This page has a simple chronological list of all the articles we have published, starting with the most recent.
- 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 seeking public input until Sep. 15 to inform new wildfire recovery plan
- 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)
- Three years ago tonight, Redwood Valley & Potter Valley burned — remembering the Redwood Fire
- 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
