According to the Press of Atlantic City Egg Harbor City zoning officials have give the go-ahead to Humble Organics to open a cannabis cultivation facility inside an existing building on Atlantic Avenue, granting a use variance and a waiver of site-plan review for the current footprint.The city’s Land Use Board unanimously approved the proposal during a special board meeting Oct. 29 following a nearly two-hour hearing during which an attorney and planner for the project provided details about its operation. It’s supposed to be indoors and quiet.

The Crest Haven county commissioners have done some fine-tuning to their measure that provides a one-time funding supplement to food pantries around the county.The original resolution approving the funding authorized payments of $14,000 each to eight food pantries, for a total of $112,000.

Staff and volunteers in Galloway Township began returning to the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, following a 43-day government shutdown that ended earlier this week.Truth be told, while the shutdown’s impact on wildlife and visitors was impossible to discern, there was a human and financial toll on the refuge and the workers and organizations supporting it.“There is work to be done here as far as the maintenance … but the wildlife comes and goes as they please,” said David Willey, a wildlife artist and regular visitor.Upkeep for the refuge has been absent during the shutdown. The dirt roads have many divots and holes in them due to lack of maintenance.

A head-on collision late Sunday night in Willits injured one person and temporarily blocked a southbound lane on South Main Street. The crash near Mariposa Market and Alameda Avenue involved a Jeep and another vehicle. One person was transported to Howard Memorial Hospital; the extent of injuries is unknown.

The Lake County Registrar of Voters has announced a public manual tally at 9 a.m. on Thursday, the 20th, as part of the official canvass for the November 4 Statewide Special Election, which focused on Prop. 50.  The manual tally will be held at the Registrar of Voters’ Office in Lakeport.  The public is invited to observe the tally but must not interfere with the process. For additional information,  contact the Registrar of Voters’ Office.

The Lakeport City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m. to review the city’s first-quarter financial statements. Additionally, the council will consider the purchase of a new vehicle for the Utilities Department director

A solo vehicle crash on Highway 20 east of Clearlake Oaks on Friday killed a passenger.  A Chevy van, traveling westbound, lost control in a downhill curve around 9 a.m., went over a steep embankment, and overturned.  30-year-old Gabriel Guarchaj-Ajtzalam of Modesto was ejected and died from his injuries at a trauma center.  Drugs and alcohol are not suspected.

The Ukiah Police Department has recommended a misdemeanor charge of “annoying or molesting a minor” against Ukiah High School teacher Matthew P. LaFever, 37, for inappropriate online communication with a known 17-year-old. The case is now with Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster.  UPD asks minors who had online contact with LaFever to contact them.

The City of Hurricane has unveiled a new Civil War Trails marker highlighting the 1863 Battle of Hurricane Bridge. Installed last week on Midland Trail, the marker explains how the small skirmish became an important Union victory that protected a major supply route between Richmond and the Ohio River.

Historian Dr. Philip Hatfield, who helped bring the marker to town, says it gives residents and visitors a chance to understand the community’s past. Mayor Scott Edwards and local families attended Friday’s unveiling ceremony.

A Putnam County man has been indicted after deputies say a victim was beaten and held inside a doghouse.

Fifty-seven-year-old Larry Newberry of Scott Depot faces charges of kidnapping, malicious assault, and conspiracy. A 911 caller in June reported hearing a man screaming for help. The victim later told investigators he was struck in the head with a gun, then forced into a doghouse that was blocked with a large chest and ratchet strap.

He said Newberry and others accused him of stealing drugs. Newberry is being held at Western Regional Jail awaiting court proceedings.