News Staff Mendocino County 4th District supervisor Dan Gjerde has resigned, effective today. As reported in TheMendocinoVoice, Gjerde didn’t run for reelection and was expected to finish his term at the end of December, with Fort Bragg Mayor Bernie Norvell taking over the seat after that. In a letter to the board, Gjerde said he’d accepted a … Read more
According to the Mendocino County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, Katrina Bartolomei, the number of votes cast in the county was record-breaking. Bartolomei reported to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors that her office had received around 23,000 ballots on the morning of election day, with more than 54,600 registered voters, a large increase from 2020. A certified … Read more
The Lake County Registrar of Voters reports the number of ballots in this election is greater than in the last presidential election. There are still at least 19,021 ballots to count, and that number may change as mail-in ballots are still being received. As part of the official canvass, at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. … Read more
The victim of a brutal dog attack in Mendocino County has been identified as a female. The attack happened in a remote area near Bear Pen Road in Piercy. The victim was airlifted to an out-of-county hospital due to the severity of her injuries. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff’s … Read more
Missing county emails are not enough to dismiss the criminal case against Mendocino County’s Auditor and Payroll Manager, according to Traci Carrillo, an outside prosecutor hired by DA David Eyster. Carillo says even if missing emails were critical to the case, there is no evidence of denial of due process on the part of the … Read more
The Clearlake City Council meets this evening at 7 and will hear a report on the Lake County campus of Woodland Community College and discuss housing as well a new rules for tobacco retailers in the city. The board will also consider the annual financial report and audit report for fiscal year 2022-23.
The bicyclist killed in a crash along Highway 175 near Middletown early Monday evening has been identified. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Matthew David Marx, 73, was the victim in the crash. Marx was riding his bicycle on Dry Creek Cutoff Road, approaching Highway 175, when he rode into the path of a pickup … Read more
Public Safety Power Shutoffs continue in parts of northeastern Lake County. Those shutoffs are expected to end sometime before noon, weather permitting.
Mendocino County is offering free go bags to those impacted by PG&E’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs scheduled for the next couple of days. The bags have items to help customers stay safe during the outages, including flashlights and first aid supplies. Those bags are available at the Hopland Fire Station on Feliz Creek Road. The … Read more
With all precincts reporting in the general election, voter turnout in Mendocino County appears to be just over 28%. MendoFever reports local contests included races for city council seats in Fort Bragg, Point Arena, Ukiah, and Willits, along with several county measures and key seats on the school board. Michelle Hutchins appears to have won … Read more