The Cobb Community Center, also known as The Little Red Schoolhouse has been opened as a warming center due to the ongoing issues with power outages and winter storm damage. The Mountain Lions Club is supporting the center, which isll be open from 8 am to 6 pm til further notice. The County’s Behavioral Health … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at its most recent meeting voted to appoint Anthony Anton as the new County Health Services Director. Arton most recently served as public health director for Coos County, Oregon, since October 2020 and before that, was public health director and emergency planner for Missouri’s Johnson County. He succeeds Jonathon … Read more
Boaters operating on Clearlake are advised by the Lake County Water Resources Department to exercise caution, as the recent storms have increased the amount of floating and submerged debris in the water, such as tree branches or floating docks that have broken away from their moorings. The Department along with Lake County Marine Patrol, Department … Read more
The female pedestrian struck and killed while walking on Highway 20 over the weekend has been identified. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says Marla Simone Shaffer was walking south across Highway 20 when she turned into the path of a westbound vehicle and was struck and killed. It is unclear why Shaffer turned into traffic, … Read more
A Clearlake woman died over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 20. CHP has not released the name of the victim pending notification of relatives. The pedestrian was taken to Sutter Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Neither the driver of the vehicle nor the passenger were injured. An … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at six and will consider a grant application to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development for up to $750,000 in funding under the HOME Investment Partnership Program for the Bevins Street Senior Apartment project. The council will also consider returning to the Lakeport Fire Protection … Read more
Lake County residents and business owners who have sustained damage to their primary structures are encouraged to participate in a damage assessment to identify potential pathways for assistance from the state of California and/or federal government. The assessment is not an application for assistance. Go to lakesheriff.com/1448/Response or call the Community Development Department to participate.
On Monday, Lake County Sheriff and County Emergency Services Director Rob Howe issued an emergency declaration for the county. The declaration states the conditions of extreme peril to the safety of the public and property that have resulted from the winter storms have caused serious damage across the county. PG&E is still reporting work on … Read more
There are still several roads that may be closed due to Sunday’s storms. CHP and Caltrans report flooding continues at Soda Bay Road at S. Main Street in Lakeport. Road Closures include Scotts Valley Road at Hendricks Road, Lakeport. Highway 175 at Salmina Road, Middletown has multiple trees down. Bartlett Springs Road at Highway 20 … Read more
Rain is expected to continue through midweek, though it should taper. Some rainfall totals across the area as of Sunday…Hidden Valley Lake -3.47. Indian Valley Reservoir: 2.62, Kelseyville: 2.70. Knoxville Creek: 2.76. Lake Pillsbury: 1.30. Lower Lake: 4.29. Lyons Valley: 1.59. Whispering Pines: 3.56.