News Staff Renters and landlords can apply for rent help through the state’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program. Income eligible renters who have experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19 and have past due rent, or landlords who have experienced a loss in income because of unpaid rent, may be eligible to get financial assistance now through the … Read more
Eagle Peak Middle School in Redwood Valley is working to return to normal as students are back to the classroom after a year of distant learning. Since the middle of last month, students returned to a hybrid style of learning with two half days the classroom. Eagle Peak is also bringing back outdoor sports and … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office says Inmate Services is bringing back some of the programs that historically have helped inmates the most when transitioning back into the community. Among them, the classroom will open again for GED students, with the help of a teacher from Ukiah High. MCSO says helping inmates while at the jail, … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. It will be on Thursday from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM at Mendocino High School. All Mendocino County residents age 16 and older are eligible for this vaccine clinic. Sign up at myturn.ca.gov or call (833) 422-4255.
Students will be getting more classroom time next week at Ukiah Unified School District. According to the Superintendent, UUSD’s social distancing guidance recently changed to allow a minimum of 3 feet between students in the classroom. This change enables the district to bring students at Eagle Peak Middle School, Pomolita Middle School, and Calpella Elementary … Read more
Lake County’s COVID-19 case rate remains low and is positioned to move into the Orange Tier for the first time this Wednesday, Mendocino County shifted to the next less restrictive Orange Tier last week following Governor Gavin Newsom’s change in tier structure, which allows a seven-day case rate per 100,000 residents of 2-5.9 for the … Read more
CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit personnel plan to conduct a prescribed burn that will run from today through Friday, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, weather and air quality conditions permitting. The burn will take place on privately owned land, approximately 6 miles west of the City of Ukiah, between Robinson … Read more
As we begin to turn the corner on the pandemic, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reminds customers with past-due balances to explore available financial-assistance programs now, before the customer protections put in place during the pandemic end on June 30th. PG&E says they’ve been working to assist customers with past-due balances for more than a … Read more
Mendocino County officials announced yesterday there will be a reduction in the amount of vaccine allocations from the state in upcoming weeks. According to a press release, the State is receiving a reduced supply of COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government for allocation to local health jurisdictions and providers. The CDC indicates there are approximately … Read more
The Lakeport Unified School District Board of Trustees appointed a new member last night. Jennifer Williams-Richardson was selected to fill a board vacancy created last month when Trustee Jeannie Markham moved out of state.