Ukiah Closes Schools in Hopland, Redwood Valley
Faced with declining enrollment and funding cuts, Ukiah Unified School District officials late Tuesday night voted to close its elementary schools in Hopland and Redwood Valley.
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Taser Use Ruled Justified in Ukiah Death
Law enforcement officers acted appropriately last fall when when a Ukiah man died after being stunned three times with Tasers, Mendocino County District Attorney Meredith Lintott announced Monday.
Woman Dies in Fall from Mendocino Cliff
A woman chasing after her dog fell 60 feet down a Mendocino cliff to her death Sunday evening. Her identity was not released. The dog, which had stopped halfway down the steep cliff, was later rescued, said Danny Hervilla, chief of the Mendocino Volunteer Fire Department.
$58 million committed for new Willits hospital
Adventist Health has committed $58 million to build a new Howard Memorial Hospital in Willits, allowing plans to proceed after six years of fund raising. “I’m ecstatic,” said Margie Handley, who heads the hospital foundation’s board and whose family donated 33 acres south of town for the hospital.
Mendocino, Lake Courts May Leave Downtown
State court officials in December announced they’re moving forward with plans to build a new Mendocino County Courthouse, and there’s every likelihood the $119.9 million project won’t be downtown, potentially sucking some of the life from Ukiah’s core.
But after 19 years of running a booming business across from the Ukiah courthouse, Zach Schat is worried.