The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets this morning and will receive an update from the Community Development Director, and in an untimed discussion, Supervisor Bruno Sabatier will ask for the board to reconsider an urgency ordinance that remains in effect requiring everyone, regardless of their COVID-19 vaccination status, to wear face coverings in county … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets this evening at 6 and will discuss the preparation of an application for Community Development Block Grant Funding and adopting an ordinance and amending the municipal code to accommodate the new Lakefront Park, which will include a skate park. The code will prohibit use of the skate park without proper … Read more
Temperatures in the area over the last few days have some for the books. Daily high temps over 80 degrees set new records last week in Ukiah and tied a previous record. The Voice reports that record was set in back in World War 2, but the NWS says cooler air coming in will bring … Read more
Millions of honeybees and their hives have disappeared from an apiary in Hopland. According to Sonoma-based Tauzer Apiaries, which owns the bees, thieves have stolen 384 colonies. More than 800 hives across the state have been stolen this year, and the Mendocino colonies were found in Yolo County thanks to an anonymous tip. The theft … Read more
AM2 The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority will present to the City Council at their next meeting on Wednesday, a plan to rent two surveillance cameras as a way of helping to prevent arson in the area. The number of arson-related events in the area has been on the rise in the last few years and … Read more
A group calling itself the Mendocino Patriots staged a gathering outside the home of the Public Health Officer, Dr. Andrew Coren over the weekend. Dr. Coren, the Ukiah Police Department, and Mendocino County Sheriff’s office were all aware that the protest against masking mandates would take place. The protest began with about 15 people that … Read more
A resident of Redwood Valley has seen repeated visits by a mountain lion. Sarah Harris reported the cat to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Tom Batter, a biologist with the Mendocino division of the department said he wasn’t aware of the report but says that the species is protected, and that residents should exercise … Read more
A resident of Redwood Valley has seen repeated visits by a mountain lion. Sarah Harris reported the cat to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Tom Batter, a biologist with the Mendocino division of the department said he wasn’t aware of the report but says that the species is protected, and that residents should exercise … Read more
Although the end of March will see the expiration of the mask mandate in the state, Mendocino County Pulic Health officials announced yesterday that the local masking order will remain in effect. Dr. Andy Coren says that although cases are slowing, hospitalization rates are still higher than they were during the Delta surge and standard … Read more
Local Lake County authorities spoke to a town hall gathering in Middletown last night about crime in the south county and the challenges law enforcement faces in keeping the peace. The meeting , held via Zoom saw Sheriff Brian Martin, District Attorney Susan Krones and Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff speaking to concerned citizens … Read more