The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6, and will hear a request by the Administrative Services Director to extend the $1,000 housing allowance for the successful candidate in the city’s search for a police chief. Chief Rasmussen is expected to retire from his post by year’s end. The Public Works Director will also give … Read more
Thanks to the cold weather moving across the area over the weekend, Lake County saw snow this weekend. Cobb was the first community to report snow, with the rest of the county not far behind. There was even snow on the North shore. Reports of vehicles off the road, getting stuck or collisions due to … Read more
The City of Ukiah will compete in the annual Strongest Town Competition, with voting to begin on Monday. Vote for the city of Ukiah at strongesttown.com
The Lake County Board of Supervisors has approved the purchase of land for a new park in Cobb, with a price tag of $300K. There is funding available to cover part of the cost of the park project.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from this evening through early Sunday morning for elevations above 1000 feet for the Southeastern Mendocino County interior and Southern Lake County. Heavy snow, with 5-9 inches expected in the high passes and 1 to 3 inches as low as the Clearlake level is expected. Winds gusting at … Read more
The Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine in Clearlake Oaks has been included in the third and final round of more than 1 billion dollars of cleanup projects across the country at over 100 Superfund sites. A request for $30 million for cleanup of the site was made, the actual final allocation of funds has not yet … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has reversed it decision to move the Veterans Services office from the house on Observatory Avenue in Ukiah. The board voted unanimously after a four-and-a-half-hour-long closed session on Wednesday. The relocation of the Veterans Service office was met with high public complaints when first announced in December, with little … Read more
A winter storm watch is in effect for southern Lake County and the southeastern interior of Mendocino County from this evening through tomorrow night. Strong winds along the coast will then see snow levels dropping to 1000 feet, with accumulations of 2-7 inches possible. Roads in the area, especially bridges and overpasses may be slick. … Read more
A Cobb man remains in custody after being charged with attempted murder, causing permanent disability, and assault with a deadly weapon among other charges in the beating of his father outside of the garden department at the Walmart in Clearlake. Peter Guerrero appeared remotely from the State Hospital, where he was committed to last year. … Read more
A Laytonville woman was found guilty yesterday of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in the death of an elderly woman from Arcata. Jane Laycock Barisione appeared in Mendocino Superior Court, with the trial revealing that Barisione was driving an unregistered vehicle in the fast lane at an unsafe speed during a heavy rainstorm, with bald rear tires … Read more