Friday and Saturday, the Willits Center for the Arts will be holding its YART fundraiser from 11am to 7 m in the rear garden. The sale is part yard sale and part art supplies sale with a huge selection. Proceeds will benefit the Willits Center for the Arts. The Center is also asking the community … Read more
A town hall meeting being held at the Gualala Arts Center on Thursday will have a special guest. Democratic Representative Jared Huffman. He’ll provide a report on his work in Washington, will hear concerns and answer questions from the public. Anyone who would like to attend in person should go to eventbrite.com and search Jared … Read more
The public is being asked for input by CalRecycle on packaging recycling rules. theLakeCountyNews reports the new state law, SB54 has stiff requirements for reductions in packaging nad recycling. From 10am to 4 tomorrow and Thursday, workshops will be held regarding the issue. Workshops will be held at Bryan Sher Auditorium in Sacramento, and will … Read more
The owners of the property that the old Redwood Plaza Car Wash hope to demolish it and put up a new car wash. On Wednesday, the Ukiah Planning Commission will consider the owners request for permits for the demolition and the carwash. The old carwash site had deteriorated considerably and was attracting unwanted activity. The … Read more
A Florence man is dead after a collision with a vehicle driven by a man from Fort Bragg. Ravi Artemus Polini of Fort Bragg , was northbound on Hwy 101 when he crossed over a turn lane and left the roadway, crossing Sutton Lake Road and running into the side of the vehicle operated by … Read more
Mendocino County is looking for ways to cover the budget deficit, and one of those ways will be supplemental property tax bills to a large number of homeowners. Mendofever reports the county is behind in collecting property taxes and as much as 30% of properties in the county are currently unassessed or underassessed. County Supervisor … Read more
Mendocino College has awarded its first ever Elwood Scholarship. TheWillitsNews reports Jordan Wegner is the first student to graduate with both an AA in Theater Arts and a certificate in Technical Theater. The Elwood Scholarship will allow Wegner to continue his arts education. The scholarship was given by Jim Williams, and named it after a … Read more
Several areas of Clearlake are now seeing caution levels of cyanotoxins this season, harmful algae blooms have recently worsened, appearing in many areas around the lake. The blooms looklike blue-green paint floating on the water. According to the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians site monitoring map, there are five areas, on the central and … Read more
The Lakeport County Library will host an informational meeting on its low-vision resources tomorrow afternoon from 1-3 pm. The Library offers many resources for those with low vision, including large print books, mp3 players, eAudiobooks, books on CD and more. And they’re all free.
Savings Bank of Mendocino County has joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco Workforce Initiative Subsidy for Homeownership or WISH matching down payment grant program. The bank will assist low to moderate-income first-time homebuyers with up to the maximum FHFA subsidy limit, which is just over $29,000 in down payment assistance until the … Read more