News Staff Lake County saw the jobless rate drop in April while state and federal employment numbers stayed steady. According to the state Employment Development Department, Lake County had a 6.8% unemployment rate in April, down from 7.3% in March. April of last year’s rate was 6.5%. Industries and employment sectors that showed growth included the federal … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow, Tuesday at 6 pm and will meet newly hired Finance Director Danielle Dizon. The council will also hold a public meeting on the completion of the city’s Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Round 2 agreement, then will open a second public hearing on the city’s human resource management, and … Read more
Prescribed burns scheduled to take place over the next few weeks will begin today. CalFire along with local fire service personnel will begin burning at the University of California’s Hopland Research and Extension Center. Burns are scheduled to take place between 8 am and 3 pm each day. Roughly 500 acres of land will be … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow, Tuesday at 9 am and will consider a county agreement of $350,000 with Hardeep Singh, MD, of SY Psychiatric to provide the medical director’s responsibilities for the county’s substance use disorder program. The city has contracted with Dr. Singh for those services since 2018. The board will … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Rachele Gebre. Rachele was last heard from on or around May 1st via telephone. Rachele is described as a white female with shoulder length blond/brown hair and green eyes, 5ft 7in 130lbs. Anyone with information regarding her location is asked to contact the … Read more
There will be a free Fire Safety Town Hall, hosted at Mendocino College’s Little Theater on May 19, at 6 pm. The event will feature science-based strategies on home protection, updates on insurance regulations, and local insights from leading fire experts, including those from the UC Cooperative Extension office, CAL FIRE, and the Mendocino County … Read more
A 400-acre series of prescribed burns is scheduled to begin June 2nd in Mendocino County along Highway 101. The burn is expected to run through July 2nd, and will target grass in CalTrans right of way from Nelson Ranch Road south of Ukiah to the top of Ridgewood Grade south of Willits. CalFire, CalTrans, and … Read more
National Safe Boating Week begins tomorrow and runs through the 23rd. The California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways emphasizes the importance of responsible boating practices and water safety awareness as Californians prepare for the summer boating season. This year also marks the full implementation of the California Boater Card requirement for all motorized … Read more
Charges have been filed in the drive-by shooting of a teenager in Nice last week. against Logan Dante Marschall, 19, of Lakeport, Ronald David Isiah Medina, 20, of Lucerne, and Eddie Franklin Knight III, related to the May 9 shooting of Damian Wurm, 18. Wurm was found by law enforcement with a gunshot wound to … Read more
Lake County is hosting a drop-in public meeting on a new park on the Northshore. The 570-acre John T. Klaus Park, located on donated land near at Highway 20 and Highway 53 is in the final design stages, and the meeting is intended to give community members an informal look at the designs. Representatives of … Read more