The Lakeport Economic Development Advisory Committee meets tomorrow morning and will get updates and discuss economic development. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom and is open to the public. A presentation will be aimed at Lakeport, titled “How Community Health Shapes Economic Prosperity: Strategies for Sustainable Solutions.” The committee will also discuss the … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office reports a plane crash near Usal Road in Whitehorn over the weekend was due to a loss of power. Fortunately, the pilot was able to deploy the aircraft’s Cirrus Airframe Parachute System which slowed the plane’s descent and carried it into a heavily wooded area. The three occupants of the … Read more
The Mendocino County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder has announced that just over 14,500 vote-by-mail ballots as well as almost 600 conditional-provisional ballots have yet to be counted. That number of ballots once processed is expected to influence the 1st and 2nd district supervisoral races. The deadline for receiving vote-by-mail ballots is tomorrow and the Assessor-Clerk-Recorder says updated results … Read more
A Lakeport man was arrested late last week after attacking and threatening to kill a Lakeport Police at the Shell Gas Station. The officer was making a purchase when Nino Gonzalez charged him. The officer then used his taser on him twice. The officer called for backup and drew his firearm. Additional officers arrived and … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at its meeting tomorrow morning will consider the formation of a new municipal advisory council to serve Kelseyville and the Big Valley area. The board is also scheduled to hear Higher Ground Farms’ appeal of the Planning Commission’s Jan. 11 denial of its cannabis operation, proposed to be located … Read more
Ukiah has been named one of 16 of the “Strongest Towns” in the country. The Strong Towns initiative launched in 2009 as a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to helping cities and towns in the US and Canada achieve financial resiliency through civic engagement. Ukiah will now compete in the 9th annual international Strong Towns competition. … Read more
The Anderson Valley Advertiser newspaper has announced that it is discontinuing the publication of its weekly print edition. Editor of the AVA, 84-year-old Bruce Anderson, says the publication will be available in a daily online edition from now on, citing a marked decrease in subscriptions as one of the factors in the decision. The print … Read more
The city of Fort Bragg is now the official owner/operator of the CV Starr Community Center, after a six-month transition from the Mendocino Coast Recreation and Parks District. All current operations and classes are slated to continue, although there may be some interruption of schedules from time to time for much-needed maintenance or installation of … Read more
A man killed in an accident on Highway 20 earlier in the week has been identified. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the crash victim as 58-year-old Gregory Allen Van Grundy of Willits. Van Grundy’s car crossed the center line when he lost control of on a curve and crashed into another vehicle. Those … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department has announced that a man reported missing has been located. Kenneth Nicholson, reported missing on Wednesday has been found safe.