News Staff This past Friday, an Upper Lake man pleaded no contest in a 2020 homicide over a bad drug deal. The LakeCountyNews reports Christopher Jon McDonald entered into a plea agreement with the Lake County District Attorney’s office, facing a stipulated 25-year to life sentence in the murder of John Turner Dickerson of Nice. McDonald will … Read more
The water off Lovers Point Beach remains closed after a paddleboarder was tipped off their board and had a shark bite the board. The board is being checked to determine the type of shark. Lovers Point Beach and coastal access starting at the Sea Palm turnout will remain closed until tomorrow.
It will be a busy weekend for outdoor sportsmen. The Zone A deer season opens Saturday and fishing on local waters is ongoing.. Overall, fishing has slowed and fishermen will have to cover a lot of water, as the lake level has dropped considerably. The only public boat ramps open on Clear Lake are at … Read more
The Countywide Community Visioning Forum Planning Committee will meet via Zoom on Monday at 5:30 pm. The full meeting agenda for this meeting and further resources can be accessed at lakecountyca.gov.
As reported yesterday, a drinking water advisory remains in effect for households that use private intakes to draw their water from Clear Lake along the Lower and Oaks Arms shoreline. Samples were taken at 19 locations on Clearlake and visible harmful algae blooms were found in 14 of those samples. Sixteen samples were submitted for … Read more
The Potter Valley Community Unified School District has announced it will offer free breakfast and lunch to all of its students for the upcoming school year through the USDA.
Edward Two Feathers Steele, appeared by video before Judge John Behnke yesterday morning after initially refusing to appear for his arraignment on charges involving the abandonment of two small children and the death of one of those children. Steele’s public defender was assigned and ordered by the court to check for any potential conflicts of … Read more
The Lake County Development Corporation has launched the California MicroBusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program. The Lake County News reports the California Office of the Small Business Advocate is providing the funding to help small businesses in Lake county that have been affected by the pandemic. Lake EDC has an online application portal on its website. … Read more
An advisory remains in effect for those residents who get their drinking water through private intakes from Clearlake along the shoreline of the Lower and Oaks arms of the lake. Levels of blue-green algae are such that one should not use the water for drinking or cooking. The Lake County News reports twenty-five gallons per … Read more
A Lake County man has been charged with felony driving under the influence causing bodily injury after he hit a woman walking with her infant child in a stroller in front of the Ukiah fairgrounds. German Dominguez Galindo was driving southbound on North State Street when he struck the victim and her child as they … Read more