The Lake County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday morning at 9. It will consider the plans and specs for the remodel of the National Guard Armory to the new Lake County Sheriff’s Administration facility. The board will also authorize the Public Services director to advertise for bids on the estimated $20.7 million project. Then … Read more
The Lake County Registrar of Voters has finalized the list of candidates running in the November 5th election. The full list of seats on the boards of county fire, school, water, hospital, and other districts that are open and that candidates are running for as well as the seats that will not be on the … Read more
The Willits Center for the Arts is looking for individuals to teach Art History in schools in Mendocino County one to three days a month. Training and lesson plans for the “Art Talks” program will be provided. The program serves Pre-K through 12th grades in three towns and a reservation. A seminar is being held … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office sent deputies to a home in Potter Valley earlier in the week, where a 46-year-old woman said her boyfriend, 55-year-old Mark Edward Anastasiou had taken her loaded gun, pointed it at her face then took the gun, a cellphone, and other items. Anastasiou was found parked along Eel River and … Read more
A Ukiah man was arrested midweek while he watched a fire he started. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s officer responded to the 2000 block of the McClure Subdivision Road after hearing fire personnel responding to a vegetation fire. When the sergeant arrived, the fire crew was putting out the fire. A man who was said to … Read more
CalFire has announced it will perform a prescribed burn near Willits today starting around 8 am. The training burn will be conducted at the Mendocino Unit Headquarters near Willits, known as Howard Forest, located on the Ridgewood Summit on Highway 101. The training burn is expected to use about 20 acres of grassy area and … Read more
The 4th Annual Blackberry Cobbler Festival is being held in Cobb in Saturday. Cobb’s signature event of the year is scheduled for 11 am to 5 pm at Belmont Pines Golf Course. Locally produced beer and wine will be available. Food vendors will have ice cream, pastries, barbecue, pizza, tacos, and more. And of course, … Read more
At the last meeting of the Mendocino County Planning Commission, the board voted against changes to the county’s zoning ordinance that would legalize small commercial campgrounds. According to KZYX, during the last few meetings on the subject, community members have expressed strong opposition to changes, citing a number of negative impacts that small commercial campgrounds … Read more
A public outreach meeting for the new John T. Klaus Park is scheduled for Tuesday from 6 to 8 pm at the East Lake Elementary School cafeteria and gymnasium, in Clearlake Oaks. The park is slated to be located east of Clearlake Oaks along Highway 20 between the quarry and the Moose Lodge. All are … Read more
The Lake Transit Authority has announced it is experiencing a shortage of drivers and will be temporarily cutting back routes. As of Monday and until further notice, weekday service on the last eastbound run of Route 1 along the north shore of Clearlake, the last loop of Route 2 between Cobb and Middletown, the last … Read more