A new superintendent for the Middletown Unified School District has been selected. Tim Gill, who is currently the assistant superintendent for the Kelseyville Unified School District, will fill the roll. It’s not his first time working for MUSD, as Gill was a math teacher for middle and high school’s in the district for 11 years … Read more
Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that supports communities impacted by recent wildfires by extending various prohibitions on price gouging in impacted counties through December 31, 2021. The state of emergency includes Lake County which was impacted by the Cache Fire, which broke out in August, burning 83 acres. The fire destroyed 56 homes … Read more
Fears that heavy rains could wash hazardous debris from the Hopkins Fire into the Russian River caused the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors to put a plan in place. They contracted the California Conservation Corps, who will work on mitigating fire debris flows starting today.
The Mendocino County Public Health Department has confirmed another COVID-19 related death, an 80-year-old woman from the Gualala area. She was fully vaccinated but had other underlying health issues. The health department also reports that an employee at Home Depot in Ukiah recently tested positive for Covid-19. Anyone who visited the business at 350 N. … Read more
An increase in sewer and water rates for city utility customers in Lakeport was approved by the City Council yesterday. The proposed rate increase will go into effect on November 1st. The rate change costs are contingent upon how much monthly water flow a location uses. The increases, to extend over a five-year period, will … Read more
The driver of a Jeep that hit a tree and caught fire near Ukiah died in the crash Monday night. According to CHP, the accident happened on West Road in Redwood Valley. The passenger, a 21-year-old man from Covelo was seriously injured.
Following the second-driest year on record, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation yesterday, extending the drought emergency statewide. In March, Governor Newsom declared a drought emergency in Mendocino County, while standing in the dry bottom of Lake Mendocino. In May, the drought emergency was expanded to include several other counties including Lake. With the latest … Read more
During their meeting today, the Ukiah City Council will consider moving forward with banning the retail sale of nitrous oxide canisters. Nitrous oxide is a gas used for sedation in medical procedures, but adults and youth often purchase the small canisters over the counter, or online, to get high. The City Council will look at … Read more
More details have been released about the fatal crash Sunday night on Highway 29 near Lakeport. According to police, the incident happened when a driver, going the wrong way, crashed head-on into another vehicle. 38-year-old Nicole Danielle Parrott was ejected from the vehicle. She and her unborn child died. The wrong-way driver, 34-year-old Jesse Andrew … Read more
During a recent meeting of K-12 educators, Mendocino County Public Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren said schools have effectively “stopped COVID at the door.” Transmission data shows that of the 33 COVID cases identified in schools, all were attributable to community spread—not transmission at school. Mendocino County Superintendent of Schools Michelle Hutchins said, “This is … Read more