News Staff Due to the increasing fire danger posed by the high volume of dead grass and hotter, drier conditions in the region, CalFire has announced it will suspend all burn permits for outdoor residential burning in Colusa, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, and Yolo counties as of Monday at 8 am. Lake County’s burn ban has been in … Read more
The man who died in custody in February after being pulled from a creek in Ukiah was found to have succumbed to an accidental overdose. 29-year-old Emil Redzic of Ukiah, died on February 26 after being arrested by deputies near Orr Creek Bridge. At the time of his death, the Sheriff’s office launched a coroner’s … Read more
The Mendocino Environmental Center will hold a Juneteenth celebration on Thursday at 4 pm at its offices in downtown Ukiah. The event will feature live music and a southern-style dinner. A donation of $25.00 for the dinner is suggested.
The finance director for the city of Willits, in a public meeting last week, revealed that the city is facing an over $4.2 million budget shortfall. Manny Orozco attributes the city’s financial woes to a lack of financial leadership since 2020, when the finance director position for the city was left vacant. Audits have not … Read more
The Middletown Senior Center has received the Parade Pioneer Award for Middletown Days 2025. The celebration takes place this weekend, with the parade on Saturday, June 21, starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Middletown.
Saturday from 10 til 2 or until supplies run out, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 08-08 of Lake County, in partnership with the Konocti Women’s Service Club, will hold a complimentary life jacket giveaway for kids. The Konocti Women’s Service Club members will register and weigh the kids, and then qualified Flotilla members will … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets today and will consider salary raises to county employees, review an appeal against a bioenergy project by Scotts Valley Energy Corporation, and discuss Behavioral Health Services’ short-term loan request due to the annual Medi-Cal claim pause.
The inaugural Soda Bay corridor Community Fest is set for Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Riviera Elementary School in the Kelseyville Riviera. The event is geared toward families, helping teach how to prepare for fire season.
The No Kings Day of Defiance protests on Saturday drew good crowds in both Fort Bragg and Willits. In Fort Bragg, some 1200 protestors lined over a half mile of Highway 1 from South Street to Boatyard Drive. As the sidewalks became crowded, groups continued to the west side of the highway and past the … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening and will hear a presentation from Sonoma Clean Power evaluating the feasibility of expanding their Community Choice Aggregation program, or the CCA program, into Lake County. The council will also consider the adoption of the city’s Active Transportation Plan. The Council will also consider measures to address delinquent … Read more