The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022-2023 budget. The coming year’s budget comes in at $337,455,551 for all funds, an increase of $18,069,436, over the fiscal year 2021-22 budget. The 2022-23 general fund totals $76,237,204, a decrease of $6,974,644, or 9.15%, from the … Read more
The California Groundwater Association is encouraging all private well owners to have their systems inspected and water levels tested as we head into the summer season. The current drought is impacting water well production and quality. For more information on maintaining water wells during drought, you can visit www.wellowner.org/drought.
The number of cases of COVID-19 in Lake County is now high enough to put the community at the “high” community level as outlined by the CDC. The rating means there is high and abundant local transmission of the virus, which could soon affect healthcare resources in the community. Moving into the CDC’s High Community … Read more
A man who saved the lives of two other people from a fire in a mobile home has been awarded the Lakeport Police and Fire Life Saving Medal. Larry Richardson saw a fire adjacent to his workplace near the Lake County Fairgrounds in the Fall of last year and at extreme risk to himself, entered … Read more
A man living on the streets in Ukiah has been sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for the attempted murder of another homeless man in March of 202o. David Charles Giusti was given the maximum sentence allowable for brutally beating the other man with a weapon. Giusti has a prior strike conviction for … Read more
A house fire in Willits midweek was thought to have been started by a candle being knocked over in the garage. By the time Ukiah Valley Fire Service arrived on the scene, the fire had spread to the attic of the homie in the 400 block of Mendocino Drive. The home sustained heavy smoke and … Read more
Saturday, Charlie Jolin and his service to the community of Lakeport will be celebrated at the Westside Community Park at 10 am. Jolin helped establish Library Park, the Westside Community Park, as well as serving on numerous city committees and commissions. The City Council has named the street into the Westside Park ‘Charlie Jolin Way’ … Read more
On a recent episode of the game show “Jeopardy”, the town of Leggett was mentioned as part of a clue in the category “On the Coast”. The clue read “PCH for short, this road has its northern terminus near Leggett, California.” Ryan Long, who had won the previous sixteen episodes, quickly rang the buzzer and … Read more
Tuesday morning, officers were dispatched to the Noyo Bridge in Fort Bragg on the report of a man ready to jump. Officers made contact with the man and while waiting for a Crisis Worker to arrive, tried to convince him to climb to safety. Unfortunately, the man jumped. Medical personnel were notified. The man was … Read more
The search for an armed suspect on Monday evening triggered a shelter in place alert for those living in Comptche. Shortly after 11 pm, Monday evening deputies were sent out and they identified Michael McSorley as being connected to both a suspicious fire and an assault on another man. Deputies searched for McSorley throughout the … Read more