News Staff The woodshop at Mendocino High is back in operation thanks to the help of many, including new instructor Tami Barty. Students are once again learning how to be creative and most importantly, safe. Donations from local woodworkers and businesses provided supplies, and now through a grant from the Krenov Foundation, machines can be repaired. James … Read more
Several school districts across the area have been responding to Governor Newsom’s mandate that would add the COVID-19 vaccination to the list of required vaccinations students need to have in order to participate in instruction in the classroom and would also require school employees to be vaccinated. Districts have requested that the language be changed … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver killed when the tanker truck he was driving overturned and went off Highway 20 early Saturday morning. Frank Stuart Kountz from Willows died when the tanker he was driving overturned as he was negotiating a right-hand curve. Due to the location of the accident and a … Read more
Recent storms in the area have led to significant flooding and slides which, in the Mendocino National Forest included the August Complex and Ranch Fire Burn Scars. The United States Forest Service announced earlier that a landslide has closed Forest Road M10, a quarter-mile west of Fout Springs. Crews will not be able to clear … Read more
According to the California Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, Mendocino County has the fourth-highest overdose rate per capita in the state, and neighboring Lake County has the third-highest. MCSO began issuing Naloxone or NARCAN nasal spray dosage units to employees as part of their assigned personal protective equipment.
The California Department of Public Health is once again requiring masking for all public indoor settings, in effect as of yesterday through January 15th. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Concern regarding the Delta & Omicron variants and the approaching holiday season, when people are more likely to travel and be indoors in groups … Read more
Wreaths created to be laid on the graves of veterans in cemeteries across Lake County should be arriving later today brought by the Wreaths Across America program. The truck is scheduled to pull into town at 5 this evening. Ceremonies to place the wreaths will take place beginning at 8:50 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18.
The winners of the 1Team 1Dream Small Business Competition finals were announced at a gala event this past weekend. Reese Ranch Retreat placed first taking home a $20,000 prize. Wild Hope Bakery, bottle Rock Candle Studio, Party Ideas and Send Rover Over were all awarded cash prizes.
Lake County’s agriculture production this year fell well below $100,000, setting a record as the biggest decline in ten years. The county’s 2020 commodities totalled just over $75,000,000 due to significant decreases in the value of wine grapes, timber, walnuts and field crops. Missing from the crop report was cannabis, as it is not yet … Read more
With the Omicron variant of COVID-19 slowly moving across the country, local emergency room physician Dr. Drew Colfax says he’s concerned local hospitals will experience another crisis level wave of cases next month after holidays are over. Colfax also says the county is still seeing about 20 new cases a day.