News Staff The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee when it meets on Wednesday will get updates on the dual enrollment program at Mendocino College, which includes three high schools in Lake County, the Blue Zones Project Lake County after its successful kickoff recently and workforce partnerships in Lake County and services for job seekers and employers and … Read more
The Lake County board of supervisors at their meeting tomorrow morning at 9 will discuss filling an upcoming vacancy on the board that’s been put on hold for the last few months, hear a presentation on a new state program designed to help those with mental illness and housing needs, and consider commenting on a … Read more
The former Ukiah police sergeant facing seven felonies and one misdemeanor, pled no contest to one felony and one misdemeanor at a pretrial conference late Thursday afternoon. Kevin Murray is facing anywhere between two years felony probation or the possibility of three or four years in jail. Judge Carly Dolan ordered him to report to … Read more
The results of the June primary are now final, as the office of the Registrar of Voters has finalized the vote count, signaling that the official canvass period has ended. Next, the canvass results will go to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. The margins by which candidates won have changed slightly, … Read more
Last month, the Mendocino Land Trust acted to preserve thousands of acres in the Eel River watershed, including the land around Lake Pillsbury. The easement will protect almost 5,700 acres of land from habitat degradation and development. The land will remain privately owned, but the easement means the Land Trust can protect the acreage and … Read more
One of Lake county’s members of Congress is leading the fight to protect access to contraception. According to the Lake CountyNews, Rep. Mike Thompson was one of the team to introduce the Protecting Access to Contraception Act of 2022, following Justice Clarence Thomas’ opinion stating that the court should reconsider the 1965 court decision recognizing … Read more
Lakeport police arrested a Millbrae man on the 4th after he lit illegal fireworks that seriously burned a child. Ellery Penas lit a firework that launched toward a group of people nearby and hit a 4-year-old child. Penas wasPenas was booked into the Lake County Correctional Facility.
A Laytonville man has been arrested after disturbing the peace, destroying private property, and engaging in a standoff with officers. Shane Workman was causing a disturbance, saying he was going to kill occupants of residences in the area, and as deputies arrived they were informed a man fitting Workman’s description was slashing tires. Deputies located … Read more
One in three Mendocino County residents chosen to possibly serve jury duty is not showing up. Court statistics state that more than 12,000 failed to appear. Those no-shows didn’t seek postponements or ask to be excused. Trial court functions everywhere in the state have been disrupted due to COVID-19, however, the growing trend could affect … Read more
A female camper fell off a cliff near Lake Pillsbury’s Fuller Grove Campground last night. Lake Pillsbury Volunteer Fire Department as well as CAL Fire and Air Ambulance all responded. Lake Pillsbury volunteer firefighters were able to assess the victim and bring her up out of the canyon she had fallen into.