News Staff During testimony in the Chamise Cubbison case, Judge Ann Moorman asked the key investigator in the case if county taxpayers were out a single dime paying for the extra work that all parties agree that Paula June Kennedy did over the three-year period of the pandemic. Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Porter was startled by the forceful … Read more
The Mendocino City Community Services District has announced the city has received a $14.96 million grant to upgrade and expand the city’s recycled water system. The grant from the State Water Resources Control Board will fund necessary improvements at the wastewater treatment plant and installation of a 250,000-gallon recycled water storage tank, 15 fire hydrants … Read more
The Lake County Air Quality Management District reports that it has reopened the district office and will serve customers Monday through Thursday from 9am to noon to drop off documents and some limited services . The office was closed to walk-in traffic last fall due to staffing shortages. Appointments are still advised, and residents in … Read more
The man thought to be responsible for killing a man in Lakeport’s Library Park late last week has made his first appearance in court. Joshua Jacob Tovar, 33, of Lakeport was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon in Lake County Superior Court for the murder of 32-year-old Vicente Zeta-Colacion, also of Lakeport. Tovar was charged with murder, … Read more
Heavy rainfall continues in the area, with minor flooding in some areas and rain expected to continue through at least Friday. Rock and mudslides can also be expected in some areas. Rainfall has been anywhere from 3 inches in Nice, almost 4.5 in Kelseyville to 7 inches in Middletown and the Lake Pillbury area. Law … Read more
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol have announced that US-101 continues to be closed because of an active mudslide near mile post marker 85.50 that started on Monday. Authorities have set up a detour on SR-271, directing traffic from Cummings Road to Leggett. For more information, go to quickmap.dot.ca.gov.
A woman from coastal Mendocino was arrested on charges of battery at a home in the 24000 block of Casparado in Caspar. A 66-year-old man called to report he was having a verbal argument with his girlfriend. Deputies arrived, and upon investigation determined that Lucie Hebert-Myers had attempted to take property from the caller by … Read more
CalTrans reports Lake County is slated to receive around $1 million in support of allocations toward the construction of a left-turn lane and a northbound acceleration lane on Route 29 at the intersection of C Street near Twin Lakes in Lake County. For more information, visit build.ca.gov.
The Lakeport City Council meets today at 6 pm and will hear a presentation from NHA Advisors regarding the city’s CalPERS unfunded accrued liabilities and its pension program. The council will also consider approving a second amendment to the professional services agreement with WMH Corp., the San Jose firm conducting design services for the Lakeport … Read more
The East Region Town Hall meets tomorrow afternoon at 4 pm. Discussions about a Cal Recycle grant, illegal dumpsite cleanups, and the General Plan and Shoreline Area plan are on the agenda. There will also be an update on the commercial cannabis report, Cannabis Ordinance Task Force, and EJ Crandall will give his monthly report.