State Route is fully closed between Navarro and Route 1 due to flooding of the Navarro River, an event which happens almost every December as winter rains arrive and river levels increase. As of this Thursday morning, Caltrans has announced that the road is temporarily closed until waters recede. Typically, this flooding occurs after the … Read more
Willits Police Department Chief Fabian Lizarraga has confirmed a suspect to a brutal beating was apprehended Tuesday. In the early morning dark of Monday, 33-year-old Christopher Roy Krch is suspected of entering a Willits home on East Mendocino Avenue and beating an occupant’s head and face with a baseball bat. The victim sustained “pretty serious … Read more
“All Is Calm,” a musical portrayal of the famous Christmas truce of 1914, will play at Willits Community Theatre from Dec. 9 through 18. The play is based on an amazing occurrence during the first Christmas eve of World War I, when the Allied and German troops in the trenches along the Western Front in … Read more
In December, rodeo fans from all over the world invade Las Vegas to watch the pros compete in their rodeo events. Along with the pros, there are junior rodeo contestants who qualify for the Jr. World Finals in Vegas as well. Kids compete throughout the year at sanctioned events throughout the U.S. The winner from … Read more
As the county and the country move forward from the worst of the pandemic, this is the first post-Covid year Mendocino Railway’s Skunk Train could bring back a robust holiday program. This year’s Magical Christmas Train began their first weekend runs and will be increasing their operations to 7 days per week beginning December 18. … Read more
Authorities on Tuesday released the name of a Willits man who died Friday evening in a crash near Fort Bragg. 81 year old Kenneth Wickstrom crashed Friday evening on Highway 20, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. Wickstrom was driving east when he drove off the road and went down a steep embankment about … Read more
19 fire departments across Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino counties, is proud to announce the 17th annual Bucket Brigade Blood Drive Challenge. The challenge is a friendly competition among participating fire departments to see which department can host the largest blood drive between December and January by enlisting firefighters, friends, family and members of the area … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall this week will get updates from the county Community Development Department and take final board nominations 7 p.m. Thursday in the Middletown Community Meeting Room/Library. The meeting is open to the public. Guest speaker Mireya Turner, director of the Lake County Community Development Department, and Andrew Amelung, the Cannabis Program … Read more
In the early morning of Monday, 33-year-old Christopher Roy Kirsch is suspected of entering a Willits home and beating an occupant’s head and face with a baseball bat. Willits Police Department Chief Fabian Lizarraga says the victim sustained “pretty serious injuries” and law enforcement county-wide is now actively searching for any sign of Kirsch. The … Read more
The Mendocino cannabis department has moved from the county administrative campus on Low Gap Road in Ukiah to the Justice Center in Willits. But the department is still short-staffed. At last week’s cannabis department meeting, Director Kristin Nevedal says the majority of permits were issued without environmental review, which might not be completed until 2024. … Read more