Adventist Health Ukiah Valley will be hosting free Sports Physicals and a Back-to-School Fair for school-age children. The event is Saturday the 23rd from 8 am to 1 pm. Kids needing physicals will be seen in the following order, elementary school students seen from 8-10, middle school seen from 9 to 11, high school seen … Read more
A Nevada woman arrested and placed in custody last October on multiple felony charges related to arson, has finally been transferred to a state hospital. Nickelina Rose Williams was found unable to stand trial due to mental incompetence. At a recent hearing, it was ascertained she’d been transferred. She will remain in the state hospital … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has tabled the subject of finding a replacement once Tina Scott steps down at the end of the month. Scott is the first supervisor in 40 years to step down before the end of their term. County administrators have looked into how other counties have handled filling supervisorial seats.
The city of Clearlake has selected a design for the improvements to Lakeshore Drive. Earlier in the year, the city council solicited designs and selected BKF Engineering. The contract with BKF covers having the company incorporate desirable elements from previous designs to define the project, which will include complete streets, with pedestrian and bicycle connections, … Read more
The Northern Nights Music Festival is just days away on the 15 th through the -17th at Cooks Valley Campground in a Redwood forest along the Eel River in Mendocino. Promoted as a music and arts, camping, yoga, and cannabis retreat, the festival features a varied lineup of primarily electronic music artists. Still a small … Read more
A new cannabis dispensary has opened in Willits. Element 7 held its grand opening on the 1st and 2nd of the month. The business has been open for about a month but held its ribbon-cutting ceremony this past weekend. This is the tenth dispensary the company has opened in the state. Element 7 is a … Read more
Those wishing to apply to be a firefighter for CalFire have a second chance. The final filing date for applications has been extended to the 22nd. For more info, go to calcareers.ca.gov.
On Monday, PG&E submitted a rough schedule to surrender its operating license for the Potter Valley hydropower project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. PG& E submitted two and a half year timeline to surrender the license and decommission the project. Environmentalists are asking for speedy removal of the dams, but PG&E says it … Read more
Mendocino County Board of Supervisor’s Chair Ted Williams has announced that the Board of Supervisors has appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer, Darcie Antle as the new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment will be for a four-year contract. Previously, Ms. Antle served as the Assistant Chief Executive Officer from May 30, 2021, to March 19, 2022, … Read more
Starting this Saturday, there is a new hotline to call or text if anyone is experiencing an emotional or mental crisis or is contemplating suicide. The National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can now be accessed by calling or texting 988. They will be transferred to trained counselors at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline network.