Tomorrow, the National Weather Service and Mendocino, Humboldt, and Del Norte counties will test the tsunami warning system between 11 am and noon. The test will include tsunami sirens, the full Emergency Alert system on TV, Radio, and NOAA weather radios. The Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services will also test the reverse 911 calling … Read more
The Lakeport Police Department has announced it will discontinue using the Nixle service as of April 1st. The department is changing the way it puts out emergency alerts, advisories, and community messages. Those who’ve used Nixle from the start of the program will still receive emergency alerts, but the department encourages everyone in the community … Read more
The Clearlake Recreation and Events Department is holding its second annual Bunny Brunch this Sunday from 9 to 11 am at the Clearlake Youth Center at Redbud Park. Breakfast will be served and there’ll be a special appearance by the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt. Tickets are available at Eventbrite and there’ll be … Read more
Night training for CalFire helicopter pilots and crews continues in the area. Residents near Lake Berryessa and Indian Valley Reservoir may see low-flying CalFire helicopters from dusk til midnight through Friday. More information about the CalFire Aviation program can be found at fire.ca.gov
Caltrans has allocated 3.9 million dollars for the construction of a left turn lane and other improvements to Highway 29 from south of Bottle Rock Road to north of Cole Creek Road near Kelseyville. The funding comes from roughly 930 million dollars from the agency to improve bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure throughout the state over … Read more
There will be a number of cultural burns being held in the area of Loch Lomond starting on Wednesday. The burns are part of Lake County Cal-TREX led by the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance in partnership with other agencies. The burns will be conducted only if the weather favors them. Smoke may be seen in the … Read more
A project that started as a way of supporting a few friends deployed overseas has now celebrated its 21st anniversary in the community. Operation Tango Mike stands for “Thanks Much” and began with a few packages sent to friends in Afghanistan. Now, almost 100 care packages a month are sent to troops in Iraq, Yemen, … Read more
The Clear Lake office of the CHP has two new officers. Officer Adilene Sanchez joined earlier this month following her graduation from the CHP Academy. She joins officer Jessica Lee, who started in November.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and on the agenda, a presentation on the progress of the new sheriff’s headquarters at the former armory building and an update of the county’s general plan and local area plans updates.
Although unemployment rates statewide are up slightly, in Lake County, the number of folks looking for jobs has dropped. In Lake County, unemployment in February was 7%, an improvement over the 7.4% rate reported in January. Lake County’s February 2023 unemployment rate was 6.3%. The state’s jobless rate increased from 5.2% in January to 5.3% … Read more