hwys. 175, 128, 20 in Lake Co. and 1 closed in portions (updated 8:30 a.m. 2/27)
- Mendocino roads closed by storm and flooding — Hwys. 175, 128, 1 and county roads closed
- Missing Fort Bragg woman Phyllis Doss has been located (updated 1 p.m.)
- We’re taking a break this week
- Rough roads Thursday morning — 20 closed in Lake Co., 175 closed at Russian River, 1 closed at Garcia River
- Measles outbreaks in Pacific Northwest prompt concern from North Coast health departments
- Large power outage in Brooktrails and Leggett
- 101 now open from Laytonville to Leggett
- Vigil for Khadijah Britton will be held in Covelo and Lakeport, Feb. 9
- Memorial for Krissy and Damian Orbon will be held Feb. 10 in Willits
- Black History Month celebration will be held Feb. 9 in Willits
- US Route 101 now open –Overturned tanker closed highway for hours north of Leggett — gasoline spilled into stream (updated 5:55 p.m. with video)
- One-way traffic controls on 101 between Ukiah and Hopland due to collision
- Winter weather returning to Mendocino County
- Motorcyclist killed in head on collision on Hwy. 20
- Major accident on Hwy. 20 near Lake Mendo — Highway now reopened
- Prescribed burn scheduled for Monday, near Covelo
- Prescribed burn today, Sunday, near Laytonville
- Major search underway in Covelo, in connection to Khadijah Britton disappearance (updated)
- Small earthquake shakes Willits
- Mendocino College workers will hold “informational picket” Thursday
- Rep. Huffman cancels town hall due to shutdown
- Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run near Covelo — sheriff asks public for information
- Coroner releases name of man killed in Oil Well Hill car crash
- Join the California Naturalist Program — registration open now
- Women’s March in Ukiah emphasizes murdered and missing indigenous women — watch the video
- One dead in major collision north of Willits
- Memorial fund started for Krissy and Damian Orbon, killed last week near Willits
- As storm recedes roads re-open — Hwys. 1, 128, and 175 now open
- Brooktrails community center opens as “warming center,” for people still without power
- Storm hits Mendocino — Hwy. 1 now open — Hwys. 175 and 128 closed in places — power outages, rising creeks, and collisions across county (updated 12:30 p.m.)
- Name of suspect in murder-suicide released
- Fire spotted on Ridgewood Grade likely controlled burn
- Women’s March will be held Jan. 19 in Ukiah and Fort Bragg — Marcha de las mujeres se llevará a cabo 19 enero
- PG&E will declare bankruptcy
- Bautista-Dalson sentenced to jail time — tried to assist Fallis while in prison
- Queda menos de una semana para inscribirse en el seguro de salud a través de Covered CA
- Names of victims in Willits murder-suicide released (updated 4:30 p.m)
- Three bodies found at Willits residence — possible homicide (updated)
- After many months DNA tests positively identify remains as belonging to Hannah Hart
- Less than a week left to enroll for health insurance through Covered CA
- Major crash leads to DUI arrest in Redwood Valley
- Introducing our new “Rural Democracy” podcast mini-series
- County superintendent: Local schools are hiring bus drivers
- Hwy. 101 re-opened in Redwood Valley (updated 10:50 p.m.)
- Redwood Valley man shot while sleeping; Sheriff’s Office seeks info
- New supervisors will be sworn in Jan. 8
- Bautista-Dalson scheduled for sentencing Jan. 4
- Three injured in Hwy 101 collision south of Hopland on Monday
- Ukiah Valley hospital welcomes first baby of 2019
- Happy New Year from The Mendocino Voice
- Highway 101 was blocked south of Hopland, now open (Updated 3:45 pm)
- Inmate escapes from Konocti Conservation Camp in Lake County
- Bautista-Dalson, accomplice to Negie Fallis, turns herself in
- Emerald Cup highlights organic cannabis, regulatory transition at 15th annual event (winners & photos)
- Authorities search for Bautista-Dalson, accomplice to Negie Fallis, after the Covelo woman failed to appear in court (updated)
- Meteor lights up Mendocino sky — the large celestial rock was visible across NorCal (video)
- Covered California enrollment deadline extended to Dec. 21
- Major accident on 101 at Ridgewood Summit
- Customer shoots alleged robber at Ukiah Subway (updated 10:30pm)
- Join Walk & Bike Mendocino for Christmas lights community bike parades in Ukiah and Willits
- Identity of body found in Eel River confirmed
- Cal Fire begins winter burning season Dec. 10
- Law enforcement and family members hold press conference concerning Khadijah Britton’s disappearance — urge anyone with information to come forward (video)
- Presenting our latest projects: The Mendocino Maps & Gears of Democracy
- Dungeness crab season in Sonoma starts Dec. 8 — Mendocino and Humboldt still delayed
- Fallis sentenced to four years for firearm possession
- Letter to the editor: John Haschak
- Hwy. 128 now opened (updated)
- Structure fire in Willits contained
- Small vegetation fire burning in Potter Valley
- No tsunami threat to California — major quake hits Alaska
- Mendocino County Growers Alliance hosts industry mixer, today in Ukiah
- Support local farms by eating local foods at the annual Winter Feast, Dec. 4
- Mendocino County final election results are in — Haschak and Williams are supes — Measure K passes
- Sheriff’s Office will hold press conference on missing woman Khadijah Britton Dec. 6
- CordovaCann rep meets with Covelo cannabis group (video)
- President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of thanksgiving
- Free community Thanksgiving dinners around Mendocino
- Casey O’Neill: On Gratitude and Thanksgiving
- County issues statement on absence of Supervisor Hamburg
- Multiple car crashes across Mendocino — roll over on Hwy. 20 near Willits and on Hwy. 101 near Calpella (updated)
- Residential structure fire burning north of Hopland
- Several “credit card skimmers” found at Hopland gas pumps (updated)
- Vegetation fire breaks out north of Laytonville — forward progress stopped
- Assemblyman Wood works to identify bodies in Paradise — 71 confirmed dead, over 1000 missing
- North Coast Water Board meets in Santa Rosa, approves new Mendocino regulations and considers dairy regulations
- New air quality guidelines established for Mendocino schools
- Pick out your own Christmas tree in the National Forest
- Brushy Fire near Dos Rios now 100% contained
- New red flag warning issued for Mendocino and across the state
- Smoke from Camp Fire closes schools, county offices — Ukiah air quality “hazardous”
- Earthquake rocks Willits, surrounding areas – 3.9 on Richter Scale
- Brushy Fire in Dos Rios now 35 acres, and 50% contained
- Mendo is still counting ballots — more than half of ballots remain uncounted
- Wildfire burning in Dos Rios area – 20 acres 25% contained (updated 5:55 p.m.)
- Large cloud of smoke drifts over Ukiah area
- Get funding to replace your wood stove from the Mendocino County air district
- Obituary: Remembering Scott Terry, March 4th 1947 – October 24th 2018
- Red Flag warning in effect through Thursday evening for eastern Mendo and nearby counties
- Mendocino County election results — coverage from election night, and full election results
- Residential structure fire in Redwood Valley; evacuation warning ordered (updated 6:25pm)
- Wildfire breaks out off of Skyrock Rd.
- Single-car crash, near Laytonville, kills one
- Wondering where your polling place is? Well, here’s a list of polling places
- Bomb threat called into county offices in Willits — no device found
- Structure fire off of Hwy. 162
- Cal Fire conducting controlled burn at top of Ridgewood Grade, off 101
- Fundraiser for Khadijah Britton search efforts planned for Nov. 3 — reward raised to $85,000
- Butte County man arrested for sexual assualt against a child
- Small wildfire east of Potter Valley now controlled
- Local man arrested on rape charges
- Friends and cyclists memorialize Xamuel Lara, deceased farmer, activist and cyclist
- Watch the Ukiah City Council candidates debate and the Mendocino College Board
- Law enforcement pursue alleged weed thieves from Laytonville to Lake County
- Mendocino College employees plan informational picket for Oct. 23
- Mammograms, massages and more at Adventist Health Ukiah “Pink Parties” this week for breast cancer awareness
- Huffman responds to Trump’s remarks on California fires, threat to cut funding
- Small vegetation fire in Covelo contained quickly (updated)
- Vegetation fire near Willits off Hwy. 20 now contained (updated 4:15 p.m.)
- Cal Fire conducting another controlled burn, this time near Dos Rios, today Oct. 18
- President Trump threatens to cut wildfire funds to California (video)
- Prescribed burn will occur south of Covelo today, Oct. 17
- Sheriff’s Office will test emergency notification system Thursday, Oct. 18
- CHP will temporarily close Route 175 to remove overturned semi-truck (updated 10/17)
- PG&E may turn off power across Northern California
- John Haschak’s candidate statement (opinion)
- Cal Fire warns of heightened fire risk across Northern California
- Structure fire spreads into vegetation in Redwood Valley (updates 5:45 p.m.)
- Major Redwood Valley rebuilding town hall will happen today
- Do you want to drink coffee with a congressman? Jared Huffman will be having coffee with constituents Friday
- Fallis and Bautista-Dalson plead no contest to gun possession — Round Valley Indian Tribes Council calls for information about Khadijah Britton
- Water tanker overturns — possible diesel spill
- Watch the District 3 supervisors and Willits City Council debates (videos)
- Primary suspect in north county arsons pleads not guilty
- Vehicle strikes propane tank in Willits — north end of Main St. now re-opened (updated 11 a.m.)
- Silent Storm: The Lack of Information on Fish and Wildlife Marijuana Raids in Humboldt County (opinion)
- Local women hold vigil opposing Kavanaugh confirmation
- Piercy man arrested for allegedly starting fires across northern Mendocino County
- Community members urge “justice for Khadijah” at California Indian Days parade in Covelo
- “Meet the Candidate,” Jeremy Hershman running for Willits City Council (video)
- Flash flood danger upgraded to “warning” for Mendocino Complex burn scar areas
- Want to improve high-speed internet access in Mendo? Take this survey and you could win $50
- “Color Me Green” 5k Run/Walk fundraiser for 4-H in Laytonville on Oct. 6
- County employees’ union calls for freeze on management raises
- Ranch Fire repair contractor dies in car crash
- Three defendants in Settler homicide take plea deals
- D.A. motions to put Fallis and Bautista-Dalson on trial together
- Free children’s health fair, “Wild about Health,” happening in Ukiah on Oct. 7
- The new national cellphone alert test is happening Wednesday — FEMA hará una prueba del sistema de alerta de emergencias el miercoles
- Two people died in yesterday’s accident on Hwy. 101
- New accident on Highway 101 south of Ridgewood Summit
- Major accident on 101 north of Willits
- Get ready for traffic as Willits’ Main St. relinquishment enters its final phase
- Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Hunting Creek Campground
- Substantial traffic on 101 north of Willits due to road work
- Read the full report on the death of Fire Chief Matthew Burchett
- New details in traffic death of Xamuel Lara
- Facebook seems to be demoting local news, here’s how to make sure you see our posts
- Settler homicide trial delayed as legislation awaits Gov.’s signature
- Watch the District 3 supervisorial debate between Haschak and Pinches (video)
- Accident north of Willits blocks southbound lane of Hwy. 101 (updated)
- Help out with fire recovery at Hopland Research and Extension Center on Sept. 25
- Small fire breaks out west of Willits — quickly controlled
- Ranch Fire finally 100% contained — register for FEMA assistance by Oct. 3
- Hopland Band of Pomo and other North Coast tribes receive $3.3 million for public safety
- Coastal Commission sets stage for redevelopment of Georgia Pacific mill site
- Adventist Health holds annual Colors for Cancer Fun Run and Walk on Sept. 23
- “Pioneers of Pot” talk at the Kelley House Museum on Sept 23
- California begins process of creating cannabis appellations
- Nationwide test of the emergency alert system delayed till Oct. 3
- Good Farm Fund farm grant applications now open: $40,000 available
- Willits WIC office expands hours — La oficina de WIC en Willits amplía sus horas
- Bicyclist killed in collision in Ukiah
- Celebra El Grito de Independecia y la Noche de Estrellas en Ukiah, Sep. 15
- Three small wildfires break out along Hwy. 101’s Ridgewood Grade (updated 2:15 p.m.)
- Small fire breaks out on Low Gap Rd. — will not affect back to school night
- Neighbors arrested for shoot out, assault, in Covelo
- The Mendo County Board of Ed has a vacancy — want to be a trustee?
- Sonoma County will test their alert system today, some Mendo residents will get the alert
- Land management workshops will offer fire prevention strategies, Sep. 18 & 22
- PG&E has put the Potter Valley Project up for auction, and who buys it could reshape water policy for decades
- Small earthquake hits Willits
- Campaign to fund the farmer’s market food-stamp match program continues
- Gabe Smith turns himself in for attempted murder in Willits
- Deadline for NCO wildfire relief applications is Sept. 14
- International Peace Day events happening around Mendo on Sept. 21
- Take the Skunk Train “Through the Trees” and support the Mendocino Land Trust Sept. 30
- Ukiah High teacher arrested on charges of “annoying or molesting a child under 18”
- One injured in late night shooting in Willits
- Two wildfires break out north of Willits (updated 9:25 p.m.)
- New fire breaks out in Lake County, evacuation advisory lifted (updated 3:50 p.m.)
- Happy Labor Day!
- Small spot north of Willits controlled (updated 11:10 p.m.)
- Wildfire breaks out in Lake Co., between Kelseyville and Hopland (updated)
- Huffman, McGuire and Wood will be at Democratic Labor Day BBQ, Monday
- Paul Bunyan Days and more happening in Fort Bragg this weekend (photos)
- Learn from other farmers at this upcoming free workshop in Caspar, Sept. 17
- Suspect in carjacking eludes police, turns self in the next day
- Roots of Motive Power will hold 40th annual “Steam-up” festival, Sept. 8 & 9
- Forest Service will hold community meeting to discuss survey of burned out area, Thursday
- CHP will conduct maximum enforcement period over Labor Day weekend
- Small fire breaks out in Calpella, controlled quickly
- Vegetation fire breaks out along 101 at Humboldt Mendo line (updating)
- Sheriff’s Office warns public about armed and dangerous suspect in Laytonville
- Ukiah Valley Medical Center will unveil new emergency department, ICU, helipad at ribbon cutting, Sep. 6
- Huffman, Pelosi and other NorCal representatives ask for FTC investigation of Verizon
- Bautista-Dalson pleads not guilty to charges of assisting Negie Fallis
- Test drive an electric car at the Ukiah Farmers’ market, Sat. Aug. 25
- Who’s running for city council around the county
- CDFW & Waterboard to hold public meeting on cannabis regulations in Ukiah Sept. 5
- NCO will host free “Gardenpalooza” family picnic on Sep. 8
- Small fire starts on Highway 20 between Willits and Fort Bragg — fire controlled quickly
- Assemblyman Wood demands $300 million annually for wildfire fuel reduction
- School is starting — watch out for students and school buses on the roads!
- Congressman will hold town hall in Fort Bragg, Tuesday Aug. 21
- NCO is celebrating their 50th anniversary
- Mendocino Complex fires: photos and videos
- Mendocino Complex Aug. 15: Fallen firefighter returns home — Ranch Fire continues to grow north (videos)
- New fire along Hwy. 101, near West Rd., contained quickly
- Wildfire in Covelo, now at 5 acres — forward progress of the fire has been stopped
- Air quality advisory for inland Mendo and Lake counties in effect through Friday
- Head-on collision blocks traffic on Ridgewood Grade
- Mendocino Complex Aug. 14: progress continues, region mourns fallen firefighter
- Pine Fire in Covelo caused by chain dragging behind vehicle, MCSO determines
- Identity of firefighter who died on Mendocino Complex fire released — Ranch Fire continues to grow, River Fire 100% contained
- Mendocino Complex Aug. 13: One firefighter dies on Mendocino Complex fires — Ranch Fire continues to grow, River Fire 100% contained
- Mendocino Complex update evening Aug. 12: Ranch Fire becomes largest in California history, moves towards Lake Pillsbury — River Fire containment grows
- Let’s start a Poor People’s Campaign for Mendo (opinion)
- No new fire evacuation in Lake Pillsbury area — area has been and remains under evacuation — fire moving to north-northwest — LCSD sends out nixle alert
- Info and resources for families dealing with wildfire stress
- Coping after a disaster: Advice from a hospital chaplain
- Small fire breaks out along 101 — CHP now reports fire out (updated 3:50 p.m.)
- Mendocino County Farmers’ Market Association celebrates 40 years this Sunday, Aug. 12
- Mendocino Complex fires cause air quality issues — here’s tips and where to find masks
- How to help with the Mendocino Complex, where to donate, and info about fire recovery
- Mendocino Complex day 13: Evacuation order for Hwy. 20 corridor lifted — Hwy. 20 opened in Lake Co. — Containment on Ranch Fire jumps to 46%, River Fire 81% (Updated 8:35 p.m.)
- Mendocino Complex day 12: Evening update — new re-populations, new evacs — substantial progress on River Fire, Ranch Fire keeps growing
- How to clean-up wildfire ash safely
- New evacuation near Potter Valley — Mendo Sheriff joins Nixle
- Mendocino Complex day 11: Mendocino Complex now largest in Cal history — River Fire almost contained, Ranch Fire continues growth (update 7p.m.)
- Mendocino Complex day 10: Evening update, River Fire increasingly controlled, Ranch Fire continues to grow
- New fire starts in Covelo — Pine Incident has multiple small spots — fire controlled
- Hwys. 20 and 29 now open
- Eel Fire is now 100% contained (updated 8/9/18)
- Mendocino Complex day 9: Fire continues to grow dramatically — New evacs near Lake Pillsbury, eastern Lake Co., and Colusa Co. — evac advisory in Glenn Co. — control of River Fire improves (updated 7:50 p.m.)
- Ranch and River fires, of the Mendocino Complex, have NOT merged — the fires remain separate
- Mendocino Complex day 8: Hwy. 175 re-opened — parts of Lake Co. repopulated — Cow Mountain evacuated — New evac orders in Blue Lakes due to River Fire — evacs in Lucerne and Clearlake Oaks — new advisory in Potter Valley — fires continue to grow (update 7 p.m.)
- Mendocino Complex day 7: Ranch Fire pushes east — new evacs and warnings in Lake Co. — Hwys. 20, 175 still closed (update 8:55 p.m.)
- Eel fire containment reaches 40%, mandatory evacuation downgraded to warning, size holds (update 8/3 6:35 p.m.)
- Western Fire in south county off Hwy. 101 now fully contained (updated 8/2/8:30pm)
- Fire breaks out on Vichy Springs road near Ukiah — fire “knocked down” — evacs rescinded
- Car fire on 101 quickly extinguished — no wildland involvement
- Mendocino Complex day 6: Containment grows significantly — roads remain closed — evacs reduced near Hopland — some areas repopulated (update 12am 8/2)
- Eel Fire near Covelo grows to 1000 acres, management taken over by USFS (updated 10:45 p.m. Aug. 1)
- Mendocino Complex day 5: containment grows — parts of Potter V. repopulated — Hwys. 20, 175 still closed — Ranch Fire at 47,300 acres, River Fire at 27,000 (update 12:10pm)
- PG&E and City of Ukiah: NO planned power outage
- Mendocino Complex day 4: fires explode in size — new evacs for Kelseyville and Lake Co areas — parts of Mendo repopulated — Ranch Fire at 45,000 acres, River Fire at 23,411 (updated 7:10pm)
- Ranch fire hits 2 high-voltage transmission lines — Ukiah restored to power — more than 42,000 customers without power — no definite estimate for restoration of power(updated 7:25 pm Sunday)
- Hwy. 20 closed — new evacs in Potter Valley and south — all of western Lake Co., evacuated — River at 14,200 acres, Ranch Fire at 16,300, weather conditions unfavorable (updated 7:15 p.m.)
- Massive power outage hits Mendo, Lake counties — power restored to Ukiah, Willits, parts of the coast (updated 3:15a.m.)
- Ranch Fire and River Fire photos and videos
- Mendocino Complex: River Fire is now 9000 acres, Ranch Fire now 5000 acres, both 5% contained (updated 12:15am)
- Mandatory evacuation near River Fire — River Fire now 5600 acres, Ranch Fire is 2700 acres
- Vegetation fire near McNab ranch — forward progress of fire stopped
- Name of young man killed in Ukiah shooting released
- Cannabis cultivation “overlay” zoning meetings will be held, today & tomorrow
- Free eye care clinics will be held in Ukiah, July 29 & 30
- Sheriff’s deputy falls ill after exposure to pesticides
- Mendo County will host cannabis compliance events in July and August
- Small fire in Anderson Valley quickly contained
- “Flex alert” has been called for California’s electrical grid
- Fire at bottom of Ridgewood Grade — fire under control — traffic delays continue
- Ukiah CHP and Ukiah Police join viral lip synch challenge (videos)
- Shooting in Ukiah leads to large manhunt (updated)
- Buy local cannabis, get dancing discounts from Northern Nights festival
- HHSA offers free immunization clinic for kids — El condado ofrece clínica de inmunización para niños, gratis
- Willits Microphor plant will close in early 2019
- Authorities seek information in Ukiah shooting
- Back to School Fair with free sports physicals from Howard Hospital July 21
- Woman dies after solo vehicle accident on Hwy 128
- One week left to file to run for city council in Willits, Fort Bragg, Ukiah and Point Arena (updated Aug. 3)
- Sheriff seeks help finding objects after burglary of dead man’s Little River home
- Hospital Incident fire in Ukiah considered “suspicious,” police seek info (updated 11:30 p.m.)
- Fire near Highway 20 nears containment at six acres (updated 3:30 p.m .)
- Going somewhere? Caltrans road work for Mendo July 13 – 19
- Chris Skyhawk withdraws candidacy from District 5 supervisors race
- Second victim in Ridgewood shooting succumbs to wounds
- Mendocino Cannabis Job Fair returns to Willits July 28
- HHSA offers free immunization clinic for kids — El condado ofrece clínica de inmunización para niños, gratis
- Support local farms, and eat a great dinner with Good Farm Fund
- Wildfire updates: Peach, Pawnee, County, and Klamathon (updated 7:30pm)
- Peach Fire near Boonville fully contained at 90 acres
- Car fire near intersection of 162 and 101 — power lines down — forward progress of fire stopped (updated)
- Fallis will go to trial on firearm charges August 27
- Free fishing days on July 7 and September 1
- Covelo district office of Mendocino National Forest re-opens
- Multi-agency cannabis regulatory office now open in Eureka
- Identities of victims in Ridgewood Grade shooting released — suspect in custody — suspect is victim’s son
- Independence Day parades on Wed. — Willits and Mendocino, plus Fort Bragg fireworks
- Two men shot on Ridgewood Grade — suspect in custody — Hwy. 101 OPEN
- Double Eagle evacuation lifted for Pawnee Fire — County Fire now 70,000 acres, 5% contained (updated 7/3 1:15pm)
- Wildfire breaks out near Kate Wolf festival, expect traffic, fire under control
- Tide turns against Pawnee Fire, fire now 50% contained
- Chris Skyhawk, supes candidate, suffers stroke
- Protests against family detention policy planned for June 30
- Mendocino County burn permits will be suspended starting July 2; plus wildfire safety tips
- Vegetation fire burning in Covelo now contained
- Small wildfire in Redwood Valley now contained
- Pawnee fire at 13,700 acres, 30% containment (Wednesday evening update)
- Pawnee Fire growth slows — spreads to 8,200 acres — mandatory evacuation still in effect
- Pawnee Fire in Lake County grows to 7,700 acres — Mandatory evacuation ordered (updated)
- Haschak thanks voters (letter to the editor)
- FINAL election results announced — Pinches and Haschak win in 3rd — Williams and Skyhawk win in 5th — Measure G fails
- Baby dies after being left in car, near Willits — mother charged with murder (updated)
- Introducing our new website!
- Law enforcement raids store in Laytonville
- Controlled burn at Coyote Valley dam today — smoke visible around Lake Mendocino
- Cannabis Czar OUT — Kelly Overton quits
- Cannabis Czar OUT — Kelly Overton quits
- Arts Council announces three wildfire survivor art projects
- Controlled burn at Coyote Valley Dam now CANCELLED
- Kidnapping and domestic violence charges against Fallis dropped — preliminary hearing for firearm charge set for Friday
- Small wildfire near Tomki Rd. area, 1/4 acre, now under-control
- Grass fire near Dos Rios contained
- Authorities release the name of deceased man found at “Mendocino Magic” camping venue
- Single vehicle crash at top of Ridgewood Grade, road now clear
- Supes will discuss cannabis issues all day on June 12
- Car fire on 101 near Hopland, wildland fire contained, major injuries
- Updated: CalFire releases findings on Redwood Fire — Fire caused by trees falling on power lines
- 3.9 Earthquake hits Redwood Valley
- The race isn’t over — Mendocino has almost 15,000 ballots left to count
- Fire breaks out on train tracks near Perkins St. in Ukiah
- Small wild fire near Lake Mendocino Drive delays traffic on Hwy. 101
- Updated: Sheriff releases statement on Boonville stand-off
- Legislators honor Mendo’s North Coast Opportunities and Ford Street Project as non-profits of the year
- Controlled burn planned near Hopland, June 8
- All precincts now reporting — Pinches and Haschak, Williams and Skyhawk in the lead
- Wondering where to vote? Here’s a list of polling places
- Motorcyclist dies in crash on Hwy. 101
- Work on Sherwood Rd. turn-off to begin Monday night
- Small wildfire west of Willits fully contained
- NCO wants to hear from YOU about a possible commercial kitchen (survey)
- Candidate statements, and assorted endorsements, for the June 5 primary
- Hal Wagenet endorses John Haschak (letter to the editor)
- Shawna Jeavons: candidate statement (opinion)
- John Haschak: candidate statement (opinion)
- Orr Springs Rd. will open today by 6 p.m.
- Recreational ocean salmon fishing season starts in June
- Learn how to start your own construction business with this free class
- Fish & Wildlife awards 4.4 million grant to conserve Ten Mile River forest habitat
- Susy Barsotti: candidate statement (opinion)
- Memorial Day brings maximum traffic enforcement — stay safe out there!
- Orr Springs Rd. now open through Memorial Day weekend; will re-close early Tuesday morning
- Black bears are on the move for spring! Here’s some safety tips from Fish & Wildlife
- Tour the Willits Bypass mitigation lands with local experts on June 9
- Alison Pernell endorses Susy Barsotti (letter to the editor)
- “Farmer to Farmer Field Days” free workshop to be held May 29
- Tifany Logan endorses Cyndee Logan (letter to the editor)
- Danielle Hurt endorses Tony Tucker for District 3 supe (letter to the editor)
- Little Lake Fire Protection District call logs for May 16 – 18
- Letter to the editor: state senatorial candidate, Veronica Jacobi
- Rick Williams endorses John Haschak (letter to the editor)
- Historic Mendocino gallery closing this month: see the final Mendocino Heritage artists’ show
- Search for missing Piercy woman, Margrit Pritchard, continues
- Orr Springs Road will close for repairs, starting Tuesday
- Last day to register to vote in primary is TODAY, May 21 — Hoy es el último día para registrarse para votar
- Have you seen Margrit Prichard? Sheriff is searching for missing Piercy woman
- Howard Hospital lockdown ended — threat deemed not “credible”
- Ryan convicted of manslaughter for killing of DeShaun Davis
- Dance to support KYBU, Covelo’s community radio
- This one weird trick will keep you from getting pertussis — a vaccine
- “Meet the candidate,” Michael Horger, running for District 3 supervisor
- PG&E will relinquish control of Potter Valley Project
- One dead, one injured in Philo fire (updated)
- “Meet the Candidate,” Shawna Jeavons, running for District 3 supervisor
- Take the poll: Who do you want to be District 3 supe?
- Celebrate Small Business Week with free workshops for local retailers
- Vehicle fire on Ridgewood Grade causes delays
- Hwy. 20 now open west of Potter Valley Rd. (updated)
- You should be receiving your sample ballot soon
- Introducing the Little Lake Fire Protection District call logs
- Were you born at Howard Hospital? Join the celebration for the hospital’s 90th birthday
- Ukiah High students seek funds to compete in underwater robotics competition
- Going somewhere? CalTrans roadwork for Mendocino April 27 – May 3
- The only thing that stays the same is change itself — historic Willits Main Street exhibit closes this weekend
- Free pet adoptions at “Empty the Shelter” event May 5
- Want to expand your business? EDFC is holding “Access to Capital” workshops May 17
- REACH copter performs emergency landing at Willits Airport
- Ukiah High students protest gun violence with walkout
- Come learn about nature with the UC Extension at ‘NatureFest’
- Rock crab advisory lifted for Mendocino County
- Grand Jury application deadline extended: now May 18
- It’s campaign season, so mark your calendar! (updated)
- Mobile home residents will stage protest Wednesday (videos)
- CalTrans roadwork in Mendo for April 23 – 26
- Hwy. 1 now open at Albion
- Watch the Third District supervisors debate (video)
- Details of Mendo College evacuation released
- Mendocino College reopened after brief evacuation
- Recreational salmon fishing season dates announced
- Body of Ciera Hart, 12, positively identified
- Car and all bodies of Thottapilly family recovered from Eel
- Search and rescue personnel sustain major injuries in crash
- Open letter to Jim Wood in support of single-payer health care (opinion)
- Puerto Rico company purchases Point Arena dispensary
- County will be hiring for coast animal shelter soon; facility may open by year’s end
- County jail inmate attempts suicide
- Ukiah High seniors prepare for college
- Jennifer Hart was intoxicated when she drove car over cliff
- Body discovered in Eel River
- CalTrans roadwork for Mendo: April 13 – 19
- Pieces of Santa Clarita area family’s vehicle found in river, all family members suspected dead
- Low Gap Rd. between State St. and Oak St. is closed due to road work
- Want to learn about CalTrans’s plan to “upgrade” Willits sidewalks? Come to the open house, April 17
- Search for vehicle lost in Eel River continues
- CHP continues search for vehicle in Eel River
- Fallis’ trial set for June 4, judge rules against bail reduction
- PG&E issues warning of tax scams
- Save the date: Earth Day and 4/20 events around the county
- New search operation underway at Hart Crash site
- Hwy. 128 now open
- Body found at Hart family crash site (updated)
- Crowningshield pleads guilty to murder of Autumn Smith
- Updated 4/7: Flood watch in effect: collisions, road closures around the county; Hwy. 128 still closed
- Science Fair winners heading to statewide competition
- Watch supes candidates talk cannabis: District 5 and District 3 supervisor debates (video)
- NCO’s Garden Project is raising beds and funds — help grow the future of local food
- CalTrans roadwork for the week of April 6 – 12
- Westport crash, which claimed at least 5, now appears intentional
- Countywide education job fair, will be held April 14
- “Meet the candidate,” Alan Rodier, running for District 5 supervisor
- Almost Fringe Fest starts this week — find an upcoming art event near you!
- More info on Anchor Bay shooting
- There’s a tsunami warning test Wed., remember it’s just a test
- “Meet the candidate,” Susy Barsotti running for District 3 supervisor
- Vehicle hits power pole on Blackhawk Drive south of Willits, power out
- Coming Home: all-day expo about rebuilding after the fire on March 24
- Violent threat made against Ukiah High, authorities take swift action
- Dog license fee waiver and cheap rabies shots, April 7 at county animal shelter
- Hwy. 53 now open in Lower Lake
- Assistant ag commissioner is out, and Mendo has no ag commissioner
- Join us for a walk to Eureka, in a few years
- Community’s search for Khadijah Britton continues
- Who’s running for what in Mendocino County
- Walkout at Ukiah High honors Parkland slain
- “Meet the Candidate,” Tony Tucker, running for District 3 supervisor
- Primary suspect in disappearance of Khadijah Britton pleads not guilty — search continues
- All of the Mendo Voice’s computers were stolen, and it slowed us down a bit
- Undersheriff Randy Johnson will retire this month
- Mendocino’s ag commissioner quits after only 5 days
- Mendocino Science Fair seeks judges and volunteers; Fair happening March 10
- Is it snowing yet where you are? Storm on the way (update 3/2)
- Senator McGuire will talk Prop 64 at Cannabis Summit in Ukiah, Thursday
- “Meet the Candidate,” Chris Skyhawk, running for District 5 supervisor
- Cannabis program manager appointed for Mendocino County
- Women’s History Gala happening March 4: three Mendocino women honored
- Arraignment of Negie Fallis postponed, main suspect in disappearance of Khadijah Britton will be arraigned Friday (video)
- Want to support local farmers? A new group will help you make a pledge
- Missing woman’s family creates video pleading for information; reward upped to $50,000
- PG&E announces possible sale of Potter Valley Project
- New Mendo ag commissioner, Joseph Moreo starts Monday
- Huffman and McGuire talk fire recovery (video)
- Arming Teachers, and the Declaration of Independence (opinion)
- Authorities urge anyone with information on the whereabouts of Khadijah Britton to share
- Get your free passes to the redwood parks on Feb. 24
- Chinese New Year celebration in Ukiah (videos)
- Class K reform, overdue or unnecessary? The supes will discuss on Feb. 27
- Vigil will be held for Khadijah Britton at Ukiah courthouse, Feb. 27; reward upped to $50,000
- Estudiante de Willits High detenido después de hacer amenaza; resulto en pánico sobre los medios sociales a altas horas de la noche Miercoles
- Update: Sherwood Rd. now open in both directions
- Willits High student in custody after threat; heightened fears prompt late night social media panic
- Make Willits Thrive: Come talk local economics on Feb. 25, at the Willits Hub
- Meet the Candidate, in our series of video interviews
- Update 2/21: Reward for information about Khadijah Britton raised to $25,000
- “Meet the Candidate,” Ted Williams, running for District 5 supervisor
- “Meet the Candidate” Cyndee Logan, running for District 3 Supervisor
- “Meet the Candidate,” John Haschak, running for District 3 supervisor
- MCSO releases names of deputies involved in killing of Dawn Center
- Call for artists: show your sculpture at the Botanical Gardens, apply by March 14
- What do you think about the future of Lake Mendocino? The Army Corps of Engineers asks for comments
- (Updated 2/19) Winter weather? Cold temperatures and snow on the way
- Sixth annual North Coast Farmers Convergence happening this week
- Huffman and McGuire will host fire recovery meeting February 22
- (Updated 2/18): $5,500 reward offered to help find Khadijah Britton, Covelo woman may have been abducted
- Identity of woman killed by deputy sheriffs released
- Controlled burn scheduled Feb. 14 – 16 in Yorkville area
- Law enforcement kill female suspect after high speed chase — CalTrans reporting 101 now open
- Controlled burn scheduled for Thur. near Dos Rios
- Hwy. 175 will be closed during the day, Wed. and Thur.
- Little River murder suspect caught
- Susy Barsotti joins Third District supes race
- Letter to the editor: Alan Rodier candidate for District Five supervisor
- Route 175 now OPEN
- Facebook has made it harder to see Mendocino news. But you can get around it.
- PGE has cut down 30,000 “hazard trees” in burned out areas
- Performing arts scholarship fund for inland students now available from the Community Foundation, plus many more! (announcement)
- Third District supe candidate Haschak to hold event, Feb. 3 (announcement)
- Identity of body pulled out of Noyo Harbor released
- Willits confirms new city manager
- Mendocino County Board of Education selects interim superintendent
- Body of deceased woman pulled from Noyo
- Cannabis farmers sue state over farm-size limits
- Tourism head placed on leave in wake of embezzlement charges
- Tsunami watch canceled for West Coast
- Small earthquake hits Willits, 2.8
- Volunteers sought for homeless “point-in-time” count
- Cannatourism talk to be held at Willits grange, Sunday
- Mendo Tourism Commission holds emergency meeting to discuss embezzlement charges
- Women’s marches taking place around the county: one year anniversary events
- Mendocino College construction training classes start soon!
- Covelo office of Mendocino National Forest to close, plus free fee days for 2018
- Fire recovery meeting on January 17: rebuilding and revegetation
- Update: Missing man Mark Williamson found alive during search and rescue operation
- CalTrans will cut down 13 trees on Willits Main St. as part of “relinquishment project”
- Structure fire in Ukiah, on State Street
- Cyndee Logan, long time Willits area activist, announces candidacy for District 3 supervisor
- Fifth District Supervisorial candidate Chris Skyhawk hosting “meet the candidate” event Saturday
- Dungeness crab season to open January 15 for Mendocino County and North Coast
- New Director to start at the Economic Development and Financing Corporation
- Local hospitals impose restrictions on visitors in effort to fight flu
- Remembering Larry Palmer: “When he laughed, it made me laugh.” (obituary)
- Save the Redwoods League turns 100, gives you free park tickets
- Hwy. 128 now open!
- No rainbow lead to this pot of gold, just a DUI
- Help us bring you a better paper in 2018, fill out our survey
- Rabies alert: wild fox tests positive in Ukiah
- Drive safe for the New Year: a message from the CHP
- Get outside for the New Year: New Year’s Day Hikes and our county hiking guide
- PG&E conducting aerial surveys today to find dead trees
- One person killed in shoot out with police in Ukiah
- Fire recovery meeting today at 6:30pm (Wednesday), at Eagle Peak Middle
- To the editor: Willits should pass rent stabilization (opinion)
- One dead in single vehicle crash
- Hwy. 20 between Willits and Fort Bragg reopened, possible delays
- North Coast legislators push for standardized warning system
- Abalone fishery to be closed next year
- Supervisor Carre Brown shares her thoughts on the fire and public service
- Mendocino firefighters heading to help with southern California blazes
- Updated 12/05/17: One person dead in Longvale fire
- Let’s talk about how Net Neutrality is a local issue
- Commercial crab season opening delayed from Mendocino County north until Dec. 15
- Build community fire preparedness with the Fire Safe Council this Wednesday
- Three arrested in attempted weed burglary and assault, victim was 62 year old woman
- CHP wants you to drive safe and buckle up on your way to saying thanks (press release)
- Free community Thanksgiving dinners around the county
- Updated 11/22: Road now open: 128 beginning at Highway 1 from flooding
- Enjoy a wintery ride around town: Holiday Trolley starts this week in Ukiah
- One killed and one wounded in Manchester shooting
- Get your local food and drink on in Redwood Valley: Taste of Redwood Valley and the Good Farm Fund Annual Winter Feast benefit fire relief
- Faircoin comes to the Emerald Triangle (press release)
- California releases proposed emergency cannabis regulations for licenses
- Mendocino County’s cannabis business licenses now available
- Fire rebuilding update: supes pass urgency ordinance, debris clean-up program begins, county meeting tonight
- The future of journalism on the North Coast: we want to hear what you think!
- How best to restore your land after the fire? Farm Bureau to host multi-agency workshop Weds., plus other info
- Willits teacher announces campaign for 3rd District Supervisor
- Redwood Valley resident creates Redwood Fire film: interviews officials and residents (video)
- Upcoming cannabis events in Mendo and beyond
- Woman found stabbed near Safeway, Willits Police seek witnesses
- New Veteran Services Officer appointed by county
- Sheriff to provide answers on early stages of fire at press conference Thursday
- Bus rider alert: Nov. 10 closure in honor of Veterans Day
- Have questions about fire insurance? Check out the meeting on Weds.
- Get your free passes to see the redwoods starting now
- County moves Local Assistance Center, PG&E loosens billing rules for fire victims
- Updated: Want to help? Here’s some fire fundraising resources and events
- Governor declares Day of Remembrance for Northern California Fires
- Weed robbery results in chase, arrest, one suspect still at large
- PG&E announces donation to Potter Valley Volunteer Fire Department, completes repairs
- Man believed firefighters were intruders, allegedly fired shots
- Big news for people rebuilding in wake of fire
- Mendocino’s Inaugural Homebrew Fest happening Nov. 4
- Hash lab explodes in Brooktrails, two injured
- Subscribe to The Mendocino Voice — be part of building a better community news source
- Call for artists: Funding available for new Ukiah mural, apply by Dec. 15
- A hospital chaplain’s advice on coping with disaster
- Updated 11/01: Everything you need to know about rebuilding and getting help after the fire (plus videos)
- Rep. Huffman visits Mendo’s assistance center, talks ICE
- Big rig goes over the edge on Ridgewood Grade
- Sheriff’s Office releases names of all who died in Redwood Fire
- Mendocino begins rebuilding, local, state, and federal officials provide assistance, information(video)
- Se comienza la repoblación en Cave Creek y Appaloosa Way, Van Arsdale, se retiraron las advertencias de evacuación para Redwood Valley, se ha contenido el 50% de Redwood Fire cual quemó 35.800 acres, destruyó cientos de hogares, y donde fallecieron 8
- Updated 2pm: Van Arsdale, Cave Creek and Appaloosa Way begin repopulation, evacuation warnings lifted for Redwood Valley, Redwood Fire 50% contained, burned 35,800 acres, killed 8, destroyed hundreds of homes
- Las áreas devastadas por el fuego vuelven a abrirse a los residentes: la mayor parte de Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, Pine Mountain se ha abierto
- Updated with more info: Areas ravaged by fire re-open to residents – most of Redwood Valley, Potter Valley, Pine Mountain opens
- Evacuation lifted for most of Potter Valley, Ridgewood Ranch, Golden Rule, Redwood Valley Rancheria, Reeves Canyon
- Sheriff warns of scammers exploiting fire victims
- Redwood Fire: Three of the people who lost their lives identified
- Redwood Complex Fire Day 2: Fire at 21,000 ac., 0% containment, 3 fatalities, info meeting at Willits library 2pm, AT&T to set up temp cell tower in Willits, gas off to Willits, Feds declare emergency
- UPDATE 11:18pm: Hwy. 101 now open, Redwood Complex Fire grows to 19,000 acres, two fatalities confirmed, Howard Hospital has NOT evacuated
- UPDATE 11:30am – Two fires in Mendo: 4500ac. in Redwood Valley, 1500ac. in Potter Valley, 0% containment, 11 structures burned, evacuations ordered, 101 closed, two people burned
- Want to work with cannabis? Job fair in Willits this Thursday
- Updated 7:50: 135 acre Hopland fire now 60% contained, one lane of Highway 101 southbound closed (video)
- Updated 8:30pm: Three county fires in Willits, Potter Valley, and Covelo
- One teenage suspect charged in Lake Mendocino shooting that left three injured; investigation ongoing
- Three shot near Lake Mendocino, Sheriff’s Office seeks suspects
- Updated 10:30pm: Fire on Highway 20 in Lake Co, one-way traffic (photos)
- Updated 9:50pm: Miller fire in SoHum continues, red flag warning this weekend, Sherwood and Laytonville “Rock Fire” contained
- Preliminary hearing in Settler murder held, three defendants take plea deal in homicide-robbery
- Driver in Laytonville hit and run turns himself in
- Mendo County makes major change in weed permit process
- Episode 10 of our weekly news show: supervisors, cannabis, Costco, rent increases, and more!
- Police seek help locating driver in fatal hit and run in Laytonville
- Costco may be delayed, Ukiah councilman files appeal
- Updated 4pm: Grape truck crashes with pickup in Hopland
- Here’s what’s going on with the supes’ cannabis discussion tomorrow
- Homicide in Navarro, suspect in custody
- Wildfire burning south of Ukiah, off of 253, fire’s spread stopped
- Small fire springs up in Laytonville, quickly contained
- Third District Supervisor Croskey won’t seek election in 2018
- One man dead in accident on 101, north of Laytonville (press release)
- Fatality confirmed in yesterday’s 101 crash
- Major crash with possible fatality near Cloverdale, 101 open but slow
- Sheriff issues BOLO for alleged ringleader of weed thieves
- Stay cool out there: excessive heat warning, county sets up cooling stations
- Weed raids in north Mendo today
- Listen up, double show special!: The Mendo Voice News Round-up, Episodes 8 & 9
- Ukiah approves homeless shelter plan
- Construction of Costco could begin by Sept., Ukiah Planning Commission approves
- COMMET raids Sherwood Rancheria, DEA and BIA involved
- Updated 3:20pm: Fire northwest of Laytonville contained at 1/2 acre
- Cannabis business development workshops coming up (press release)
- PG&E conducting patrols in Mendo on foot and ATV through August (press release)
- Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) warning for river and lake visitors
- Two acre vegetation fire near Blue Lake, seems to have it under control
- Updated 4pm: Fire in Boonville contained
- Small vegetation fire on Orr Springs Road contained, two outbuildings involved
- Updated 9:45pm: Eight acre grass fire in Covelo, mostly controlled
- Updated 8pm: Grass fire “Comminsky Fire” near Highway 128 fully contained
- Board of supervisors meeting for July 18: cannabis, mental health, and more
- Sheriff to supes “marijuana has to be reeled in” (opinion)
- Updated 7/19: Lake County Murphy Fire now fully contained
- Updated 7/19, 10pm: Range Fire currently at 20 acres, 90% contained
- Updated 7/19, 10pm with videos: Grade Fire Day 4 at 900 acres, 90% contained
- VIDEOS: Grade Fire now 900 acres and 10% contained, evacuations in Redwood Valley
- Foiled weed robbery leads to chase in Covelo (RHBB)
- Listen to The Mendo Voice News Roundup Radio: Episode 7, July 14
- Listen to the Mendo Voice News Roundup: Episode 6 of our news radio show
- Small vegetation fire started in Covelo near Highway 162 and Wattenburg Road
- Fire on Bell Springs Road north of Laytonville (photos)
- Amtrak bus and pickup collide in Laytonville, Highway 101 southbound lane blocked
- Northern Nights returns to Piercy this weekend (press release)
- Town hall meeting on cannabis regs in Fort Bragg tonight
- Shots fired during altercation in Covelo, suspect at large (press release)
- Attempted shooting in Covelo, law enforcement actively searching for suspect
- CalFire mopping up grass fire in Covelo
- Small aircraft lands on Hwy. 101, near Gobbi exit
- First Mendo cannabis farm permit issued; supes hear cannabis cultivation permit program update
- Wolf pack with pups found in Lassen County; one wolf collared by Fish & Wildlife
- COMMET arrests two men at trespass grow in Potter Valley, cuts down 5000 plants
- Thoughts on the Bypass, Trees, and Values (letter to the editor)
- Independence Day Celebrations around Mendo
- This Friday: Sculpture show at Willits Center for the Arts plus Hometown Celebration
- Mendocino County’s Reefer Madness (opinion)
- Controlled burn will take place at Coyote Dam, smoke will be visible around Ukiah and Redwood Valley
- Heads up: Low-flying PG&E choppers conducting Mendo safety flights June 27 – 29 (press release)
- One acre fire in Redwood Valley, quick containment expected
- Assemblyman Wood’s statement on single payer health care
- Meet your new supe., Third District Supe. Croskey now holding regular office hours
- UPDATED: Traffic accident north of Leggett, only minor injuries
- Workshops and events schedule to discuss local food policy
- County will hold workshop on cannabis and pesticides Wednesday
- Local man dies in boating accident, investigation underway
- Breaking: 3 to 5 acre wildlands on Highway 20 near Willits (updated 11:56pm)
- Cannabis Country Fair cancelled
- Ukiah man arrested on child pornography charges (press release)
- False alarm on Laytonville-area vegetation fire
- Farmers fear regulatory creep
- Update: Fire at north end of Willits Bypass now being mopped up (photos)
- Bank robbery in Gualala, yesterday
- Case of active TB identified at Ukiah High
- Playing by the rules: cannabis taxes and fees (opinion)
- COMMET assists with Lake Co. cannabis raid: 45k plants, 186 lbs, 6 arrests
- A look back at Lake County fires, and the search for an arsonist involved
- North Coast Brewing Company awarded Small Business of the Year by Asm. Wood
- Farm to table benefit for small farmers (press release)
- Upcoming events focusing on river and forest health in Willits (press release)
- CHP says stay safe this weekend: summer events mean hectic highways
- Man kills girlfriend’s ex-husband in Point Arena shoot-out; deceased charged with attempted murder (press release)
- County “Track and trace” workshops for growers and canna-biz held June 14 & 15
- Small fire north of Ukiah just now contained, stay safe out there!
- Ukiah approves housing for mentally-ill
- The Mendo Voice News Round-up: Episode Five of our radio show, June 2
- What did the lawyer say to the sign shop owner? We don’t know yet, but it’s the subject of this story!
- Mendo executive office makes formal statement on cannabis cultivation program
- Recent raids force cannabis compliance talks within county gov.
- One dead in heavy equipment accident off Black Bart Rd.
- Local state parks get electric vehicle chargers
- Lots to see at this First Friday’s Art Walk! (press release)
- Take a walk down Willits’ historic Main Street at the Mendocino County Museum (press release)
- Major domestic violence incident in Potter Valley (press release)
- Police are searching for suspects in Laytonville weed theft
- Times are changing, water in Laytonville (op-ed)
- Mateel Summer Arts & Music Festival 2017 still needs volunteers!
- Reports of multiple armed subjects north of Laytonville
- Alexander Coan booked for homicide, in killing of Jamie Shipman
- Governors Brown and Brown request federal funds for salmon emergency
- Mendo Voice News Round-up: our weekly news radio show
- Governor issues proclamation about Memorial Day (press release)
- Updated 5/30: Two people killed in Highway 101 collision
- Brooktrails Fire Dept. open house (press release)
- CAL FIRE urges caution this Memorial Day Weekend (press release)
- Roads and weather, May 26
- Ukiah Chamber of Commerce 2017 awards dinner (press release)
- Taste of Downtown (press release)
- Sheriff’s office seeks driver of stolen motorcycle after Fort Bragg chase (press release)
- Two people arrested for theft, drug possession, evasion (press release)
- Ukiah Costco one step closer to reality
- Cannabis business licenses head to Planning Commission
- Roads and weather, May 25
- Breaking: Search over, Caspar murder suspect in custody, victim’s vehicle found
- Special Willits city public meeting on draft cannabis ordinance – go and give comments!
- Cannabis art show, “Growing,” opens June 2 in Ukiah (press release)
- Updated: Caspar woman killed in apparent property dispute; murder suspect now in custody
- Roads and weather, May 24
- Lovers Lane developers meet with housing advocates in Ukiah
- Ukiah Sanitation District okays homeless shower hookups
- Cannabis cultivation permits trickling in
- Sheriffs investigating death of 60 year old woman as “suspicious”
- Sheriff asks people to look out for 2009 Chevy HHR
- Roads and weather, May 23
- Roads and weather, May 22
- Planned Parenthood benefit concert in Ukiah (press release)
- Poetry at Ukiah Library May 19 (press release)
- Roads and weather, May 19
- Grist Creek asphalt plant dismantled, lawsuits persist
- Potter Valley Memorial Day parade and rodeo (press release)
- Latino cultural responsiveness training (press release)
- Are they PG&E? Here’s how to tell (press release)
- Heads up! Search and rescue helicopter training this weekend, plus helicopter tips
- Roads and weather, May 18
- Negotiations for new casino moving forward
- Roads and weather, May 17
- Commercial crab season emergency closure extended for public safety
- Governor’s Puzzling 3rd District Appointment (opinion)
- Roads and weather, May 16
- Ukiah may get showers for the homeless — if the price is right
- Hear our funny voices, the Voice has a news radio show
- Sacramento sends money to North Coast for trespass grow clean-up
- Board of supes to talk cannabis, housing
- Stabbing in Ukiah (press release)
- Art and protest at Ukiah’s Depot
- Human Race a party on the plaza
- Roads and weather, May 15
- Join the Outlet Creek monitoring project, starting May 20 (press release)
- Low-cost housing goes before supes committee
- Howard Jarvis drops Ukiah challenge (press release)
- Updated: Highway 128 re-opened due to collision
- Roads and weather, May 12
- Croskey sworn in as new Dist. 3 supervisor
- Potential child abduction at Willits school now called false alarm
- Children’s advocates frustrated with gaps in mental health care
- Reynolds sentenced in Fisher killing
- Roads and weather, May 11
- PG&E donates to two fire safety projects in Mendo
- Barn to yarn at Hopland Research and Extension Center (press release)
- Roads and weather, May 10
- UPDATE: Croskey appointed District 3 supe, swearing in May 11, plans to run in 2018
- Roads and weather, May 9
- North Coast reps. request funds for salmon emergency
- Roads and weather, May 8
- High temps bring high river flows — how to stay safe
- Mendo SWAT team to receive $65,000 in new gear
- Roads and weather, May 5
- Judge dismisses tax suit against Ukiah
- Letter to the editor: The state of the grange
- Roads and weather, May 4
- A look at the landslide: how Caltrans re-opened Highway 101
- Breaking: Vegetation fire started in Ukiah area
- Haiku festival: bittersweet but still lovely, the Voice enjoyed it
- Wine in the Garden: Taste of Redwood Valley
- Roads and weather, May 3
- Roads and weather, May 2
- Roads and weather, May 1
- State releases proposed cannabis regulations: submit your comments now!
- Board of Supervisors agenda May 2: Cannabis, kids, water, and more
- Teens cooking for cancer patients
- Public hearing on Ukiah Costco to be held in May (press release)
- Highway 101 north of Leggett now open
- Trump signs order to open up off-shore drilling in California
- Poetry events at Ukiah library on Saturday (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 28, 101 reopening could be delayed
- Man dies of gunshot wound to head, likely suicide (developing)
- Call for applicants: EDFC seeks new director (press release)
- Earth Day at Usal Beach: a report (press release)
- Letter to the Editor: County cannabis tax lawsuit
- Attempted child abduction in Ukiah (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 27
- CalTrans projects 101 to reopen “this weekend”
- Structure Fire in Fort Bragg
- Collision on State Route 1, major and minor injuries
- Upcoming gardening events in Mendo
- Roads and weather, April 26, Hwy 101 closed again
- VIDEO: Hwy. 101 closed again! Hillside north of Leggett slip-sliding away
- California Mille driver killed in collision
- Artistic response to the election on First Friday in May (press release)
- Motorcycle safety awareness month (press release)
- Local business owners establish scholarship fund (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 25, 101 to Humboldt open
- Ukiah joins groundwater authority
- All seven defendants in Settler killing plead not guilty
- Hey, the 101 to Humboldt is now open!* (Update: it’s closed again)
- CHP update on this morning’s Rio Dell shooting, believed to be an employee altercation
- Sheriff’s K-9 officers receive protective vests (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 24, 101 on track to open tonight
- Wood and Caltrans reach broadband agreement (press release)
- Man shot in Ukiah on Satuday; police searching for information (press release)
- Local Judge dismisses complaint cannabis tax, Measure AI
- Roads and weather, April 21, Vehicle vs. power pole in Ukiah
- Bell Springs Rd. officially closed to through traffic (April 20, 2017)
- Roads and weather, April 20, work on 101 interrupted due to active slide
- Full day at Tuesday’s BoS, track and trace and sound cannons
- Traffic update, April 19: road work on Hwy 20 outside Willits, 101 still closed north of Leggett
- Man charged with attempted homicide in Covelo shooting, victim in stable condition
- County ag dept. hosts application workshops for cultivators
- Roads and weather, April 19, DoT recommends Hwy 20 to I-5 as 101 detour
- Changes for Jensen’s of Ukiah, and for recreational weed
- CalTrans now unsure when 101 will reopen
- Roads and weather, April 18: Bell Springs Road open to locals
- Presentation on salmon at the Willits Library, on Earth Day
- Hwy. 101 likely to reopen Wednesday, says CalTrans (4/17/17)
- Roads and weather, April 17
- Supes will talk nitty-gritty of new pot laws at meeting
- Humboldt State student killed in stabbing, early this morning
- Roads and weather, April 14
- Roads and weather, April 13
- Annual cancer support event in Potter Valley (press release)
- Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers Coming to the North Coast (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 12
- New businesses and eclectic art at first Friday in Ukiah
- Supes committee examines Class K building code
- Laytonville man shot in arm while being robbed (press release)
- Round Valley student awarded $10,000 for Wailaki language project (w/videos)
- Share your story with the Mendocino Living History Project (press release)
- Harlem Ambassadors coming to Ukiah (press release)
- Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op donates $5000 to Good Farm Fund (announcement)
- Regenerative Cannabis Discussion at Willits Hub – Evening of Friday, April 14 (press release)
- Leadership Mendocino accepting applications for next class (press release)
- MCOG Meets in Fort Bragg April 11 (press release)
- Roads and weather, April 11
- Accident and traffic jam on 101 northbound, in Redwood Valley
- City of Ukiah hires new director of community development and planning
- Gov. Brown declares drought officially over
- Free Willits area emergency response trainings in April-May
- Roads and weather, April 10
- Children frolic with scorpions at Hopland “bioblitz”
- City of Ukiah moves to dismiss tax lawsuit
- Roads and weather, April 7
- Ukiah City Council will take out loan to draw Costco to town
- CA 175 closed for several hours Thur. night, Fri. morning.
- Roads and weather, April 6
- Reynolds found guilty on all counts, in death of Kenneth Fisher
- Video: Check out the Orr Springs Road Bailey bridge!
- High-speed chase ends in injuries and arrests
- CHP anti-drunk driving program coming to Ukiah High School (press release)
- Palace Hotel receiver’s plan approved by court (press release)
- Walk to heal the forest on its next leg (press release)
- KZYX Board Election Results (press release)
- Roads and weather April 5
- Mendo Medi. cannabis ordinance passes
- Roads and weather April 4
- Roads and weather April 3
- Cannabis ord. in consent calendar at Tuesday Supes meeting — meeting preview
- Last witnesses called in Reynolds trial
- Bioblitz at Hopland Research and Extension Center (press release)
- Opinion: Dueling pig farmers — or why the Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op is ok
- Roads and weather March 31
- Ukiah City Council holds workshop on water planning
- Supervisors take another swing at recreational pot ordinance
- Willits Wilderness Weekend starts with Bypass Mitigation presentation tonight, more events through Sunday
- Opinion: Complaints about Ukiah Co-op More than Warranted
- Roads and weather March 30
- Trial of Charles Reynolds begins
- West Company hosting Mendo entrepreneur panel, and documentary screening
- Effective 4/1/17, City of Ukiah sales tax changes to 8.375% (press release)
- Roads and weather March 29
- Roads and weather March 28
- Roads and weather March 27
- Board of Supervisors to tackle recreational cannabis cultivation regs on Tuesday
- Roads and weather March 24
- Mendo’s PG&E customers will join Sonoma Clean Power
- At Monday meeting Supes talked zoning and building permit fees
- Roads and weather March 23
- After long negotiations cannabis cultivation ordinance nears finish line (with details)
- Wanna be in a movie with Amy Adams? Casting call for extras coming up!
- New details in yesterday’s shotgun incident in Covelo (press release)
- Roads and weather March 22
- Mendocino cannabis cultivation ordinance finalized; supes scheduled to hold final vote on April 4
- Hopland tribe and cannabis company file claim against county over raid
- Man who allegedly shot at Round Valley tribal officer in custody; officer was not injured
- Roads and weather, March 21
- Roads and weather, March 20
- Hearing on county’s cannabis ordinance next Tuesday
- Update: Ukiah’s emergency homeless shelter, slated to close April 1, will stay open til April 15.
- Roads and weather March 17
- Ukiah City Council jumps into Prop 172 fight and requests a granny unit ordinance
- Roads and weather March 16
- Conozca sus derechos: Consulado mexicano en SF envía mensaje a inmigrantes (comunicado de prensa)
- Know your rights: Mexican consulate in SF sends message to immigrants (press release)
- Re-licensing process for Potter Valley hydroelectric project begins
- Road conditions, March 15
- Sheriff restarts zip-tie program; number of plants allowed unclear
- Road conditions March 14
- Wanna go wild? Upcoming salmon spotting field trips and how to help the Willits “Hub”
- Poetry reading at Ukiah library (press release)
- Museum Road Show starting in April (press release)
- Roads and weather March 13
- Final suspect caught in Settler killing; Gary Louis Blank arrested in New Jersey
- Teenage boy airlifted to Santa Rosa after Potter Valley accident
- Temporary bridge rapidly being built over gap in Orr Springs Rd.
- Roads and weather March 10
- Updated 3/10 12:30pm: Highway 101 now OPEN in northern Mendo, expect delays
- Roads and weather March 9
- At board meeting supes provide little clarity on cannabis rule changes — cultivation of more than 25 plants now appears unlawful
- Roads and weather, March 8
- Tribes to CalTrans: hand over the artifacts
- Did you experience storm damage? The county wants to know, funds are available to help!
- Road conditions March 7
- City of Ukiah seeks community members for oversight committee (press release)
- At tomorrow’s meeting supes will likely have to address the suspension of parts of the county’s pot law, they’ll also talk Coastal Commission, mid-year budget
- Road conditions, March 6
- Letter halting zip-ties sent to growers Friday, legality of grows larger than 25 plants thrown into question, major uncertainties remain
- Protecting regional cannabis brands: McGuire’s SB 175 and appellations
- Road conditions, March 3
- Pleas in Settler killing delayed again.
- New Director and staff changes at Caltrans District 1 (announcement)
- Road conditions March 2
- PG&E to extend agriculture rates to cannabis farmers
- Old cannabis compliance page (redirects)
- Covelo woman arrested for receiving a stolen vehicle
- Road conditions, March 1
- Round Valley historian gives talk about Native American oral histories
- (Videos) Farmers and foodies strengthen local food economy at 5th annual Farmers Convergence
- PG&E helicopter will fly low around Mendo, Thursday
- Coast emergency homeless shelter will keep doors open, thanks to donation
- Ukiah City Council to take on groundwater, wastewater, public safety, and low-income housing, at Wed. meeting
- Get outside! And build some trail in Ukiah and Willits (plus videos)
- The Mendo Voice’s Cannabis Compliance Resource
- Road conditions, Feb 28
- Ukiah Police Department weekly activity report, February 15-22 (press release)
- Ukiah police apprehend suspect with out-of-state warrants (press release)
- Road conditions Feb 27, work begins on Orr Springs Road
- Local businessman launches new cannabis app: MyWeedhopper.com
- Coast emergency shelter may close from lack of funds
- UPDATED 9:20pm: Road open, Single Vehicle Rollover on 101 north of Willits
- Val Muchowski to be honored as Woman of the Year by State Senator McGuire
- Conflict of interest filed in Reynolds’ trial; trial date set for March 27
- UPDATED 2/25: One more caught in Settler homicide; Jesse Wells arrested in South Lake Tahoe
- Three Round Valley teachers awarded Dreamstarter grants for American Indian education
- Ukiah Police officers apprehend suspect after foot chase (press release)
- 34th Annual Women’s History Gala Set for Sunday, March 5th (press release)
- Road conditions Feb 24, icy roads
- IRS warns about W-2 identity theft scam (press release)
- Road conditions Feb 23
- Ukiah City Council approves dispensary ordinance and hears results of a hotel study
- Two local farmers will not be allowed to run in Ukiah Co-op election
- To Northspur by Skunk Train, in the rain
- Road conditions Feb 22: Hwy 128, Hwy 175, Rt 1 at Garcia River open.
- Ukiah woman threatens to drive her car into ex-boyfriend’s bedroom (press release)
- Ukiah Police Department’s report of last week’s activities
- Road conditions Feb 21, strong winds, hail and thunderstorms today, roads closed
- County supes consider draft canna-biz licenses in public workshop
- Round Valley woman arrested for harboring a fugitive breaking parole (press release)
- Letter to the editor: Co-op bylaws clearly state Dakin and Brady are no eligible to run this year
- Tensions flare in supes’ negotiations over pot ordinances
- After the Mendocino Town Plan update, the supes decide to complain to the Coastal Commission
- Wood challenges feds on cannabis, sponsors legislation forbidding co-operation with enforcement
- Op-ed: The Ukiah Co-op has stopped two farmers from running for their board, here’s why they should change their policy
- Road conditions Feb 17
- Ukiah protesters participate in national “Day without Immigrants”
- Road conditions Feb 16, a lot happening on Rt 1
- Road conditions, Feb 15, logging road closed, Rt 1 at 128 closed
- Road conditions Feb 14
- Foodies, farmers, and marketers gather to discuss local food economy
- Cannabis, garbage, groundwater and mental health on the supes’ agenda tomorrow
- Road conditions, Feb 13
- Citizen’s arrest of sex offender who was on Round Valley school grounds (press release)
- Gov. Brown asks President Trump for “major disaster declaration”
- Update: Road now OPEN to one-way traffic; Hwy. 20 between Willits and Fort Bragg
- Videos: Rep. Jared Huffman and Assemblyman Jim Wood – Ukiah Town Hall
- Ukiah City Council will take final vote on dispensary Feb. 15; talked ice skating and fire at last meeting
- Want to advise the state on cannabis regulations? Apply today! (press release)
- UPDATED 2/11: Suspect in Settler homicide arrested in Virginia
- Letter to the editor: local farmers disqualified from Ukiah Co-op election
- Trial date set for Steven Ryan, hearing for Charles Reynolds coming up this month
- Road conditions, Feb 10, active slides around the county, 271 detour in effect again
- Board will “explore options” concerning coast garbage transfer station
- Roads and Weather – Thurs afternoon update 2/9
- Road conditions Feb 9, flood advisory today
- An in-depth interview with Congressman Jared Huffman
- Business owners learn strategies for changing minimum wage laws
- Community members brainstorm ideas for public murals in Ukiah
- McGuire questions progress of Cal cannabis regulations, plans hearing
- Man arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, domestic battery
- Wounded Covelo man refuses to say who shot him
- Road conditions, Feb 8
- At packed meeting supes close-in on final draft of cannabis ordinance
- Roads, weather, flooding and outages on Tuesday updated 3pm
- Board of supervisors to discuss jail improvements and cannabis regs
- Announcement: call for 2017 artists’ residencies at Willits’ North Street Collective (press release)
- Albion man on parole found with ammo, controlled substances (press release)
- Domestic violence dispute over phone calls (press release)
- MCSO alert! Sheriff’s dogs have a “vested interest” in K9 safety
- Road conditions Feb 6, Slides on routes 1 and 20
- In which we bring you radio stories: Willits’ cannabis regulations and Grist Creek asphalt plant
- Don’t let Valentines day dominate the month, February is for farming — here are a few events
- UPDATED: Feb. 13: Mendocino Food Policy Council hosts community forum in Willits (announcement)
- Slide near Leggett closes Hwy. 1 for several days
- Confusion over Pinches’ plans for re-election if appointed supe
- Wanna know what’s going on? Check out our NEW calendar! Submit your event!
- Road conditions Feb 3
- Need healthcare? Covered California extends deadline until Feb. 4
- Fundraiser for Ukiah Methodist Church and Plowshares (press release)
- Suspects in Settler killing appear in court, plea entry delayed
- Road conditions, Feb 2
- Two separate attacks reported in Ukiah (press release)
- Book Reading & Signing with Local Authors at Ukiah library (press release)
- Don’t let a DUI “sack” your weekend celebration! Free rides & CHP info! (press release)
- Has your phone been out? (press release)
- Road conditions and weather, Feb 1
- Road conditions, Jan 31
- Ukiah City Council to ponder dispensaries, rezoning, and a holiday ice rink
- Ryan to be tried for murder in slaying of De’Shaun Davis
- Road conditions, Jan 30
- Willits parolee spotted in vehicle, found with various things (press release)
- Possession of billy club lands Roseville man in jail (press release)
- Caltrans will remain part of local tribes’ lawsuit over Willits bypass, judge rules
- Major traffic backup on Highway 101 north of Ukiah (southbound)
- El Sheriff dejará de responder a los casos 5150 no violentos este año
- Supervisores recomiendan John Pinches para supervisor del Tercer Distrito — Mendo Voice lo entrevistó
- Road conditions Jan 27, work on bypass onramp
- Anti-tax political group sues Ukiah over sales tax, demands end to road tax
- Editorial: Governor’s office refuses to release names of District 3 supervisor applicants
- Road conditions Jan 26, maintenance at south end of bypass
- Slowing down on changing speed limits — supes hear proposal to raise Philo speed limit
- Snow fight — sheriff and supes spar over funds for a snowcat
- Sheriff will stop responding to non-violent 5150s later this year
- Watch Mendo kids compete in mock trial at the county courthouse! (press release)
- Chuck Morse stepping down as Ag Commissioner
- Traffic conditions Jan 25: choppers flying low
- Supes endorse former supervisor John Pinches for 3rd District seat; and we interview him
- Governor declares state of emergency in large parts of state, including Mendo (press release)
- See low-flying copters above you? PG&E will be in Mendo on Weds & Thurs (press release)
- Road conditions Jan 24 Hwy 128 open
- Ukiah City Council makes moves towards affordable housing — legalizing dispensaries
- Planning Commission makes recommendation on cultivation ordinances
- Supes to talk weed, appointments, and long term planning at today’s meeting
- Growing: Art, Life, and Cannabis in Mendocino County (call for artists from Arts Council)
- Trial for Charles Reynolds and and preliminary hearing for Steven Ryan delayed
- City of Ukiah challenged on validity of voter-approved Measure Y (press release)
- Road conditions, Jan 23 Hwy 175 open
- Rep. Huffman skips inauguration, volunteers at Ukiah’s Street Medicine program
- Willits man caught for felony arrest after traffic stop
- Volunteers needed for homeless ‘Point-in-time’ Count on January 25 (press release)
- Flu season is here! and Public Health wants you to stay healthy
- VIDEO: Women’s Marches around Mendocino County
- UPDATE 4:50 am: Highway 175 closed, Highway 101 now open
- Neighbors concerned over still more possible flooding at Grist Creek
- High winds, harbor closures, and winter weather continues
- Grist Creek plant rejects final offer on environmental violations
- Missing woman found near Lake Mendocino
- Road conditions Jan 20, traffic cam for Garcia River
- One more suspect arrested in Settler homicide, alleged murderer had fled to Mexico
- Road Conditions Jan 19, Truck blocking Orr Springs Road
- BLM accepts public comment for the next 20 years’ plan for managing public lands
- At Thurs. planning commission meeting cannabis will be discussed one last time
- That “crack” in the bypass viaduct? It’s built-in, normal, and doing its job
- Road conditions Jan 18, early morning attack on 101 near Redwood Valley
- Former Mendocino sheriff deputy shot while on duty in Idaho, reported in fair condition
- Preview: Ukiah City Council and special housing bonds meeting Wed. night
- Road conditions Jan 17, eastbound lane of 175 closed
- Board of supes passes cannabis fees, effective Feb 19
- Rafters stranded overnight near Ten Mile Creek manage to free themselves (MCSO press release)
- Can salmon and weed co-exist? The ERRP is working to make it so.
- Man arrested in Covelo for probation violation warrant (press release)
- Woman arrested on suspicion of arson in Gualala (press release)
- Road conditions, Jan 16, Hwy 1 at Leggett opened
- Hunt for new supevisor is on, Johnny Pinches throws his hat in the ring
- Women’s marches planned for Mendo Jan. 21, day after inauguration
- Road report, Jan 13: 128 opened
- Video: Wintertime Precipitation in Mendo
- Passenger survives car crash and spends cold night in river, but driver pronounced dead on the scene
- Car falls into river at junction of 101 and 162
- Updated road conditions Jan 12, “It appears we have weathered the storm.”
- Special mental health meetings: BHAB and county supervisors (press release)
- Brown announces her last term at first board of supervisors meeting of the year, board talks pensions
- Road conditions updated, Jan 11: Dept of Trans has opened some roads
- Scenes from the storm
- Evacuation center opens at Ukiah high school
- Judge appoints receiver for Ukiah’s Palace Hotel
- Willits City Council to discuss cannabis regulations Jan. 11, full agenda included
- School closures for Jan. 11
- Howard Hospital institutes visitor flu restrictions as of Jan. 9 (press release)
- Immigration Rights & Protecting Undocumented Individuals (press release)
- Update 12am: Power turned off & voluntary Evacuations in Ukiah: Jan 10 road and weather conditions; 175 at Hopland closed, Hwy. 1 closed in sections, 128 closed, various county roads blocked
- Supes to talk pot and retirement at tomorrow’s board meeting
- Willits men arrested for possession of stolen car, conspiracy
- Covelo man mauled in dog attack, substantial reconstructive surgery necessary
- Willits woman arrested for domestic battery (press release)
- Update: 4600 customers without power in Mendo, PGE issues statement
- Update: Monday Jan. 9 road conditions, Hwy. 1 and 175 open; 128 still closed
- Storm conditions: Hwy. 128 closed, Hwy. 1 closed near Point Arena, thousand lose power, rivers continue to rise (videos!)
- Democrats vote for delegates, expressing alarm and frustration
- Want a rescue dog? The Mendo Animal Shelter needs your help
- Head on collision on 101 near Spyrock Rd.
- Update Road conditions Jan 6, slide on 20, southbound lane closure on 101 in Ukiah
- Water, water, everywhere, especially on the Ukiah City Council agenda
- Winter warnings: PG&E wants you to stay warm AND safe this winter (press release)
- Health and Human Services meetings on January 11
- Ryan claims self-defense in De’Shaun Davis killing
- Road update, Jan 5, slide near Leggett, rain and snow expected for the weekend
- Sheriffs perform snow rescue (press release)
- First Friday art walk in Ukiah (press release)
- Updated road conditions Jan 4, stranded motorists rescued, lines down near Standish-Hickey
- Ukiah mayors dream big and reflect on last year’s victories
- Memorial for Jude Nagle of Laytonville to be held Saturday 1/14
- Animal shelter affirms dog quarantine; opens for cats, lost animals, pet licenses
- Woodhouse RESIGNS, vacancy to be filled by governor
- Update to road conditions Jan 3, snow in Willits gives way to rain. One lane closed on Hwy 20 at James Creek
- Update – Open! Highway 1 closed due to snow, road conditions update
- Willits man arrested for assaulting old man (press release)
- Updates on Snow! Road conditions, Jan 2, traffic hazard on 128
- Burglary in Covelo (press release)
- Update: Body of Richard Mottlow recovered from sea
- HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
- Hwy. 101 now partially open after accident causes temporary closure
- Animal Shelter closed for parvo quarantine again, warning for adopted pets (press release)
- Hearing in Palace Hotel receivership scheduled for January 9 (press release)
- Crab boats tied up, holding out for better price Dec 30 (press release)
- Summary abatement of weed gardens could have a place in Mendo county code
- Negotiations over county garbage rates heat up
- Road Conditions, Dec 30, drainage work at Swallow’s Nest
- New year, new rules of the road — plus added enforcement this weekend
- UPDATED 4:15pm Road open: Head-on collision on Highway 101 north of Laytonville, major injuries
- Updated 5:15pm: Road Open: Horse Trailer accident on 101 Willits grade southbound, lanes blocked (video)
- Redwood Valley gang-related graffiti (press release)
- Road conditions, Dec 29, traffic hazard, road work
- Sanitation District and City of Ukiah to go to court on Thursday
- Road conditions, Dec 28, westbound Talmage and Talmage exit closed
- Start off the New Year right with a hike!
- Leisurely and apparently pointless chase on Ridgewood Grade (press release)
- Road conditions, Dec 27, slide work continues
- Call for artists: Mendocino County’s “Almost Fringe” Festival happening county-wide April 2017 (press release)
- Videos: Locals divest more than quarter million from banks to support Standing Rock
- Road conditions, Dec 26, accident on Hwy 20,no injuries
- New crabbing area opened: Point Arena to Ten Mile River opens Dec. 29 (press release)
- A few of Ukiah’s homeless people talk about the new winter shelter.
- Vehicle rollover on Willits grade and incident on bypass (2pm)
- Road conditions, Dec 23, Big rig on its side on 162, no injuries
- Give the CHP a holiday present: Safety on the roads (press release)
- Road Conditions Dec 22, semi with a trailer stuck on 128, hit and run in Fort Bragg
- New information emerges on high speed chase suspect
- More dungeness crabbing areas to open; Point Arena to Shelter Cove remains closed (press release)
- Road conditions Dec 21, one way traffic on Rt. 162, tree work on Rt. 128 continues
- Last night’s high speed chase started because vehicle was believed connected to burglaries (with video)
- Possible flooding at Grist Creek asphalt plant
- Remains of girls who perished in Manchester fire identified
- Shots fired in high speed chase, from Ukiah to Willits, suspect in CUSTODY
- Tweaker allegedly tries to breaking into house (and car) while owner is home (press release)
- Man arrested for public intoxication (press release)
- Emergency homeless shelter location to be used for tiny house village
- Man arrested for vandalizing woman’s car after argument (press release)
- 22nd annual Solstice Spiral Dance on Dec. 21 at Little Lake Grange (press release)
- Deputies find mail thieves in holiday package operation (press release)
- Road conditions Dec 19
- Small growers face future at Emerald Cup: a special report
- Mendo planning commission holds second hearing on proposed cultivation ordinance
- Winter homeless shelter now OPEN in Ukiah (update)
- Seeking trailblazing women (press release)
- Small slide at south end of Willits bypass
- Man arrested for alleged domestic violence, and threats over reporting the incident (press release)
- Woman arrested for felony domestic violence near Willits (press release)
- Squatters arrested after extended stay (press release)
- Road Conditions December 16
- Memorial for Shelley Falkenberg to be held Dec. 17
- VIDEOS: Mendo Voice road trip
- UPDATED 5pm: Road conditions December 15
- Native American heritage celebration: healing and tradition
- Hard work and elegance at the Good Farm Fund’s Winter Feast
- Local homeless people share a few words about sleeping outside
- Community rallies around family who lost two daughters in Manchester fire
- UPDATED: Standing Rock events in Willits and Laytonville 12/14, plus ongoing meetings
- Fish and Wildlife officer sprayed with fire extinguisher during burglary (press release)
- Huffman introduces bill forbidding diplomacy by presidents-elect (press release)
- Meeting tonight to discuss Willits collaboration with Eel River Recovery Project
- Laytonville cannabis activist dies after a long illness (obituary)
- Farmers Guild meeting/potluck in Willits 12/13: local organizing, seed hubs, farm tours, and future planning
- Tragedy in Manchester, two children perish in house fire
- UPDATED 12/15, 5pm: Flood watch in effect from now til Friday, 3 – 12 inches of rainfall predicted
- Local road conditions December 13
- Hwy. 101 remains closed at Piercy, and local road conditions December 12
- Small Farmers Association board alleges improprieties, resigns en masse
- Third suspect arrested in Settler homicide, found in San Diego
- Shelley Falkenberg, local woman, found dead after car accident
- Covelo woman hits boyfriend with cup & plastic chair in bar fight, arrested (press release)
- Covelo man arrested for domestic violence, false imprisonment after choking victim (press release)
- Wild fox tests positive for rabies
- Ice rink opens in Ukiah, fun ensues
- Local road conditions for Dec 12
- Assemblyman Wood addressed Supes, talked broadband, legalization limbo
- Supervisor Hamburg to recuse himself from upcoming pot discussions
- Police shoot fleeing suspect in Eureka
- Ghost Ship master tenant Derick Ion Alemena described as former Mendo grower
- Burglary and vandalism at Willits’ Creekside Cabins (press release)
- Planning com. hears input on weed ordinance, threats of EIR made
- Sheriff deploys SWAT to domestic dispute north of Laytonville
- Winter is here! SNOW and freeze predicted
- Assemblyman Jim Wood will chat with Supes tomorrow
- 3rd annual local food winter feast Thurs. Dec. 8 to support the Good Farm Fund (press release)
- Local road conditions for Dec 5
- Updated: SWAT Team and Sheriffs arrest two people north of Laytonville
- Road conditions update for Dec 2, upcoming work
- Steve Ryan pleads not guilty in murder of De’Shaun Davis
- FINAL ELECTION RESULTS, mental health measure loses, AF loses, AI wins
- Art walk in Ukiah promises to be a smorgasbord of color and inspiration
- Mendocino County’s cannabis regulation meetings for December
- Bookmobile for sale! Plus an update on the future Long Valley library
- Report rates Mendo’s roads worst in state
- Ukiah man arrested for domestic violence (press release)
- Man arrested for probation violation, having a knife (press release)
- Willits man arrested for felony warrant (press release)
- What’s CalTrans up to this week? Road conditions for Nov. 30 (update)
- Watch this! Round Valley kids ask President to halt pipeline, support Standing Rock
- De’Shaun Davis, 20, named as homicide victim by MCSO
- Updated Dec. 6: This week’s local events supporting Standing Rock: Ukiah, Laytonville, Fort Bragg
- Suspect, Gary Fitzgerald, arrested in Settler murder, Amanda Wiest now considered victim of kidnapping (press release)
- Sheriff requests $215,000 from feds for flight school, to cut down marijuana
- MISSING WOMAN FOUND, mushroom hunter Mary Ann Dow is safe
- Updated: Second suspect, Gary Fitzgerald, arrested in Settler murder
- Nov. mental health meetings — BHAB Finance and MHSA public forum (press release)
- Bell Springs mural covered with “Trump” graffiti
- In wake of conservatorship hearing, some clarity on Woodhouse absence
- Teams search for missing women off Branscomb Rd.
- Domestic violence call leads to coke arrest (press release)
- Ukiah hit and run leads to discovery of burglary (press release)
- Felony domestic violence (press release)
- Ukiah Sanitation District board meeting filled with fury
- Happy Thanksgiving! Community Dinners and Food for Thought
- Road conditions November 23 (update)
- Announcement: KZYX appoints new interim manager
- New information in Ukiah homicide, victim described as “semi-local,” press release issued
- Traffic conditions Nov 21 (update)
- UPDATED: RT. 128 NOW OPEN: no longer flooded, Road Conditions Nov. 19
- Slew of car accidents across Mendo (update)
- Supervisor Woodhouse placed in conservatorship, court authorizes his wife to resign for him
- Announcement: Author to discuss Syrian crisis in Ukiah Dec. 1
- Mental health, jails, philosophy and ethics addressed at Board of Supes meeting
- PRESS RELEASE: Ukiah Police Department Weekly Activity Report November 9-16, 2016
- What does legal weed mean for the Triangle? Canna-leaders weigh in.
- UPDATE: Traffic conditions, November 17
- PRESS RELEASE: Vehicle pursuit ends in arrest of felon
- Suspect in Laytonville murder turned himself in, sheriff issues press release
- Suspect in Laytonville murder arrested
- Press Release: Emergency winter shelter for the homeless to open in December
- Two pots of money for rural broadband, one filling, one emptying
- Event: Cannabis nurses meet up in Willits tonight, Nov. 16
- Moon over Mendocino 2016: Show us your photos
- “State of the Eel River” and sustainable cannabis farming: Tues. Nov. 15 in Willits
- Update 11/19: 128 NOW OPEN, Other Road Work
- Dogs put sheep through their paces, 11 minutes at a time
- UPDATE: Homicide in Laytonville, suspects sought, warrant Issued for Zachary Wuester
- Announcement: Mendo’s Animal Shelter has new manager
- Updated Announcement: Point Arena cancels Nov. 14 City Council meeting; seeks treasurer
- Announcement: BLM wants your input on public lands: meetings in Willits, Humboldt, and more…
- UPDATE: Homicide in Laytonville, investigation ongoing
- Two thirds of ballots in Mendo remain uncounted, according to new numbers
- Measure AF campaign says it’s not over yet, ballot count ongoing
- Comida, flores, calveras y conciencia social en la celebración de Dia de los Muertos
- PRESS RELEASE: Willits Man Tased & Arrested with Handgun After Struggle
- On President Eisenhower’s Proclamation of Veterans Day
- Winter homeless shelter moves forwards with permit approval
- Food, flowers, skulls, and social consciousness
- HSU launches economic surveys of cannabis industry
- Some old, some new: phone art and beadwork share space at the Depot
- Ukiah High School students march to the Courthouse
- Polling place workers report high turnout, no trouble
- PRESS RELEASE: Willits man with warrants leads deputies on chase, arrested
- Mendo is STILL counting votes! AF loses, AG is too close to call, council elections are still unclear
- Election in Ukiah: Mendocino Democrats party with tacos, wine, and Raging Grannies
- Election in Ukiah: Trump volunteers believe conservative perspective Is lacking
- Election in Laytonville: #MakeAmericaCakeAgain
- Ukiah City Council talks infrastructure, spars with Sanitation District
- The Mendo Wire: Prop 64 Special
- PRESS RELEASE: Willits man evades deputies with car chase resulting in hospitalizations
- Community turns out for Standing Rock fundraiser
- PRESS RELEASE: Willits woman found with warrants, brass knuckles
- OPINION: Mental Health Advisory Board supports AG
- VIDEO: Drive with us on the Willits Bypass
- PRESS RELEASE: Mendocino County Art Academy to open in Ukiah
- Emergency winter homeless shelter set to open on State St. by Thanksgiving
- Car chase results in crash, multiple injuries, in Willits
- How to stay safer in the hills: some tips
- At harm reduction workshop talk of trimmer safety
- Kinetic Chicken Artist Comes to Mendocino College
- Supes talk library tax, housing, and broadband
- Sheriff Releases Statement on Supervisor Woodhouse’s Arrest
- PRESS RELEASE: Store Owner Detains Burglar with Shotgun
- Despite Rain, Halloween Goes On!
- Strategies for accessing $2 billion revealed at forum
- November 1 Board of Supervisors meeting will be heavy on presentations
- OPINION: A letter in support of Supervisor Woodhouse from Sonya Nesch
- Supervisor Woodhouse Arrested on 5150 for Battery, Resisting
- The Mendo Wire 10/31/16
- North Coast Journalists Fight for Police Videos in Court
- Press Release: Hearing on Delays in Caregiver Payments
- Willits Man Killed in Single Vehicle Crash; Fundraiser Ongoing For Funeral Costs
- Willits Council Talks Planning, Cannabis Regulation, Sewage Robots
- An Interview With Supervisor Woodhouse
- No Competition in Race for Ukiah City Council
- Acorn Festival TEST
- Announcement: Mendo Stands with Standing Rock fundraiser event
- Public Weighs in on Transport Plan at MCOG Meeting
- PRESS RELEASE: Assault with a Firearm on a Peace Officer
- Breaking Scanner Report: One Way Traffic on 101 – Incident North of Willits
- Weather Update: Rain and Wind Return, Floods and Drought too
- PRESS RELEASE: $10 million secured for Rural School Bus Replacement program
- PRESS RELEASE: Avoid Real-Life Horrors This Halloween
- Sheriff’s Patrol Car in Single Vehicle Accident on Hwy 162
- OPINION: A response to ‘fear and loathing’, Yes on AF
- BREAKING: Amber Alert for Guerneville Infant
- Ukiah Historical Archive Building Done at Last
- Mental Health Measure Would Create Commission on Funding
- Behavioral Health Advisory Board Votes to Support Measure AG
- Caltrans Update: Culvert Traffic Delays, Bypass Completion (plus photos!)
- PRESS RELEASE: Vehicle Theft/Stolen Property/Probation Violation
- PRESS RELEASE: Transportation of Marijuana for Sale
- Small Accident at North End of Willits Bypass
- Press Release: McGuire at Ukiah Forum on Homelessness on October 27
- KYM KEMP: Highway 101 reopens,
- PRESS RELEASE: County offering flu vaccines
- Supes Talk Weed, Art, Fish and Game, and Weed Again
- Willits Working Group Discusses an End to Pot Ban
- Supes Committee Gets Recommendations on Weed Regs
- Supervisor Woodhouse Returns
- PRESS RELEASE: Felony Arrest Warrant/Controlled Substance/False Name
- Mental Health Measure Gets Funding from Across the State
- Parvo Outbreak at County Shelter, Two Dogs Dead, One Recovering
- PRESS RELEASE: Felony Failure to Appear
- PRESS RELEASE: Assault with a Firearm
- What is Parvo? And How to Deal With It
- PRESS RELEASE: Man Arrested for Outstanding Warrants During Hospital Visit
- PRESS RELEASE: Felony Domestic Violence Battery in Redwood Valley
- Upcoming Board of Supervisors Meeting Heavy on Pot and Mental Health
- OPINION: Mike Sweeney’s fear and loathing of the ballot
- Farm Grants from the Good Farm Fund: Applications Open Now
- OPINION: Yes on AF, a letter from former Willits mayor Holly Madrigal
- OPINION: The Chiefs Got it Wrong, YES on Measure AF
- OPINION: Ex-Chair of Behavioral Health Board says “NO” on AG
- OPINION: Voting “YES” on AG keeps money in the county
- Behavioral Health Advisory Board to Take Position on Mental Health Measures
- Wind Advisory for Saturday, Storms to Continue Through Monday
- The Mendo Wire: 10/14/16
- New Law Allows Jailed Felons To Vote in this Election
- Dog Dies of Parvo at County Animal Shelter
- Upcoming Public Workshops on the Future of County Transportation
- Winners at The Golden Tarp Awards: This Year’s Entries Are The Best Yet UPDATED
- Get Ready: More Rain On The Way!
- Ukiah Voters to Decide on Sales Tax to Fund Street Repairs
- Vehicle Overturned at Briceland Thorn Road near China Creek Rd
- Firefighters make quick work of one acre fire on Branscomb Rd.
- What Happens to Those Abandoned Cars On the Side of The Road?
- Sheriff Surprises Growers with Inspections
- PRESS RELEASE: Man arrested on federal warrant in Covelo
- PRESS RELEASE: Corporal injury to cohabitant
- PRESS RELEASE: Felony domestic violence in Potter Valley
- PRESS RELEASE: Man arrested for marijuana possession
- PRESS RELEASE: Burglary in Fort Bragg
- Three Homicides in Humboldt This Weekend: Possible Murder/Suicide and Stabbing
- Supe Woodhouse under “Doctor’s care,” will not return till at least Nov.
- Two Cannabis Worker Safety Events Coming Up This Month
- “Let Our Forest Heal” March Covers 54 Miles from Comptche to Ukiah
- Correction: Big Rig overturned North of Willits, Leaking Fuel and Milk
- PRESS RELEASE: State Dollars for Homeless Services Reach North Coast for the First Time in Years
- Ukiah Homeless Shelter Gets Federal Funds
- Announcement: Local Food & Farming Forum at Little Lake Grange
- PRESS RELEASE: Details on Tue. Night’s Search in Brooktrails
- THE MENDO WIRE 10/5/16
- Revised Cannabis Dispensary Ordinance Moves on to Ukiah City Council
- Police Have Apprehended the Hit and Run Suspect
- Brief Supes Meeting Focuses on Homelessness
- Ballot Forum in Ukiah Covers City, County, and State Initiatives
- Supervisor Woodhouse Misses 4th Consecutive Meeting
- COLUMN: Farm-to-Freeway Dinner on Willits Bypass Features Locally Grown Controversy
- Board of Supes Agenda, Heavy on the Consent Calendar
- Major Accident North of Willits
- An Interview with Chief Cannabis Regulator, Lori Ajax
- Songs for Harvest Season: MuMu Crew at the Golden Tarp Awards
- Hit and Run Outside Geiger’s Long Valley Market
- Blue SUV over an embankment in Leggett
- Traffic collision on Spyrock Road
- Measure AF Meeting Oct. 3 in Willits, Followed By More Around the County
- PRESS RELEASE: The Arts Council of Mendocino County Announces 2016 Mendocino County Arts Champions
- PRESS RELEASE: State’s First Hearing on Upcoming Crab Season and State’s Aquaculture
- Para Salsas, Las Mexicanas…
- Major Car Accident in Point Arena, 9 Injured
- Reports of Smoke and Fire on Third Gate Rd near Brooktrails
- Smoke on Shimmins Ridge False Alarm, Tankers and Copters Recalled
- PRESS RELEASE: Spyrock Incident
- Rain is Coming, Growers Prepare
- PRESS RELEASE: Mushroom, Wine & Beer Camp – An Outdoor Tasting Adventure!
- Search for Suspects on Spyrock Over, No Victims Found
- Oil Fire Day 2: CalFire mopping up
- Siskiyou’s Hmong Community Alleges Voter Suppression
- Sawmill Fire 85% Contained
- Fire on Shimmins Ridge Rd. put out
- Establishment of Winter Homeless Shelter Frozen
- CalTrans Road Conditions
- Bear Killed on Hwy 162, Tow Truck Called
- OPINION: Mendocino Fire Chiefs Oppose Measure AF
- New Law Cuts Down on Personal Belief Exemptions for Vaccinations
- PRESS RELEASE: Brown Signs Bill to Aid Construction of Rural Broadband
- KYM KEMP: Fatal Shooting in Humboldt
- EVENING UPDATE: Sawmill Fire now 75% contained
- CDFA Gabs with Growers in Eureka
- Sawmill Fire Remains at 1500 Acres, Now 20% Contained
- Ensalada de Atún
- PRESS RELEASE: Gov. signs whale protection legislation
- Flyer from the “Dept. of Trimmigration” Goes up in Laytonville
- MENDO WIRE – 9/23/16
- PRESS RELEASE: Governor Signs “Rural After-School Program Funding” Bill
- PRESS RELEASE: Cultural Diversity Committee Meeting, Sept. 28 in Gualala
- PRESS RELEASE: HHSA to hold flu vaccine drive, Oct. 1 in Ukiah
- PRESS RELEASE: Mendo County to offer free suicide alertness training
- PRESS RELEASE: Covelo radio station burglarized
- PRESS RELEASE: Burglary and forgery in Willits
- Supervisors Grind Forward on Weed Ordinance
- Q&A with Dept. of Consumer Affairs Director Awet Kidane
- Mendo Supes Officially Denounce Measure AF
- Board of Supervisors Talks Air, Power, and Cannabis at Latest Meeting
- EIR for Fort Bragg waste transfer station approved
- Receta de Tamales Oaxaqueños
- COLUMN: “GMO-Free” Mendo Reality Check
- OPINION: Some Positive Insights on Measure AF
- Permaculture Convergence Parties with a Conscience
- Willits City Council debates Measure AF, punts
- ¿Gustan Tamales Oaxaqueños?
- Garberville’s Town Square blocked off to public
- MENDO WIRE
- Round Valley students create video for Standing Rock
- Pipeline injunction denied but locals continue to send support
- UPDATE 9/13: Ruff Fire 95% contained
- Morse delays retirement till June 2017
- SoHum Chamber honors Kym Kemp as “Citizen of the Year”
- PRESS RELEASE: Point Arena Man runs from Sheriffs, is tasered
- UPDATE: Ag Commissioner Reverses Decision, is Staying
- UPDATE: Gap Fire Continues to Spread
- Locals Headed to Join Pipeline Protest
- PRESS RELEASE: Sheriff makes arrests for cultivation and nunchaku
- Gap Fire Smoke Reaches Mendo
- Fort Bragg Council Race Heats Up
- PRESS RELEASE: Broadband Bill Promises to Aid Upgrade of Rural Internet
- COLUMN: Mendo Farmers, and Markets, Struggle
- Raid in Laytonville Thursday