The suspect in the murder of a 20-year-old Round Valley man has been captured. Mendofever reports after nearly a month of avoiding capture, Lee Anthony Joaquin was arrested after being stopped for speeding yesterday between Ukiah and Hopland. Nickolas Shehli Whipple was found badly beaten and shot to death earlier in the month. Joaquin was … Read more
CalFire will begin requiring burn permits on May 1st for those wanting to conduct a residential or other controlled burn during warmer weather. Mendocino County will require a permit for all residential burning starting on the 1st. Property owners can go to burnpemits.fire.ca.gov and submit an application. Anyone burning in a state responsibility area must … Read more
Two solar power projects have signed agreements to be installed in Mendocino County. According to Mendofever, Renewable Properties, a developer of small scale utility and solar projects and Sonoma Clean Power have signed agreements. There will be an energy storage facility in Ukiah, which involves a high capacity battery used to capture solar energy when … Read more
This Saturday, the South Lake County Fire Protection District will host a free open house from 10am to 3pm at Station 60 in Middletown. The open house is the 9th annual for the fire district. The open house is a family event, with fun for the kids and fire safety education. There will be food … Read more
A prescribed cultural burn is scheduled for tomorrow in the 13000 block of Nokomis Road in Hopland tomorrow. The burn is part of a return to care for the land by Hopland Band of Pomo Indians and is sanctioned by the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance A), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protectio), and the Mendocino … Read more
The Clearlake City Council at their meeting this past Thursday discussed and allocated $500,000 in funding for the 18th Avenue Project, which will connect Old Highway 53 through the old airport site. There were some scheduling issues which necessitated making the allocation so that the funds would be available when needed. As part of that … Read more
The Clearlake Planning Commission meets tomorrow evening at 6 and will consider and hold a public hearing on the city’s proposed Burns Valley Sports Complex. TheLakeCountyNews says the city is continuing to move forward with the procest after receiving $3 million in funding from the State Parks Rural Recreation and Tourism Program to create the … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9 and will consider a resolution that would approve agreements to purchase the right of way for the South Main Street-Soda Bay Road Improvement Project, which would include utility undergrounding in the area. The board will also consider extending the agreement with Sunrise Special Services … Read more
The number of homes selling in the area and the average median price of those homes rose in March. TheLakeCountyNews reports the Lake County Association of Realtors estimates a total of 80 homes were sold in March, compared to 51 in February. Home sales surged in Janary and although March numbers are better, they still … Read more
Ukiah city officials are expecting a $1 million dollar revenue shortfall from sales tax charged on cannabis due to reduced sales. Mendofever reports Ukiah’s Deputy City Manager Sahnnon Riley says this year’s budget will be more needs than wants. The city’s overall sales tax revenue dipped by 9.5% in the 4th quarter of last year … Read more