Jenn Procacci

February 10, 2025 — Here in Mendocino County, we all need to be prepared for fire… but do we all have the skills? Lourance Hall of Round Valley Prescribed Burn Association and Terry Warlick of Torchbearr endeavored to both empower the public, and train fire professionals, during a five-day workshop in Covelo held at the end of January.

January 24, 2025 — Bee the Change is a family owned and operated micro farm in Willits specializing in raising chickens, ducks, quail, rabbits and pigs using organic regenerative practices that work in harmony with nature since 2019.

January 16, 2024 — On Saturday, January 18th, a sister march to the National Women's March on Washington will take place in downtown Ukiah.

January 7, 2025 — Mendocino County has relaunched the mobile spay and neuter van following a successful trial run of a new van at the Humane Society. Thirty-four surgeries were completed, and the van is now ready to expand its operations with helping spay and neuter animals all across Mendocino County.

December 30, 2024 — Mendocino County is in the midst of a homeowner's insurance crisis, and while the problem is statewide, Mendocino is one of the 28 counties ranked as distressed, meaning that insurance companies have rated more than 20% of the properties here at high, or very high, risk of wildfire. KZYX News interviews Cindy Nelson from the Covelo Fire Protection District on the importance of defensible space and home hardening and Deputy Insurance Commissioner Michael Soller about California's new sustainable insurance strategy.

December 18, 2024 — Jenn Procacci talks with Caroline Radice and Katherine Flink of Black Dog Farm and Catering in Willits about their passion for farming and the economic realities faced by small farmers.

December 9, 2024 — In an emergency, would first responders be able to find you? This is a critical question in Covelo, where the local name for a road may well be different from the official one on the street sign… that is, if the street has a sign at all.