The Lake County Sheriff’s Office on Friday arrested a man for possession of almost 3 and a half pounds of methamphetamine, 24 grams of heroin, and almost 5 ounces of fentanyl, estimated to be well over 69,000 doses, as well as a large amount of packaged marijuana and multiple firearms, including a fully automatic “ghost … Read more
Lakeport’s fire chief has announced he’ll retire. After just over a year on the job, Chief Jeffrey Thomas submitted his resignation, effective this past Monday, to the Lakeport Fire Protection District Board following its meeting last week. Thomas said his decision is based on personal reasons and has no immediate plans. At a special meeting … Read more
A man already convicted of murder who is wanted in Washington State was arrested on kidnapping and assault charges in Mendocino County. Jack Waldrop was convicted of killing his then girlfriend and served 21 years in an Oregon prison for manslaughter. Earlier in March, Waldrop assaulted and kidnapped his girlfriend, but she escaped and was … Read more
Saturday, around a hundred residents rallied outside of Ukiah’s Mendocino County Courthouse to voice their concerns at the possibility of the Supreme Court overturning the Roe v Wade decision, which placed a woman’s right to abortion into federal law. The rally was part of the nationwide “Bans Off Our Bodies” Rallies held all over the … Read more
The Lakeport City Council meets tomorrow at 6 pm and will hear a state of the city report and provide staff direction on the next steps. The council will also discuss completed goals and accomplishments and how those mesh with newly established priorities. The council will also discuss outdoor dining being allowed under current COVID-19 … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 9 am and on the agenda will be how to fill an upcoming vacancy on the board due to the resignation of Tina Scott at the end of July, and will consider a resolution setting an election to fill that District 4 supervisor position as part … Read more
The Blue Zones Project Community Kickoff and Hope4Health Festival/Hope in the Park Concert take place tomorrow starting at 10 am and running until 5 at Austin Park in Clearlake, sponsored by Adventist Health Clearlake and features food, information booths, and free health services. The Blue Zones projects evaluate existing community programs that improve health and … Read more
At the end of April, the Mendocino County Superior Court rejected the Mendocino Railway’s request to dismiss Fort Bragg’s lawsuit against them and the railway then announced it would then suspend most of its redevelopment efforts in that area. In a press release from earlier this month, the railway is now appealing that ruling and … Read more
Russian River water users can expect restrictions on use as early as next month, as the continued drought forces regulators to change their approach to water supply safety, however, those restrictions may not be as stringent as last year. Water rights holders will be required to track their status using the online Russian River Watershed … Read more
It’s been determined that an unnamed Comcast contractor was responsible for two incidents of drilling through fiber optic cable in the Mendocino county area, which caused telephone and internet outages in the county. After the first incident was reported and fixed, residents were still experiencing outages and that’s when the second incident was discovered. Crews … Read more