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
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
The Lake County Fairgrounds will the the site of the first Annual Holiday Bazaar this weekend. Local artisans from across the county will present their wares Saturday and Sunday at Lewis Hall from 10 to 4 at the Fairgrounds. Holiday shopping will be the order of the day, with all types of handcrafted items from … Read more
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
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
Embattled County Auditor/Treasurer Chamis Cubbison’s attorney has asked the Mendocino County District Attorney David Eyster to recuse himself from prosecution of Cubbison, saying that the adversarial relationship between the two sets the stage for civil litigation down the line and would be a conflict of interest. Attorney Chris Andrian filed a motion on Cubbison’s behalf … Read more
Friday is the annual Chili and Chowder Dinner held by Kelseyville Presbyterian Church. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7:30. Tickers are $10 for adults and $5 for kids under 10 for the full meal, or just $5 for dessert and beverage only.
The use of a bodycam intended to assure the safety of an inspections officer has brought forward the question of a business owners right to privacy and where that right begins and ends. According to the operators of Pillsbury Family Farms in Potter Valley, code enforcement officer Linda Rosas-Bill did not obtain permission to record … Read more
A special meeting regarding the Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus is being held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at Yuba College in Marysville. The public may participate in the meeting via Zoom, which will discuss allegations by the public that Woodland College’s leadership has been purposefully starving the Lake County Campus of the resources needed … Read more
An investigation continues and an arrest has been made in connection with the break-in earlier in the month at Lower Lake High School. TheLakeCountyNews reports the break-in included the theft of thousands of dollars worth of equipment. A good portion of the almost $9,000 worth of equipment has been recovered and Johnny Richard Caldwell was … Read more