After a land purchase in October, the Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority along with the Donna M. Cooper Trust will soon begin work on the Inter-Tribal Elder Village, giving older Native Americans a place to live and celebrate their cultural heritages. The village is funded by the state’s Community Care Expansion Program, which awards gant … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at 6 and will hold a public hearing to adopt an ordinance to the municipal code requiring the licensure of tobacco retailers, regulating the sale of tobacco products, and determining that the ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
A free workshop teaching the skill of implementing prescribed burns as part of the Eel River Recovery Project. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday. For more information, email abaleslittletree@gmail.com.
There’ll be a public forum tomorrow, Tuesday evening, to discuss the first phase of a study on long-term water solutions for Mendocino. The forum, put on by the Mendocino City Community Services District, will include a presentation of the first draft of the Source Water Study, which was targeted at locating water sources and identifying … Read more
One person died in a head-on crash on Highway 1 in Mendocino County over the holiday weekend. The head-on collision occurred just before 10 pm Thanksgiving evening on the Caspar Creek Bridge. Sarah Rowe, 44 of Mendocino was driving NB on SR 1 with Joseph Garcia, 25, as her passenger. Rowe lost control of the … Read more
There’s a beach hazards statement in effect for the Mendocino Coast through this afternoon. There’s an increased threat of sneaker waves. Large, unexpected waves can sweep people from rocks, jetties, and beaches into the sea. Those waves can carry large objects that can crush a person.
The crash of a Pepsi truck and trailer left traffic backed up from early Tuesday morning til just before noon. A hazmat team was requested around 3:20 am to northbound South Main Street at the intersection of Muir Mill Road in Willits. The vehicle remained upright and the driver was out of the vehicle with … Read more
The Redwood Credit Union has announced that its community fund has given $41,000 to residents who lost their homes in the Boyles Fire in Lake County. The Credit Union Fund was able to give 20 individuals and families $1,000 each and $1,000 gift cards each to 21 school children affected by the fire. The Redwood … Read more
PG&E hosted a virtual town hall meeting last Tuesday, which included updates on rates, the Potter Valley dam removal, and the status of local projects. PG&E experts, including Regional Vice President Dave Canny, were on hand to answer questions. Canny said electric rates are expected to level out over the next few years as the … Read more
With almost 11 million Californians expected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, the California Highway Patrol will begin a maximum enforcement period starting at 6 pm this evening and running through just before midnight on Sunday, December 1st. Last year, the MEP resulted in over 1,000 arrests for driving under the influence with 27 fatal … Read more