The Hopkins Fire at Hopkins St and North State St. near Capella in Mendocino County was last reported to be 275 acres and 10 percent contained, with forward progress stopped. The fire, which started yesterday afternoon, caused evacuations and late last night, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office announced residents on Lake Mendocino Drive from east … Read more
CHP has released information about a fatal collision south of Willits. The head-on collision happened yesterday at 11 a.m. Police say a 21-year-old man from Calpella, was northbound on Highway 101, when he crossed the double yellow line resulting in a head-on collision with a vehicle driven by a 29-year-old woman from Olivehurst. The male … Read more
COVID-19 updates were presented Friday from Mendocino County Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren, who did not enact a vaccine mandate for local restaurants and bars. Instead, he strongly recommended that staff and customers of those establishments be vaccinated. In addition, Coren said he will require each establishment that serves food or alcoholic beverages to … Read more
The Lake County Registrar of Voters Office reported on the process to conduct a manual tally for tomorrow’s California Gubernatorial Recall Election. The elections office will conduct a public manual tally of a minimum of 1% of randomly selected precincts. The selection of the precinct, or precincts, to be included in the manual tally will … Read more
A man and two children suffered serious injuries from a trailer fire in Ukiah. The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority responded to the fire report last night at a trailer parked at the Manor Oaks Mobile Estates on East Gobbi Street. The fire was out, but three people inside were injured and were airlifted to hospitals … Read more
Dangerous levels of Cyanotoxins have been detected at nine Clear Lake sites including: Clearlake Oaks, Elem Indian Colony shoreline, Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine shoreline, Lily Cove, Austin Park, Redbud Park, Shady Acres, Jago Bay, and Lakeport, Library Park. Public Health urges boaters and other recreational lake users to avoid direct contact with or use of … Read more
Mendocino County is seeking water hauling services from qualified water haulers to haul water from the City of Ukiah Water Treatment Plant to the City of Fort Bragg’s Summers Lane Reservoir. The County is seeking trucks to haul a minimum of two loads per day (approximately 10,000 gallons). As the County ramps up the program, … Read more
A Chico woman has been arrested for sexually assaulting a child. According to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, 21-year-old Lexie Brooke Thompson abused a 12-year-old female from Hidden Valley Lake, at a residence in Potter Valley. Thompson, who was on probation, is being held on a no bail status.
Three more residents in Mendocino County have died from COVID-19. The Public Health Office reported that a 36-year-old Ukiah woman, a 47-year-old Ukiah man, and a 43-year-old Covelo woman all died recently from COVID-19. None of the three patients had been vaccinated. 28 new positive cases were reported yesterday the county, with 154 cases announced … Read more
The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for Lake County and eastern Mendocino County. Showers and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and evening could produce lightning and gusty winds, posing a threat for fire starts.