News Staff The Lake County Board of Supervisors has appointed a new agricultural commissioner. Katherine Vanderwall is a Lake County native and the first woman to hold the position of Ag Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures. For the past five years, Vanderwall has served as deputy agricultural commissioner and sealer of weights and measures. She will take … Read more
The Kelseyville Unified School District Board will meet tomorrow to consider a resolution opposing the Governor’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The resolution is similar to those presented last month by other districts in the area. The Kelseyville resolution varies from those other resolutions in its choice of language, in that it states that the district will … Read more
Ukiah PD is asking for help from anyone who witnessed a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle Tuesday evening in the area of S. State Street and Beacon Lane. The rider, Charles Partridge died at the scene. The investigation into the accident is ongoing.
In a joint meeting of the Lakeport City Council and the Board of Supervisors earlier in the week, both entities voted unanimously to approve the city’s proposed annexation of the Southport project area, comprising 50 parcels that run along South Main and Soda Bay Road. According to the Lake County News, a strong fiscal analysis … Read more
The deadline for assistance in debris removal after the Hopkins Fire is tomorrow, and any local property owner who wishes to enroll in the program to facilitate that clean up with no direct cost to themselves is encouraged to contact the county by phone, email at disasterrecovery@mendocinocounty.org or go online to mendocinocounty.org and click on … Read more
“A frustrating tenure full of speed bumps on the road to progress” is how former Mendocino County Chief Executive Carmel Angelo described her time in office in an interview with local public radio. Angelo announced this week that she is stepping down for the position she’s held for more than a decade. When the Ukiah … Read more
A missing Willits woman has been identified as the body found earlier in the month near Highway 101 in northern Sonoma County. The death of Amber Dillon is being treated as suspicious by authorities of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
With state redistricting completed candidates and voters now look ahead to the upcoming June 7th primary and November 8th general elections. Eight offices in Lake County will be up for election, including superintendent of schools, District 2 & 3 county supervisors, assessor-recorder, clerk-auditor, district attorney, sheriff-coroner and treasurer-tax collector. Petitions for all countywide offices are … Read more
A meeting of the Middletown School Board has had to be rescheduled to next Tuesday due to a board member being quarantined. At that meeting , the board will consider a resolution opposing state vaccine mandates for staff and students.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday, decided against closing its chambers to the public again in response to concerns about the current Omicron variant surge across the country. Interim Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace also gave the board the first virus update of the year, and although he says … Read more