A Willits woman convicted of starting the Bart Fire in 2021 has been sentenced to four years in prison in the Mendocino County District Court. Amy Joallen Holland was found guilty of maliciously and willfully arson in that fire, which burned 10 acres near the Walker Lake Subdivision. The judge also ordered that Holland pay … Read more
An update on the Creek Fire. According to TheLakeCounty News, CalFire said last night that the fire was 85% contained at 28 acres. Firefighters looked for hotspots and performed mop up most of the day yesterday. Just before 6 last night, more units were released incident command transitioned to a CalFire engine. Investigation into the … Read more
The Ukiah Valley Trail Group along with the Greater Ukiah Business and Tourism Alliance is hosting its first ever fundraising gala starting at 5:30 tomorrow evening. The event, called Gala In The Street, will close part of School Street and dinner will be served, along with local wines. There will be a live auction as … Read more
The city of Ukiah has received a grant of just under a million dollars from CalOES under the Prepare California Jumpstart initiative, a competitive grant program that provides funding to eligible socially vulnerable and high-hazard risk communities. The funding will help strengthen Ukiah’s resilience efforts, enhancing the city’s ability to coordinate plants and response efforts … Read more
A night flying exercise was held overnight last night as part of training for the Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Boggs Mountain Helitack flight crew. The training is done to allow fire captains and pilots to maintain their night vision google and night flying proficiency.
Inspection for hot spots and mop-up work continued overnight after a fast-moving fire that started near Lower Lake yesterday. The Creek Fire was first reported shortly after 3:30 according to TheLakeCountyNews in the 10700 block of Clayton Creek Road. Within just a few minutes of dispatch, the fire had spread to almost 5 acres and … Read more
September is Library Card Sign Up Month, and the Mendocino County Library system invites readers to sign up if you don’t already have a card. Besides borrowing books, ebooks and audio books, library patrons can find help with homework, story time for the kids, and watch movies for free.
Caltrans will close Pudding Creek Bridge to all traffic tomorrow night and Thursday night as part of a widening project thats been underway since March. The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 10pm to 4am as crews work to remove the east side of the bridge. The Pudding Creek Bridge separates Fort Bragg … Read more
Caltrans will close Pudding Creek Bridge to all traffic tomorrow night and Wednesday night as part of a widening project thats been underway since March. The bridge will be closed to all traffic from 10pm to 4am as crews work to remove the east side of the bridge. The Pudding Creek Bridge separates Fort Bragg … Read more
The East Region Town Hall or ERTH meets tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Moose Lodge. The guest speaker is Trevor Oppezzo from Caltrans District 1. He’ll discuss the Complete Streets proposal, a project focused along Highway 20 in the areas around Upper Lake, Nice, Glenhaven and Clearlake Oaks. ERTH will also hear an update … Read more