The Middletown Teachers Association, or MTA, announced Monday that a 96% majority of the membership has voted to authorize a potential strike. TheLakeCountyNews reports teachers have cited “a lack of transparency and communication that hinders their ability to serve their most vulnerable students, as well as issues with compensation for their multilingual staff. Teachers are … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of the man found dead in the Russian River near the Perkins Street Bridge last week. The body of Roger Z. Schoenahl, 53, of Ukiah, was found on April 14th about 300 yards down river after deputies had been dispatched to the area earlier on reports … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Harley Austin, last seen in the area of J & L Market in Clearlake on Monday around 7:30 am. Harley is a white male juvenile, 5’ 9” tall, weighing 150lbs with blond hair and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a … Read more
Calpine and the Middletown Art Center will hold their 3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration at the Calpine Geothermal Visitor Center in Middletown on Saturday from 1 to 6 pm. The free event will include educational booths, garden tours, and demonstrations with the Middletown Community Garden team. There will be a vendor market as well as … Read more
A single-vehicle crash on Saturday on Covelo Road east of the 101 left the driver of the vehicle seriously injured. Around 7 am, a white box truck lost control, drove off the roadway, and down an embankment. When first responders arrived, the man was found outside the vehicle, which had traveled 25 feet down the … Read more
The CalFire Mendocino Unit will conduct a prescribed burn of roughly 100 acres at the Mendocino Unit headquarters on Highway 101 in Willits starting on Tuesday. The burn is scheduled to take place throughout the week and should end on Friday. Smoke will be visible in the area during the burn’s hours, which will be … Read more
When the Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning, it will consider an appointment to fill a vacant seat on the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors. Applicants include Terry Cherney and Joseph Szupellow, who are longtime volunteer firefighters; Gary Deas, a business owner who was also a firefighter from 2006 to 2008 … Read more
A Fort Bragg woman was arrested mid-week for trespassing and assaulting officers with flowerpots. Just after midnight on Wednesday, officers responded to reports of a woman screaming and banging on the front door of an apartment in the 200 block of East Redwood Avenue. When officers arrived, they found 47-year-old Jenny Malagon of Fort Bragg … Read more
Fort Bragg is getting ready to begin construction on its Municipal Broadband Utility Project. In its first phase, the citywide fiber network will have a centralized data hub and 15 distribution areas, allowing crews to work in segments across neighborhoods when installing and repairing the network. Phase two will involve installing service drops to individual … Read more
The City of Ukiah has voted to move forward with a proposal to annex the Willow area south of Ukiah and a portion of Millview just north of the city. The Community Development Department will now submit an application to the Mendocino Local Agency Formation Commission, a government agency that oversees boundary changes in cities, … Read more