News Staff Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace gave an update on COVID vaccines during a meeting with Lake County Commissioners yesterday. He so far, 30 percent of county residents aged 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. As of Sunday, 6,500 county residents over age 16 are partially vaccinated, while 9,200, … Read more
The current water supply levels Lake Mendocino are very low. As of the first week in March, Lake Mendocino was at 46 percent of its target water supply curve. As of mid-March, rain was about 60 percent below average for the year with just over 12 inches of rain, compared to 31 inches.in a normal … Read more
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced plans for upcoming funding opportunities for a variety of cannabis related projects statewide through the Cannabis Restoration Grant Program. CDFW has released a Draft Proposal Solicitation Notice for public review and comment. The draft solicitation includes funding opportunities in two priority categories statewide: (1) Cleanup and remediation … Read more
State Senator Mike McGuire and his wife, Erika, announced the birth of their first child. Connor Michael was born at 5:16 a.m. Sunday. He weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces.
Stolen items from a burglary in Ukiah were recovered at a stolen trailer located in Lucerne. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested a couple who were living in the trailer located on Fulton Road, after finding drugs, weapons and stolen tools. Police learned the travel trailer was reported stolen out of Stanislaus County. The victim … Read more
The annual Tsunami Warning Communications Test in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties will be conducted tomorrow between 11 am and noon. The test will interrupt TV and radio broadcasts and turn on tsunami sirens in some areas. Additionally, local jurisdictions may test their reverse calling systems and the Civil Air Patrol will conduct a … Read more
A man from Ukiah died in a rollover crash Sunday on Highway 253. According to the California Highway Patrol, 80-year-old Herbert Elmore Henrickson, was driving a green Mazda Miata eastbound on Hwy 253 around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, when the vehicle traveled over the double yellow lines. Henrickson navigated back into the eastbound lane, but the … Read more
Now that Lake County is in the red tier in the state’s reopening plan, county offices are now providing in-person services. If you have a question for a county department, you are encouraged to call first. All branches of the Lake County Library System are open for their normal operating hours for in-person browsing starting … Read more
Mendocino County’s Deputy Health Officer will be an advisor to the state on health equity. Health Officer, Dr. Noemi Doohan, has been appointed as co-chair of the Health Equity Committee for the California Conference of Local Health Officers. This committee advises the California Department of Public Health, as well as other state health entities on … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man accused of stabbing an employee at the Pomo Pump gas station last Wednesday. Police were looking for 34-year-old Moses Filburn James Reeves, who was taken into custody in Mendocino County on Thursday. He was transported to the Lake County Jail where he was booked into custody for … Read more