The pilot of a gyrocopter was killed yesterday in a crash yesterday near Lakeport. Witnesses reported the aircraft going down somewhere between the Konocti Vista Casino and South Main Street. Emergency personnel attempting to reach the crash site about a mile off shore were hampered by tules that were in some places 12 feet tall. … Read more
The Ukiah City Council in working to create additional housing opportunities for residents has put out three sets of building plans for Accessory Dwelling Units at no cost to the community. The plans are available in three sizes and are already plan checked by the city’s Building Division and are ready for issuance of city … Read more
Ukiah may be in the middle of the fifth warmest 9 day period it’s ever seen for this time of year according to the National Weather Service. The last warm stretch in the area was in late fall of 2002. Along with the increasing temperatures, a recent study is indicating snowpack, which the state relies … Read more
The Ukiah City Council in working to create additional housing opportunities for residents has put out three sets of building plans for Accessory Dwelling Units at no cost to the community. The plans are available in three sizes and are already plan checked by the city’s Building Division and are ready for issuance of city … Read more
A man who was arrested previously for an incident involving a standoff with police has been arrested again for elder abuse and criminal threats. Joshua Caleb “Buck” Brown, was taken into custody without incident early Wednesday morning. His bond was set at $115,000 and he is due to be arraigned today.
A Kelseyville resident has been reappointed by the Governor to serve on the North Coastal Regional Water Quality Control Board. Greg Guisti has served on the board since 2013 and is the director advisor emeritus for the University of California Cooperative Extension.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors earlier in the week held another public hearing on the county supervisorial redistricting process and directed staff to complete a resolution to adopt map #6 as the final map in order to meet the December 15th deadline. Map #6 meets all legal requirements, including all districts being contiguous and … Read more
The Velvet Bandit has struck again, this time at the Willits Charter School. The street artist, mom, and lunch lady this time painted golden California poppies on one of the school buildings sometime during the Thanksgiving holiday. For residents eager to see more, the Velvet Bandit has left two other “small pieces around Bud Park” … Read more
During it’s city council meeting recently, Fort Bragg voted to send a letter to the Department of Transportation, requesting it deny Mendocino Railway’s application for a $31.3 million loan to repair the collapsed tunnel between Fort Bragg and Willits. The city contends that the loan is intended to keep the railway’s designation as a common … Read more
The Willits Police Department is facing criticism after it took multiple phone calls requesting assistance that arrived two hours after an argument that ended in gunfire at a gas station on Main Street late last week. Police Chief Fabian Lizarraga described the incident as a communications breakdown on both sides.