News Staff Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich has been put on administrative leave due to an ongoing criminal investigation in connection with a civil suit filed by his former fiance. Waidelich is still receiving his salary while on leave.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors rescinded land use approvals for a south county resort development following a court order, but a partner in the project says work on the project continues to move forward. The approvals for the Guenoc Valley Project known as Maha Guenoc Valley were passed in 2020, however, the Center for … Read more
Public Works crews in Fort Bragg will be flushing city fire hydrants all week through Friday between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. throughout the city and during the evening at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow in the downtown and Main Street areas. Flushing is a regular and preventative process to make sure hydrants are working properly.
A late application to take over the 175 miles of rail line stretching from Willits to Eureka, has been denied by federal regulators. The North Coast Railroad Company may have submitted a fraudulent bank statement when it filed its request earlier this month. The feds state that the company did not provide sufficient information as … Read more
A domestic abuse lawsuit against the Ukiah Police Chief and Mendocino county will now move into the trial phase. The suit brought by former deputy probation officer Amanda Carley against Chief Noble Waidelich and the county refers to years of alleged domestic abuse and retaliatory actions. The complaint lists 13 charges against Waidelich and the … Read more
The decision as to whether or not the city of Lakeport will be able to annex South Lakeport will be put to a vote on November 8th by less than 20 property owners in the annexation area. The Lakeport City Council at its last meeting approved a resolution calling for a special municipal election on … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022-2023 budget. The coming year’s budget comes in at $337,455,551 for all funds, an increase of $18,069,436, over the fiscal year 2021-22 budget. The 2022-23 general fund totals $76,237,204, a decrease of $6,974,644, or 9.15%, from the … Read more
The California Groundwater Association is encouraging all private well owners to have their systems inspected and water levels tested as we head into the summer season. The current drought is impacting water well production and quality. For more information on maintaining water wells during drought, you can visit www.wellowner.org/drought.
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Lake County is now high enough to put the community at the “high” community level as outlined by the CDC. The rating means there is high and abundant local transmission of the virus, which could soon affect healthcare resources in the community. Moving into the CDC’s High Community … Read more
A man who saved the lives of two other people from a fire in a mobile home has been awarded the Lakeport Police and Fire Life Saving Medal. Larry Richardson saw a fire adjacent to his workplace near the Lake County Fairgrounds in the Fall of last year and at extreme risk to himself, entered … Read more