Fort Bragg City Council Approves Draft Strategic Plan, Hears Report on Biggest “Big Time” Celebration

At the most recent meeting of the Fort Bragg City Council, the board approved the draft of a Strategic Plan, which was based on public feedback from a public strategic planning workshop in July. The plan highlights the priorities and goals for the city and presents strategies for achieving those goals. The council also heard … Read more

Barnes Named New UC Cooperative Extension Director

Matthew Barnes has been named the new UC Cooperative Extension Director for Lake and Mendocino Counties. Barnes grew up in Lake County and has a strong connection to the community, having been the inaugural director of the Boys and Girls Club of the Pomo Nation and served as director of Lake County’s Upward Bound program. … Read more

Groundbreaking in Willits for Middle-Mile Broadband Project

State officials were in Willits recently to break ground and mark the beginning of a middle-mile broadband infrastructure project. The project is a part of the 280-mile California Department of Technology-Arcadian Infracom project that will run along Highway 101, part of the 8,000-mile statewide Middle Mile Broadband Project. The project will build open-access Broadband for … Read more

Lake County Board of Supervisors Meets Tuesday Morning

The Lake County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday morning at 9. It will consider the plans and specs for the remodel of the National Guard Armory to the new Lake County Sheriff’s Administration facility. The board will also authorize the Public Services director to advertise for bids on the estimated $20.7 million project. Then … Read more

Ukiah Man Arrested Watching Fire He Started

A Ukiah man was arrested midweek while he watched a fire he started. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s officer responded to the 2000 block of the McClure Subdivision Road after hearing fire personnel responding to a vegetation fire. When the sergeant arrived, the fire crew was putting out the fire. A man who was said to … Read more