News Staff Cal Trans has completed work on the Konocti Corridor Project. TheLakeCountyNews reports the completion of the $85 million project was celebrated this past Wednesday by Caltrans and local officials who gathered at state route 29 and Konocti Rock Company Road. Caltrans District 1 Director Matt Brady said the district’s continuing partnership with the Lake Area … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9 am. TheLakeCountyNews reports that on the agenda will be the presentation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to local Senior Centers for capital improvements and other updates. The supervisors will also declare Juneteenth as being on the 19 of this month and will honor … Read more
Ukiah will hold a special public meeting today at 3 to discuss the latest budget and the city’s Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. TheDailyJournal reports parks in the five-year plan will be addressed, including maintenance of existing parks and creation of new ones. Grant funding for some of those projects will also be discussed.
The plan to build three new reservoirs and establish a community forest in Fort Bragg is moving forward. TheMendoVoice reports the land for the project near the Summers Lake Reservoir was purchased a couple of months ago and now city staff has been directed to request proposals for construction designs. The reality that Fort Bragg … Read more
A controlled burn on the south end of Ukiah jumped its projected boundaries yesterday. Firefighters had the blaze in the Oak Knoll Road and Fircrest Drive area controlled by just after 3. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office issued a situational awareness alert for the area.
At their meeting earlier in the week, the Lakeport City Council took a look at the fiscal 2023-24 budget. TheRecordBee reports the draft document arrived at a figure of $18.4 million for the year. Expenditures for the city total almost $30 million, much of that coming from funding already secured for existing and upcoming projects. … Read more
Thunderstorms possible today across Lake and Mendocino Counties, some could be severe with heavy rain.
A Lake County man has been tried and sentenced to prison time after being found guilty of performing a lewd act on a child. The charges filed against Andy Hopper stem from an incident in February where a 13-year-old girl was subjected to inappropriate touching at a convenience store in Lakeport. Hopper has been ordered … Read more
The identity of the person who died in a fire that destroyed a home in Redwood Valley is not being released pending an investigation. A late afternoon call of black smoke and heavy fire brought Redwood Valley-Calpella Fire to a house on Colony Drive. The fire service had been to the home several times previously … Read more
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new California Welcome Center at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center is scheduled for Tuesday from 4-6 pm. The facility is one of 23 California Welcome Centers in the state.