FireScape Mendocino Putting on Workshop

Community members and landowners are invited to take part in an in-person workshop put on by the FireScape Mendocino Core Team.  The event is scheduled for Thursday, the 25th from 1:30 to 7:30 pm.  Attendees will explore ways to help shape experiences on the fire-prone landscape in and around Mendocino National Forest. More information can … Read more

Fugitive For Over 3 Decades Takes A Plea

A man who has been a fugitive for more than 30 years who was caught by Ukiah law enforcement last year entered a guilty plea just before he was about to stand trial.  Kourosh Sadeghi, a citizen of Iran, had been hiding in plain sight in the Laytonville area.  He pleaded no contest to false … Read more

Shred Event and Food Drive Scheduled for May

Savings Bank and Integrity Shred are putting on a series of shred events in May.  The public is invited to bring up to three 35-pound boxes of documents for secure onsite shredding. There are events scheduled for Lakeport, Willits, Fort Bragg, and Ukiah.  Contact Savings Bank for more information.

Lakeport Man Arrested and Being Held in Drive-By Shooting

A Lakeport man has been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed a Clearlake woman last week. Nathaniel Ladre Hueners was arrested early Monday morning and is being held without bail in the Lake County Jail for shooting and killing Elizabeth Williams. Hueners is due to appear for arraignment in Lake County Superior … Read more

Yuba Community College Board of Trusts Meets On Thursday

As recruitment for the permanent dean of the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College, the Yuba Community College District Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday to consider extending the contract of the interim dean, Patricia Barba, who has served in that position since last November. The contract extension would run through November of … Read more

State to Decide on Fate of Ukiah’s Palace Hotel Soon

The ongoing saga of Ukiah’s Palace Hotel continues. As recently as 2018, the building was deemed structurally sound and suitable for seismic retrofit. According to TheWillitsNews, the same structural engineering company looked at the building again last year and although it noted a decline in the interior of the building, the company once again said … Read more

Calpella Woman Arrested for Car Theft

A Calpella woman was arrested last week on suspicion of car theft after cameras recorded her driving the stolen vehicle. Three females and one male were detained during a traffic stop. The driver, Hailey L. Riley was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and three outstanding warrants out of Lake County.