News Staff 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.
Residents of new senior apartments were finally able to move into their new digs after the building was completed last month. The building on West Gobbi Street had been given a temporary certificate of occupancy in December, providing 30 affordable apartments for seniors. The complex has a variety of energy efficiency and sustainability features, including … Read more
Janice Hawthorne Timm of Ukiah got an up close and personal look at the what it’s like to be on a popular game show when she competed on “Jeopardy” on Wednesday. Timm has worked as a music educator and choral director for many years. The final Jeopary question was “what is Bangladesh” which she was … Read more
The cities of Clearlake and Lakeport as well as school boards, special districts, and water and fire districts all have positions that expire at the end of the year. Anyone who wishes to run for a county office must file a declaration of candidacy form and nomination papers starting Febuary 14 and no later than … Read more