Work on the Ukiah Upper City View Trail continues this weekend. Two work parties were held last weekend in Low Gap Park, with about a dozen volunteers present. Neil Davis of the Ukiah Valley Trail Group said progress is being made and the work will be done soon. He urges hikers to stay off the … Read more
Mendocino County Public Health has implemented a new Covid-19 data dashboard. The new dashboard will include more details about certain types of data, such as vaccinations and fatalities, as well as changes like using California’s statewide data for hospitalizations and deaths. Dr. Andy Coren reports as of March 31, only one Mendocino County resident was … Read more
Two of the three people involved in the crash on Hwy 20 that interrupted the afternoon commute yesterday near Blue Lake have been identified. Jennifer Peters of Ukah and her passenger, Ronald Hoel Jr. of Redwood Valley, were driving westbound when they crossed the center lines and collided head-on with an as of yet unidentified … Read more
The city of Lakeport’s transportation district has been included in funding to help plan sustainable transportation projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the state highway system, enhance access to safe walkways and bike paths, and increase natural disaster preparedness. Caltrans announced earlier in the week that some $34.7 million in state and federal grants … Read more
The owners of properties participating in the statewide Consolidated Debris Removal Program after last year’s Cache Fire have finished the debris removal process and have been returned to the city to begin reconstruction permitting. The owners of 79 or 84 parcels participated fully in the program and five others took part in the hazardous tree … Read more
One person is dead after a head-on collision yesterday afternoon on Highway 20 near Blue Lakes. The CHP confirmed the wreck and had to shut down the highway in both directions for almost three hours. When they arrived on scene, officers found the road blocked by a pickup truck and a sedan. Medics confirmed one … Read more
The once Chief of Police for the city of Lakeport has died. Kevin Burke worked for the city of Lakeport for almost five years and spent about half that time serving as interim city manager as well as Chief of Police. Burke had announced earlier this year that he was planning to run for the … Read more
The Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has given the go-ahead to a plan to offer a $20,000 hiring bonus for deputies recruited from outside the department. According to Sheriff Matt Kendall, “lateral transfers” have a higher success rate than hiring right out of the academy and cost less than putting someone through the academy. The … Read more
A Ukiah woman killed in a crash on Highway 20 in Mendocino County has been identified. Cleotilde Rodriguez Delgado was identified by the county coroner. Delgado was the only passenger in a Mini Cooper that spun out on the rain-slick roadway and collided with two other vehicles. The man driving the other vehicle had serious … Read more
At their regular meeting earlier in the week, the Lake County Board of Supervisors decided to form a drought group to help the county come up with a water shortage contingency plan. According to the Lake County News, with increasing heat and a shortage of rain in the past years and to be in accordance … Read more