The Mendocino Railway has issued a press release, asking the city of Fort Bragg to end what the railway calls a baseless lawsuit to take control of the railway from the California Public Utilities Commission and the U.S. Department of Transportation and give it to the city of Fort Bragg. This past Thursday, Judge Clayton … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors at their meeting on Tuesday heard a presentation on behalf of North Coast Opportunities naming Kelseyville as the Cal Fire and Cal OES candidate for their demonstration community, which if selected, could provide over $20 million in funding to assist up to 25 homes this year to better prepare … Read more
The Clearlake City Council meets tomorrow at 6 and will discuss approving contracts, a land sale, and a committee reorganization. The council will consider awarding the contract for the Austin Park splash pad and the Second and Modoc roadway improvement projects. They’ll also discuss the sale of a vacant piece of land at 13981 Morgan … Read more
A Santa Rosa man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. Neville Nish Nichol was traveling along Highway 28 near Middletown, when he crossed the double yellow lines into the opposite lane, went off the road, and was thrown from his motorcycle when it hit boulders on the embankment. The accident is under investigation.
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at 6 to discuss a bond proposal that would fund making improvements in the city’s water infrastructure and will also consider a memorandum of understanding between the Lakeport Police Department and the Lakeport Unified School District for a school resource officer for fiscal years 2022-23 and 2023-24. The … Read more
California’s Wildfire Preparedness Week is all this week and Cal fire and partner agencies have been in the community raising awareness on what one can do to help protect themselves. Cal Fire recommends using the “Ready for Wildfire” web-based app that includes local alerts and other preparedness tools. Download the app at plan.readyforwildfire.org.
The Lake county board of supervisors meets at nine this morning to discuss the process of filling the supervisorial seat in District Four and the next steps in recruiting a new county administrative officer. Supervisor Tina Scott announced her plans to resign effective July 31st, to take a position with the Lakeport Unified School District. … Read more
On the 15th, the city of Ukiah and the Ukiah Valley Trail Group will host a Trail Reveal and grand opening for the new Upper City View Trail being built on city property at Low Gap Park. California Conservation Corp and volunteers continue work in order to have the trail ready for the grand opening. … Read more
After a two-year hiatus, Ukiah’s Concert in the Park will be back this year to celebrate its 30th anniversary. The pandemic made holding the annual concert impossible, with all the concerts being canceled in 2020 and only 4 of the 6 shows being held last year. Organizers have re-imagined the stage and concert grounds this … Read more
Lakeport police are investigating the origins of an explosive device found outside a grocery store last Tuesday evening. Police responded and an officer determined that the device was a cardboard tube and contained powder, shrapnel, and a fuse. It was determined that the device would not explode on its own. How it got into the … Read more