The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9, and will hear a report on the status of the Konocti Gardens project off Old Highway 53 near Highland Way.and the Special Districts sewer improvement project, which is scheduled to happen this summer and be finished by the fall.
Changes in attendance, funding and a rise in staffing costs prompted the Lakeport Unified School District to hold a special budget meeting on Thursday. The district is looking at a four million dollar decrease in funding from last year. Consequently, the board looked at positions that may be targeted for layoffs. The list includes Bus … Read more
Due to a national outbreak of measles, Lake County Health Services is emphasizing the importance of childhood vaccinations. Unvaccinated children stand a higher chance of catching measles and will be sent home if there are confirmed cases. Lake County Public Health offers free vaccines at the Walk In Clinic on Wednesdays til 2:30 pm.
Lake County Water Resources has announced the Aeroflite Tactical Training CL415 will be occurring on Clear Lake through next Friday. Residents can expect to see scooper tankers practicing their descent and water-loading procedures in various areas around Clear Lake. Training is not expected to happen every day. For more information, call the Lake County Water … Read more
At its meeting this week, the Lake County Board of Supervisors voted to form a municipal advisory council for the Kelseyville planning area, which includes part of Lakeport. The council, will not, however, include the Kelseyville Rivieras, which is considering forming its own municipal advisory council. The Big Valley Advisory Council will hold its first … Read more
Lake County continues to be under a National Weather Service wind advisory. The advisory is expected to be in effect through Friday morning. Gusts of up to 50 mph are expected, with wind blowing steadily at 20-25. Gusts are expected to peak at some point mid-day today. Driving could be difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles. … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has released the identities of the two men killed when they crashed through a fence and landed upside down into a swimming pool on Tehama Street in Nice. Nickolas Wade Dilley, 39, of Perkins, Oklahoma, and Joseph Timothy Torres, 31, of Nice died when their vehicle drove down an embankment, … Read more
2nd District Supervisor Maureen Mulheren is hosting a Town Hall meeting tomorrow at 6 pm at the county administration building to discuss “improved communications with veterans.” The move comes after the fairly sudden move of the Ukiah vets center from the little white house to a building owned by the city and then moving it … Read more
The California Coastal Commission is fighting hard to block the Mendocino Railway’s plan to rehabilitate the rail line between Willits and Fort Bragg. The rehab would include rebuilding a collapsed tunnel on the line. MendoFever reports that at a hearing scheduled for tomorrow, the Commission will discuss a letter it plans to send to the … Read more
10 separate parcels on the shores of Clear Lake are being sold by its owner. Laurie Dohring is the wife of Doug Dohring, the founder, CEO, and executive director of Age of Learning, which created ABCmouse.com, who passed last year. The ten connected parcels comprise a resort and event venue called Bell Haven. The property … Read more