Ukiah News

I was one of those people who always got excited, or at least enthused, about Thanksgiving.

A late-night walk on the Mendocino Headlands ended in the death of a renowned 22-year-old Canadian athlete early Saturday.

Seven hours of peace, love and "mewsic" Mike Zarkowski, co-owner of Jitterbox Music, read a recent article in The Daily Journal about the current financial hardships challenging the Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 20--The Mendocino County Planning Commission voted 4-3 Thursday to deny a cell tower east of Ukiah until further findings by the Planning Department are presented next month.

The Ukiah City Council on Wednesday night unanimously supported pursuing a state grant for a top-priority bike trail project that will require the city to contribute $66,215. The contribution is a 10 percent match for a Caltrans grant earmarked for bike trails.

When you're planning a trip to Mendocino County, your first thought might not be of visiting a museum.

Wood-fired steak, gourmet entrees and desserts, and locally-made wines and beers are some of the menu selections for a new restaurant going up next to the Hampton Inn in Ukiah.

A 14-year-old Ukiah High School student was arrested and booked at juvenile hall after allegedly selling marijuana she took from her mother's medical grow to four other teens, three at the high school.

When the Mendocino County Planning Commission meets this week it will hear requests to build and raise communications towers and several requests for minor subdivisions in Redwood Valley and on the coast.

Ukiah Police Department cited three women who were caught by a Lucky's store "loss prevention" worker who nabbed three suspects before calling police about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Artists will work from 10 am Saturday till they just can't go on! Public is invited to drop in any time during the marathon to cheer and support the artists while they work.

Editor's note: Today the Daily Journal continues its series of short profiles of the city department heads and others who lead city agencies.

A 24-year-old Ukiah man stabbed near the railroad tracks Nov. 3 is reported to be in stable condition Thursday.

Tonya Sparkes, a well-known member of the Ukiah High School community died Wednesday at age 45.

So goes the motto of Common Vision, the Emmy Award-winning creators of the Fruit Tree Tour.

With help from new kiosks installed at the Mendocino County jail, staff no longer have to put an inmate's money in an envelope and count it two or three times.

Tim Eriksen, director of Public Works and city engineer, graduated from Ukiah High School in 1983 and received his bachelor's of science degree in civil engineering from San Jose State.

Published: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:21 a.m. Fire destroyed a longtime Ukiah business Sunday and investigators Monday continued to look into what started the two-alarm blaze.

If you saw a man wearing a sign that says "Walking Across America," you've probably spotted George Throop who walked through Ukiah Monday on his way to Washington D.C. He's averaging about 20 miles a day, six days a week, and hopes to see President Barack Obama on June 18, 2010 A 25 years to the day that his mother Barbara lost her life to cancer.

A number of years ago my life was in its usual shambles and my nonexistent job wasn't so hot either.