The Lakeport Planning Commission meets this evening at 5:30 and will discuss several applications, including one for the construction of a chain link fence at 301 and 401 Industrial Avenue, program review, and categorical exemption for two signs for the new Tractor Supply and Marshalls in the former Kmart building, and the last is from … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office has two new officers on staff and they’re both from the area. Deputy Sierra Rogina is from the Ukiah area and Deputy Isaac Sanchez hails from the Anderson Valley community of Boonville and Philo. The two recently attended the Santa Rosa Junior College Basic Police Academy, officially graduating on May … Read more
At the reglar meeting of the Middletown Area Town Hall late last week, Lake County interim Sheriff Rob Howe presented updates to the group. TheRecordBee reports Howe said staffing is the biggest issute facing the agency. And the issue isn’t unique to the area, law enforcement is facing challenges finding, hiring and keeping qualified officers. … Read more
A gasoline and oil spill at the Clearlake boat ramp has caused the facility at Lakeside County Park near Kelseyville to be closed. The spill happened on Sunday morning and the boat owner immediately notified the ramp monitor who notified the Lake County Sheriff’s boat patrol. About 35 gallons of gasoline leaked into the lake. … Read more
The Willits man who killed and decapitated two men who worked for him has been sentenced in Mendocino County Superior Court late last week. Christopher Wayne Gamble was convicted in early May of Ulises Andrade Ayala and Anwar Ayala Rodriguez. In total, Gamble was sentenced to life without parole plus just over 66 years in … Read more
A report of an intoxicated man that was sighted on the bluffs near Portuguese Beach and then fell into the sea is being investigated. Mendofever reports State Parks Chief Ranger Loren Rex who oversees the Sonoma-Mendocino Coast District said a report by a visitor said they saw the man on the bluffs and then saw … Read more
The Ukiah City Council’s special budget meeting scheduled for this past Friday was canceled. The council had planned to discuss the latest fiscal budget and Five Year Capital Improvement Pan. No word on why the meeting was canceled or when it would be rescheduled.
Cal Trans has completed work on the Konocti Corridor Project. TheLakeCountyNews reports the completion of the $85 million project was celebrated this past Wednesday by Caltrans and local officials who gathered at state route 29 and Konocti Rock Company Road. Caltrans District 1 Director Matt Brady said the district’s continuing partnership with the Lake Area … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9 am. TheLakeCountyNews reports that on the agenda will be the presentation of American Rescue Plan Act funds to local Senior Centers for capital improvements and other updates. The supervisors will also declare Juneteenth as being on the 19 of this month and will honor … Read more
Ukiah will hold a special public meeting today at 3 to discuss the latest budget and the city’s Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. TheDailyJournal reports parks in the five-year plan will be addressed, including maintenance of existing parks and creation of new ones. Grant funding for some of those projects will also be discussed.