News Staff The Middletown Area Town Hall will host a visit from Congressman Mike Thompson and school board candidates this evening at 7 pm in the Middletown Library’s Community Meeting Room. The meeting is open to the public and can be attended virtually. Those confirmed to speak include Allison Berlogar, appointed incumbent; Annette Lee, interim dean of … Read more
The Lakeport Fire Protection District has named a new chief. The LakeCountyNews reports Patrick Reitz will join the district’s team on Tuesday, Nov. 1. He succeeds Chief Jeff Thomas. Dan Grebil has acted as interim chief since Thomas’ resignation. Reitz is the former fire chief of the Idyllwild Fire Protection District in Idyllwild, California, and … Read more
After-hours on-call services at the Lake County Animal Care and Control have been temporarily discontinued due to staffing shortages. Although responding to after-hours calls is not mandated, Lake County has always offered the service whenever possible. An on-call officer will be available on weekend hours through the rest of October Friday at 5 p.m. to … Read more
Clearlake Police are investigating the death of a teenager earlier this week. TheLakeCountyNews reports officers responding to a call in the area of Mullen Avenue and Valley Avenue early Monday morning found a 17-year-old male lying in the driveway, dead from a gunshot wound. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information regarding the shooting … Read more
October 1st marks the beginning of a new water year in the area and Mendocino County is preparing for another dry year. The UkiahDailyJournal reports in the latest update from the Mendocino County Water Agency, local water managers are describing their outlook for the year. The city of Mendocino will promote strong conservation efforts and … Read more
The next free household hazardous waste dropoff event will be held on Friday, Oct. 14, and Saturday, Oct. 15, at Lake County Waste Solutions Transfer Station and Recycling Yard, 230 Soda Bay Road in Lakeport from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Household hazardous waste is collected from Lake County residents at rotating ends of the … Read more
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is offering new and expanded customer resources in case public safety power shutoffs, or PSPS, are needed this autumn. The LakeCountyNews reports This year, PG&E is providing customers with several tools to help them prepare and stay safe during a planned power outage, such as an expanded notification system, that … Read more
September showed a drop in home sales, according to the Lake County Association of Realtors. The LakeCountyNews reports the number of stick built homes sold totaled 94 last month, compared to 99 the same time last year. There were five sales of mobile homes in parks compared to six for the same time last year, … Read more
The black mesh fence that is being installed along both the northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 101 between the Perkins Street and North State Street exits in Ukiah has caused minor traffic delays and caused occasional lane closures and has commuters frustrated. The fence is the replacement of the existing “right of way” fencing … Read more
Emergency crews responded to reports of an Ultralight crash near the Empire Camp rest stop near Tan Oak Park, between Laytonville and Leggett on U.S. Highway 101 shortly after noon yesterday. The MendoVoice reports fire crews including Leggett Fire and Long Valley Fire as well as medical personnel were on the scene, there were no … Read more