An elderly man riding his bicycle on North State Street in Ukiah fell off that bike yesterday afternoon and later died. First responders were on the scene quickly, performing CPR on the unidentified man, but to no avail, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Mendocino County Deputy Coroner was called to the … Read more
ts been almost a year since a sinkhole appeared at the entrance to the Creekside Cabins RV park on Highway 101, leaving at least 50 lower-income tenants to evacuate their homes and belongings in a race against time and the state and county. The back and forth of who did and said what has continued … Read more
The Western Region Town Hall will hold its next meeting tomorrow evening at 5:30, at the Habematolel Community Center. The group will discuss the Northshore Fire Protection District, Pyle Road, traffic safety at Upper Lake schools, vegetation removal requests for Elk Mountain Road, and droughts and floods. The public is invited to attend either in … Read more
Home sales for November were down slightly in Lake County, while prices for homes have risen since this time a year ago. According to TheLakeCountyNews, the Lake County Association of Realtors reported 59 homes were sold in November, compared to 78 in October and 68 in November of 2022. Just under 7 months of home … Read more
A shelter-in-place order was in effect for Fort Bragg for about an hour midday Sunday as law enforcement searched for Michael Anthony Jones, wanted for a shooting in which a Fort Bragg man sustained non-life threatening injuries. The suspect was not found in the area and is still at large.
Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Keith Faulder has denied suspended Auditor Chamise Cubbison’s request to recuse DA David Eyster from her prosecution. MendoFever reports Cubbison’s attorney said Eyster will be called to testify in a separate civil lawsuit and he may then have more evidence for recusal to present to the court. February 18th has … Read more
State Route 128, one of Mendocino County’s main east/west corridors is open again after closing briefly early yesterday morning. The closure was from where 128 intersects with Highway 1 on the coast inland to Navarro. Continued wet weather midweek could continue flooding issues in that area.
The Mendocino National Forest is recruiting for the firefighter on-call program. Interested candidates should attend one of the in-person hiring days, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 16 to 17, in Upper Lake at 10025 Elk Mountain Road. Register online at fs.usda.gov. The deadline to register is February 1st.
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. The meeting will begin with the declaration of Human Trafficking Awareness Month in the city. The board will also consider a contract with a headhunting company to recruit a new chief of police and approve the expenditure of that company’s fee. Chief Brad Rasmussen plans to … Read more
Lake County zip codes are included in this year’s Earthquake Brace and Bolt program expansion. Registration is now open. The Brace and Bolt program offers up to $3,000 to help retrofit and fortify homes against earthquake impacts. For more information on the program, go to earthquakebracebolt.com