Hopland News

Talk about fun: We woke early on a September Saturday and drove for breakfast to a restaurant on the shore of Bodega Bay.

A fire that took about four hours to fight destroyed Diamond Jim's Sporting Goods Sunday afternoon.

"I'm the wine guy, she is the olive gal," begins Jim Milone. He and Yvonne Hall are sitting at the handmade redwood slab picnic table inside the vast wine tasting/olive oil pressing warehouse on the south end of Hopland that is home to Terra Savia wine and extra virgin olive oil and Olivino olive processing.

Jaxon Keys may be one of Mendocino County's newest wineries but its new winemaker Fred Nickel brings a wealth of local experience.

Some people are still friendly here in Ukiah. The friendliness goes back A long time for us.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:45 p.m. Cloverdale is considering building a bike and pedestrian path to its rail station in anticipation of eventual commuter train service.

Antone Fernandez of the Lisbon House and John Dougherty, owning the property next are extending the sidewalk from the hotel to the corner of Ukiah and Kasten streets.

When Beckstoffer Vineyards purchased the Hopland acreage formerly owned by Alex Thomas, the company was thrilled about the prospects for water.

As the grape harvest winds down, Hopland's wineries celebrate with their semi-annual Hopland Passport next weekend on Oct.

An unusually strong storm struck Northern California Tuesday morning bringing heavy rains and winds to the region.

The first big rain of the 2009-10 season will bring the Ukiah Valley somewhere between two and four inches of rain and as much as six inches in the higher elevations.

Congressman Mike Thompson hosted an event at Fetzer Valley Oaks in Hopland and recognized Plowshares and the Food Banks of Ukiah, Willits and Laytonville.

LAKE COASTAL AIRLINES WILL FLY INTO UKIAH. An airline shuttle between Sacramento and Ukiah will take off in about two weeks, scheduled for two flights a day, three times a week, Ukiah city council members determined last night.

Clerks at the Hopland Superette, Chavez Market and Lightel's Food/Fuel sold alcohol to minors during a recent random sweep of stores by police.

In sweep of stores in the greater Ukiah area, three store clerks sold alcohol to minors on Sept.

Police disposed of a suitcase and two white garbage bags of clothes that were found in a parking lot in the 1100 block of South Dora Street at 8:43 a.m. Friday.

Harvesting Syrah grapes from a Mendocino vineyard. What does it mean to make wine? And, somewhat more pertinent these days, what does it mean to make natural wine? This is a subject met with some curiosity - and often some hostility - by wine writers.

The Mendocino County Fair and Apple Show started Saturday with car loads of visitors looking for a place to park in and around Boonville curbs and parking lots.

Share + Sep 21, 2009 5:21 am US/Pacific 1 of 1 A man reported to authorities that he was attacked by a coyote at Griffith Park last week.

The Russian River Flood Control District submits a report this week that the State Water Board will use to decide if it will allow farmers to use Russian River water for frost protection next year.