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A mobile home was destroyed this weekend displacing three Ukiah residents. Sadly, three adult dogs and five puppies perished in the flames. We spoke with Ukiah Valley Fire Authority Captain Ryan Nelson who served as the Incident Commander during the fire. Crews were dispatched last Saturday, June 3, 2023, around...

Firefighters are actively fighting a structure fire in Redwood Valley this afternoon. Scanner traffic indicates the call went out around 3:40 p.m. that a home on Colony Drive was actively smoking. The specific block number is unclear but the incident is reportedly located off of Road D. The Incident Commander...

All four lanes of Highway 101 have been blocked this evening between Willits and Laytonville just south of the intersection with State Route 162 after a two-vehicle traffic collision between a white van and a pickup truck. Initial reports from the scene indicate one involved party possibly suffered internal injuries.

Former Cardinal Newman and Windsor coach Paul Cronin is returning to the North Bay League for his next head coaching job. The second-winningest head coach in Sonoma County history will be taking over at Ukiah High School, Cronin and Ukiah Athletic Director Stephen Summers confirmed Tuesday. Cronin has been teaching at Ukiah for several months but officially took the helm of the football program in recent weeks.

Born in Vietnam, Boys and Girls Club CEO Kim Mercier came to the U.S. in 1971 when she was 5. She received her B.A. in Criminal Justice and an M.A. in Public Administration from Northern Michigan University. She says she’s lived in most of the states, doing non-profit work for...

Recent investigations of California vineyard managers led to a Ukiah-based operation being ordered to pay more than $150,000 in a combination of penalties and back pay, the U.S. Department of Labor reported. According to a press release, “the U.S. Department of Labor has stepped up its outreach and enforcement efforts...

One homeowner is reporting their home is catching fire and multiple other residents are being evacuated as a fire takes off near 4th Street and Sonoma Avenue in the town of Clearlake in Lake County about 2:30 p.m. Firefighters are reporting multiple spot fires from what is being called the Sonoma Fire.

Please know that Swami Sarvapriyananda of the NYC Vedanta Society will present the most essential spiritual teaching, on the crucial subject of nonduality. This is a welcome oasis in this civilization's desert of global chaos, bankruptcy, environmental meltdown, and madness. Please identify with the Divine Absolute, which is working through the individual's body-mind complex.

Six people at a clinic in Ukiah started experiencing symptoms after being exposed to a package yesterday. They have reportedly been medically cleared, and are no longer experiencing feelings of illness. The investigation is ongoing, but the package has tested negative for hazardous substances so far, and the clinic has...

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Thirteen military veterans participated in a pop-up art show in Alex Thomas Plaza in Ukiah on Saturday, as part of an initiative to use art to promote what they call “mental wealth.” The Veterans Art Project, or VetArt, is based in Vista, a city in San Diego, and is funded by the state Mental Health Services and Oversight Commission. Seven of the artists at this weekend’s event are from Lake and Mendocino Counties, while others traveled from across the state to participate.

Six employees at an Adventist Health medical office building fell ill this afternoon after a “package that contained an unknown substance” was located and opened at the facility, reported Adventist Health in a press release this afternoon. This prompted evacuations of the affected buildings and the deployment of...

Out of the thousands of nonprofit organizations in Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties, only a handful focus specifically on the needs of Black residents. As of July 2022, 2.1% of 482,650 residents in Sonoma County identify as Black with 2.6% of 134,300 residents in Napa County, 1.1% of 89,783 in Mendocino County and 2.1% of 68,191 in Lake County. While those percentages seem small, this group is an essential part of our community.

When the devastating Tubbs Fire tore through Sonoma County in 2017, Cazadero resident Tony Goodwin found himself unable to communicate with his wife. The terrifying experience inspired Goodwin to equip his home with General Mobile Radio Service and help his neighbors and surrounding communities join the network. As emergency preparedness...

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A new program has been launched in Lake County to establish the first countywide and coordinated action plan for addressing the impact of extreme heat events and harmful algal blooms in communities. The program is called the Climate Health Adaptation and Resilience Mobilizing, or CHARM...

Willits Center for the Arts presents Dirty Cello Saturday, June 17 for an afternoon fundraiser concert in the beautiful Great Room at 2 p.m. Wine and nibbles will be available for sale. Dirty Cello is cello like you’ve never heard before! Dirty Cello performs all over the world, from Iceland...

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will honor LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and hear a report from a Cobb advisory group. The‌ ‌board will meet beginning ‌at‌ ‌9‌ ‌a.m. Tuesday, June 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.

WILLITS, 6/4/23 — The Farmers Convergence, an event which brings together food producers, food advocates, and friends to discuss and learn about farming and sustainability, will be returning to Ridgewood Ranch in Willits on June 20 after several years on hiatus. This year’s theme is “refresh, renew, reseed,” and the day will include panels, lunch, and more.

After nearly a decade of planning, Cloverdale is on the verge of undergoing a major facilities expansion, one that could significantly transform the health care landscape north of Healdsburg.|. For years, residents of Cloverdale and surrounding rural communities have watched nearly every other city and town in Sonoma County receive...

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