Mendocino County Pet Owners Now Can Use Telehealth for Pets
There’s a new telehealth service available to Mendocino County pet owners. For more information go to eastbayspca.org.
Mendocino County Gets FEMA Grant for Wildfire Preparation
FEMA has awarded more than $2 million dollars toward Mendocino County’s efforts to prepare for wildfires. County officials report the $2.4 million dollar Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant from FEMA and matching funds from a Prepare CA match grant will be used to focus on planning, including LiDar mapping, community outreach and securing enviromental … Read more
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Gathering Input on Area Health Needs
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley is asking residents to complete a short survey on the area’s most important health needs. The survey is open through the 23rd. For more information on how Adventist Health uses the information gathered by the survey go adventisthealth.org/communitybenefit. To take the survey go to research.net/r/mendocinosurvey24.
Lake County Registrar of Votes Extends Nomination for A Number of Boards
The Lake County Registrar of Voters has said the nomination period for all qualified persons other than the incumbents. Several seats on school, fire and special district boards are open, the deadline has been extended to this Wednesday, the 14th. The extension is due to incumbents not filing for reelection by this past Friday’s deadline. … Read more
City of Lakeport Extends Nomination Period for City Council
The city of Lakeport has extended the nomination period for the upcoming City Council election in November. Non-filing by one of the incumbents has made the extension necessary. Kim Costa was the incumbent for the two-year term, but she chose to run for a four-year term this time and Brandon Disney was the incumbent for … Read more
Local Hospital Receives Highest Rating
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley has achieved a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the highest rating possible using data that evaluates outcomes, patient experience, and process. Only a small number out of 5000 U.S. hospitals evaluated receive the five-star rating, with only 47 in California. Compared to last year, 102 fewer … Read more
Mendo Parks Has New Executive Director
MendoParks, formerly the Mendocino Area Parks Association has a new Executive Director. Sid Garza Hillman has served as race director of the Mendocino Coast 50K Trail Ultramarathon and as event coordinator for Winesong. Since funding cuts for educational programming in 1984, MendoParks was formed by local park rangers and has raised money for ten … Read more
Missing Kelseyville Woman Found
A missing Kelseyville woman has been found after driving off the edge of State Route 175 on Tuesday evening. The search by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, assisted by the California Highway Patrol and a CHP helicopter for Julie Gruenke, was ongoing after her husband reported her missing. Gruenke had spoken with her spouse, saying … Read more
Lakeport Fire Protection District Board to Hold Special Meeting
The Lakeport Fire Protection District Board of Directors is holding a special meeting this morning to review, discuss, and possibly approve an increase in the Measure M parcel tax. Earlier in the month the board voted via motion to increase the parcel tax rate from $6.14 per benefit unit to $6.93 per benefit. The board … Read more
Quake Felt in Bakersfield Triggers Early Warning System
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Bakersfield on Tuesday night around 9. The quake sent shockwaves across Southern California. The quake triggered a warning about 10 seconds before the quake. The warning is one of the first to be triggered by the states early warning system, according to Caltech’s Seismology lab. The National Weather … Read more