The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reports an armed robbery over the weekend in Hopland. Dispatch said two suspects dressed in black wearing masks had robbed four people at gunpoint, assaulted them, and then fled on foot in the 700 block of Highway 175. The victims say they were approached while walking to their vehicle, were … Read more
Tomorrow, the Mendocino Council of Governments is hosting an online public workshop to discuss updated safety plans for Fort Bragg, Point Arena, Ukiah, Willits, and the county as a whole. The plans were developed with the help of a consulting firm and look to improve transportation safety in the county. For more information and online … Read more
A planned discussion about a proclamation regarding indigenous peoples was postponed by the Kelseyville Unified School District on Tuesday night. An overflow crowd was in attendance, due in part to concern over the language of an earlier version of the proclamation, which seemed to suggest support for changing the name of Kelseyville, which has caused … Read more
The person whose body was found floating in Clear Lake late last week has been identified. The Lake Country Sheriff’s Office says 83-year-old Ellen Louise Burton’s body was reported floating near a dock in Nice. According to a neighbor, Ellen was last seen late Wednesday night. Foul play was not suspected. Condolences go out to … Read more
The non-profit Mendocino Winegrowers organization has a new executive director. Bonnie Butcher is the second executive director since Bernadette Byrne left in 2022. Butcher has experience in event management, sales, and strategic planning and most recently managed the tasting room and event center for BARRA of Mendocino. Mendocino Winegrowers promotes Mendocino County wines and the … Read more
A suspect is still at large after robbing the Chandelier Drive-Thru Tree in Leggett over the weekend. The 18-year-old tollbooth attendant was confronted by a man who put a gun in her face and demanded money. The suspect is thought to have escaped on an ATV. Surveillance cameras recorded the robber at both the toll … Read more
The Noyo Food Forest’s Earth Day Celebration attracted over 1200 people on Saturday. This year, the event saw an increase in the diversity of ages, ethnicities, and politics. The Noyo Food Forest picked 4.20 for its annual event, even though Earth Day is actually the 22nd. The 4.20 date has stuck since the original funding … Read more
A Mendocino County man died of natural causes while serving his sentence for attempted murder. Harry William Miller died on the 6th at the age of 75. Miller pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an argument in 2018. Miller shot his neighbor, Paul Palestrini after disagreeing over repairs to their shared driveway. Palestrini survived the … Read more
A man convicted of the brutal murder of a Redwood Valley Water District employee in 1993 may be paroled. The Mendocino County DA’s office in a statement said that 53-year-old Troy Harden was eligible for parole and approved due to changes in the law, where those serving life sentences whose crimes were committed while they … Read more
At the last meeting of the Mendocino City Council, the board discussed the possibility of adding a sales tax measure to the November ballot. A look ahead shows that the city could be operating in the red within the next five years, and the .375% addition in sales tax, which would bring total sales tax … Read more