The Lower Lake County Community Action Group has announced that it will once again host Lower Lake Daze on Sunday, the 26th. The event will run from 10 am to 3 pm, with a parade kicking off the day at 11 in downtown Lower Lake, traveling along Main Street. There will then be a street … Read more
This past Friday, a resident of Fort Bragg reported sighting an adult mountain lion in their yard. MendoFever reports the property, near the intersection of Simpson Lane and Ellison Drive, is prime predator territory where deer roam and Hare Creek offers plentiful water. Incidents with mountain lions or other wildlife should be reported to the … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office has announced that former San Francisco 49ers player Gregory Mark Cox, who was arrested in connection with an alleged robbery and attempted murder won’t be criminally charged. Cox was with Amanda Chapman on May 10th during an attempted robbery in which Chapman shot and wounded a homeowner. Chapman has been … Read more
Almost $46 million has been awarded to Mendocino County for various road projects in the latest round of transportation funding from the state. In Lake County, a safety project intended to reduce crashes on Highway 28 near Middletown has been awarded $3 million. The money for the Lake County project will go toward widening the … Read more
An accidental fall off the cliffs in Jughandle State Park has claimed the life of a local man. On Friday, a report of a missing man was called in to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, and deputies were sent to assist State Parks officers in searching for Gregory Noyes of Point Arena, who was traveling … Read more
The City of Ukiah has announced construction on Phase 4 of the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants continues, with work starting mid-June on Low Gap Road between State and Bush Streets. The Downtown Streetscape project is in its final stages with crews starting resurfacing work on North State Street between Norton and Henry Streets. Similar … Read more
Hundreds participated in the Catfish Derby at Clearlake Oaks, with 887 total entries, with 503 from outside of Lake County. 145 fish were caught and all but 4 released, all weighing in at just over 2,321 lbs. The largest, 27.68 pounds netted the winner from Healdsburg $5000.
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening at 6 to discuss fire mitigation fees, the plan for illegal fireworks for the 4th of July holiday and to consider an application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the Competitive Permanent Local Housing Allocation for the Parkside Residential Project.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors sitting as the Board of Directors of the Watershed Protection District meets tomorrow at 9 am to discuss the conservation strategy for the Clearlake Hitch with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help form the final conservation plan.
The Mendocino Coast Recreation and Parks District has announced it is expanding its programs. Since the district’s departure from the management of the C.V. Starr Community Center last year, there is the opportunity for new programs that reach further into the community. For more information, go to mendocinocoastrec.org. —