The Middletown Area Town Hall, or MATH, meets Thursday at 8 pm. On the agenda, a state highway update from Caltrans and a county roads update from new Lake County Public Works Director Glen March. The group will also discuss the Guenoc Valley Project, a letter regarding Rabbit Hill, and whether to continue offering meetings … Read more
Clearlake Oaks in Lake County is one of twenty-two communities in the state to be the first to earn the new Clean California designation. The program is a multi-year, 1.2 billion dollar initiative to clean up, reclaim, transform and beautify public spaces. The program criteria include a commitment from top local officials, a litter abatement … Read more
A pipe bomb discovered in the mailbox of a home south of Ukiah was sucessfully removed and rendered inert by the Mendocino County Bomb Squad late last week. The resident of the property had been away for several weeks, and was unsure of who might have placed it. The device is being inspected and investigation … Read more
The former payroll manager for Mendocino County, Paula June Kennedy, has requested mental health diversion from prosecution of the charge of misappropriation of public funds along with suspended Auditor Chamise Cubbison. According to MendoFever, a report by a forensic psychologist, shows Kennedy to be suffering from anxiety, and depression after being suspended and publicly labeled … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow evening at 6 and will honor outgoing police chief Brad Rasmussen, who will join the board of supervisors in January and swear in his successor, Dale Stoebe. The council will hold public hearings on a new lot line adjustment ordinance and on the adoption of the utility bill delinquency … Read more
When the Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning at 9, the board will honor Lakeport’s retiring police chief and welcome him as one of the board’s newest members. The County Watershed Protection District board will hear a presentation on the Clear Lake Integrated Science Symposium, scheduled for the 15th and 16th. The board … Read more
The Clearlake Police has announced that missing teen Ayden Gino Dittemore age 15, has been located.
The organizers of the canceled Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Boonville have announced that those who purchased tickets to the event will not receive refunds. The event promised a line-up of over 30 bands and artists, including some Grammy winners. The cancellation was announced just five days before the event.
The man who was arrested and charged with the arson that started the Hopkins Fire was found guilty in Marin County Superior Court on Thursday. Devin Lamar Johnson, age 23, of Calpella, was convicted of arson of an inhabited dwelling, a felony. The jury also found the defendant was responsible for the burning of multiple … Read more
A Lake County Code Enforcement officer has been arrested and charged with felony charges of extortion, soliciting/accepting a bribe and grand theft, and misdemeanor possession of marijuana for sale. Antonio Chavez Anguiano, 36 was arrested midweek at his home where deputies found approximately $19,000 in cash and 35 pounds of processed marijuana. He’s being held … Read more