Press "Enter" to skip to content

Posts published in “News”

Grape Growers Congratulate Each Other

Back in 2009 the Grape People realized they needed to do something to counter the relatively small amount of negative publicity they were getting, particularly around water use and fish strandings caused by overpumping during…

Off the Record (Aug 13, 2014)

A MICRO-ORGANISM called the hemp broadmite is chewing up pot plants in many areas of the county at a rate that has growers terrified. Entire gardens are being devoured by the thing. The rest of us should be uneasy, too, because panicked pot planters are turning to the most vile pesticides available to combat the broadmite although a safe organic alternative called 'Nuke 'em' is locally available.

Ford Bros In The Park

Ford Blues Band to Play Final Sundays in the Park Concert this Sunday Ukiah, CA. - This Sunday, August 17th in Todd Grove Park at 6:00pm Fowler Auto & Truck Center, The City of Ukiah,…

Urgent – Fire Weather Forecast

The National Weather Service in Eureka has issued a Red Flag Warning for isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms with abundant lightning, which is in effect from 11 pm this evening to 7 am PDT Tuesday.

Community Meetings in Leggett & Laytonville

CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 4 in conjunction with the cooperating agencies on the Lodge Complex of fires will be hosting community meetings in Leggett and Laytonville. Representatives from the agencies managing the incident will provide an operational briefing and be available for questions. Please arrive early as the meetings will start promptly at 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. respectively.

Evacuation Order Issued & Center Designated

An Evacuation Center has been established at the Leggett Valley School located at 1 School Way in the community of Leggett CA. The American Red Cross is currently on site to assist with the displaced…

CalFire Sends Out Evacuation Warning

An Evacuation Warning has been issued for the area around the eastern boundary of the Lodge Fire near Camp Seabow, Bowman Ranch Rd, Peterson and Grubb Creeks as well as residences in the areas of: Big Bend, Grizzly Creek, Cedar Flat, Hermitage Cummings/Little Red Mountain, Little Dann Creek, Dann Valley, Tan Oak Park.

Rick Redfern, 1935-2014

Richard Lewis Redfern MD of Albion passed away suddenly from a heart attack on February 19, 2014. Rick was born in Eugene, Oregon on November 21, 1935. His parents were Louie Redfern and Sibyl Redfern,…

-