Lake County Superintendent of Schools Says Students Will Remain Chief Focus Despite Federal Pressure

Lake County’s Superintendent of Schools has made a statement regarding the Trump Administration’s call on states to adhere to its new policies, including the fact that federal school funding will be contingent on the exclusion of DEI programs in the state. Superintendent Brock Falkenberg has stated that the value of supporting all students is embedded … Read more

Land in Fort Bragg Headlands to Be Rezoned for Public Use

The California Coastal Commission has agreed to change outdated timber-related zoning for 104 acres in the Fort Bragg headlands,including the Coastal Trail, owned by the city of Fort Bragg. The zoning will change that part of the former Georgia Pacific mill site from “timber resources industrial” to “public facilities.” The change will allow construction of … Read more

Fort Bragg Man Sentenced in Child Porn Case

A Fort Bragg man was sentenced last week for possession of child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender. 64-year-old Jeffrey Lloyd Hockett was found guilty of three felonies for possessing child porn and three for failing to register as a sex offender last December. He had been found guilty of similar offenses … Read more

Prescribed Burns Scheduled in Lake County’s Black Forest

The Bureau of Land Management’s Ukiah Field Office has announced that prescribed burns are scheduled to begin Monday and may continue through the end of the month in Lake County’s Black Forest, located along Soda Bay Road, on the northeast side of Mount Konocti in Kelseyville. Roughly 36 acres of undergrowth and small trees have … Read more

MATH Meets This Evening, Public Can Watch on PEG TV

The Middletown Area Town Hall meets this evening to discuss plans for the Valley Fire 10th anniversary, hear project updates and hold an election of alternates for the MATH board. MATH also will discuss several other items, including a possible time change for the meetings. The meeting will not be available by Zoom this week, … Read more

Woman Dies After Crashing Into Back of Tractor Trailer

A woman died from injuries she received after rear-ending a tractor-trailer Monday evening at the intersection of Highway 247/ Old Woman Springs Road and Barstow Rd. The semi was traveling northbound on Barstow Road and had entered the intersection after coming to a stop at a 4-way stop sign. The woman, driving eastbound on Old … Read more

Lake County Traffic Stop Turns into Drug Bust

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop by a deputy in Hidden Valley Lakes over the weekend has led to the arrest of a man from Clearlake Oaks on drug charges and the seizure of almost four pounds of methamphetamine. When the deputy contacted 49-year-old Nino Davis, he admitted to being on probation, … Read more