The Clearlake City Council voted to sell city-owned property for the development of a hotel. MLI Associates LLC will purchase the 2.5-acre parcel, at the former Pearce Field airport site, to develop a 75-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott. The sale price is $305,000, and it’s anticipated the hotel would open within 36 months after the … Read more
New cases of Covid-19 in Mendocino County are connected to three restaurants on the southern coast. The locations and dates of concern are for the Chowder House and Tap Room in Point Arena – June 27 -29. Trinks Cafe in Gualala – from June 28 to July 3. And the Cove Azul Bar & Grill, … Read more
Representative Mike Thompson announced that his request for a Lake County transportation project was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 funding legislation released by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development. That includes $450,000 for the Lake County Kelseyville Sidewalk Project. Thompson said this project will help the town implement the countywide … Read more
A Mendocino County woman is facing a grand theft charge for stealing a horse in Willits. Witnesses said the suspect, Makayla McGrew, trespassed on the property and was seen getting on a saddled horse. She tried to ride off but was stopped by a person at the property.
The COVID-19 variant is confirmed to be circulating in Mendocino County. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren told the Board of Supervisors this week his office was recently informed of a cluster that existed in Mendocino County of the much more transmissible, and possibly more virulent, Delta variant. As of now, all the known variants … Read more
The California Highway Patrol released the name of the Clearlake man killed in a crash Sunday evening. The crash happened on Highway 20 in Colusa County. CHP says 57-year-old Roman Calderon, crossed the double yellow lines and crashed head on with an oncoming vehicle. Calderon was ejected from his pickup and died at the scene. … Read more
The Lakeport Police Department has been without a police dog since 2009, but they’ve implemented a new program with Police K-9 Olin and his handler, Officer Kaylene Strugnell. Olin is trained in narcotic detection including methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine, as well as patrol certification including suspect tracking and apprehension.
Both Lake and Mendocino Counties are seeing upticks in COVID-19 cases. In Lake County, the most recent daily case rate is 10.4 cases per 100,000 – the highest daily case rate in the state for the period of June 27 to July 3. Mendocino County’s case rate at 5.65 per day per 100,000 people, nearly … Read more
Caltrans recently awarded $34 million in state and federal funds to cities, counties, tribes and transit agencies throughout California to improve the state’s transportation network. Caltrans District 1, which includes Mendocino and Lake counties, was awarded approximately $700,000 to tribes, agencies and local governments, for transit and active transportation projects. Lake County will receive just … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in an attempted murder case. A male victim was shot last Wednesday on property in the 49000 block of Timberridge Trail in Covelo. On Friday, MCSO searched the location and found nearly 3,000 marijuana plants, with cultivation in multiple non-permitted green houses and structures on … Read more