Construction on the area’s seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, “Ukiah on Ice,” begins next week. The city announced the work will start on November 20th, in the 300 block of South School Street in downtown Ukiah. It’ll open to the public on December 2nd and will be open daily through Sunday, January 14th, including holidays. … Read more
A Lake County man died last week in an electrocution event. Lake County officials say on November 7th, 32-year-old Steven Michael Green had gotten a drone stuck in a tree, and while trying to dislodge it, used an aluminum pole while standing on an alumninum ladder, according to mendofever.com. That’s when Green accidentally touched a … Read more
Supporters of a new requirement for high school graduation have the green light to start collecting signatures on petitions. The Attorney General gave the legal title and summary needed for the initative petitions, which say the proposal would add one semester of personal finance course to high school graduation requirements. The requirement would start with … Read more
It took a Mendocino Superior Court jury less than an hour to return a guilty verdict in the case of a man accused of desecrating the grave of a former friend’s mother. According to a press release, Raymond Chase Gribaldo of Willits was found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously vandalizing a headstone in the Little … Read more
The Bureau of Land Management has eased fire restrictions effective today for public lands managed by the Ukiah Field Office in Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Colusa, Glenn, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. Visitors to public lands in those counties can again have campfires outside developed campground and posted recreation areas. Recreational target shoot may also … Read more
One of the state’s free hunting days is upcoming. There are two days a year where Californians may hunt without a license, this year’s second day being the 25th. Hunters must have proof of completion of a hunter’s education course, possession of a Free Hunt Days registration and any other required tags or permits. More … Read more
A man suspected of escaping to Mexico after being involved in a 2021 shooting on the Mendocino Coast has been arrested in San Diego. TheUkiahDailyJournal reports Jose Panduro Rodriguez was arrested at United States Port of Entry by the Customs and Border Patrol at the end of October and subsequently booked into the Mendocino County … Read more
The Fort Bragg Presbyterian Church is taking reservations for its 27th annual free Community Thanksgiving Dinner. This year marks the return of in-person dining, as well as the continuation of home delivery and curbside pickup. Reservations can be made by calling the church office or by going to fbpcchurch.org. Reservations must be received by the … Read more
Mendocino County is seeking public input on the potential development of an ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals in all of Mendocino County except the coastal region and the town of Mendocino. Meetings will be at the Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday at 6 p.m., the Willits Branch of the County Library, and … Read more
Law enforcement continues to search for four armed men in two vehicles who are suspected of participating in a robbery in Laytonville. Four Hispanic males with multiple firearms are thought to have fled in a silver Ford F250 and a white Jeep traveling south on the 101. The robbery occurred around 5:30 Thursday night. No … Read more