News Staff Adventist Health and Anthem Blue Cross have agreed to a two-week contract extension while the two entities continue contract negotiations involving issues including reimbursement. According to the Lake County News, the current contract between the two expired Monday, which caused local patients great concern over whether their coverage and treatment would continue. The current contract … Read more
Mid-month last month, Ukiah’s Happy Donuts and Bagels was named by Door Dash as one of the 100 most loved restaurants in the U.S. for 2022. Open since 2013, customers can grab and go any number of food items. Owner Cathay King says producing high-quality products at reasonable prices has helped carry her business through … Read more
Unless an agreement is reached by the deadline, which is today, local Adventist Health hospitals and clinics may fall out of the Anthem Health Network. In an open letter to the community published in the Ukiah Daily Journal, the President of Adventist Health in Mendocino County assured patients that Adventist is determined to reach a … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and will receive an update on the recruitment process for Community Development Director. Human Resources staff opened “a continuous and promotional recruitment” which will have the first review of applications on Aug. 9. Advertisements with professional organizations, recruitment sites, and social media are also … Read more
At their next meeting tomorrow at 6 pm the Lakeport City Council will consider awarding the construction contract for the city’s new Lakefront Park. According to the Lake County News, the city received two bids for the 6.9-acre park on Main Street. Builder’s Solutions Inc. was the lowest bid. The project includes a basketball court, … Read more
The purchase of additional electric vehicle charging stations in Mendocino County has been funded by two programs of the California Energy Commission. More than $2 million in grants are part of the first round of funding aimed at covering the county with EV chargers in support of the Governor’s executive order requiring all new cars … Read more
A large number of seats on the local school board and special district boards are open to be filled with the election this fall. The first day a candidate may file for office is Monday and the last day is Friday, Aug. 13, at 5 p.m. Official declaration of candidacy forms may be obtained from … Read more
After less than a year on the job, the Lake County community development director Mary Darby has resigned. The Lake County News reports that since her hiring, Darby appeared before the board of supervisors five time in closed door performance evaluations; generally those only take place twice a year at the most. She was the … Read more
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley will be hosting free Sports Physicals and a Back-to-School Fair for school-age children. The event is Saturday the 23rd from 8 am to 1 pm. Kids needing physicals will be seen in the following order, elementary school students seen from 8-10, middle school seen from 9 to 11, high school seen … Read more
A Nevada woman arrested and placed in custody last October on multiple felony charges related to arson, has finally been transferred to a state hospital. Nickelina Rose Williams was found unable to stand trial due to mental incompetence. At a recent hearing, it was ascertained she’d been transferred. She will remain in the state hospital … Read more