News Staff The E Center Women, Infants and Children Program has released its January appointment scheduling notice. WIC families have the option to complete appointments in person or virtually by going online at www.wichealth.org. Bilingual staff and lunch-hour appointments are also available.
Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman today will consider a motion to dismiss the case brought by DA David Eyster involving former Mendocino County Auditor/Controller/Tax Collector Chamise Cubbison after hearing testimony from former auditor Lloyd Weer as well as from sheriff’s investigator Andrew Porter and head of Mendocino County IT services Tony Rakes. Since the case … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors gathers for its first meeting of 2025 tomorrow. Shortly after the meeting starts, new District 4 Supervisor Helen Owen and reelected District 5 supervisor Jessica Pyska along with Lake County’s new Sheriff Lucas Bingham will take their oaths of office.
The Clearlake Oaks Post Office is once again open after a vehicle crashed into the building last Thursday, damaging the building and slightly injuring two customers inside. A young woman parking at the post office accidentally hit the accelerator rather than the brake pedal and crashed into a wall on the front part of the … Read more
A beach hazards statement is in effect for the Mendocino Coast through Tuesday night. An increased threat of sneaker waves is expected. Large, unexpected waves can sweep across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties, and beaches. These sneaker waves can also move large objects such as logs, crushing anyone … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the commercial Dungeness crab season from the Sonoma/Mendocino County line to the U.S./Mexico border will open on Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m. In contrast the season from the California-Oregon border to the Sonoma/Mendocino County line is now scheduled to open automatically on the 15th, with … Read more
The cleanup of illegal dumpsites on tribal property in Round Valleyhas gotten some financial help. The Round Valley Tribes, have been faced with keeping their reservation clear of illegal dumpsites and abandoned grow sites. In 2021, the tribal directors began looking for community assistance to cleanup those areas and in 2024, the Mendocino County Board … Read more
On Thursday, the Department of Water Resources conducted the season’s first snow survey at Phillips Station, with 24 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 9 inches, 91 percent of average for that location. Major reservoirs statewide are currently 121 percent of average thanks to two consecutive years of above-average snowpack conditions. … Read more
Law enforcement has identified a woman killed on Christmas Eve in a crash with a semi-truck. The CHP says 76-year-old Frances Cline Novak of Clearlake Oaks was traveling on state Route 53, south of state Route 20 near Clearlake Oaks when she made a turn from the shoulder into the path of a semi-truck driven … Read more
Spring enrollment is underway for Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus. The Spring semester starts on the 13th, with a Super Saturday enrollment event on the 11th. Students can visit the campus and get help with enrollment. For more information go to wcc.yccd.edu/lake.