Mendocino County has proclaimed a local emergency due to the winter storms. Power outages, ground saturation and unstable hillshides all contribute to the county’s decision to declare the emergency. Exercise extreme caution if you must travel. Real time updates on the state of emergency are available on the Mendocino County Facebook page and on Twitter.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the weekend for the Mendocino Coast. Scattered hail and sleet showers, resulting in possible accumulations on roads. Wet snow expected above 500 feet. Total snow accumulations of up to 3 inches is possible. Rain mixed with snow is a possibility Saturday night through Monday for interior Mendocino … Read more
The Great Redwood Trail Agency has filed an application for development with the Federal Surface Transportation Board. The application will allow the GRTA to begin railbanking the second segment of the line from Willits to Cloverdale.
At their meeting on Tuesday, the Lake County Board of Supervisors discussed the results of the recent storms, considered an increase in cannabis equity grants and discussed the recruitment process for filling the position of Director of Behavioral Health in light of the resignation of Todd Metcalf.
Thousands of PG&E customers remain without power due to the stormy weather, many have been without since the first round of storms last week brought high winds to the area. Reports of power coming back on in parts of downtown Willits and Brooktrails and power remains out for around 1200 customers throughout Mendocino County. Lake … Read more
Although the area is getting a bit of a break from the weather, the NWS has issued a winter storm watch for the interior of Mendocino County as well as Lake County beginning late tomorrow night through the weekend. Heavy snow above 1000 feet is possible with a total accumulation of nearly 10 inches possible … Read more
The Clearlake City Council will swear in new Police Chief Tim Hobbs and Lt. Ryan Peterson at 5 pm tomorrow before it’s regular meeting at 6. Council members will then consider appointments for two seats on the Planning Commission.
A man and woman are in custody charged with the transportation and sale of illegal drugs after a search warrant served on a storage unit in Kelseyville yielded fentanyl and methamphetamine. James Blocca Jr. of Healdsburg was arrested early in February in possession of over 98 grams of fentanyl and over 21 grams of meth, … Read more
Lake County Public Schools are open today. Middletown Unified Schools are also back, although the district will be running modified snow and ice routes for students in Cobb, as snow continued to fall through yesterday afternoon. The warming centers at the Lower Lake Town Hall and the Middletown Senior Center have closed. Sunrise Services Foundation’s … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors yesterday approved a declaration of a local emergency due to the unusually cold weather and heavy low-elevation snow. The LakeCountyNews reports at one point PG&G said over 33,000 customers in Lake County were without power. The Utility is working to restore scattered outages across the county. Sheriff Rob Howe … Read more