The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has perhaps cleared the way for some growers to finally become licensed after finalizing an amendment in the tree removal provision of the county’s cannabis ordinance. The board last week voted to define “developing a cannabis cultivation site” as “alteration, grading, removal, or other development of land to create, … Read more
Lake County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in January, holding to a seasonal trend across the rest of the state. TheLakeCountyNews reports The California Employment Development Department’s latest jobless report showed that Lake County’s unemployment rate in January was 6.7%, up from 5.4% in December and 6.6% in January 2022.
After a series of calls regarding an active shooter at Fort Bragg High School, as well as Ukiah , Willits and Anderson Valley High, the FBI is collecting information regarding the incidents. The caller intially contacted the Fort Bragg Police department’s non emergency line with a report of multiple students injured. A number of local … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office has put a “be on the lookout” bulletin for a man wanted in connection with the shooting death last week of Nicholas Shehli Whipple of Redwood Valley. Lee Anthony Joaquin is 5’5”, 180 lbs, with shoulder length hair, which is sometimes pulled back in a ponytail and possible beard and … Read more
There’s been a possible sighting of missing Willits person. Riley Hsieh has been missing since the 27 of last month. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office reported on Friday that a resident in the area thought they had seen him but then couldn’t locate them. Hsieh was last seen on home security cameras as they left … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 5:30 pm and with a reception for council members and city committees and commissions. The council will hear a presentation on the 2022 Business Walks, and will hold a public hearing regarding the 40 unit Martin Street Phase 3 affordable housing project. The Public Works Director will ask … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9 am to consider a contract this week with an architectural firm for the project to create a new sheriff’s office headquarters facility out of the county’s former National Guard armory.
Rather than asking recipients to individually apply for replacement of lost food during last month’s storms, the state will now automatically issue replacements of CalFresh/EBT benefits to residents in 120 different zip codes, including those in living in Lake and Mendocino Counties. The program will replace 50% of regular benefits for households for the month … Read more
The Mendocino County Sheriff’s office is asking for the public’s help in the search for a missing person from Willits. The search for Riley Hsieh has been ongoing since they were reported missing on Monday in the Brooktrails subdivision. Search teams from several agencies and counties have been involved in the search to no avail. … Read more
The person found dead in Covelo after an apparent physical assault has been identified. Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to an address on Tabor Lane on Wednesday to find 20-year-old Nicholas Shehli Whipple of Redwood Valley suffering from a possible gunshot wound. Whipple was given aid and was pronounced dead at the scene. An … Read more