News Staff Kelseyville School District superintendent Dr. Dave McQueen has announced he’ll retire at the end of the 2022-23 school year. The LakeCountyNews reports McQueen has been superintendent of the district for nearly 14 years, starting work as the vice principal of the high school in 1998. Dr. McQueen says he’s looking forward to retirement. The Kelseyville … Read more
The city of Lakeport will be hosting one of Lake County’s Coastal Clean Up Day sites at Library Park in Lakeport on Saturday the 17th. This is an annual event throughout the state organized by the California Coastal Commission to reduce the amount of litter reaching waterways, including Clear Lake. The event will … Read more
The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee meets at 9 am tomorrow. The team from UC Davis that is collaborating with the Blue Ribbon Committee for the Rehabilitation of Clear Lake will give a presentation on a two-year project to identify existing environmental education and citizen science projects in Lake County. There also will be updates … Read more
A traffic stop has resulted in the discovery and dismantling of a mail theft ring in Mendocino County. Four occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody. 53 stolen checks totaling over $60,000 were recovered, as well as other personal documents and mail.
The Lakeport Planning Commission meets tomorrow at 5:30 to discuss outdoor dining, as well as an application for a permit to allow short-term rental within an existing single-family dwelling on Lakeshore Boulevard and an architectural and design review for a two-story office building and laundromat in the 300 block of Main Street.
The governor announced yesterday $254 million in grants to public libraries in the state to be used for renovation and improvement of facilities. Lake County’s four libraries will receive just under $1.1 million. The funding is the first round of the $439 million Building Forward Library Improvement and Grant Program, reported by the Lake County … Read more
An Albion man has been sentenced in Mendocino County Superior Court to 21 years in prison on a second-degree murder charge and residential burglary. Robert Henry Brockway III original plea was one of not guilty due to insanity, but then later changed his plea to guilty. The manhunt for Brockway after the murder prompted a … Read more
An active investigation into a possible kidnapping attempt during the annual Ukiah Chili Cook-Off is underway. The Ukiah Police Department is looking into the incident, in which an unknown male approached a woman’s two-year-old daughter, grabbed her by the hand, and tried to leave the area with her. The mother and a friend intervened and … Read more
Warning signs have been posted at Hare Creek, at the southern end of Fort Bragg, warning the public that the ocean water quality does not meet state standards at the current time. The public is warned to avoid contact with the water at the beach as bacteria levels exceed acceptable levels. Hare Creek Beach is … Read more
The countywide Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee will meet this afternoon at 5:30 via Zoom and anyone wishing to attend can do so. More information can be found at lakecountyca.gov.