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
Tomorrow, Caltrans, Mendocino County, the City of Ukiah, and Castle Tire will hold a free unused tire collection from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Airport Blvd. just past Costco off Talmage Rd, Ukiah. There are a few rules, Identification will be required for proof of residency. Residents may bring up to nine passenger car … Read more
Fort Bragg Mayor Bernie Norvell has announced he’ll run for the 4th district seat on Mendocino County’s Board of Supervisors. Norvell said in a statement that the county currently faces many difficult issues: a budget shortfall, increasing costs of the jail expansion, cannabis production and programs, as well as housing needs and water resilience. He … Read more
A civil suit by a Mendocino County woman has been filed in U.S. District Court in Ukiah against fomer Ukiah Police Chief Noble Waidelich. The suit seeks unspecified general damages, medical and related expenses, punitive damages, and attorney fees.
A misunderstanding by a county official may be responsible for a multi-million dollar reporting error by the Mendocino Cannabis Department. MendocinoCountyPublicBroadcasting reports that during the mid-year review of the county budget, the board became aware of the error in a $17.5 million dollar grant. Cannabis Program Director Kristin Nevedal made the $3.2 million dollar error … Read more
A man who’s been a fugitive for three years is now in custody at the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office jail. Jaime Soto Hernandez entered a restaurant in Santa Barbara in 2020, aimed an AK-47-type weapon at a woman, and pulled the trigger. The gun jammed and Hernandez fled the scene. Santa Barbara police contacted the … Read more