State Route 128, one of Mendocino County’s main east/west corridors is open again after closing briefly early yesterday morning. The closure was from where 128 intersects with Highway 1 on the coast inland to Navarro. Continued wet weather midweek could continue flooding issues in that area.
The Mendocino National Forest is recruiting for the firefighter on-call program. Interested candidates should attend one of the in-person hiring days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 to 17, in Upper Lake at 10025 Elk Mountain Road. Register online at fs.usda.gov. The deadline to register is February 1st.
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. The meeting will begin with the declaration of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the city. The board will also consider a contract with a headhunting company to recruit a new chief of police and approve the expenditure of that company’s fee. Chief Brad Rasmussen plans to … Read more
Lake County zip codes are included in this year’s Earthquake Brace and Bolt program expansion. Registration is now open. The Brace and Bolt program offers up to $3,000 to help retrofit and fortify homes against earthquake impacts. For more information on the program, go to earthquakebracebolt.com
A long-time Mendocino County resident and member of the Cahto tribe in Laytonville has been killed. MendoFever reports San Francisco police have released a statement identifying Brandon Mitchell and his girlfriend as having been stabbed during an altercation in San Francisco on December 18th. Mitchell and his girlfriend had been living on the street. Mitchell’s … Read more
Fort Bragg’s Police Department has hired two new officers who have completed their academy training and are now participating in field training. Sergeant Nayeli DeLeon is from the Central Valley and worked for the Turlock Police Department. Officer Humberto Arellano graduated from Fort Bragg High School and holds a psychology degree from Holy Names University … Read more
The director of Ukiah’s Water and Sewer department says installation of the final phase of the Purple Pipe Project, which will recycle the city’s water is underway and going well, despite some setbacks due to rainy weather in December. Although Director Sean White would not give an exact percentage of how much work remains to … Read more
This week marks the return of the “King Tides” to the Mendocino Coast. The perigean spring tides are very high tides that occur several times a year at a full or new moon. The California King Tides Project welcomes community documentation of the natural event. Go to coastal.ca.gov for more information.
A Ukiah man was arrested for stealing a car that was left idling at a local laundromat. An elderly woman reported her car stolen as she moved multiple loads of laundry to her car. The vehicle was spotted later traveling at a high rate of speed on Highway 101 N near State St. PD attempted … Read more
Local veterans are outraged at the sudden change of locations of the local Veteran’s Service office from a small house on Observatory Avenue to offices in the Mendocino County Public Health Building. A group of Vets shared their displeasure and dismay with the sudden move at the recent Board of Supervisors meeting. The vets contend … Read more