News Staff After a split vote, the Fort Bragg City Council approved the Mill Site Development Strategy Report, which outlined plans for the redevelopment of the former Georgia-Pacific Mill site in cooperation with the Mendocino Railway. The council also plans to begin negotiating a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with the owners of the Skunk Train. The Council … Read more
Thursday night, firefighters responded to a fire in the Ukiah Mobile Home Park, just north of The Forks. Firecrews were able to bring the blaze in the 4900 block of North State Street under control quickly. One person was assessed for smoke inhalation. The Red Cross assistance was requested for one displaced resident along with … Read more
Lake County has decided to part company with its Public Works director just weeks before the position would have become permanent. After a closed session on Tuesday, the Lake County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to terminate Glen March. March had been on the job for just a year, working alongside retiring Public Works Director … Read more
The Mendocino Unit of CAL FIRE will carry out a 10-acre prescribed burn on the Shamrock Ranch southeast of Laytonville this evening between 6 and 9 pm. The burn will create a patchwork of burned and unburned areas to reduce wildfire risk. The Shamrock Ranch is located east of Hwy. 101 and southeast of Laytonville. … Read more
The City of Ukiah will hold a town hall this evening at the Civic Center to discuss the annexation proposal that would bolster the city’s tax base and expand the acreage of the city by three times. Critics, including business owners, farmers and county leaders ae concerned that the annexation would violate an agreed-upon sphere … Read more
The Middletown Art Center will celebrate Juneteenth this evening from 6 to 8 pm and invites the public to the fifth annual event. The celebration will feature storytelling and live music around the theme “What Juneteenth Means in 2025.” Food by Barbeque Biasotti and beverages will be available for purchase.
There’s been an arrest in the death of a Northshore woman connected to fentanyl has been made in in Lake County. On Wednesday, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Ryan John Stahl, 40, of Lucerne in the death of Carissa Morton of Nice. On February 28th, Morton was reported missing, and when access was gained to her home, … Read more
Due to the increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region, CalFire has announced it will suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning in Colusa, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties as of Monday at 8 am. Lake County’s burn ban has been in … Read more
The man who died in custody in February after being pulled from a creek in Ukiah was found to have succumbed to an accidental overdose. 29-year-old Emil Redzic of Ukiah, died on February 26 after being arrested by deputies near Orr Creek Bridge. At the time of his death, the Sheriff’s office launched a coroner’s … Read more
The Mendocino Environmental Center will hold a Juneteenth celebration on Thursday at 4 pm at its offices in downtown Ukiah. The event will feature live music and a southern-style dinner. A donation of $25.00 for the dinner is suggested.