News Staff Mendocino County has put out a survey to assess the damage from the storms over the last month, to help the county get a handle on damage from the storms to better direct requests for assistance from nonprofit, state, and federal partners. The deadline for taking the survey close of business on February 3rd. … Read more
Although the state unemployment rate remains unchanged, Lake County has had a small improvement in the jobless rate. The Employment Development Department says the county’s unemployment rate was 5.1% in December, down from 5.3% in November. Last year, Lake County’s jobless rate was 5.8%.
The Clearlake Police Department is looking for a missing woman. Kayla Johnston was last seen around West 40th and Carrol Avenues. Johnston is a white female adult, 5 feet 2 inches tall and 110 pounds, with brown shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes, last seen wearing a hot pink hoodie and dark blue jeans. Anyone with … Read more
A beach advisory continues through this afternoon, with sneaker waves and high tides, and big tidal swings along the coast. Sneaker waves can move across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea and carrying large objects capable of crushing anyone caught underneath.
Volunteers are needed for the Mendocino County unsheltered point-in-time count, scheduled to run for a week starting on Thursday. The count helps identify the needs of the homeless in the county. For more information, go to Mendocino.PointInTime.info.
Saturday, Mendocino County Public Health Officer Dr. Andrew Coren declared the Creekside Cabins site a menace to public health and ordered the property to be vacated and then closed. Overflowing RV septic tanks covered the ground with sewage and it was found that the sewage had drained into an adjacent creek. A temporary bridge across … Read more
Mendocino law enforcement is searching for 5 men thought to have robbed a Willits cannabis-related business and who took 50 pounds of marijuana. The robbery occurred early Sunday afternoon when five men entered the business, four of whom were armed. The men fled south on 101 in a black Jeep SUV. One of the men … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and plans to draft a draft emergency proclamation regarding the crashing Clearlake Hitch population and hear about the state’s new fire severity map and a proposal for a regional skate park.
A new long period swell is coming this afternoon, bringing sneaker waves and high tides, and big tidal swings through tomorrow along the Mendocino coast. Sneaker waves can move across the beach without warning, sweeping people into the sea from rocks, jetties and beaches, carrying large objects capable of crushing anyone caught underneath.
District 3 Supervisor EJ Crandall is hosting an information meeting on the plan to turn the Lucerne Hotel into a facility for homeless youth this evening at 7 at the Lucerne Alpine Senior Center. The plan by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians has been controversial, last month the Lucerne Area Town Hall condemned … Read more