Another Mendocino County Resident Has Died Due to COVID-19

Another Mendocino county resident has died due to COVID-19. The 106th resident was described as an elderly female who lived in the Ukiah area. According to health officials, the woman was vaccinated. As of the beginning of the year, the county says that 8,804 cases of the virus have been reported and that more than … Read more

Mendocino Public Library Will No Longer Charge Late Fees

The Mendocino Public Library has announced that it will no longer charge late fees on materials checked out of the facility. The change does not include replacement charges to patrons who return a book damaged or fail to return the book entirely. The move is to allow all residents to have free, equitable and open … Read more

Ukiah Police Arrest Youths With Ghost Gun

Earlier in the week , Ukiah Police arrested three local teenagers after a report that they were carrying weapons. All three teens were dressed in clothing and had tattoos consistent with local gang affiliation, and two were wearing ski masks. When officers searched the area where the teens were found, a loaded, semi automatic, un-registered, … Read more

Lakeport City Council Decides to Keep Dining “Parklets” for Now

The Lakeport City Council at its meeting on Tuesday continued the conversation on how to handle the parklet program that currently allows outdoor dining in the downtown area where none existed before the pandemic. After discussion and public comment, the council decided to continue to allow parklets, while city staff works to develop permanent standards … Read more

Lake County Board of Supervisors Elects New Leadership

The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their first meeting of the New Year on Tuesday elected E.J. Crandall as Board Chair and Tina Scott as Vice Chair. After the meeting , Crandall released a statement through the County Administrative office, saying it was a great honor to be selected and as chair, would work … Read more

Mushroom Season in Mendocino

January in Mendocino is mushroom time, with both locals and visitors hoping to sample the tasty fungi. For more information on planning your own fungi adventure, go to visitmendocino.com/walk on the wild side.

Clearlake City Council Holds First Meeting of 2022

The Clearlake City Council will hold its first meeting of 2022 tomorrow evening at 6, and will hold a public hearing to consider the appeal of the Planning Commission’s approval of the corresponding mitigated negative declaration for commercial cannabis operations located at 2185 Ogulin Canyon Road and owned by Ogulin Hills LLC. If the council … Read more