A late application to take over the 175 miles of rail line stretching from Willits to Eureka, has been denied by federal regulators. The North Coast Railroad Company may have submitted a fraudulent bank statement when it filed its request earlier this month. The feds state that the company did not provide sufficient information as … Read more
A domestic abuse lawsuit against the Ukiah Police Chief and Mendocino county will now move into the trial phase. The suit brought by former deputy probation officer Amanda Carley against Chief Noble Waidelich and the county refers to years of alleged domestic abuse and retaliatory actions. The complaint lists 13 charges against Waidelich and the … Read more
The decision as to whether or not the city of Lakeport will be able to annex South Lakeport will be put to a vote on November 8th by less than 20 property owners in the annexation area. The Lakeport City Council at its last meeting approved a resolution calling for a special municipal election on … Read more
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