More delays in the criminal case against former Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison. Superior Court Judge Victoria Shanahan has voluntarily recused herself due to personal and professional ties to a special prosecutor hired by David Eyster to try the case. Judge Ann Moorman will now oversee the case, which has dragged on for the last … Read more
When the Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning, they will discuss a plan to expand the county’s Road Map Task Force to the Lucerne and Nice areas, and other shoreline area communities for fiscal years 2024/25 through 2026/27. The proposal for the project has a budget totaling just over $1.3 million and will … Read more
A Mendocino County man has been ordered to stand trial in the 2022 death of a child. Judge Victoria Shanahan ruled as Edward Two Feathers Steele stood for his preliminary hearing on the 5th of this month in Mendocino County Superior Court. Steele is charged with second-degree murder and two counts of child cruelty after … Read more
Coast Cinemas in Fort Bragg is looking for a new owner. For the last 5 decades, the theatres have been owned and operated by the Lazzarini family, first by Tom and Maxine and then by their daughter Laurie Moore. A post on the theater’s social media let theater patrons know of the change and that … Read more
The state is investing more than $2 million in two bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects in Mendocino County. According to CalTrans, pavement repair, guardrail and ADA, curb ramp upgrades and other roadway improvements on U.S. 101 from Route 1 to the Humboldt County Line are being funded as well as the construction of ADA curb … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has begun a new Steelhead survey along the Russian River. Personnel are checking locations along the river, including two in Ukiah, Riverside Park, and somewhere near Vichy, collecting data regarding Steelhead Trout in the area. In-person surveillance is being used because Steelhead report cards are only being submitted … Read more
The California Highway Patrol performed its 25th helicopter rescue of the year on Wednesday. A report of an injured hiker on the Redbud Trail near Clear Lake sent CHP Helo-30 to the scene where a paramedic was deployed to assist the injured woman, who was placed in a rescue harness and was then lifted out … Read more
Next Thursday, Mendocino non-profit, 100 Women Strong will announce the winners of the competition for grants to local non-profit organizations. The event begins at 5:30 with refreshments, then at 7:30, Art Explorers, Inc., Kelley House Museum, and MendoLatino will give ten-minute pitches, and then members will cast their votes for the winner of the $10,000 … Read more
The 2024 North Coast Wine Challenge, which took place earlier in the month, included more than 1,000 wines from Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and parts of Solano counties. Wines placing in the best of categories include from Lake County- Brassfield Estate Winery’s 2021 Grenache from High Valley and from Mendocino County-Pennyroyal Frams 2023 PinoTrio, … Read more
The Northwest Forest Plan Area Federal Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday through Thursday to provide updates for the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment. The committee brings together from across the Northwest Forest Plan landscape to inform the plan amendment. The Northwest Forest Plan, established in 1994, covers 24.5 million acres of federally managed lands in northwestern … Read more