News Staff Hammerhorn Campground, destroyed five years ago by the August Complex fires and further damaged by winter storms, has reopened. Located 18 miles north of Eel River Station in eastern Mendocino County, the campground has been restored through efforts by the Forest Service, California Deer Association, and Patriot Restoration Ops. Crews installed new fire rings, barriers, … Read more
The Ukiah Police Department will soon provide animal control to the Pinoleville Pomo Nation reservation due to an increase in loose dog attacks, as Mendocino County hasn’t been able to resolve the issue. A Memorandum of Understanding, effective December 2024, outlines that Community Services Officers will respond to calls, with Pinoleville reimbursing Ukiah. Pinoleville has … Read more
Roughly 400,000 Californians, including 5,000 in Mendocino County, face losing health insurance via Covered California if federal tax credits expire on December 31, potentially doubling premiums. While state funds will partially offset this, future federal changes in 2027 will limit aid for 119,000 legal immigrants, and 2028 brings an end to automatic renewals. Clinics like … Read more
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development is accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Cannabis Equity Grants Program which has $15 million to give to qualified applicants. Grants up to $75,000 are available for program development, or $3.5 million to help equity applicants establish cannabis businesses. This aims to reduce legal industry barriers and combat … Read more
The Mendocino and Lake County Elections Offices reports ballots for next month’s Statewide Special Election are being mailed this week, if you have not received your ballot by Thursday, Oct. 16, contact the elections office.
Ronald Neil Millard, 53, of Clearlake, faces 17 felony charges including arson and weapons possession. He allegedly set four fires in Clearlake and Clearlake Oaks over two months, including the 11-acre North Fire. Millard, a convicted felon, is being held without bond in Lake County Jail.
Ukiah, with a $5.6 million state grant, is partnering with Vero Fiber Networks on the “Ukiah Gigabit Fiber Project.” The initiative will deliver affordable, high-speed fiber-optic internet to ~1,700 locations and free internet to 14 city facilities by late 2026. The city will own the infrastructure, leasing it to Vero for 35 years. Construction starts … Read more
The Hopland Public Utility District will hold a public hearing tomorrow, Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Brutocao Cellars in Hopland on a proposed 40% water and wastewater rate increase that would help pay for aging infrastructure, inflation costs and a utility relocation program.
Congressman Mike Thompson will host a virtual town hall this evening at 6 p.m., discussing the government shutdown and health care . The event, which will also be streamed on Thompson’s Facebook page. To RSVP, go to mikethompsonforms.house.gov.
The City of Ukiah is has settled a federal lawsuit with Jane Doe, whose suit accused Police Chief Noble Waidelich of assault and the city of enabling misconduct by ignoring past warnings against him, and promoting him to chief. Waidelich, terminated four days after the incident, was not criminally charged. The city denied culpability, calling … Read more