The Ukiah Pumpkin Fest is this weekend in Ukiah. Starting things off today will be the Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off, from 4-7 p.m. Fans of the great squash will find plenty to do at this year’s celebration, themed “Renaissance Pumpkins. There’s lots to do for the whole family including rides, a food court, beer and wine … Read more
Vote-by-mail ballots for eligible voters in Mendocino County were mailed out at the beginning of the month and are now available at the County Clerk’s Office for the Special Consolidated District Election in the City of Fort Bragg on Tuesday, November 7. If you haven’t received your vote-by-mail ballot by this coming Tuesday, contact the … Read more
The Lake County Library System will host eclipse watch parties at their Clearlake, Lakeport, and Middletown branches. The next ring of fire solar eclipse won’t be seen again for another 100 years or so. Free eclipse glasses will be provided. The watch party begins at 9 am and runs til about 10. Can’t make … Read more
The Clearlake City Council at their last meeting approved the sale of a property owned by the city in the 15,000 block of 36th Avenue to citizens as part of the city’s homestead program. The program offers a city-owned lot at no cost or $10,000 toward the purchase of a privately owned lot. The new … Read more
District 1 and the County of Lake are promoting a Clean California Dump Day event in partnership with Lake County Waste Solutions on Saturday from 9 am to 1 p.m. at transfer stations in Lakeport and Clearlake. Free Dump Day collection is limited to household items including furniture, appliances, mattresses and other large, bulky items. … Read more
The Clearlake Oaks County Water District has agreed to pay approximately $1.6 million to resolve claims that it failed to repay federal and state grant funds that it received, but was not entitled to keep. According to a press release, The United States alleges that following the District’s application for disaster relief funds, it received … Read more
CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit has lifted the suspension of residential outdoor burn permits. Agriculture burns must be inspected by CAL FIRE prior to burning until the end of the peak fire season. Inspections may be required for burns other than agriculture burns. Burn Permits are available online from CAL FIRE at burnpermit.fire.ca.gov.
An appeal has been filed on behalf of an Upper Lake man sentenced to 16 years to life in prison for the brutal beating death of the mother of his children. The appeal, filed for Willy Tujays Timmons, states that he was not afforded his right to due process when the Lake County Superior Court … Read more
Battalion Aviation Chief Ray Taglio took his last flight in that position on Sunday. Taglio has served at the Ukiah Air Attack Base, operating as the eyes in the sky for Mendocino firefighters. He officially retires on the 20th of next month. Taglio started as a seasonal firefighter for CalFire in Petaluma in 1992 and … Read more
Three projects in Mendocino County have been awarded grants totaling more than $7.5 million thanks to the Clean California program. The California Department of Transportation in a press release named the Beautify Willits program to receive $2.7 million. The Fort Bragg Art and Recycling Beautification Project will receive $267,000 to put art-covered waste receptacles throughout … Read more