A lost wallet resulted in the arrest of two Ukiah women on drug charges. UPD reports mid-July a Clearlake man reported a lost wallet. Officers checked surveillance cameras in the area and identified Jennifer Pifer of Ukiah entering a gas station where a debit card was used. A passenger in Pifer’s car, Janine Ponciano of … Read more
A small, welcome back lunch party was held to celebrate the return of the Veteran’s Service office to its old location on Observatory Avenue in Ukiah. When veterans got wind of the move of the office to a new location on Dora Street, they made their voices heard, demanding they be allowed to stay in … Read more
Power was restored shortly after noon in Redwood Valley and Potter Valley after the second outage in less than a week. PG&E reports almost 1700 customers were without power starting at about 10:30 Tuesday morning. PG&E’s outage tracker website said the cause of the outage was unknown.
Although unemployment in the state remains unchanged, Lake County experienced a slight uptick in joblessness in June. Lake County’s unemployment rate in June was 5.7%, compared to 5% in May and 6% in April. At the same time last year, the jobless rate was 5.2%.
The Clearlake Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. Tammy Lynn Spurling age 55 is described as a white female adult 5′ 1″, 148 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. It is unknown what she was last wearing. Tammy was last seen in the area of Clearlake Safeway. If … Read more
When the Clearlake Planning Commission meets this evening at 6, it will consider the scope of the environmental impact report that will study the city’s plans to redevelop its former airport site. The commission will then hold a public hearing on the matter. The site will include up to 250 multifamily housing units, hospital and … Read more
The Cloverdale Police Department announced it has arrested someone connected to a murder dating back to 1982. 13-year-old Sarah Ann Geer’s death has remained a mystery for over 4 decades. Through the dedicated and meticulous work of the Cloverdale PD, Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI, SERI Labs, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, the … Read more
When the Lake County Board of Supervisors meets this morning, it will consider appointing a new District 5 Planning Commissioner, and will also discuss appointments to the Maternal, Child, and Adolescent Health Board, the Western Region Town Hall, and the local area plan advisory committees for Kelseyville, Lakeport and Upper Lake/Nice. It will also consider … Read more
Representative Mike Thompson has announced he has secured $1 million in funding for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s Administration and Operations Center Project. Funding will go towards the renovation of the Lakeport Armory to house the county’s emergency operations center and sheriff’s administration building. Thompson has secured a total of $4,850,000 in funding for three … Read more
A heat advisory is in effect through late tomorrow night for the interior of Northern and Southeastern Mendocino County as well as Northern Lake County. Temperatures of up to 106 degrees can be expected.