A man was arrested early in the week after setting a fire that destroyed the Gualala Community Center. Surveillance footage that “showed a male individual igniting a fire at the location and then fleeing on foot. Deputies located Roland Joseph Eskind Jr. wearing the same clothing as seen in the surveillance video. Eskind is considered … Read more
Clearlake Police are looking for a missing teenage boy. Deshawn Mills, 13, was last seen on Tuesday in the area of Olympic Drive and Emerson Street. He is described as a black male juvenile, 5 feet tall and 128 pounds, brown eyes and black hair that is shaved on the sides and longer on top, … Read more
Point Arena is the first city in Mendocino County to adopt 100% renewable energy. The Ukiah Daily Journal reports the wastewater treatment plant, City Hall, the Coastal Seniors programs, city street lights, and the hoist at the Point Arena pier all will now operate on clean electricity through a program called EverGreen, through Sonoma Clean … Read more
The Lake County Chapter of the NAACP has honored a local business with a lifetime membership in the organization. Board members late last week presented Lamont Kucer and Andrew Pierson of Foods, Etc. in Clearlake with a Silver Life membership plaque for its record of embracing diversity in its hiring and community practices. Foods Inc. … Read more
The Lake County parks, recreation, and trails community survey is available online. To learn more about the parks, recreation, and trails master plan, go to lakecountyprt.com.
It’s Valentine’s Day and PG&E reminds you that this time of year, showing your love is great, but if you do that with metallic balloons, please make sure they are attached to a weight and never release them outdoors. Every year, an uptick in outages is caused by a metallic balloon drifting into powerlines. Metallic … Read more
There’s a wind advisory in effect through tomorrow afternoon for the Mendocino Coast and Southern interior and Lake County. Winds of 20-30 mph gusting to 50 mph. A hard freeze warning is also in effect through the weekend for the Mendocino Coast. Temperatures as low as 25 are possible.
FEMA has disaster recovery centers in Mendocino County to assist those affected by the recent storms. Centers will be open. For locations go online to “DisasterAssistance.gov, or use the FEMA mobile app
A meeting of the state Water Commission on Wednesday will include the General Manager of the Mendocino County Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation Improvement District as part of a panel of experts who will explore long-term drought preparedness and response as well as a briefing on maintaining the State Water Proejct’s operational flexibility. … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at nine to discuss the county’s indigent defense services and ways to improve them to ensure the constitutional rights of those with criminal cases in Lake County Superior Court, prompted by a report by the 6th Amendment Center or the 6AC stating that there was an … Read more