Lake County has decided to part company with its Public Works director just weeks before the position would have become permanent. After a closed session on Tuesday, the Lake County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to terminate Glen March. March had been on the job for just a year, working alongside retiring Public Works Director … Read more
The Mendocino Unit of CAL FIRE will carry out a 10-acre prescribed burn on the Shamrock Ranch southeast of Laytonville this evening between 6 and 9 pm. The burn will create a patchwork of burned and unburned areas to reduce wildfire risk. The Shamrock Ranch is located east of Hwy. 101 and southeast of Laytonville. … Read more
The City of Ukiah will hold a town hall this evening at the Civic Center to discuss the annexation proposal that would bolster the city’s tax base and expand the acreage of the city by three times. Critics, including business owners, farmers and county leaders ae concerned that the annexation would violate an agreed-upon sphere … Read more
The Middletown Art Center will celebrate Juneteenth this evening from 6 to 8 pm and invites the public to the fifth annual event. The celebration will feature storytelling and live music around the theme “What Juneteenth Means in 2025.” Food by Barbeque Biasotti and beverages will be available for purchase.
There’s been an arrest in the death of a Northshore woman connected to fentanyl has been made in in Lake County. On Wednesday, Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Ryan John Stahl, 40, of Lucerne in the death of Carissa Morton of Nice. On February 28th, Morton was reported missing, and when access was gained to her home, … Read more
Due to the increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region, CalFire has announced it will suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning in Colusa, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties as of Monday at 8 am. Lake County’s burn ban has been in … Read more
The man who died in custody in February after being pulled from a creek in Ukiah was found to have succumbed to an accidental overdose. 29-year-old Emil Redzic of Ukiah, died on February 26 after being arrested by deputies near Orr Creek Bridge. At the time of his death, the Sheriff’s office launched a coroner’s … Read more
The Mendocino Environmental Center will hold a Juneteenth celebration on Thursday at 4 pm at its offices in downtown Ukiah. The event will feature live music and a southern-style dinner. A donation of $25.00 for the dinner is suggested.
The finance director for the city of Willits, in a public meeting last week, revealed that the city is facing an over $4.2 million budget shortfall. Manny Orozco attributes the city’s financial woes to a lack of financial leadership since 2020, when the finance director position for the city was left vacant. Audits have not … Read more
The Middletown Senior Center has received the Parade Pioneer Award for Middletown Days 2025. The celebration takes place this weekend, with the parade on Saturday, June 21, starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Middletown.