Misdemeanor Case Against Ex-Ukiah Teacher LaFever Inches Toward a Disposition
Former Ukiah High teacher and MendoFever publisher Matthew LaFever's misdemeanor case was continued to Nov. 19 for a possible disposition.
Willits Council Rejects Highway 20 Sculpture Plan, OKs Airport Hangar for Air Ambulance
Willits’ council turned down a plan to move the Mark Walker sculptures to a Highway 20 park, and approved an airport hangar to keep REACH’s air ambulance based in town.
Fiery Highway 20 Crash Seriously Injures Driver, Leads to DUI Citation
A fiery two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Fort Bragg seriously injured one driver and led to a DUI citation Tuesday evening.
Bail Stays at $75,000 for Mendocino Man Whose Wife Died of Overdose
A judge kept Clayton Lowell's bail at $75,000 after prosecutors sought to jail him over a new drug arrest.
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If Eric Hart Wins
Electing Eric Hart is a defeat of the cronyism and nepotism that characterizes governance here in Mendocino County— a government of little accountability and transparency.
Early Returns Show Close Ukiah and Fort Bragg Council Races, Hart Leading in District Three
An initial count of absentee ballots shows incumbents leading in Ukiah and Fort Bragg, and all three local measures with more than 70% support.
Six Rural Agencies Move to Form a Joint Powers Agreement to Sustain Ambulance Service
A federal study estimates rural ambulance services lose $1,500 on each transport.
Supervisors Accept Q1 Budget Report, Warn It Was Balanced by Defunding Roads
Supervisors Ted Williams and John Haschak warned that the county's balanced books rest on years of underfunding roads and deferring building repairs.
Supreme Court declines to hear DOJ’s California 20,000 ballot case. Here’s what to know
On the eve of Election Day, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a last-minute legal challenge from the Trump administration that would have forced California to not count over 20,000 ballots that the administration had flagged as being cast by possible noncitizens.