News Staff COVID-19 variants have been discovered in Mendocino County. Testing samples from February were sent to a state lab for processing as normal and were randomly sampled for variant testing. Mendocino County Public Health was alerted on March 24th that a number of samples tested positive for 4 different variants of the COVID-19 virus: two west … Read more
Round 5 of California Relief Grant Funding opened yesterday for small businesses and nonprofits. The deadline is March 31, at 5pm. You can visit https://careliefgrant.com/ for further information. Lake County also posted helpful infomation on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/210554545673980/posts/4098230980239631/
Following a court appearance this week, a 21-year-old woman from Novato remains in custody for vehicular manslaughter. Police say on March 13th, Keilah Marie Coyle was driving while intoxicated on Highway 29 north of Middletown, when she crossed the double-yellow lines and collided head-on with a GMC van. 53-year-old Cassandra Rolicheck. and her passenger, 47-year-old … Read more
A man from Ukiah is charged with resisting arrest or threatening a deputy. 38-year-old Lewis Dishman was placed under arrest when a methamphetamine smoking pipe was found during a vehicle check by a deputy from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office. As the Deputy walked Dishman to his patrol vehicle, he shoulder checked the Deputy and … Read more
The Ukiah Police Department recently honored two officers who are credited with saving a man’s life. The Life Saving Award went to UPD, Officers Alex Cowan and Patrick Infante who last July, responded to a supermarket parking lot on East Perkins Street, and found a man, unresponsive, lying on the hot pavement next to his … Read more
As of last week, nearly 20 percent of Mendocino County adults had been fully vaccinated, and more than 40 percent had received one dose. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren says the county’s vaccine supply is stable, and they are focusing second-dose allocations over the next couple of weeks. In Lake County, 30 percent of … Read more
Lake County is one step closer to a land swap with the state. Lake County will give the state a 15-acre property on18th Avenue in Clearlake in exchange for the Lakeport National Guard Armory on Hoyt Avenue, which is being vacated That location will become the new headquarters for the sheriff’s office. Last week, the … Read more
Lakeport Police Department is reminding residents to not feed the ducks. Feeding ducks, or any waterfowl, is not permitted in the City’s parklands according to Municipal Code and California state law. Feeding wildlife can lead to severe health consequences for wildlife and people. Feeding ducks can lead to an expanded waterfowl population beyond the carrying … Read more
Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace gave an update on COVID vaccines during a meeting with Lake County Commissioners yesterday. He so far, 30 percent of county residents aged 16 and older have gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. As of Sunday, 6,500 county residents over age 16 are partially vaccinated, while 9,200, … Read more
The current water supply levels Lake Mendocino are very low. As of the first week in March, Lake Mendocino was at 46 percent of its target water supply curve. As of mid-March, rain was about 60 percent below average for the year with just over 12 inches of rain, compared to 31 inches.in a normal … Read more