The Lakeport City Council meets tonight at 6 pm to wrap up business for the year, which includes considering a police radio purchase, discussing the reinstatement of the building official position and electing its new leadership for next year. The police radios from L3Harris will cost just under $ $164,000. The purchase is part of … Read more
Cal Fire Mendocino will continue a prescribed burn that it started yesterday. The burn is in the Howard Forest south of Willits. Smoke and aircraft may be visible in the area. The burn is expected to finish up at about 3 pm.
The Annual Truckers Light Parade on State Street in Ukiah on Saturday was attended by several thousand folks ready to witness the competition to see who would be declared “Grand Master” of the event. If you missed the event or are craving more of the lights of the season, Ukiah is hosting the Let It … Read more
A rally against the Skunk Train drew about a dozen people on Saturday in front of the Fort Bragg town hall. Folks came out to sound off about the “land grab” being perpetuated by the Mendocino Railway. The Fort Bragg City Council is holding a special closed meeting this afternoon at 4 to discuss the … Read more
A grant program to expand the availability of behavioral health support at Lake County Schools has been established. The Mental Health Student Services Act grant program will provide and expand support services in schools and professional development of staff members on trauma informed strategies and social and emotional support. The Office of Education is in … Read more
The investigation into the cause of a fatal gyrocopter crash late last week is underway and being led by officials of the Federal Aviation Administration. William Jenson of Hidden Valley Lake, the pilot, was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined and is under investigation. Recovery of … Read more
Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa unit announced its transition out of peak fire season, effective Monday the 28th. Cooler temps and recent rains have lowered the wildfire threat, although this is the latest the fire season has taken place in the past decade. The 2020 fire season has been a very active year. The Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit of … Read more
In its final meeting of the year, the Clearlake City Council unanimously voted to keep Dirk Slooten as Mayor and Russell Perdock as Vice Mayor. The council also approved the Clearlake Promise Program that will devote $55,000 over the next two academic years to help local students pay for college and authorized city attorney Ryan … Read more
A Ukiah woman has been reported missing by her family after not hearing from her since this past Saturday. Kelly Erickson’s sister says she texted a friend that she was getting a ride to her parents house in Sebastapol and no one has seen or heard from her since. She was last seen in Ukiah … Read more
The pilot of a gyrocopter was killed yesterday in a crash yesterday near Lakeport. Witnesses reported the aircraft going down somewhere between the Konocti Vista Casino and South Main Street. Emergency personnel attempting to reach the crash site about a mile off shore were hampered by tules that were in some places 12 feet tall. … Read more