The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors this past Tuesday voted to increase their salaries, with only one dissenting vote. MendoFever reports the new pay scale will raise salaries from $95,302 to $110,715, bringing their total compensation package to $160,715 by 2026. Compensation for supervisors is $105,284 in Lake County, $134,976 in Humboldt County, and $232,727 … Read more
The Acorn Fire is at about 150 acres with containment at 10%. The blaze started Thursday afternoon around Manzanita Circle and Acorn Drive near Robinson Rancheria. CalFire arrived shortly after 1 with the incident commander requesting engines, water tender, and additional crews. Evacuation warnings for a couple of zones adjacent to the fire were ordered. … Read more
Residents living near Boonville were ordered to evacuate on Thursday afternoon as crews fought a wildfire that quickly spread to 50 acres. According to CalFire, the Grange Fire started about 3:30 p.m. near the 9800 block of Highway 128. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation order for zone MEN-3 BON01, an area with … Read more
Mendocino County authorities are investigating an alleged armed robbery in Covelo. Sheriff’s deputies responded Monday afternoon to the 24000 block of Shady Lane to a report of a burglary-in-progress. The suspects fled, then returned when residents confronted and subdued them. Gary Casdell Fite of San Francisco and Marcel Jamarie Earl Patterson of Richmond were arrested … Read more
A fire along Pudding Creek in Fort Bragg was put out thanks to the eagle eye of a CALSTAR helicopter crew. The crew has just picked up a patient at Adventist Health Mendocino. A CalFire crew arrived by helicopter and then air spotter units and a CalFire chopper were used to make water drops in … Read more
The Ridge Fire, along the Lake and Colusa County line is reported to be kept at bay, with no new growth and containment at 35%. Evacuation orders and warnings for eastern Lake County were lifted over the weekend. The fire has threatened 50 structures thus far, but no damage has been reported.
The lawsuit filed by Clearlake against Highlands Mutual Water Company will go to trial this week. In the suit filed in June, the city requested records and a new election of district board members to be held. The suit names Highlands Mutual Water Company and each of its five board members, citing concerns about the … Read more
A lost wallet resulted in the arrest of two Ukiah women on drug charges. UPD reports mid-July a Clearlake man reported a lost wallet. Officers checked surveillance cameras in the area and identified Jennifer Pifer of Ukiah entering a gas station where a debit card was used. A passenger in Pifer’s car, Janine Ponciano of … Read more
A small, welcome back lunch party was held to celebrate the return of the Veteran’s Service office to its old location on Observatory Avenue in Ukiah. When veterans got wind of the move of the office to a new location on Dora Street, they made their voices heard, demanding they be allowed to stay in … Read more
Power was restored shortly after noon in Redwood Valley and Potter Valley after the second outage in less than a week. PG&E reports almost 1700 customers were without power starting at about 10:30 Tuesday morning. PG&E’s outage tracker website said the cause of the outage was unknown.