News Staff The Mendocino Department of Health has announced that free at-home COVID-19 tests are now available. In a press release on Christmas Eve, the Department stated that the tests are being distributed immediately through community groups that have significant public contact and through our offices in Fort Bragg, Willits, and Ukiah. The press release also noted … Read more
A measure that would have paved the way for the construction of a new Kelseyville Fire Protection District station along the Soda Bay corridor has failed, as Measure A failed to pass in a mailed-in, non-polled special election. Kenneth Mostem of MK Election Services gave the KFPD Board of Directors the results in a letter … Read more
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for the area. Snow levels may fall below 500 feet this morning, with periods of significant mountain snowfall through this morning. A dusting of snow may even be possible along the coast. Total accumulation of up to two inches is expected this morning. Travel across mountain roadways and … Read more
Tuesday night, three people were injured and one killed in a crash near the Ukiah city limits. According to CHP, Ezekial Guzman was driving when he crossed the center line into traffic and struck another car head-on. One of the two passengers in Guzman’s vehicle was killed and Guzman and his other passenger were taken … Read more
In his most recent COVID-19 update, Acting Public Health Officer Dr. Charlie Evans reported the Omicron variant has been identified in other nearby counties, but not in Lake County yet. Evans also commented that he knows we’re two years into this pandemic, everyone is exhausted by it, all we can do is vax, mask, test, … Read more
The Upper Lake Unified School District is looking to fill a vacancy on its board of trustees. Rather than pursue a special election, the district is inviting interested members of the community to apply. Applications are available at the district office on Clover Valley Road or at ulusd.org. The deadline for applications is Friday, January … Read more
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lane County Board of Supervisors decided not to take action on a proposal from the County Administrative Office to once again consider splitting the Water Resources Department from the Department of Public Works. The county is expecting a sizeable amount of infrastructure funding in the next couple of years … Read more
The Lake County Arts Council in collaboration with the City of Lakeport, Lake County rural Arts initiative and the Lake Family Resource Center is planning a new mural honoring the community’s essential workers on the Meals on Wheels Thrift Store on N. Main Street. The mural’s completion is expected in early Summer.
A man was arrested after leading officers on a chase that resulted in a collision with another vehicle. Late Sunday night, a MCS Officer attempted a stop for a traffic violation. The driver refused to yield, starting a chase which involved CHP on SB 101 on to county roads and into Ukiah. Blakesley swerved into … Read more
Earlier in the week, Lakeport and Lake County announced they’ve developed a draft sales tax agreement for the City Council and Board of Supervisors to jointly consider next month, taking an important step forward in the prosed annexation of the South Lakeport area. Seen to be the most lucrative commercial area in county jurisdiction, the … Read more