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Geiger’s Market in Hopland has closed. A statement on social media expressed gratitude for the support of the community. The CEO of Geiger’s, Michael Maciel has not responded to requests for information.

The Mina Fire near Covelo in Mendocino County is reported to be about 30% contained as of Tuesday night. The roughly 50-acre fire started Monday afternoon as a structure fire. Crews continue to work the blaze. Evacuation warnings remain in place for the immediate surrounding area in zone MEN-1COV01.

The body of a woman found in the ocean off the Mendocino County coast in April has been identified as a resident of Fort Bragg. DNA analysis of the deceased and samples from her family were a match for Angela Geovanna Carrillo-Palomar. Investigation into her death continues. Anyone with information regarding the case to contact … Read more

The Mendocino County Planning Commission has approved an application for a 20-acre solar farm in Redemeyer Road, just northeast of Ukiah. The farm will have more than 10,000 solar modules and will be able to generate as much as 4 megawatts of renewable energy, which could power roughly 200 homes. The site includes infrastructure that … Read more

An excessive heat warning remains in effect until late Friday evening for Lake County and the Southeastern Mendocino Interior. Temperatures of 105 to 110 can be expected.

There was a planned power outage in parts of Kelseyville that started around 8 pm on Tuesday evening and affected just under a hundred customers.   PG&E estimated that power would be restored to customers by about 4 am Wednesday.  If your power is still out, you can report it at pgealerts.alerts.pge.com.

A bill that would have allowed telecommunications companies to be relieved of their Carrier of Last Resort obligations in rural areas of the state was pulled just before being heard in committee last week. Regina Costa, the telecommunications policy director for The Utility Reform Network or TURN, says the bill being pulled is due in … Read more

Fire crews are battling a wildland and structure fire near Covelo in far northern Mendocino County estimated to be about 50 acres, according to Cal Fire. The Mina Fire is northwest of Covelo and was reported around 2:06 p.m. Monday as a structure fire that had spread to the wildland in the 97500 block of … Read more

The nomination period for several seats on the Lakeport City Council begins on the 15th. Interested candidates must be registered to vote and reside within the city limits of Lakeport. The deadline to file nomination papers will be Thursday, Aug. 8. Go to cityoflakeport.com for more info.

One person was seriously injured over the holiday following a collision on Clear Lake between a bass boat driven by an individual and a pontoon boat with eight passengers aboard.   The driver of the pontoon to be thrown into the water sometime after 10 pm at Reeves Point, near Konocti Vista Casino.  The driver … Read more