A man from Ukiah has been arrested for allegedly stealing lottery tickets and other items from a local business. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office received a report of burglary and reviewed the security footage which showed a man entering the building and taking several items, including lottery tickets, cigarettes, and beer. The deputies identified the … Read more
The latest report on real estate in the area shows continued slowing in sales and lower sale prices. TheLakeCountyNews reports the Lake County Association of Realtors said a total of 51 homes were sold through the multiple listing service, or MLS, in February, compared to 55 in January and 86 in February 2022.
The California State Ag Secretary announced yesterday that the US Department of Agricultures Forest Service is investing almost $78 million in wildfire protection projects across the state, including almost $9 million going to the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center’s Lake County Wildfire Risk Reduction Project Phase 1. The LakeCountyNews reports the project will reduce fuels … Read more
The Rural Communities Housing Development Corp., or RCHDC will hold a community meeting about new affordable housing tomorrow at 5 pm at the Nice Event Center. The project, slated to start building this Spring, will provide Behavioral Health clients and low income families in the area.
Mendocino County has been recoginized as one of the country’s “worst in government transparency” by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The recognition puts the county Board of Supervisors among the ranks of the FBI, NSA and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The ranking comes after county officials passed ordinance #4507, which introduced fees to access public … Read more
One upside to the extensive rainy season this year is the spawning season of the endangered Clear Lake Hitch appears to be running with thousands of the threatened species seen to be swimming in local creeks in Kelseyville and Lakeport areas. Water levels in local creeks and streams have been cause for concern regarding the … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is seeking information about a missing woman. Ashley Marie Howell, 30, is described as a white female adult, with purple shoulder-length hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet 6 inches tall and 150 pounds. Police said Howell was last seen in Clearlake. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Clearlake Police … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow and will hear presentations from department heads on the 2022-23 fiscal year’s accomplishments and the 2023-24 fiscal year goals. As always, the public is invited to the meeting either in person or remotely.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow to hear a presentation on indigent defense services in the county and to hold a discussion with the Lake County Water Resources staff regarding its ability to create a fisheries program to address the endangered Clear Lake Hitch, which last month was declared in a state of … Read more
A mudslide has closed a stretch of Highway 29 that passes from southern Lake County into Northern Napa County between just south of Middletown on Bradford Road in Lake County to just north of Woodleaf at Tubbs Lane in Napa County. The slide is being cleared, no estimate on when that will be cleared has … Read more