News Staff The owners of properties participating in the statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program after last year’s Cache Fire have finished the debris removal process and have been returned to the city to begin reconstruction permitting. The owners of 79 or 84 parcels participated fully in the program and five others took part in the hazardous tree … Read more
One person is dead after a head-on collision yesterday afternoon on Highway 20 near Blue Lakes. The CHP confirmed the wreck and had to shut down the highway in both directions for almost three hours. When they arrived on scene, officers found the road blocked by a pickup truck and a sedan. Medics confirmed one … Read more
The once Chief of Police for the city of Lakeport has died. Kevin Burke worked for the city of Lakeport for almost five years and spent about half that time serving as interim city manager as well as Chief of Police. Burke had announced earlier this year that he was planning to run for the … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has given the go-ahead to a plan to offer a $20,000 hiring bonus for deputies recruited from outside the department. According to Sheriff Matt Kendall, “lateral transfers” have a higher success rate than hiring right out of the academy and cost less than putting someone through the academy. The … Read more
A Ukiah woman killed in a crash on Highway 20 in Mendocino County has been identified. Cleotilde Rodriguez Delgado was identified by the county coroner. Delgado was the only passenger in a Mini Cooper that spun out on the rain-slick roadway and collided with two other vehicles. The man driving the other vehicle had serious … Read more
At their regular meeting earlier in the week, the Lake County Board of Supervisors decided to form a drought group to help the county come up with a water shortage contingency plan. According to the Lake County News, with increasing heat and a shortage of rain in the past years and to be in accordance … Read more
A Santa Rosa man who was reported missing by family last week was found deceased after his vehicle was found deserted this past Friday in a turnout in the 18000 block of Mountain House Road south of Hopland. Saturday, deputies went back and started to search the area where his vehicle was found, on foot … Read more
The Mendocino Nationa Forest is offering free personal use fire permits for the 2022 season. Visitors can obtain a permit in person at the Upper Lake Ranger District station and at the forest headquarters office in Willows. Both of those offices have limited hours, so residents should check the office schedule before going over. … Read more
The Mendocino County library system has started a new program that offers check out of wifi-hotspots to allow county residents access to the internet when they need it. 45 hotspots are available across all five library branches and the Bookmobile. Devices are available to be checked out for a 28-days on a first-come, first-served, walk-in … Read more
Burn permits in Lake County are no longer being issued by the Cal Fire Burn Permit website and are no longer available at the Cal Fire stations in Lake County. Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit is advising all Lake county residents to be aware of the change if they require a permit. This new Lake County … Read more