News Staff The Lakeport City Council at their recent meeting discussed fireworks in the city. Safe and Sane fireworks have been sold since 2009, the only place in Lake County where they are. TheLakeCountyNews reports non-profits make about $2 million from sales of fireworks. Police Chief Brad Rasmussen said illegal fireworks continue to be a problem, both … Read more
The deadline for applying for micro-business grants from the California MicroBusiness COVID-19 Relief Program is May 31st. The grant program provides $2,500 to microbusinesses in Lake County impacted by the pandemic. Small business owners are urged to apply as there is still funding available. Find more at lakecountycaedc.org/grants.
A body found along Highway 101 in September of 2021 has been identified. Mendofever reports the body of the young man appeared to be tall, twenty some years old, wearing items of women’s clothing . The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office provided information to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to find that 27 year … Read more
Sign-ups are open for the 11th Inter-Tribal Environmental Youth Campout are now open. The event being held at Noyo-bida Ranch in Fort Bragg is open to native youth between the ages of 8 and 17. TheMendoVoice reports the tribal communities of Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma Counties are all invited. For more information, go to pottervalleytribe.com
After two murders in two weeks, the Round Valley Indian Tribal Council declared a state of emergency on the reservation after a closed meeting on Sunday night. KZYX reports that declaration came a day after the body of 16 year old Ruby Sky Montelongo was found in a field and two weeks after Nicholas Shehli … Read more
The family of a murdered Covelo man is offering a $10K reward for information leading to his killer’s capture. The family of Nicholas Shehli Whipple has offered the reward in order to locate Lee Anthony Joaquin, who may still be hiding in Hopland, two weeks after Whipple’s murder. Joaquin is considered armed and dangerous. Whipple’s … Read more
The death of an inmate at the Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Placer County is being investigated. The LakeCountyNews reports the Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports Jason Ray died on Saturday while being treated for a medical condition when he died. Ray was in custody pending his trial for sexual assault. The sheriff’s office activated … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has finished dismantling the Lucerne Area Town Hall. The LakeCountyNews reports that The Lucerne Area Town Hall will be replaced by the newly formed Central Region Town Hall, which will include all of the 95458 zip code, not just the community of Lucerne itself.
The suspected killer of a 16-year-old Covelo girl has been arrested. A 15-year ofl girl has been taken into custody in the death of Ruby Sky Montelongo. On Saturday, Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a report of a dead body in a vacant field. Mnntelongo’s uncle told deputies family was searching for the … Read more
The Clear Lake Trowel and Trellis Garden Club meets at noon tomorrow. John Nowell, retired battalion chief from the Los Angeles City Fire Department and current board member of the Konocti Fire Safe Council will give a talk on defensible space around the home.