Lakeport Council Meets Tuesday Evening

The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6 p.m. and will hold a hearing on declaring the Vista Point Shopping Center a public nuisance, and ordering the own to remedy all identified nuisance conditions within 30 days and will consider awarding a contract for the improvements and renovations of the Carnegie Library, with work to … Read more

Beach Hazards Statement, Sneaker Waves Along Mendocino Coast

The National Weather Service has put out a beach hazards statement for the Mendocino coast and coastal areas north through tomorrow. Sneaker waves are a possibility, large, unexpected waves can sweep across beaches, jetties, and rock areas, sweeping anyone on them into the sea. Avoid steep beaches, stay further back from the water, and don’t … Read more

Lakeport Fabric Club to Hold Mending Workshops at Library

The Lakeport Library’s Fabric Club will hold four workshops on “mending” on the first Saturdays of the next few months. The workshops will cover some of the more handy skills to have, such as hemming, buttons and making and repairing holes. The first workshop is tomorrow at the Lakeport Library from 10 a.m. to noon. … Read more

Lake County Considering Using Contractor to Handle Certain Citations and Fines

The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their regular meeting indicated that the county would probably be moving forward with having an independent third party manage citations and fines issued to violators of county ordinances. TheRecordBee reports Community Development Department Director Mireya Turner stated the process is time intensive, so contracting that function to Data … Read more

Lake County Library New Bookmobile Will Be On the Road Soon

The Lake County Library has announced its taken delivery of its new bookmobile. Tuesday, the county board of supervisors disbursed the funds needed to make the final payment on the vehicle. TheLakeCountyNews reports the county received a grant last April from the California State Library along with an allocation of ARPA funds to to purchase … Read more

Man Killed in Fall From Cliffs Near Point Arena

Passersby reported a man falling off a cliff while walking his dog late yesterday afternoon near Point Arena. The report came in about 4:50 p.m., first responders were on scene by 5 and were performing CPR on the man. Unfortunately he was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigation into the accident by the Mendocino County … Read more

Lakeport Police to Hold Public Meeting on Use of Military Equipment

The Lakeport Police Department has scheduled a community meeting for December 28 regarding the agency’s use of military equipment. The meeting, scheduled for 1:30 on the 28th, is required, allowing open public discussion regarding the departments use of any and all military equipment following the department’s annual report on that use. More information can be … Read more

Mendocino Woman Killed in Single Vehicle Crash

A Mendocino woman has died in a single vehicle crash. Sometime in the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle driven by Erica Gonzalez was traveling east on SR 253 when it ran off the road and traveled some 400 feet down a steep embankment, hitting a tree and a dirt road then rolled several … Read more