Firefighters stopped two fires that broke out yesterday in Lake County. A fire that was first reported shortly before 6 p.m. in the area of Second and Hoover streets in Clearlake Oaks, involved four homes. A wildland fire in Nice prompted evacuations. The fire, in the 2400 block of Lakeshore Boulevard at Stokes Avenue, was … Read more
Students at Mendocino County Schools will be required to wear masks this fall. The Superintendent says the California Department of Public Health gave schools 2 options: either maintain at least three feet of physical distance between students at all times or require them to wear masks. Since the school district doesn’t want to reduce classroom … Read more
A Ukiah woman was arrested Friday evening on suspicion of driving drunk after crashing her vehicle into a power pole on Brush Street. Witnesses told police the driver ran from the scene. Officers located 30-year-old Luna Magdaleno and took her into custody. Police say she admitted to driving after consuming alcohol. Magdaleno has a previous … Read more
The Lake County Public Health Department is holding vaccination clinics at two high schools this week for both students and community members. The first clinic takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, in the Lower Lake High School gym. The second clinic will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, in the … Read more
The Clearlake City Council voted to sell city-owned property for the development of a hotel. MLI Associates LLC will purchase the 2.5-acre parcel, at the former Pearce Field airport site, to develop a 75-room Fairfield Inn by Marriott. The sale price is $305,000, and it’s anticipated the hotel would open within 36 months after the … Read more
New cases of Covid-19 in Mendocino County are connected to three restaurants on the southern coast. The locations and dates of concern are for the Chowder House and Tap Room in Point Arena – June 27 -29. Trinks Cafe in Gualala – from June 28 to July 3. And the Cove Azul Bar & Grill, … Read more
Representative Mike Thompson announced that his request for a Lake County transportation project was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 funding legislation released by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development. That includes $450,000 for the Lake County Kelseyville Sidewalk Project. Thompson said this project will help the town implement the countywide … Read more
A Mendocino County woman is facing a grand theft charge for stealing a horse in Willits. Witnesses said the suspect, Makayla McGrew, trespassed on the property and was seen getting on a saddled horse. She tried to ride off but was stopped by a person at the property.
The COVID-19 variant is confirmed to be circulating in Mendocino County. Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren told the Board of Supervisors this week his office was recently informed of a cluster that existed in Mendocino County of the much more transmissible, and possibly more virulent, Delta variant. As of now, all the known variants … Read more
The California Highway Patrol released the name of the Clearlake man killed in a crash Sunday evening. The crash happened on Highway 20 in Colusa County. CHP says 57-year-old Roman Calderon, crossed the double yellow lines and crashed head on with an oncoming vehicle. Calderon was ejected from his pickup and died at the scene. … Read more