News Staff The Lake County Board of Supervisors this week voted to separate the Community Development director’s job from the Water Resources and Public Works departments. The board approved a resolution to establish position allocations for the planning budget unit, which will include the Community Development director classification, and allows the county to hire a director focused … Read more
Lake County’s Risk Reduction Authority hosted a virtual town hall yesterday focused on wildfire preparedness. Cal Fire and South Lake County Fire Protection District Chief Paul Ducan said fuel reduction through vegetation management is the key to creating a good defensible space. A speaker from the County’s Code Enforcement Department said this year they are … Read more
An apartment complex on North Bush Street in Ukiah was evacuated yesterday following multiple reports of a chemical odor. The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority, and personnel from the Redwood Empire Hazardous Incident Team, investigated to find the source, which was determined to be an apartment where a resident was cleaning jewelry.
An arrest has been made in a 2020 murder case. 44-year-old Christopher Jon McDonald, of Potter Valley, was arrested in connection to the killing of 48-year-old John Turner Dickerson, of Nice. Lake County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an area in the Mendocino National Forest on August 9th after human remains were discovered. An autopsy … Read more
Mendocino County Publc Health may start offering incentives like gift cards to encourage more people to get the COVID-19 Vaccine. Dr. Andy Coren says its important to get more people vaccinated as more variants enter the area which could cause severe outbreaks among unvaccinated residents.
It’s Wildfire Preparedness Week, and CALFIRE says the number of acres burned so far this year is nearly 700% more than the acres burned this time last year. Lake County and the Lake County Risk Reduction Authority will host a virtual town hall this evening to discuss this fire season and how community members can … Read more
A mural in downtown Upper Lake was dedicated yesterday. The mural is the portrait of Vanessa Niko, who was a member of the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake and was of Samoan descent. She died in 2017 following a domestic violence assault. The mural is to honor Niko’s memory, and to bring attention to the … Read more
The Lakeport Unified School District reports that an employee has tested positive for COVID 19. The district is in the process of contact tracing and informing all of those that came in contact with the affected staff member, which does include some students. The affected staff member is currently in isolation and will return to … Read more
A loaded weapon was recovered during a traffic stop i Mendocino County. After the deputy stopped the vehicle, driven by 28-year-old Raven Young, of Covelo, a consent search of the vehicle was conducted. The Deputy found a loaded Sig Sauer .40 caliber pistol in a backpack belonging to Young. Also in the back pack was … Read more
The number of people getting vaccinated in Mendocino County keeps rising. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren reports that as of the end of last week, over 55-percent of eligible citizens have had at least one dose. – including 72 percent of those over age 65. Dr. Coren says 57-percent of the Caucasian population and … Read more