The Clearlake City Council will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. on Thursday to discuss two contract-related items of business. The board will consider awarding the contract for the Burns Valley Light Pole Installation Project, at a cost of just $43,500, plus 10% for unforeseen overages. The staff has also requested authorization of an … Read more
One person was killed in single car crash near Todd Grove State Park. The Ukiah Police Department reports that late Sunday afternoon, law enforcement was called to the scene where a white sedan had crashed into a redwood tree along the Ukiah Valley Golf Course. An adult male was transported to a local hospital, the … Read more
At last week’s meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, the board authorized the county to apply for a competitive state grant to retrofit community centers for extreme weather condition relief and other emergencies. The county’s chief climate resiliency officer forwarded a plan that would utilize a pool of $5 million in state funding … Read more
Tomorrow is National Voter Registration Day and the Lake County Registrar of Voters office encourages everyone who’s eligible to register to vote or update their voter registration information. Registration forms are available at all Lake County Libraries and offices and online as well at registertovote.ca.gov.
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening at 6 and will consider a professional services agreement with Adams Ashby Group LLC for grant administration. Adams Ashby will help the city with state and federal grant administration, including the Community Development Block Grant.
At their meeting tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. , the Lake County Board of Supervisors will consider the approval of the county’s new fiscal year budget, and will designate the week of September 10th through the 16th as National Suicide Prevention week and the 22nd as Native American Day. The board will conduct a public … Read more
At a midweek meeting of the Ukiah Planning Commission, the director of the homeless shelter in Ukiah reported that staffing levels have improved over the last six months. Sage Wolf said the shelter was back up to 55 beds after struggling as funding provided during the pandemic was reduced. Wolf is acting as shelter manager … Read more
A Sacramento woman spoke to the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors at their last meeting stating she was the victim of police brutality by the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office. The MendoVoice reports Kelli Johnson said she was walking the beach when she was detained, shoved into the back of a police car, and driven to … Read more
Ukiah Regional Airport will close to all fixed-wing aircraft for about a month in early October to allow for the installation of a new runway lighting system and to narrow the runway. The project is being federally funded by a grant of almost $2.2 million dollars from the FAA. The project is the second of … Read more
The Middletown Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent. TheLakeCountyNews reports Thad Owens who’s been superintendent for the last year and a half is being assigned a new position with the district for the remainder of the school year. Wednesday night the school board also voted to appoint David Miller as interim superintendent. … Read more