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Lakeport has been allocated $1.2 million in COVID State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the federal government, and yesterday, the City Council considered a list of projects that could be accomplished with those funds, which must be earmarked by the end of 2024. The four projects on a shortlist of those that fit into … Read more

Ukiah PD during a traffic stop last week discovered a ghost gun. An item dropped from the vehicle was found to be a 9mm semi-automatic pistol with a high capacity magazine, that had no serial numbers, making it untraceable, thereby a “ghost gun”. The 16-year-old passenger was arrested by UPD, and booked into the Mendocino … Read more

The California Transportation Commission last week allocated $589 million for road repair projects across the state. Just over $19 million has been earmarked for improvements at Pudding Creek Bridge on Route 1, pavement and guardrail upgrades on Route 1 from north of Rockport Street to U.S. 101 near Leggett, a multi-purpose paved trail along Route … Read more

At the next meeting of the Clearlake City Council on Thursday, one of the main items on the agenda will be to consider support for the Lake Area Planning Council’s plan to form a regional energy network. According to the Lake County News, City Manager Alan Flora’s report to the council said that Rural RENs … Read more

The judge in a child pornography case in Lake County has said no to a plea agreement that would have not have given the defendant any jail time. Judge Shanda Harry rejected Jeffery Scott Cramer’s guilty plea during his sentencing hearing. Cramer was arrested in May of 2020 after an investigation by the Lake County … Read more

The Lake County Library has scheduled a new virtual Adult Literacy Program to begin on Wednesday. The two, two hour training sessions will take place on Zoom, hosted by the new adult literacy program coordinator Georgina Marie Guardado, who is also Lake County’s current poet laureate.

Applications for the 2022 Fire Safe Micro Grant Program in Mendocino County will begin being accepted tomorrow and will be taken through March 1st. The program provides direct financial assistance to groups working to improve wildfire preparedness in the county. Applications are limited to one per organization and will be considered for projects needing between … Read more

Mendocino County has received 68,000 COVID-19 rapid tests to be distributed to local healthcare facilities and community partners from the federal government. For more information on how to order your free tests go to medocinocounty.org/covid19.

The Lakeport City Council at its regular meeting tomorrow evening at 6, will hear a report on the Lake Area Planning Council’s progress on the formation of a rural regional energy network, which would take advantage of available energy efficiency programs. The council will also consider formalizing a spending plan for State and Local Fiscal … Read more

At its meeting tomorrow morning at 9, the Lake County Board of Supervisors is expected to pass a resolution that will postpone cannabis tax payments and will hear a report from the president and chief executive officer of the Rural County Representatives of California, or RCRC and will discuss several committee and board appointments.