News Staff In Willits, the Brooktrails Community Service District met mid December and approved a rate increase for garbage rates of about $5 a year for the average customer. The district also reported receiving $280,000 from the California Water and Wastewater Arrearage Payment program to be applied to the delinquent accounts of customers who were behind due … Read more
Fifteen Fisheries Habitat Restoration Program projects have been approved by the California State Department of Fish and Wildlife, seven of which will be in Mendocino County. Total funding for the county projects is just under $5 million. The projects will focus on recovery habitats for salmon and steelhead recovery . The Brandon Gulch Stream, the … Read more
Six Sigma Ranch and Winery near Lower Lake will host two races and Boggs Demonstration Forest on Cobb Mountain one during the 2022 Norcal Mountain Bike Cycling Season. The 2022 season officially opens for riders in the Redwood and Repack regions Feb. 27 at Exchequer Bike Park in La Grande. Anyone interested can email admin@norcalmtb.org … Read more
Mendocino County’s first new resident of the year arrived at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley this past Saturday afternoon. Rosemary Cramblett along with proud parents received a welcome package with handmade gifts to celebrate her arrival. Charge nurse Teresa Keffeler, nurses Marisela Mendoza and Paulette Shark and Certified OB Technician Sarah Davis as well as others … Read more
The City of Ukiah could receive about $488,000 over 18 years for participating in opioid settlements involving three of the largest pharmaceutical distributors in the county. In a special meeting on December 27th, the city council agreed to give the city manager authorization to execute the necessary documents to file in order to participate. That … Read more
Local water agencies sent letters late last month to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, asking them to restore reduced water flow to the Potter Valley Project to their usual levels. The Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission stated in their letter that Lake Mendocino is at about 36% of its storage capacity, which is … Read more
The Lakeport City Council on Tuesday will meet and consider a lease agreement with Westside Community Park for a new horse park. City Manager Kevin Ingram will ask the council for the go-ahead to negotiate a 30-year lease agreement for the use of a 7.5-acre site on City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District property for … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors holds its first meeting of 2022 tomorrow morning at 9 and the first order of business will be to elect a new chair and vice chair for the board. Outgoing Chair Bruno Sabatier will conduct the election. The Chair and Vice Chair for the Lake County Board of Equalization … Read more
A Ukiah man is in the Mendocino County Jail after being arrested in connection with a gang related stabbing in November at an apartment complex in Ukiah. Jaime Antonio Zambrano was arrested shortly before Christmas in Los Angeles county on a warrant for his involvement with the stabbing. According to Mendocino County Sheriff’s Captain Greg … Read more
While most of the state is in a drought, this past year has been a better year for Lake County when it comes to rainfall. Although the county is still in extreme drought, the rain from the Fall and Winter are improving conditions. Clear Lake has risen nearly a foot and a half since the … Read more