The 28th Annual Kelseyville Pear Festival is this Saturday, with a return to the in-person event after being canceled in 2020 and 21. There promises to be a big parade and a large group of vendors offering their wares. There will be three stages with musical entertainment. Kids Town and Horse Fair will be back … Read more
Dozens of local volunteers joined participants from around the state in the 38th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, the state’s largest volunteer event. Volunteers on the 17th gathered hundreds of tons of trash from beaches, shorelines, and inland waterways, in almost all of the state’s 58 counties, with more than 600 in personal cleanup sites … Read more
The Clearlake City Council and Police department welcomed two new officers and a dispatcher last week. Swearing-in ceremonies were held during the council’s September 15th meeting. Lt. Martin Snyder introduced Amanda Waller, the new dispatcher, and officers Jesus Meza and Hector Sepulveda, and then they were sworn in with family members present to witness. Waller … Read more
Unemployment in Lake County was up slightly in August, following the trend state and nationwide. According to the Lake County News, The Employment Development Department said Lake County’s unemployment rate in August was 4.4%, up from 4.3% in July and 7.2% in August 2021. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the national unemployment rate in … Read more
Rain-slick roads are thought to be part of the cause of an accident in which a vehicle slid off State Route 20 and down a 100 ‘ embankment on Sunday. Mendofever reports the unidentified Fort Bragg woman who was driving sustained serious injuries and her two juvenile passengers were also injured. The vehicle was driving … Read more
Mendocino County’s reported rainfall over the weekend and into the early part of the week was a dramatic change from the dry weather that’s been pervasive all summer. Inland areas saw significant precipitation with areas in Southern Mendocino county seeing well over 3.5 inches. Totals along the coastline were lower but still measured upward of … Read more
A temporary member of the Lakeport City Council was appointed on Monday night, during the council’s regular meeting. The LakeCountyNews reports the council appointed George Spurr to fill the seat formerly held by Mireya Turner, who resigned in August. Spurr previously sat on the council for one term in 2020. The council voted unanimously to … Read more
The newly updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots are now available to anyone over the age of 12. Mendocino County Public Health officials reported this week that according to the Federal Drug Administration website, the updated boosters are called “bivalent” because they “include components of the original virus strain and the Omicron variant. County Health recommends … Read more
A candidate forum will be held in Ukiah on Monday, presenting candidates for the Ukiah City Council. Also at the forum will be a representative from the Measure O campaign and one from the Measure P campaign. The forum will be held in the Ukiah City Council Chambers starting at 6 pm and is co-sponsored … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors will hold two days of hearings on the budget tomorrow and Thursday. Meetings will begin at 9 am tomorrow. According to the LakeCountyNews, The board will consider a budget with appropriations for all funds totaling $351,946,439, an increase of $32,560,324 from the previous fiscal year, according to a memo … Read more