Earlier in the week, the Lake County Board of Supervisors passed an adjusted midyear budget. Board Chair EJ Crandell announced the amended budget, with adjustments in revenue, reserves, carryovers and fund balances from last summer when the budget was originally approved. The vote on the budget was unanimous. The topic of supervisors salaries was briefly … Read more
Congressman Mike Thompson is holding a virtual town hall this evening on the Congressional response to actions by the current administration. The town hall will be on Zoom and live-streamed on Congressman Thompson’s Facebook page.
A Redwood Valley man accused of making criminal threats late last October has been convicted. Shelson Louis Cabada, 26, of Redwood Valley, was found guilty of making criminal threats. Cabada and his case were referred to the Mendocino County Adult Probation Department for a background study and sentencing recommendation. He remains in custody unless and … Read more
A crash on SB Highway 101 just south of Hopland late Tuesday afternoon resulted in one fatality. The crash happened near the Green Street Bridge around 12:45. A Ford Mustang sustained major damage and the driver required extrication from the vehicle. Identification of the victim is pending notification of next of kin. Investigation into the … Read more
During testimony in the Chamise Cubbison case, Judge Ann Moorman asked the key investigator in the case if county taxpayers were out a single dime paying for the extra work that all parties agree that Paula June Kennedy did over the three-year period of the pandemic. Sheriff’s Lt. Andrew Porter was startled by the forceful … Read more
The Mendocino City Community Services District has announced the city has received a $14.96 million grant to upgrade and expand the city’s recycled water system. The grant from the State Water Resources Control Board will fund necessary improvements at the wastewater treatment plant and installation of a 250,000-gallon recycled water storage tank, 15 fire hydrants … Read more
The Lake County Air Quality Management District reports that it has reopened the district office and will serve customers Monday through Thursday from 9am to noon to drop off documents and some limited services . The office was closed to walk-in traffic last fall due to staffing shortages. Appointments are still advised, and residents in … Read more
The man thought to be responsible for killing a man in Lakeport’s Library Park late last week has made his first appearance in court. Joshua Jacob Tovar, 33, of Lakeport was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon in Lake County Superior Court for the murder of 32-year-old Vicente Zeta-Colacion, also of Lakeport. Tovar was charged with murder, … Read more
Heavy rainfall continues in the area, with minor flooding in some areas and rain expected to continue through at least Friday. Rock and mudslides can also be expected in some areas. Rainfall has been anywhere from 3 inches in Nice, almost 4.5 in Kelseyville to 7 inches in Middletown and the Lake Pillbury area. Law … Read more
Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol have announced that US-101 continues to be closed because of an active mudslide near mile post marker 85.50 that started on Monday. Authorities have set up a detour on SR-271, directing traffic from Cummings Road to Leggett. For more information, go to quickmap.dot.ca.gov.