LATEST STORIES
Laytonville’s Weathertop Nursery reopens under new ownership
Renamed Weathertop Farmstead, the longtime icon reflects its new motto: Seed to Soul.
The Mendocino Setlist: April 27 – May 3, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Should sex offenders qualify for elderly parole at 50? Lawmakers rush to change rules
The potential release of two men who were convicted of molesting children in the Sacramento region has California lawmakers racing to revise elderly parole rules.
Point Arena voters will decide on an increased transient occupancy tax this November
The city has limited means to build its general fund. But will the tax discourage tourists?
Head’s up — or maybe down
After the Redwood Valley death, 5 things to know about rattlesnakes this spring.
Musk v. Altman trial heads to court Monday
A four-week trial in Oakland will test Elon Musk’s claims that OpenAI abandoned its nonprofit mission.
O’Neill: Puzzling out pole beam construction
Farming isn’t just about starts and sales. It involves every facet of life.
Prolonged DACA renewals put California educators with temporary immigration status in limbo
A toddler classroom could lose its teacher overnight as a delayed DACA renewal leaves her suddenly unable to legally work.
The lights are flickering out across Mendocino County
How Mendocino’s legal cannabis industry collapsed around the people who built it.
UC’s Hopland Research and Extension Center celebrates 75 years
May 17 event offers walking tours, research talks with scientists, and a look at the center’s 200 breeding ewes.
Authorities identify woman fatally shot in Covelo
Audrey Card, a Covelo resident, was shot around 6:15 a.m. on a dirt road near the 23000 block of Charlie Hurt Highway.
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FEATURED STORIES
Mendocino County has its own dog breed
And don’t try to buy one online.
Mendocino County scores almost half of the state’s allocation of water tanks
Nonprofits, tribes, Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils could apply for free tanks.
California’s 40,000-acre question
What will happen when vineyards disappear in Mendocino County?
ARTS & CULTURE
The Mendocino Setlist: April 27 – May 3, 2026
Your weekly guide to upcoming music events in Mendocino County.
Ridgewood Ranch to host Senegalese drum-making workshop Sunday
The hide of a cow from the ranch will be made into drums by Saliou M’Boup and his father, a master drummer and storyteller.
The Outlaws of Mendocino relies on tradition — and breaks the mold
North Bay teacher Joseph Roberts makes a movie about his robber ancestor.
Photo contest opens for eventual display in Mendocino County’s new courthouse
Photographers must be Mendocino County residents; deadline is July 31.
COLUMNS & OPINIONS
McNear: The new-built grammar school in East Mendocino had a tragic start
But students did not have to make the long walk to Mendocino proper to attend school.
O’Neill: What we grow feeds our connections to others—and in turn lifts us
Visiting dispensaries on our 4-20 sales trip reminds me of the gift we bring to the world.
McNear: Mendocino’s Russell Kelley was bright and charming but suffered from ill health
The young man arranged parties and traveled to Europe before his early death.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter to the Editor: High gas prices hit Mendocino County food banks hard
Even a few dollars a month can help stretch the budget.
Letter to the Editor: Management of forests by tribes has stood the test of time
We support a vision of state forests managed for stewardship, not profit from timber.
Letter to the Editor: League of Women Voters and Mendocino County oppose SAVE Act
Non-citizens are already prohibited from voting in federal and state elections.
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