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January 27, 2025 — The Willits City Council on Wednesday, January 22, appointed Bruce Burton, owner of the Willits Redwood Company, to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of councilwoman Greta Kanne. Burton will serve the remaining two years of Kanne’s term.
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January 24, 2025 — The Willets City Council addressed a 2.55% increase in garbage collection fees during its meeting on Tuesday, bringing the weekly rate for a 35-gallon cart to $35.52 and a 95-gallon cart to $96.32. The increase, tied to the cost of living, sparked spirited debate among council members and residents.
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Congressman Jared Huffman stopped by the Willits firehouse last week to talk about climate change, keeping the federal government funded, and to take questions from community members.
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Local NewsLandowners on Hilltop Drive and Pine Mountain aghast at extent of tree removal.
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Local NewsNovember 23, 2020 — Between August 19 and August 23, as the August Complex fire was working towards becoming the state’s largest wildfire, almost fifty…
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Local NewsSeptember 1, 2020 — As the pandemic carries on and the economic fallout widens, more and more businesses and individuals are wondering how they will pay…
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Local NewsThe Willits Center for the Arts, which has long been a hub for community gatherings for art openings, classes, and events, has shifted to an all-virtual art show, featuring the Willits Photography Club, ceramicist Ileya Stewart and painter Peter Onstad.
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Local NewsMarch 2, 2020 — The parking lot at the long-shuttered Rexall drugstore in downtown Willits was packed on Sunday afternoon, for the grand opening of the…
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Local NewsJanuary 15, 2020 — The ambulance crisis in Mendocino County has a unique effect on each community. Fire protection districts, which rely heavily on…
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Local NewsOctober 30, 2019 -- Power came back on in Willits around 4:30, just as the shadows were starting to overtake the hot afternoon sun. In Willits, volunteers…
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Local NewsThe firehouse in Willits is aging and outdated. A special property tax to fund the construction of a new one (Measure J) is on the November 6, 2018…
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Local NewsSeveral nonprofit groups in the Willits area have been working hard to improve the town in the face of the several economic challenges brought on by the…