News Staff Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin has announced he’ll run for a third term as sheriff/coroner. He said the job has been more challenging and rewarding than he could have ever imagined, taking his position just months before the Rocky, Jerusalem, and Valley fires in 2015. He says he hopes he’s served the people of Lake … Read more
A reminder that Monday at 11:00 am, there will be a full-length test of the warning sirens in Middletown, Anderson Springs, Cobb, Loch Lomond, and Kelseyville Riviera. The test will last three minutes. Just prior to each test, messages will be sent out through LakeCoAlerts and Nixle notifying residents of the test.
Property owners who had trees cut down by PG&E during the Hopkins Fire in Mendocino County are eligible for free removal by the company. For additional information about the program or to download the request and permission forms for wood debris, go to pge.com/woodmanagement.
The Mendocino County Health Department Dashboard reports the following COVID-19 statistics for the past week. There are 651 cases in the county, with 9 in the hospital, 5 of whom are in intensive care. Daily positive cases are down 7.25%.
The Mendocino Art Center is hosting Sweetheart Sunday, a “make and take” jewelry event, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, go to MendocinoArtCenter.org
At a meeting of the Clearlake City Council last night, Police Chief Andrew White presented the crime trends for the past year and the department’s performance. He cited the department’s continued dedication to community policing, with a list of activities the department participated in. As to the trends, Calls for service increased by 3%, arrests … Read more
A student from Point Arena has been named the Mendocino Youth Poet Laureate for 2022. Sophomore Sidney Regelbrugge will receive a cash prize and publication opportunities, as well as make a number of public appearances around the county, her first will be virtual poetry reading March 13th with local poets laureate Melissa Eleftherion-Carr of Ukiah … Read more
A Hopland man with multiple health issues including dementia has been found safe. A call for assistance late Sunday afternoon from a woman who said her husband had not returned from a hike on their property triggered a search party within less than an hour of the report. Mendocino County Sheriff’s deputies, personnel from Hopland … Read more
A woman who died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend has been identified. The Lake County Sheriff’s office confirms that Lily Ann Richey of Redding died when her vehicle veered off the road, hit a couple of embankments, and rolled several times ending up in a creek bed. It is thought the crash happened … Read more
The total value of Lake County agriculture has dropped to a level not seen in a decade. The 2020 Ag Report says the county’s 2020 gross agricultural value is down 30% from the previous year. Significant downturns in the area of winegrapes, walnuts and timber negatively affected the county’s bottom line. Winegrapes alone account for … Read more