News Staff A Mendocino County couple recently got to see a great San Francisco Giants baseball game, oh and they also got married. MendoFever reports Ukiah residents Ben and Heidi Waterman have known each other since grade school, sharing a love of baseball and the Giants. The couple decided to rent a private suite at the ballpark. … Read more
The man charged in the murder of Kenneth F. Whipple has been convicted. TheWillitsNews reports Dino Blackbear Lincoln of Covelo was found guilty of second-degree murder and felony reckless evasion of a peace officer in Mendocino County Superior Court. His case has been referred for sentencing recommendations and is scheduled to appear on July 27th … Read more
The only full-service grocery store in a twenty-five-mile radius of Laytonville is for sale. TheMendoVoice reports Geiger’s Long Valley Market was founded in 1945 as a general store and now the building is for sale, as Geiger’s prepares to open a store in the Superette building in Hopland. The current owners of the grocery store, … Read more
Fort Bragg Police found a large storehouse of illegal drugs after investigation and serving a search warrant. Multiple tips that Bryan Grizzle of Fort Bragg was selling drugs out of his home prompted the warranted search, which turned up over 12,000 Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, Ambien, and Adderall pills, as well as Suboxone strips, and cash. … Read more
Although it’s still only Spring, Lake Mendocino is already seeing its fair share of visitors after a wet winter has restored the lake, with some 40 inches of rain recorded this past season. TheUkiahDailyJournal reports that as of the 16th, the lake was at just under 100,000 acre-feet of water.
The person killed in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend has been identified. TheLakeCountyNews reports Philip Richard Liberto of Lakeport was killed when a pickup truck towing a boat trailer traveling east on Soda Bay road crossed the center line, near the Riviera Market, and collided with Liberto and his passenger riding a motorcycle. The … Read more
A Ukiah man has been sentenced to prison for an attack on another man with a chain. TheUkiahDaily Journal reportsTimmy Kent Cooper was sentenced in Mendocino County Superior Court to 33 years to life in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Cooper was found guiltyof assault with a deadly weapon after being accused of … Read more
The owner of the Skunk Train has sold part of its properties to Sierra Northern Railway for $4.5 million. Sierra Northern is a sister company of the Mendocino Railway. Despite the sale, nothing has changed as far as who manages local operations. There is speculation that although spokespersons for the company have not yet clarified … Read more
The newest location of the Lake County Tribal Health Consortium’s newest clinic is open and ready to serve the community. TheLakeCountyNews reports tribal health board members and clinic leadership as well as local leaders and the community celebrated the grand opening of the new location on Olympic Drive. The clinic offers medical services, as well … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their meeting tomorrow morning at 9 am will continue its move toward creating a public defenders program for the county and will consider a draft proposal on the process from a consultant. TheLakeCountyNews reports the board has previously discussed public defenders services and has hired Jose Varela, retired … Read more