News Staff Local water agencies sent letters late last month to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, asking them to restore reduced water flow to the Potter Valley Project to their usual levels. The Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission stated in their letter that Lake Mendocino is at about 36% of its storage capacity, which is … Read more
The Lakeport City Council on Tuesday will meet and consider a lease agreement with Westside Community Park for a new horse park. City Manager Kevin Ingram will ask the council for the go-ahead to negotiate a 30-year lease agreement for the use of a 7.5-acre site on City of Lakeport Municipal Sewer District property for … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors holds its first meeting of 2022 tomorrow morning at 9 and the first order of business will be to elect a new chair and vice chair for the board. Outgoing Chair Bruno Sabatier will conduct the election. The Chair and Vice Chair for the Lake County Board of Equalization … Read more
A Ukiah man is in the Mendocino County Jail after being arrested in connection with a gang related stabbing in November at an apartment complex in Ukiah. Jaime Antonio Zambrano was arrested shortly before Christmas in Los Angeles county on a warrant for his involvement with the stabbing. According to Mendocino County Sheriff’s Captain Greg … Read more
While most of the state is in a drought, this past year has been a better year for Lake County when it comes to rainfall. Although the county is still in extreme drought, the rain from the Fall and Winter are improving conditions. Clear Lake has risen nearly a foot and a half since the … Read more
The driver who was involved in a hit and run spree in Willits was found to have at least four times the legal limit of alcohol in his system at the time. Jared Reed Thomason of Covelo, tried to evade police, collided with six vehicles before hitting another head on. The driver of the head-on … Read more
Another holiday weekend is on the way and the California Highway Patrol will be increasing enforcement by having all available personnel on patrol starting tomorrow evening at 6. The effort will include drug recognition evaluators, to determine whether drivers may be under the influence. Last year at this time, 56 people were killed in automobile … Read more
Lake County will not be included in the area of protection proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to preserve four population segments of the Foothill Yellow-legged Frog. The amphibian is found from the Willamette Valley in Oregon to the Santa Lucia mountain range in Southern California and from the Pacific coast to the … Read more
A Lakeport man charged with assault and making threats has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Morgan Matthew Jack was arrested in May and taken into custody on multiple counts, including assault with a deadly weapon. The court has appointed two physicians to examine Jack to determine his competency. The doctor’s … Read more
At the last meeting of the year for the Lake County Board of Supervisors, the final step in completing the redistricting process took place, with the second reading of an ordinance adopting the new supervisorial district boundaries and a unanimous vote to accept the ordinance. Much like the state, the board is required to address … Read more