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
The Northshore Fire Department in a recent post on its Facebook page has reported that due to a staffing emergency, the department only has one team of Advanced Life Support certified personnel to answer calls for the foreseeable future. ALS personnel are trained in advanced medical interventions like IVs, cardiac monitoring & intervention, and advanced … Read more
A 72-year-old man who had been reported missing after going for a walk on or near Wilderness Lodge Road west of Laytonville just after Thanksgiving has been located. Both posts by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office and a Nixle alert said that search teams were looking for the Hispanic male adult, wearing glasses, a black … Read more
The Lake County Board of Commissioners will once again discuss providing funding for the purchase and renovations of the Kelseyville Senior Center building for just over $817,000 and recognize the heroism of Billy Roberson, who saved the life of a teenager in the Lakeport Unified School District recently. The supervisors will meet tomorrow at 9 … Read more
Clearlake Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Barbara Jean Guzzi is a 58-year-old white female, 5’6”, 130 lbs, with shoulder-length blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen on Saturday, the 25th leaving the San Jose area in a white Nissan Murano, traveling to Clearlake. Barbara was last … Read more