News Staff Saturday morning, community members and both city and county leaders were on hand at the Lakeport Fire Station 50 to officially welcome the district’s new fire engine and five new paid staff members. The Pierce Enforcer 1500 type 1 Pumper engine was “pushed in” to it’s new home by firefighters and officials, as is the … Read more
Mendocino National Forest offices in Willows and Upper Lake will close early at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 23, and will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, for Christmas. Regular office hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 27.
The fifth annual Ukiah on Ice skating rink is open. In recent years, family activities in Ukiah have dwindled, and a pop-up recreational opportunity like the rink is much welcomed, There are special theme nights on tap through the month and tonight and both nights this weekend. For more information about Ukiah on Ice, go … Read more
The Public Health Department will be holding a pandemic update today. There have been three new deaths from COVID-19, marking 6th local death this month. Two of the deceased were from Willits and Ukiah respectively and the third was from Fort Bragg. There are currently five patients hospitalized, 1 more in ICU and 84 in … Read more
The woodshop at Mendocino High is back in operation thanks to the help of many, including new instructor Tami Barty. Students are once again learning how to be creative and most importantly, safe. Donations from local woodworkers and businesses provided supplies, and now through a grant from the Krenov Foundation, machines can be repaired. James … Read more
Several school districts across the area have been responding to Governor Newsom’s mandate that would add the COVID-19 vaccination to the list of required vaccinations students need to have in order to participate in instruction in the classroom and would also require school employees to be vaccinated. Districts have requested that the language be changed … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver killed when the tanker truck he was driving overturned and went off Highway 20 early Saturday morning. Frank Stuart Kountz from Willows died when the tanker he was driving overturned as he was negotiating a right-hand curve. Due to the location of the accident and a … Read more
Recent storms in the area have led to significant flooding and slides which, in the Mendocino National Forest included the August Complex and Ranch Fire Burn Scars. The United States Forest Service announced earlier that a landslide has closed Forest Road M10, a quarter-mile west of Fout Springs. Crews will not be able to clear … Read more
According to the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, Mendocino County has the fourth-highest overdose rate per capita in the state, and neighboring Lake County has the third-highest. MCSO began issuing Naloxone or NARCAN nasal spray dosage units to employees as part of their assigned personal protective equipment.
The California Department of Public Health is once again requiring masking for all public indoor settings, in effect as of yesterday through January 15th. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Concern regarding the Delta & Omicron variants and the approaching holiday season, when people are more likely to travel and be indoors in groups … Read more