A serial sex offender is headed to state prison. The Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office reports that 24-year-old Zachary Barajas of Ukiah avoided a jury trial that was scheduled to get underway Monday by entering guilty and no contest pleas to sex offenses involving two separate female minor victims. The convictions include two Strike convictions … Read more
The Ukiah City Council recently voted to create the city’s first Housing Overlay Zone for three parcels on East Gobbi Street. The move will save developers time as housing projects on the site can proceed with only a building permit as long as they meet certain city standards. The Community Development Director says the change … Read more
Mendocino College will continue primarily remote instruction through the summer 2021 semester. President Tim Karas says they are looking forward to transitioning back to more on-campus classes at all locations and plan to see their fall 2021 class schedule reflect that. The college has a Transition Group working on ways to get more students back … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors recently hired a new manager to oversee the the county’s cannabis program. Kristin Nevedal began her duties yesterday. She is known for her work with the Bureau of Cannabis Control as a gubernatorial appointee on several subcommittees. She is the founder of the International Cannabis Advisory Farmers Association, has … Read more
A Novato woman has been arrested in the Saturday night crash near Middletown that killed two people from Clearlake. 21-year-old Keilah Marie Coyle has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCSO eradicated a large marijuana grow in Hopland last week. During a search of the property, 3,411 marijuana plants were located and eradicated. While the property owner had applied for permits to grow cannabis, officers determined he had built nine additional hoop-style growing houses that were not on his county or state permit applications. In … Read more
The National League of Cities announced the election of Lakeport Countcilmember Mireya Turner to three committees within the organization that is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans. Turner will serve on the Community and Economic Development Committee, the Race, Equity and Leadership Council, and the … Read more
Lake and Mendocino Counties are moving from the purple to red tier of the state’s blueprint for a safer economy. With this new Red Tier, comes an ease of some COVID-19 precautions. Activities permitted include: Indoor dining, movie theaters and museums at 25% capacity Indoor gyms at 10% capacity. Long-Term Care Facilities may restart in-person … Read more
Two people died in a crash near Middletown. A van and a pickup truck collided around 11 p.m. Saturday on Highway 29 near the entrance to the Bar X Ranch north of Middletown. Few details were released, but 2 people who were trapped in one of the vehicles sustained major injuries in the crash and … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health had over 700 vaccinations for a clinic in Caspar on Friday but needed some help to get the people there after only around 200 signed up. County Supervisors posted on social media and sent out text messages to alert community members, who showed up, and all the vaccine doses were administered. … Read more