Willits News

He ain't no Muddy Waters, but Insomniacs frontman Vyasa Dodson is originally from Willits and will bring back music to the Shanachie Pub that has won the Muddy Award, a big deal in the blues genre.

When 19-year-old Jannie Longcrier showed up for the National Anthem singing contest last Saturday at the Willits Frontier Days rodeo grounds, she was surprised to be congratulated before she even had the chance to sing.

Second-place winner in the 7,200-pound class: Matt Darr of San Luis Obispo drives Mustang Fever in the pulls.

Pretty ponies and their polished presenters strutted their stuff at the Willits Frontier Days Horse Show, held last Sunday in the Jack Tharp Arena.

A three-car accident involving two pickup trucks and a tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway 101 near Garberville ended in two fatalities Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

"Innervision" is the name of Willits artist Michael Coons that will be on display at the Northcoast Artists Gallery in Fort Bragg running from July 3 to August 4. The show features earlier and current work from Coons who is looking at his work in a new way; not solely as a literal interpretation of the subject but as an expression of the feeling he ...

Willits Police Officer Scott Warnock received minor injuries Friday during the capture of a mental patient who escaped from a Mendocino County car while parked in Willits.

International celebrity, doctor and social activist Patch Adams arrives in Willits for a community dinner, talk and concert on July 5 at Healing Central Acupuncture and Chiropractic Clinic, 750 Central Street.

Kinzie Barlow, Nicole Baze, Amy Cogburn and Lindsey Bowlds of the Willits FFA in the showmanship ring during last year s fair.

Entries are still open for the 83rd annual Frontier Days Horse Show. The competition will take place at the rodeo grounds at 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 28.

Families and relatives of firefighters with the Little Lake Fire Protection District can be assured that their loved ones are protected as they respond to fires and emergencies where there may be the chance of noxious and poisonous fumes being present, said Little Lake Fire Protection District Fire Chief Shane Burke.

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 ...

Lory Lucier stands next to the fireman mannequin and Fran Drew as Judy Lane and Genoa Minyard sit below.

Sales of items in Willits subject to sales tax dropped by 13.8 percent in the first quarter 2009, compared to the same period in 2008, in an estimate released this month by MuniServices.

The following items were compiled from reports prepared by law enforcement agencies: Willits Police Department June 11 Michael Gall, 31, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

Mick Overman will be performing Sunday at the first Music-Nic in the Park at Recreation Grove from 3 to 8 p.m. Recreation Grove will groove to the blues sound of a free concert in the park from 3 to 8 p.m. this Sunday.

The bleachers were filled with over 300 family and friends of the over 100 graduating eighth graders from Baechtel Grove Middle School and New Horizons Independent Studies schools who were making the walk across Maize Field at Willits High School.

REDWOOD RUN, gates open at 9 a.m. Friday with music beginning at 3 p.m. in Piercy and wraps up Sunday morning.

Every summer State Park officials say park rangers uncover commercial marijuana growing operations with startling regularity on Northern California's public lands.

Two Willits members of High School Rodeo District 2, Colter King and Brittany Brown, have qualified for the state finals this weekend in Bishop.