MendoParks, formerly the Mendocino Area Parks Association has a new Executive Director. Sid Garza Hillman has served as race director of the Mendocino Coast 50K Trail Ultramarathon and as event coordinator for Winesong. Since funding cuts for educational programming in 1984, MendoParks was formed by local park rangers and has raised money for ten … Read more
A missing Kelseyville woman has been found after driving off the edge of State Route 175 on Tuesday evening. The search by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the California Highway Patrol and a CHP helicopter for Julie Gruenke, was ongoing after her husband reported her missing. Gruenke had spoken with her spouse, saying … Read more
The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors is holding a special meeting this morning to review, discuss, and possibly approve an increase in the Measure M parcel tax. Earlier in the month the board voted via motion to increase the parcel tax rate from $6.14 per benefit unit to $6.93 per benefit. The board … Read more
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Bakersfield on Tuesday night around 9. The quake sent shockwaves across Southern California. The quake triggered a warning about 10 seconds before the quake. The warning is one of the first to be triggered by the states early warning system, according to Caltech’s Seismology lab. The National Weather … Read more
Late last week, a Ukiah Police officer observed a vehicle with numerous code violations at the Arco Gas Station. As the female driver went into the store, the officer noted a large amount of marijuana in the front seat of the vehicle and drug paraphernalia in plain sight. The officer brought Christina Simmons, 33, of … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in locating Julie Gruenke of Kelseyville, last seen on Tuesday on the Hopland Grade of Highway 175. Gruenke was traveling to Sonoma County. Her cellphone pinged late on Tuesday. She was driving a red Subaru Forester. She is 5′ 7″, 200 lbs, with brown … Read more
A Clearlake woman charged with pre-meditated murder has entered a plea in her case. 33-year-old Dominique Irene Molina-Dominguez appeared in Lake County Superior Court on Tuesday, charged with the July shooting of 38-year-old DeAndre Grinner. Molina-Dominguez pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and denied all the special allegations of personal and intentional use of a … Read more
The U.S. Postal Service, in partnership with the Dragon’s Den game shop, is hosting a special unveiling event to celebrate the release of the Dungeons and Dragons stamp series. The pane of 20 Dungeons & Dragons stamps features 10 different designs that highlight characters, creatures, and encounters familiar to Dungeons & Dragons players. Stamps, artwork, … Read more
A juvenile on a bike was struck and injured in Fort Bragg on Tuesday night. Just before 8 pm, dispatch requested medical assistance at the intersection of S. Franklin Street and Chestnut Street. First responders initially requested an air ambulance but then canceled it after the victim had been assessed and ground services took them … Read more
A Ukiah man was arrested trying to walk out of a store at the end of July with over $3,600 or 120 boxes of over-the-counter medications, most of them for allergies. Ryan Whitman was found to be on probation in Mendocino County for grand theft. The 60 remaining items were found after a search when … Read more