A motorcyclist died after a collision with a semi traveling along Highway 20 in Lucerne. The California Highway Patrol’s Clear Lake Area office reports that the crash happened just before 1 on Friday afternoon. The 70-year-old motorcyclist was operating a 2009 Harley-Davidson and going westbound on Highway 20 east of Rosemont Drive. The semi was … Read more
Fire crews made good progress yesterday on a small wildfire burning in a wooded area east of Potter Valley near the county line with Lake County. Cal Fire and the Potter Valley Volunteer Fire Department have been working the fire with assistance from air resources, including tankers and a helicopter.
The National Weather Service says a potential record-breaking heat wave will impact Lake and Mendocino counties this week. By Wednesday, temperatures will climb into the 90s and 100s. The heat risk is forecast to be moderate with areas of high heat risk for interior Mendocino and Lake Counties Thursday and Friday, where highs in Lakeport … Read more
Thousands of plants were removed at an illegal marijuana grow at a property in Potter Valley. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office reported it’s the second year an eradication has occurred at this location, the 9000 block of West Side Road. A total of 3,741 marijuana plants were eradicated and destroyed, along with 115 pounds of … Read more
The Lakeport City Council recently approved updated plans for this year’s July 4 celebration. The plan includes COVID-19 mitigation measures for a safer, modified event. There will be a larger area for safe and sane fireworks to be used in order to ensure social distancing. The fireworks barge will be moved and positioned more to … Read more
Mendocino Fire Safe Council received $60,000 from PG&E. The Mendocino County FSC will use the funds to expand its chipping program. The free community chipper days help communities, homeowner’s associations, fire departments, and individual landowners with vegetation-fuel reduction to reduce wildfire hazards. Learn more about the program online at https://www.chipperday.com/mendocino.
A motor home that sat abandoned just off Highway 101 south of Comminsky Station Road in southern Mendocino County has been removed. District Attorney David Eyster took action out of concern that the vehicle was not only both a public nuisance, but also a potential environmental hazard to the Russian River flowing just 300 feet … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall is this evening. The Lake Area Planning Council will give an update regarding the Regional Transportation Plan update. PG&E will offer an update on its public safety power shut offs and wildfire safety. Get the link to the meeting with the Agenda, in the Middletown Area Town Hall section at … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors granted an appeal for a commercial cannabis development. A permit had been granted to the We Grow LLC project for a major cannabis operation to be located next to Hidden Valley Lake. The appeal was filed by concerned residents and was granted over procedural issues with the environmental document. … Read more
Caltrans District 1 and the Mendocino Department of Transportation will be teaming up to clear heavy brush along Highway 20 and Road 144 tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A full closure of the entrance and exit of Road 144 from Highway 20 will be in effect. Emergency vehicles will be accommodated through the … Read more