News Staff Daily positive cases of COVID-19 are down 3.55 percent as of yesterday, according to the Mendocino virus dashboard, with 18 new cases reported. There have also been 3 additional deaths. There are currently 8 hospitalized, 1 in ICU. Fully vaccinated residents of the count number 60,709, that’s a vaccine efficacy of almost 98%.
Fort Bragg’s Round Table Pizza restaurant is due to be featured on the two-time Emmy Award-winning reality TV show, Undercover Boss on CBS. The CEO of the company will be shown going undercover and working at the establishment, to understand what those who work at the franchise contend with on a day-to-day basis. State Senator … Read more
The Ukiah City Council has voted to demolish two buildings in the 1100 block of South State Street at Talmage Road, with a permit also being issued to establish a cannabis business on the site. However, the request to demo the building that houses the Dragon’s Lair on Main Street has not been approved, as … Read more
A pickup truck discovered in the Russian River on Friday morning and investigated by the Hopland Fire Protection District was reported stolen earlier in the month from the Ukiah area. The owner of the vehicle has been accounted for, and a search of local hospitals did turn up anyone being admitted in that time period. … Read more
After repeated continuances in his case, Jameson Wolfgang Jackson has been sentenced to life without parole, plus an additional 32 years to life for murder in the first degree and attempted murder in the first degree, after shooting and killing a man and shooting a second man with intent to kill. Jackson had also been … Read more
The woman killed in a head-on crash on Albion Ridge Road near the coast over the weekend has been identified. Patricia Jelen of Albion was one of four in a car struck by another vehicle.
The Ukiah Planning Commission is expected to consider an application for a cannabis dispensary on Seminary Avenue, near City Hall today. Local Roots, LLC has requested a permit for the business to reside in the building that most recently housed Mixies restaurant and is located just outside of the Downtown Zoning District, but within in … Read more
California counties are now being required to adopt the 1115 waiver, which expands alcohol/drug treatment services to anyone on Medical. The waiver was previously offered to the County of Lake and was declined. Currently those in need of treatment must go through the county, and many falling through the cracks while awaiting services. A Zoom … Read more
An exemption that would allow a Lakeport apartment complex to house more low-income residents, including Cachefire survivors has been granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Martin Street Apartments will now be available to any qualifying low-income family, with priority being give to farm labor applicants. Of the families affected by the Cache fire … Read more
A hard freeze watch is in effect from late tonight through tomorrow morning for the Mendocino Coast. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 degrees are possible.