News Staff The California Department of Education released datalast week on statewide teacher assignment monitoring via Zoom and an online downloadable link. The data shows that Lake County fell under the state average in terms of its dropout rate and graduation rate while also maintaining a high chronic absenteeism rate. This data is mostly from 2016-2017 with … Read more
A Ukiah man injured during an arrest last Spring has filed suit against the Ukiah Police Department in Federal Court for violating his constitutional rights and for assault after he was allegedly beaten by officers. Arturo Valdes was booked into the Mendocino County Jail with visible facial fractures on March 28, 2021 on suspicion of … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall will get project updates and review its bylaws when it meets Thursday at 7 pm. The meeting is open to the public.
The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee when it meets on Wednesday will get updates on the dual enrollment program at Mendocino College, which includes three high schools in Lake County, the Blue Zones Project Lake County after its successful kickoff recently and workforce partnerships in Lake County and services for job seekers and employers and … Read more
The Lake County board of supervisors at their meeting tomorrow morning at 9 will discuss filling an upcoming vacancy on the board that’s been put on hold for the last few months, hear a presentation on a new state program designed to help those with mental illness and housing needs, and consider commenting on a … Read more
The former Ukiah police sergeant facing seven felonies and one misdemeanor, pled no contest to one felony and one misdemeanor at a pretrial conference late Thursday afternoon. Kevin Murray is facing anywhere between two years felony probation or the possibility of three or four years in jail. Judge Carly Dolan ordered him to report to … Read more
The results of the June primary are now final, as the office of the Registrar of Voters has finalized the vote count, signaling that the official canvass period has ended. Next, the canvass results will go to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. The margins by which candidates won have changed slightly, … Read more
Last month, the Mendocino Land Trust acted to preserve thousands of acres in the Eel River watershed, including the land around Lake Pillsbury. The easement will protect almost 5,700 acres of land from habitat degradation and development. The land will remain privately owned, but the easement means the Land Trust can protect the acreage and … Read more
One of Lake county’s members of Congress is leading the fight to protect access to contraception. According to the Lake CountyNews, Rep. Mike Thompson was one of the team to introduce the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022, following Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion stating that the court should reconsider the 1965 court decision recognizing … Read more
Lakeport police arrested a Millbrae man on the 4th after he lit illegal fireworks that seriously burned a child. Ellery Penas lit a firework that launched toward a group of people nearby and hit a 4-year-old child. Penas wasPenas was booked into the Lake County Correctional Facility.