News Staff A man living on the streets in Ukiah has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of another homeless man in March of 202o. David Charles Giusti was given the maximum sentence allowable for brutally beating the other man with a weapon. Giusti has a prior strike conviction for … Read more
A house fire in Willits midweek was thought to have been started by a candle being knocked over in the garage. By the time Ukiah Valley Fire Service arrived on the scene, the fire had spread to the attic of the homie in the 400 block of Mendocino Drive. The home sustained heavy smoke and … Read more
Saturday, Charlie Jolin and his service to the community of Lakeport will be celebrated at the Westside Community Park at 10 am. Jolin helped establish Library Park, the Westside Community Park, as well as serving on numerous city committees and commissions. The City Council has named the street into the Westside Park ‘Charlie Jolin Way’ … Read more
On a recent episode of the game show “Jeopardy”, the town of Leggett was mentioned as part of a clue in the category “On the Coast”. The clue read “PCH for short, this road has its northern terminus near Leggett, California.” Ryan Long, who had won the previous sixteen episodes, quickly rang the buzzer and … Read more
Tuesday morning, officers were dispatched to the Noyo Bridge in Fort Bragg on the report of a man ready to jump. Officers made contact with the man and while waiting for a Crisis Worker to arrive, tried to convince him to climb to safety. Unfortunately, the man jumped. Medical personnel were notified. The man was … Read more
The search for an armed suspect on Monday evening triggered a shelter in place alert for those living in Comptche. Shortly after 11 pm, Monday evening deputies were sent out and they identified Michael McSorley as being connected to both a suspicious fire and an assault on another man. Deputies searched for McSorley throughout the … Read more
As part of their budget meeting next week, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors will discuss adding a new sales tax to the November ballot. Funds from the controversial proposed tax would support fire protection and/or water provision, however, there is opposition to the proposed tax, as there is already a library initiative tax on … Read more
In yesterday’s election, Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall appears to be headed to another term, as early numbers indicate more than 90% of votes in his favor. In the race for Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools, current Superintendent Michelle Hutchins is trailing challenger Nicole Glentzer by about 5 percent of the vote. Fifth District County … Read more
At their meeting last night, the Lakeport city council approved putting a question regarding the annexation of South Lakeport on the November ballot. By law, enough of the registered voters in the proposed annexation have questioned the act that now it must be put to a vote.
Although the final vote tallies are not in, it appears that in yesterday’s primary elections, Lake County voters have reelected the county assessor and district attorney, chosen the county’s tax administrator as the new treasurer/tax collector, and selected a school volunteer and a parent to the Middletown Unified School District board. Offices that were uncontested … Read more