The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices starting Wednesday due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. The restrictions are in addition to the year-round fire prevention order. The restrictions include Lake and Mendocino Counties. No campfires, barbeques, or stove … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall or MATH will meet at 7 pm on Thursday. The main item on the agenda is the mid-year “State of the County” update from Supervisor Moke Simon.
The Yuba Community College Board will meet on Thursday at 5pm and consider approving a new dean for the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. Patricia Barba has been serving as interim since November after the departure of Ingrid Larson, who is now at Mendocino College. The board will vote on accepting the hiring … Read more
A heightened heat risk remains a concern for Lake County, especially in the southern interior. Temps are expected to reach high 90s or 100 through Wednesday.
A Lake County man has been arrested on numerous charges of sexual assault of a minor. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office issued a warrant for the arrest of Christopher Kiger of Clearlake. Kiger fled the state in an attempt to avoid arrest. Sheriff’s detectives tracked him down and arrested him. His bail was set at … Read more
Cal Fire Mendocino will be conducting prescribed burns through the 21st on about 265 acres of mixed vegetation on Brushy Mountain near Dos Rios. The project is located on privately owned land in the Eel River watershed in mid-Mendocino County. Smoke and aircraft may be visible during the burns.
In an effort to work within budget constraints, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has voted to create one position overseeing the Public Health and Behavioral Health departments. The move had mixed support, including a warning from Dr. Andy Cohen that the two positions are too different to be managed by one person.
A fundraiser to help support the fireworks celebration for the 4th of July in Clearlake is being held by the Lakeshore Lions Club. Customers at Clearlake Grocery Outlet can donate when checking out.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 am tomorrow and will present more proclamations, including the extension of an emergency proclamation regarding the Clear Lake Hitch, and will consider approving the plans for a Northshore dredging project.
Temperatures in the interior of Lake County are expected to rise today, reaching 98 degrees in some parts of the county. Tomorrow through Wednesday look for highs in the upper 90’s to 100.