News Staff

The Lake County parks, recreation, and trails community survey is available online. To learn more about the parks, recreation, and trails master plan, go to lakecountyprt.com.

It’s Valentine’s Day and PG&E  reminds you that this time of year, showing your love is great, but if you do that with metallic balloons, please make sure they are attached to a weight and never release them outdoors.  Every year, an uptick in outages is caused by a metallic balloon drifting into powerlines.  Metallic … Read more

There’s a wind advisory in effect through tomorrow afternoon for the Mendocino Coast and Southern interior and Lake County. Winds of 20-30 mph gusting to 50 mph. A hard freeze warning is also in effect through the weekend for the Mendocino Coast. Temperatures as low as 25 are possible.

FEMA has disaster recovery centers in Mendocino County to assist those affected by the recent storms. Centers will be open. For locations go online to “DisasterAssistance.gov, or use the FEMA mobile app

A meeting of the state Water Commission on Wednesday will include the General Manager of the Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District as part of a panel of experts who will explore long-term drought preparedness and response as well as a briefing on maintaining the State Water Proejct’s operational flexibility. … Read more

The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at nine to discuss the county’s indigent defense services and ways to improve them to ensure the constitutional rights of those with criminal cases in Lake County Superior Court, prompted by a report by the 6th Amendment Center or the 6AC stating that there was an … Read more

Caltrans contractor crews will be performing tree work south of the Fort Bragg area from Pearl Drive to the Highway 20 Junction today and tomorrow. One-way traffic control is scheduled to be in effect between 8:00 am and 5 pm. Motorists should anticipate delays.

There’s a wind advisory in effect through tomorrow afternoon for the Mendocino Coast and Southern interior and Lake County. Winds of 20-30 mph gusting to 50 mph. A hard freeze watch is also in effect from late this evening through tomorrow morning. Temperatures as low as 25 are possible.

A Ukiah man was found not guilty of driving under the influence recently due to him needing to flee the scene after his wife caught him cheating with another woman. Thomas P. Houston told the court that he thought it wiser to drive than face two angry women. The jury in the trial agreed and … Read more

Ukiah area VFW Post 1900 is hosting its quarterly breakfast fundraiser tomorrow from 8-11 am in the Veteran’s Memorial Hall.   Earl of Big Earls BBQ and Catering will be cooking.  Breakfast is just $10 and includes Eggs, hash browns, biscuits, gravy, sausage, bacon, and a drink.