A medical emergency on the campus of a Lakeport Unified School District facility is under investigation. TheLakeCountyNews reports superintendent Matt Bullard said symptoms associated with a chemical overdose or poisoning occurred on campus. Swift and efficient response by staff provided the necessary medical intervention needed in a timely manner. Bullard also said additional counselors and … Read more
Clearlake Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing adult. Susan Costigan is a white female 5’06” 200lbs shoulder length or longer blonde hair, blue eyes. She was last seen on 09/16/23 in the area of Hudson Ave in Clearlake. It is unknown at this time what type of clothing Susan was … Read more
The Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal wreck that happened on Albion Ridge Road. The Patrol says at about 7:45 a.m. Monday, a driver in a Toyota Tacoma was going at a high rate of speed eastbound on Albion Ridge Road, east of Middle Ridge Road, when the driver allowed the truck to go off … Read more
If you want to run for office in the March 5th, 2024 elections, the filing period has started in Mendocino County. Candidates interested in running in various state, local, and federal offices need to file paperwork between now and early December. County supervisor districts 1, 2, and 4 are open, along with other positions. Candidates … Read more
The California Highway Patrol says a man’s body was found along Highway 101 near the Mendocino County line on Tuesday. The Highway Patrol said the deceased male was found on the shoulder of the Geyers Road off-ramp from southbound Highway 101 at the southern end of Mendocino County. The Highway Patrol says foul play is … Read more
Mendocino County officials are hosting several community meetings to talk about regulations for short-term rentals. One of those meetings is tonight, from 6 until 7 p.m. at the Fort Bragg Veterans Memorial Building. Another meeting is set for tomorrow night from 6 until 7 p.m. at the Boonville Veterans Memroial Building. Meetings are also set … Read more
Construction on the area’s seasonal outdoor ice skating rink, “Ukiah on Ice,” begins next week. The city announced the work will start on November 20th, in the 300 block of South School Street in downtown Ukiah. It’ll open to the public on December 2nd and will be open daily through Sunday, January 14th, including holidays. … Read more
A Lake County man died last week in an electrocution event. Lake County officials say on November 7th, 32-year-old Steven Michael Green had gotten a drone stuck in a tree, and while trying to dislodge it, used an aluminum pole while standing on an alumninum ladder, according to mendofever.com. That’s when Green accidentally touched a … Read more
Supporters of a new requirement for high school graduation have the green light to start collecting signatures on petitions. The Attorney General gave the legal title and summary needed for the initative petitions, which say the proposal would add one semester of personal finance course to high school graduation requirements. The requirement would start with … Read more
It took a Mendocino Superior Court jury less than an hour to return a guilty verdict in the case of a man accused of desecrating the grave of a former friend’s mother. According to a press release, Raymond Chase Gribaldo of Willits was found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously vandalizing a headstone in the Little … Read more