Mendocino News

Eight years ago a group of Mendocino winemakers challenged themselves to create for the world a wine derived from Mendocino's wine heritage, individual diversity and best grape varieties.

Dusty Whitney stands in front of the Whitney s Babcock House Museum with the new signs soon to be staked into the front yard.

The liberty poles are not only increasing in number but creeping higher. Antone Fernandez, proprietor of the Lisbon House, has installed one in front of his hotel which will have a clear height of 92 feet above the top of the ground.

While Kevin & I are in Alaska, we've asked some friends and colleagues to post on their wine loves, wine experiences and more.

In a reversal of its previous calls to "let the voters decide," Mendocino County Tomorrow Executive Director Dave Clark told the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to simply accept the zoning change to the former Masonite site before the board unanimously approved the initiative for the November ballot.

The new 2009-2010 Mendocino County Senior & Disabled Resource Directory is now available at senior centers, public libraries, and social services offices throughout the county.A Provided by the Area Agency on Aging of Lake and Mendocino Counties and Community Care's Senior Information & Assistance Program, the free directory provides valuable ...

Organizer Carolyne Cathey gathers remaining participants of last Saturday's Save Our State Parks rally for a group photo before dispersing.

It's all happening very quickly. Almost all California State Parks are on the verge of closure; all but 60 parks are targeted.

Garberville Rodeo Queen contestant Mahala Kenney is 14 years old and lives in Whitethorn.

It is time to take a vacation. You have promised yourself that you are going to go to California's wine country.

Fire season restrictions on campfires and off-road driving will go into effect June 29 for public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Colusa, Glenn and Solano counties.

Audience members and graduates fanned themselves in the hot and nearly-packed Mendocino High School gymnasium during graduation ceremonies Friday night.

Rescuers searched the waters of Lake Mendocino Tuesday looking for a 20-year-old Ukiah man who was reported missing earlier in the day.

NUKE ZONE DRIVE ACCELERATES. Proponents of an initiative to declare Mendocino County a nuclear-free zone are accelerating their signature collecting drive to meet a June 25 deadline to qualify the measure for the November ballot.

Almost a year to the day since last summer's Taste of Downtown saw the onslaught of lightning storms that caused more than 100 fires in the county, the National Weather Service had issued a warning of "rough thunderstorms" possible along the coast on the morning of Friday's event.

A pit bull was killed and two men were sent to Mendocino County Jail following a tip by Mendocino Redwood Company security Wednesday about a marijuana grow on company property.

The county made numerous improvements to its website this past year. At first glance it looks just like it did before, but now it has a wealth of data that previously could only be accessed by driving to Ukiah and/or going through the myriad of departments.

The roster of beloved winemaking regions rolls right off the tongue. Napa. Sonoma.

Find out more about Bob: Based in the Bay Area, Bob Ecker travels the world seeking out unique destinations, emerging regions, tastes, sports, people and the curiously unusual.

A beautiful shot at a Mendocino Hoop Group get together. Photo by Megan Prusynski who lives in Mendocino, California.