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The Community Foundation of Mendocino County is accepting applications for the 2022 Community Enrichment grant program, which is designed to support the enrichment of local communities in the county with a focus on the five following funding areas: sense of place, environment, healthy communities, education, and arts and humanities. Individual grant awards range from $3,000 … Read more

PG&E meteorologists continue to monitor a potential weather system that could bring dry offshore winds to parts of Northern and Central California beginning in the early morning hours tomorrow. Given this wind event, combined with extreme to exceptional drought and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E is sending advance notifications to approximately 29,000 customers in small, targeted … Read more

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a kayker who went missing on Clear Lake. Friends of 28-year-old Dylan Flanagan say he went kayaking late Sunday afternoon, heading toward Rattlesnake Island, and was reported missing when he didn’t return that evening.

One arrest has been made in a massive theft case in Mendocino County. Authorities are looking for the other suspect. According to the MCSO, deputies responded to the area of West Road and Spring Valley Road in Potter Valley around 1:15 a.m. Sept. 25 when a resident “reported seeing a vehicle parked near mail boxes … Read more

Firefighters responded to a wildland fire at Bachelor Valley and East roads in Upper Lake yesterday. The fire was initially reported to be up to four acres and threatening several structures. Crews were able to quickly stop the forward progress.

A wildland fire in Clearlake was quickly contained yesterday. The Box Fire was first reported around 1:30 p.m. yesterday on Dam Road, it was 2 acres with a high rate of spread. But in only 15 minutes, Lake County Fire reported forward progress had been stopped. When the fire first broke out, some citizens who … Read more

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced the all clear last night and began to restore power to those affected by the Public Power Safety Shutoff. While no estimated time of restoration was given for those impacted in Lake County, the utility says all power should be restored before the next PSPS event, which could happen … Read more

The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority has responded to 168 fires so far this year. Of those fires, 113 were intentionally set. Two of the arson fires include the Hopkins Fire in Calpella, which destroyed dozens of homes. Another arson fire was the Highway Fire, which was close to Ukiah and caused hundreds of residents to … Read more

Mendocino County’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Andy Coren, is urging residents to carefully plan their upcoming gatherings, beginning with Halloween activities. While the latest surge in Covid-19 seems to be letting up, Dr. Coren advises that almost 40-percent of residents in the county are still not vaccinated for COVID-19. For Halloween and Dia de los … Read more

A Public Safety Power Shutoff is impacting some in Lake County this morning. Due to a  dry offshore wind event impacting the Northern and Central portions of PG&E’s service area, combined with extreme to exceptional drought conditions and extremely dry vegetation, PG&E began sending one-day advance notifications yesterday morning to customers in areas where PG&E … Read more