A disturbance call in Ukiah on Tuesday has led to an officer being assaulted and a Ukiah woman being arrested for that assault. The UkiahDailyJournal reports Rachael D. Seivertson appeared to be under the influence of a stimulant. In the process of contact, Seivertson picked up a large rock and threw it at the officer, … Read more
After more than 40 years in higher education, the interim chancellor of Yuba Community College is retiring as of the end of the month. TheLakeCountyNews reports Dr. James Houpis, Ph.D. had been interim chancellor since 2021, helping launch many initiatives at the institution. The district’s new chancellor, Shouan Pan, Ph.D.,will take over on June 15.
Last Friday, emergency responders got as close to real life training as possible at the Adventist Health Ukiah Valley, during Trauma Expo, put on for first responders and hospital staff to recreate real life emergency situations and learn what each profession does in case of an emergency. Local residents volunteered to be “patients”, including teens … Read more
The Mendocino County Museum has been awarded a general operation donation of $500,000 from the William L. Bittenbender Trust. TheMendoVoice reports that type of donation can be used however the institution sees fit. $10,000 of the donation will go toward the 2023-24 budget and the remaining $490,000 will be transferred to the museum’s endowment fund. … Read more
A woman who law enforcement said stabbed her boyfriend last week has been charged with murder. TheLakeCountyNews reports Melinda Mildred Fred is being held on $1 million dollars bail in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christopher Aaron Burrows. An investigation continues. Fred is scheduled to appear in Lake County Superior Court on Tuesday morning … Read more
A Mendocino County couple recently got to see a great San Francisco Giants baseball game, oh and they also got married. MendoFever reports Ukiah residents Ben and Heidi Waterman have known each other since grade school, sharing a love of baseball and the Giants. The couple decided to rent a private suite at the ballpark. … Read more
The man charged in the murder of Kenneth F. Whipple has been convicted. TheWillitsNews reports Dino Blackbear Lincoln of Covelo was found guilty of second-degree murder and felony reckless evasion of a peace officer in Mendocino County Superior Court. His case has been referred for sentencing recommendations and is scheduled to appear on July 27th … Read more
The only full-service grocery store in a twenty-five-mile radius of Laytonville is for sale. TheMendoVoice reports Geiger’s Long Valley Market was founded in 1945 as a general store and now the building is for sale, as Geiger’s prepares to open a store in the Superette building in Hopland. The current owners of the grocery store, … Read more
Fort Bragg Police found a large storehouse of illegal drugs after investigation and serving a search warrant. Multiple tips that Bryan Grizzle of Fort Bragg was selling drugs out of his home prompted the warranted search, which turned up over 12,000 Valium, Xanax, Klonopin, Ambien, and Adderall pills, as well as Suboxone strips, and cash. … Read more
Although it’s still only Spring, Lake Mendocino is already seeing its fair share of visitors after a wet winter has restored the lake, with some 40 inches of rain recorded this past season. TheUkiahDailyJournal reports that as of the 16th, the lake was at just under 100,000 acre-feet of water.