Clearlake Police arrested a man suspected of murder after a standoff Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched to a home in the 5900 block of James Street and found a 47-year-old man dead. A male suspect identified as Martin Jimenez, 55, who was still inside the home refused to leave. Lake and Mendocino SWAT arrived and … Read more
The Noyo Harbor District has received funding from the California State Coastal Conservancy which will allow the Marina Redevelopment Planning Project to move forward. Detailed, engineered plans and the necessary permitting for the redevelopment of the marina will serve as the blueprint for future construction. Noyo Harbor has been a big part of the local … Read more
The Jack Peters Creek Bridge, north of Mendocino is once again scheduled to be closed on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. The closure will be overnight, with only emergency traffic allowed to move throught the construction area on the bridge. A temporary superstructure is being installed to all for required repairs to the bridge, … Read more
The Clearlake City Council meets on Thursday and will accept the results of the November election, and will hold three public hearings, one to consider the text of a zoning ordinance, and two to approve development agreements with commercial cannabis operations. The City Clerk will also deliver the oath of office to newly elected council … Read more
At the regular meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, the board held a public hearing to consider approving lease revenue bonds of up to $25 million to remodel the former Lakeport National Guard Armory into the Lake County Sheriff’s office headquarters. The remodel construction agreement is set to be brought before the board … Read more
A Hopland man was arrested over the holiday weekend on suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition after a traffic stop in Sonoma County. The Santa Rosa Police Department says officers stopped a vehicle after it was seen driving erratically. Officers searched the vehicle and one of five occupants, a male teen, became … Read more
After a land purchase in October, the Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority along with the Donna M. Cooper Trust will soon begin work on the Inter-Tribal Elder Village, giving older Native Americans a place to live and celebrate their cultural heritages. The village is funded by the state’s Community Care Expansion Program, which awards gant … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at 6 and will hold a public hearing to adopt an ordinance to the municipal code requiring the licensure of tobacco retailers, regulating the sale of tobacco products, and determining that the ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act.
A free workshop teaching the skill of implementing prescribed burns as part of the Eel River Recovery Project. The workshop is scheduled for Saturday. For more information, email abaleslittletree@gmail.com.
There’ll be a public forum tomorrow, Tuesday evening, to discuss the first phase of a study on long-term water solutions for Mendocino. The forum, put on by the Mendocino City Community Services District, will include a presentation of the first draft of the Source Water Study, which was targeted at locating water sources and identifying … Read more