Lake County and Ukiah law enforcement has a be-on-the-lookout order for an alleged rapist. A woman in Laytonville jumped from a moving vehicle in the area of Hwy 101 and Davidson Lane to escape her attacker on Tuesday evening. The woman was transported to Willits Hospital. The suspect was driving a white, four-door SUV and … Read more
Dental records have been used to confirm the identity of a body found off Island Mountain Road in Piercy. Scott Graves went missing on his property earlier in the month. Mendofever reports before disappearing he had let his family know roads on the property weren’t safe. Search and rescue combed the area and found a … Read more
Laytonville’s only grocery store has been closed for at least two weeks and doesn’t show any signs of re-opening. According to the MendocinoCountyObserver, Geiger’s Long Valley Market has been closed since at least November 30th. Repeated attempts to contact the store or its management have been met with one response from the CEO, Michael Maciel, … Read more
A former officer in the Ukiah Police Department has been decertified permanently by the state of California. Former Police Sergeant Kevin Murray, who has been at the center of criminal misconduct proceedings has been stripped of his credentials, as of September 12 of this year according to MendoFever. Murray’s revocation of certification comes a year … Read more
Several trail areas of the Mendocino National Forest have been closed by forest officials to off-road vehicle use due to wet weather. Trails in the Grindstone and Upper Lake Ranger districts have been closed. The order is temporary, contingent upon drier conditions. The closures are for public safety and to protect the forest’s natural resources.
The Lakeport City Council has voted to approve an order of abatement against the owner of the now-derelict Vista Point Shopping Center. TheLakeCountyNews reports the property was sold to the son-in-law of the then-missor 16 years ago. Owner Matt Riveras of Donica, LLC was said to have been working to make repairs to the main … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors will hold its last meeting of 2023 tomorrow at 9 a.m. and will consider approving the purchase of the Kelseyville Senior Center, then leasing it back to Kelseyville Seniors Inc. Funding for the purchase would come from American Rescue Plan Act money. The board will also hear the result … Read more
A Minnesota man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in Mendocino County Superior Court for murder. Mark David Schwinghammer, also known as Robert Wayne Sweet, pleaded guilty to stabbing and strangling Timothy Dalton Sweet, his half-brother, on their mother’s birthday, on the beach in Westport in 2021.
An appeal is planned by the businessman who wants to build a gas station in Redwood Valley now that the County Planning Commission has tentatively denied the project to the board of supervisors. Mahmood Alam wants to build a ten-pump Chevron station and convenience store on North State Street between Redwood Valley and Willits.
The Lakeport City Council will hold its last meeting of 2023 tomorrow at 6 p.m. The council will discuss the Westside Community Park phase 2 master plan, including a designated area for the future development of pickleball courts and an agreement between Lake County Behavioral Health and the city to operate out of the Lakeport … Read more