The man arrested after Lake County’s first charged fentanyl homicide pleaded not guilty in court on Monday. Joe Nathan Boggs made his first appearance before Judge Andrew Blum in the death of 17-year-old Illeanna Makena Frease on Monday. Boggs’ court-appointed attorney requested a bail review during his preliminary hearing on the 26th. Illeanna Makena Frease … Read more
A Ukiah man has been arrested for setting a grass fire in the 1300 block of Airport Road. Ukiah Police and the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority responded to the fire. Oscar Cabezas-Tafoya was seen in the area trying to walk away when law enforcement detained him for questioning and then arrested him for intentionally setting … Read more
The Lake County Registrar of Voters will do some outreach at the Lakeport Farmers Market, giving folks information and registering them to vote. Someone from the elections office will be at the market on the 18th and 25th of this month, the 2nd and 16 of July, the 6th and 20th of August, and the … Read more
The Lake County Watershed Protection District and Northshore Fire District have announced that a control burn will occur on a section of the Upper Lake levee all week, depending on the weather and wind conditions. The Lake County Watershed Protection District and Northshore Fire Protection District are working together to conduct vegetation maintenance via controlled … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets Tuesday at 6 pm and will consider approving the new fiscal year budget and the city’s annual appropriations limit. City expenditures came in at about $30 million, while revenue was predicted to be nearly $18 million. Capital improvement projects make up the difference between income and expenditures. The council will … Read more
When the Lake County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday morning at 9, it will consider an ordinance to regulate smoking and commercial tobacco use in efforts to address the health risks of second- and third-hand smoke to the community and a comprehensive retailer licensing tobacco ordinance and code of ordinance in efforts to address the … Read more
An arrest has been made in the first case in which a person has been charged with murder for giving another person fentanyl. Joe Nathan Boggs, 27 of Lucerne was arrested Friday morning and charged with murder in the death of 17-year-old Illeanna Makena Frease of Lakeport. Frease was a member of the Elem tribe. … Read more
The reports of a 10-year-old boy who claimed to have been kidnapped by two men have been proven to be false. After being assessed by medical personnel and being questioned by detectives, it was determined that the boy argued with his sibling, was upset, and had left home. His father had reported him missing for … Read more
Mendocino County has balanced its annual budget. CEO Darci Antle said presenting a balanced budget was challenging this year, with a state budget deficit, flat revenues for the county, and wage increases of about $9 million over three years. Budget-related items are still expected to appear on the County Board of Supervisors’ agenda.
Lake County Sheriff-Elect Lucas Bingham has graduated from the FBI’s National Academy in Quantico. The National Academy is 10 weeks of advanced communication, leadership, and fitness training. Participants must have proven records as professionals within their agencies to attend. He’ll start his new position as Sheriff in January.