News Staff In his most recent COVID-19 update, Acting Public Health Officer Dr. Charlie Evans reported the Omicron variant has been identified in other nearby counties, but not in Lake County yet. Evans also commented that he knows we’re two years into this pandemic, everyone is exhausted by it, all we can do is vax, mask, test, … Read more
The Upper Lake Unified School District is looking to fill a vacancy on its board of trustees. Rather than pursue a special election, the district is inviting interested members of the community to apply. Applications are available at the district office on Clover Valley Road or at ulusd.org. The deadline for applications is Friday, January … Read more
At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lane County Board of Supervisors decided not to take action on a proposal from the County Administrative Office to once again consider splitting the Water Resources Department from the Department of Public Works. The county is expecting a sizeable amount of infrastructure funding in the next couple of years … Read more
The Lake County Arts Council in collaboration with the City of Lakeport, Lake County rural Arts initiative and the Lake Family Resource Center is planning a new mural honoring the community’s essential workers on the Meals on Wheels Thrift Store on N. Main Street. The mural’s completion is expected in early Summer.
A man was arrested after leading officers on a chase that resulted in a collision with another vehicle. Late Sunday night, a MCS Officer attempted a stop for a traffic violation. The driver refused to yield, starting a chase which involved CHP on SB 101 on to county roads and into Ukiah. Blakesley swerved into … Read more
Earlier in the week, Lakeport and Lake County announced they’ve developed a draft sales tax agreement for the City Council and Board of Supervisors to jointly consider next month, taking an important step forward in the prosed annexation of the South Lakeport area. Seen to be the most lucrative commercial area in county jurisdiction, the … Read more
With wintry weather moving into the area, holiday travel plans may be impacted. NWS is predicting some form of precipitation for much of the state through the weekend, with snow at higher elevations possible in some inland portions of Mendocino. Long term forecasts are also suggesting snow at low levels next week along the 101 … Read more
Special elections ballots for Measure A sent to registered voters are due by 8pm today. The Kelseyville Fire Protection District is seeking to establish a community facility district in order to be able to obtain additional funding and financing for building a new fire station on the Soda Bay corridor, purchase of fire engines and … Read more
In its last full meeting of the year, the Lake County Board of Supervisors will discuss separating the Public Works and Water Resources departments, which have been consolidated since 2019. The impetus for the discussion is the surge of federal infrastructure funding becoming available to the county and whether local needs should be best served … Read more
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook the North Coast west of Petrolia yesterday afternoon, according to the USGS. NWS in monitoring seismic activity said no tsunami’s were expected with that offshore temblor that was felt as far south as Carmel on the central coast and well into Southern Oregon. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office working with … Read more