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The Turnout Fire in Mendocino County was fully contained on Saturday. The cause of the 200-acre fire that started at Highway 253 and Boonville Rd, is under investigation.

Summer events may be making a comeback in 2021. This week te Lakeport City Council approved the processing of summer event applications, including the 4th of July event at Library Park. The Lakeport City has been working with Lake County Public Health Department and health officials believe that outdoor community events can be conducted safely … Read more

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a drought state of emergency for Mendocino County this week, and the Board of Supervisors did so as well. The local declaration may make the county eligible for state and federal funding which would be used to get through this year’s drought, as well as fund improvements to infrastructure in preparation … Read more

The City of Lakeport’s Community Cleanup Day is tomorrow. This event is limited to City of Lakeport residents and those dropping off trash and waste, will be required to provide photo identification and a copy of a City of Lakeport utility bill. It will take place tomorrow between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the … Read more

The Lakeport Police Department will once again participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 20th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The event allows residents to safely dispose of expired, unwanted, and unused prescription medications. The local event will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow as a drive-thru drop-off on the west … Read more

The 9-acre #DosFire started just after 6 yesterday evening in Northern Mendocino County, east of Laytonville off Laytonville Dos Rios Road. That fire is moving at a slow rate of spread in leaf litter. The Turnout Fire at Highway 253 and Boonville Rd is holding at 200 acres with containment at 65-percent. Firefighters aggressively utilized … Read more

The man who is believed to have fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself, has died from his wounds. Police responded to the home in Nice after 60-year-old Kenneth Dwaine Lovelady called dispatch to say he’d shot his wife and was gonig to also kill himself. Police arrived to find 56-year-old Laura … Read more

The City of Lakeport received recognition for its Fiscal Year 2020/21 Budget from the California Society of Municipal Finance Officers. The City received the CSMFO Operating Budget Excellence award for implementing the highest standards and best practices in public sector budgeting.

Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a drought emergency in Mendocino County. Standing in the dry bottom of Lake Mendocino, a spot that normally should be 40 feet underwater, the Governor called the current conditions historic. The emergency executive order issued for both Mendocino and Sonoma counties allows the state to prepare for the expected effects … Read more

State leaders reacted to the Derek Chauvin Trial verdict yesterday. He was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter rin the death of George Floyd. Governor Gavin Newsom said no conviction can repair the harm done to the Floyd family, but the verdict provides accountability. State Senator Mike McGuire said there’s much … Read more