News Staff The non-profit Mendocino Winegrowers organization has a new executive director. Bonnie Butcher is the second executive director since Bernadette Byrne left in 2022. Butcher has experience in event management, sales, and strategic planning and most recently managed the tasting room and event center for BARRA of Mendocino. Mendocino Winegrowers promotes Mendocino County wines and the … Read more
A suspect is still at large after robbing the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree in Leggett over the weekend. The 18-year-old tollbooth attendant was confronted by a man who put a gun in her face and demanded money. The suspect is thought to have escaped on an ATV. Surveillance cameras recorded the robber at both the toll … Read more
The Noyo Food Forest’s Earth Day Celebration attracted over 1200 people on Saturday. This year, the event saw an increase in the diversity of ages, ethnicities, and politics. The Noyo Food Forest picked 4.20 for its annual event, even though Earth Day is actually the 22nd. The 4.20 date has stuck since the original funding … Read more
A Mendocino County man died of natural causes while serving his sentence for attempted murder. Harry William Miller died on the 6th at the age of 75. Miller pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an argument in 2018. Miller shot his neighbor, Paul Palestrini after disagreeing over repairs to their shared driveway. Palestrini survived the … Read more
A man convicted of the brutal murder of a Redwood Valley Water District employee in 1993 may be paroled. The Mendocino County DA’s office in a statement said that 53-year-old Troy Harden was eligible for parole and approved due to changes in the law, where those serving life sentences whose crimes were committed while they … Read more
At the last meeting of the Mendocino City Council, the board discussed the possibility of adding a sales tax measure to the November ballot. A look ahead shows that the city could be operating in the red within the next five years, and the .375% addition in sales tax, which would bring total sales tax … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a person found floating in Clear Lake by boaters last week. An identification of the body has been made, but releasing that information is being held until next of kin can be notified. The Sheriff’s office did say the individual is … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal by Higher Ground Farms of the Planning Commission’s denial of a major use permit and initial study for a cannabis grow at 3545 Finley East Road, Kelseyville, which is next door to the historic … Read more
The Habematolel Pomo of the Upper Lake Tribe has donated in support of the Northshore Fire Protection District emergency response efforts. The tribe presented a check for $80,000. The contribution is the tribe’s ongoing commitment to local communities and residents in the region. The Fire District said the latest round of support will help with … Read more
The Savings Bank of Mendocino County has joined in an initiative to match down payments on homes in an effort to help more Lake and Mendocino County residents buy their first home. Through a grant program by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, Savings Bank will reserve funds to help eligible low to … Read more