The Mendocino County Board of Education welcomed its newest members, Nancy Bennett and Michelle Hutchins, who were recently sworn in to serve Trustee Areas Four and Three respectively. The Mendocino County Board of Education also includes Board President Marilyn Puget, who represents Trustee Area One, Vice President Donald Cruser, who represents Trustee Area Five, and … Read more
A man from Napa County died last week while biking at Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest in Lake County. Jeffrey Harrington, 61, suffered a medical emergency and despite help from his friend and medics, he could not be revived. Deputies responded to the 11000 block of Forestry Road in Cobb, California, where medics were performing … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and will consist of department head presentations of their department’s accomplishments, data points, and diversity metrics. The board will also consider appointments to the Central and Eastern Region Town Halls and a proposed agreement between Lake County and Workday, Inc. for finance and human … Read more
One person has been arrested in connection with a stabbing on Friday night in Kelseyville. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Fire Station 55 in Kelseyville after a person walked in after being stabbed. The incident happened at Pioneer Park after the victim and Anthony Lee Black, 40, of Kelseyville argued. The victim was transferred … Read more
At the meeting of the Willits City Council on Wednesday, the board selected former mayor Bruce Burton to fill the council seat left vacant by the resignation of Greta Kanne, two years before her term was set to expire. The council also decided not to vote on a potential pay raise for council members, voting … Read more
Ukiah Police arrested a man wielding a machete after a report of a disturbance, violation of a restraining order, and a prolonged standoff with the suspect. Officers dispatched to a residence on Cindee Drive in Ukiah encountered suspect Javier Ramirez, who they knew from previous reports. Officers contacted Ramirez, who was armed with a machete … Read more
Details are coming to light in the Chamise Cubbison civil case that point to a prolonged and dedicated vendetta against the suspended County Auditor by County D.A. David Eyster. New court filings and statements made under oath point to a concerted effort by Eyster to discredit Cubbison in order to remove her from the office … Read more
A cold weather advisory is in effect for Coastal Mendocino and the Southern Mendocino County interior. Saturday morning temperatures are expected to drop, with wind chills as low as 25 degrees expected. Check pets and other outdoor animals.
The Mendocino County Homeless Services Continuum of Care will be conducting its annual unsheltered Point-In-Time Count on the morning of Wednesday, the 29th, and will need volunteers to count along the Coast as well as the Southern and Northern Inland portions of Mendocino County. For more information, contact alex@appliedsurveyresearch.org.
During testimony regarding the criminal case of Mendocino County Auditor Chamise Cubbison on Wednesday, Mendocino County’s CEO Darcy Antle said that Paula June Kennedy, worked long hours to prepare the payroll for 1200 public employees while using a payroll system that required users to know over 1,000 pay codes. Antle said the process was exhausting … Read more