At the most recent meeting of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, supervisorial salary levels were discussed, but no move to change them was undertaken. A report by Human Resources Director Pam Samac put the board members’ current pay into perspective. If the board returned to the pre-pandemic methodology, supervisors would see increases of perhaps … Read more
Hazy, brownish smokey skies? There are no active fires in the area. The National Weather Service says they are the result of the convergence of smoke and dust from across the Pacific Ocean, from wildfires burning in Siberia and Russia as well as ongoing fires and dust storms occurring in Mongolia and China. There is … Read more
A Willits man is getting ready to head back to the Ukraine to deliver supplies and to help refugees find safety. David Caspino served in the Army as a medic and is now an EMT. In March, he went to Ukraine, taking $60k in donated medical supplies, body armor and vhf radios. After making his … Read more
The Gilroy Garlic Festival is no more. Founded in 1979, the festival has been one of the most famous in the country and has raised more than $12 million for school and local non-profits. Garlic Festival Association Past President Tom Cline and Vice President-Elect Cindy Fellows said “lingering uncertainties” from the pandemic and “prohibitive insurance … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health officials are advising people who visited a Willits pub recently that they may have been exposed to Covid-19. A press release says that anyone who were at the Shanachie Pub on S. Main Street on Friday the 15th are advised to get tested for the virus. The management of the pub … Read more
The Clearlake Planning Commission meets tomorrow at 6p to hold a public hearing to consider a conditional use permit and a corresponding environmental assessment and categorical exemption to develop and operate a gas station with a convenience store that would sell alcohol, house a fast-food restaurant, and a drive-through carwash in the Clearlake Shopping Center … Read more
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating a Ukiah Pharmacy manager after allegations she was selling and distributing fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Ranna Shamiya, director of pharmacy at Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Hospital, is one of three people involved in a scheme to make and sell fake vaccination cards and bogus COVID-19 cures. Shamiya is … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow morning and on the agenda consideration of supervisorial salaries in other counties before perhaps giving its members significant raises, and the board will discuss a proposal to remove the Human Resources Department from the control of the County Administrative Office. This year and last, the board gave … Read more
Power has been restored to over 1300 PG&E customers in Northern Mendocino and southern Humboldt counties after an outage early afternoon on Sunday. It is thought a fire associated with a power pole south of Garberville might have been the cause, though PG&E is still investigating. There are still a few customers in the area … Read more
The Strong Financial Network and Umpqua Bank Lakeport are hosting Shredfest on Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. Stay in your vehicle while on-site staff removes your items to be shredded for free.