News Staff Mendocino County is looking for residents to serve on the 19-member county civil grand jury. Jurors serve a one-year term and spend anywhere from 10-20 hours a week examining issues assigned to them. The civil grand jury provides oversight to our government to ensure its functions are transparent, responsive to citizens, and efficient. Applications can … Read more
The city of Ukiah will be holding a public workshop tomorrow at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, where city employees will attend to answer questions and gather public feedback regarding the process of annexing the Willow area south of the city and a portion of Millview to the north. The City Council believes incorporating that … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and will consider reallocation of just over $867,000 from the state’s Permanent Local Housing Allocation to establish a Regional Housing Trust Fund in a partnership with Clearlake and Lakeport. The board will also hold a public hearing on the state’s new fire hazard severity zone map.
Cal Fire will begin prescribed burns along U.S. Highway 101 between Ukiah and Willits starting Monday, covering about 400 acres of grass starting at Nelson Ranch Road south of Ukiah, and finishing at the top of Ridgewood Grade south of Willits. Burns will take place from 6 pm to 11 pm daily. Smoke and aircraft … Read more
Saturday morning, Lake County experienced a 3.4 magnitude earthquake according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered about a half mile southeast of The Geysers and 3.4 miles northeast of Cobb. No injuries or damage have been reported thus far.
A major injury crash just north of Hopland tied up the morning commute for a time. A pickup truck crashed into a tree along the 101 around 7 am on Thursday. The driver was trapped in the vehicle and required extrication. An air ambulance was requested to evacuate the driver to the nearest trauma center.
Fort Bragg has completed the purchase of the Mendocino Community Network for $300,000. City officials say the purchase will speed up the development of a mutual broadband utility aimed at delivering high-speed broadband service to the region. Both the Fort Bragg City Council and the Mendocino Unified School District Board of Trustees approved the acquisition. … Read more
A fire in a home in Clearlake has left one person dead and the home destroyed. Late Wednesday night, the Lake County Fire Protection District received the call and arrived to find the home on 12th Street fully involved. Gene Dean Nelson, 52, of Clearlake, was found deceased. The fire is currently under active investigation … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating Dillon Smithson, 28, a white male adult 6’00” 120 lbs, dirty blonde hair, blue eyes. Last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans in the area of Walmart in Clearlake. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clearlake Police Department.
A heat advisory is in effect for the Northwestern and Southeastern Mendocino County interior from 11 a.m. through 9 p.m. on Friday and from 10 p.m. on Saturday for Lake County. Temperatures of 105 may be seen. Exercise caution with outdoor activities and watch for heat exhaustion and heat stroke.