At the meeting of the Willits City Council on Wednesday, the board selected former mayor Bruce Burton to fill the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Greta Kanne, two years before her term was set to expire. The council also decided not to vote on a potential pay raise for council members, voting … Read more
Ukiah Police arrested a man wielding a machete after a report of a disturbance, violation of a restraining order, and a prolonged standoff with the suspect. Officers dispatched to a residence on Cindee Drive in Ukiah encountered suspect Javier Ramirez, who they knew from previous reports. Officers contacted Ramirez, who was armed with a machete … Read more
Details are coming to light in the Chamise Cubbison civil case that point to a prolonged and dedicated vendetta against the suspended County Auditor by County D.A. David Eyster. New court filings and statements made under oath point to a concerted effort by Eyster to discredit Cubbison in order to remove her from the office … Read more
A cold weather advisory is in effect for Coastal Mendocino and the Southern Mendocino County interior. Saturday morning temperatures are expected to drop, with wind chills as low as 25 degrees expected. Check pets and other outdoor animals.
The Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care will be conducting its annual unsheltered Point-In-Time Count on the morning of Wednesday, the 29th, and will need volunteers to count along the Coast as well as the Southern and Northern Inland portions of Mendocino County. For more information, contact alex@appliedsurveyresearch.org.
During testimony regarding the criminal case of Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison on Wednesday, Mendocino County’s CEO Darcy Antle said that Paula June Kennedy, worked long hours to prepare the payroll for 1200 public employees while using a payroll system that required users to know over 1,000 pay codes. Antle said the process was exhausting … Read more
Officials with Mendocino National Forest are asking for public input on the draft environmental assessment for the proposed McIsaac Ranch Land Exchange Project, located in eastern Mendocino County just west of Forest Highway 7 and Mendocino Pass. The purpose of the land exchange is to consolidate federal ownership within the Mendocino National Forests Management in … Read more
A member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors has asked the board to reconsider its recommendation last December supporting the renaming of Kelseyville in a recommendation to the US Board of Geographical Names. Supervisor Rob Brown at the Tuesday board meeting argued that the current board, with new supervisors, be involved in the discussion. … Read more
The preliminary hearing in the murder case of 17-year-old Alyson Sanchezllanes has been rescheduled to March 17th, following a court proceeding on Tuesday. Kailand Ignacio Garcia, 19, is charged with second-degree murder and possession of a controlled substance for sale in connection with Sanchezllanes’ death. Garcia’s defense attorney requested the delay of the preliminary hearing, … Read more
CalTrans has announced a $9 million allocation towards work on highway projects in Mendocino County. The $9.4 million will be used on projects planned on Highways 1 and 128 in Mendocino County, including work on the Juan Creek Bridge near Rockport, improvements from the Mill Creek Bridge to the Robinson Creek Bridge near Boonville, upgrades … Read more