News Staff Residents of the Creekside Cabins near Willits have until Friday to move their RV’s from the park when a temporary bridge that spans the sinkhole that has made access to the park impossible is removed. Making a move during a natural disaster is always difficult, and the situation with Creekside has become one of accessibility … Read more
At their meeting last night, the Lake County Board of Supervisors decided to wait on an emergency declaration regarding the rapid decline of the Clearlake Hitch. The LakeCountyNews reports that after an exhaustive meeting, the board chose to consider all the information presented and revisit at it’s February 7th meeting.
A Lakeport woman has been reported missing, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating Nancy Mingey, 55, was last seen on the 3rd. She was reported missing on the 19th. Mingey has chin-length dark hair and has a butterfly tattoo on one of her hands, between her thumb and index finger, … Read more
A woman reported missing in Clearlake earlier in the week has been found. Kayla Johnston had been reported missing in the area of W.40th Avenue and Carrol Avenue. Clearlake police said late yesterday that Johnston had been found.
Mendocino County Public Health has announced that all Optumtest to treat sites in the county are closing. The last test to treat date is today at the OptumServe Site in Fort Bragg. COVID testing is still available, find a location at mendocinocounty.org.
Mendocino County has put out a survey to assess the damage from the storms over the last month, to help the county get a handle on damage from the storms to better direct requests for assistance from nonprofit, state, and federal partners. The deadline for taking the survey close of business on February 3rd. … Read more
Although the state unemployment rate remains unchanged, Lake County has had a small improvement in the jobless rate. The Employment Development Department says the county’s unemployment rate was 5.1% in December, down from 5.3% in November. Last year, Lake County’s jobless rate was 5.8%.
The Clearlake Police Department is looking for a missing woman. Kayla Johnston was last seen around West 40th and Carrol Avenues. Johnston is a white female adult, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 110 pounds, with brown shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes, last seen wearing a hot pink hoodie and dark blue jeans. Anyone with … Read more
A beach advisory continues through this afternoon, with sneaker waves and high tides, and big tidal swings along the coast. Sneaker waves can move across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea and carrying large objects capable of crushing anyone caught underneath.
Volunteers are needed for the Mendocino County unsheltered point-in-time count, scheduled to run for a week starting on Thursday. The count helps identify the needs of the homeless in the county. For more information, go to Mendocino.PointInTime.info.