Representative Mike Thompson has announced he has secured $1 million in funding for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office’s Administration and Operations Center Project. Funding will go towards the renovation of the Lakeport Armory to house the county’s emergency operations center and sheriff’s administration building. Thompson has secured a total of $4,850,000 in funding for three … Read more
A heat advisory is in effect through late tomorrow night for the interior of Northern and Southeastern Mendocino County as well as Northern Lake County. Temperatures of up to 106 degrees can be expected.
The Lake County Vector Control District encourages residents to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses. Three mosquito samples collected in the county, tested positive for West Nile Virus earlier this month. For more information, go to westnile.ca.gov.
On Sunday, firefighters managed to slow the growth of the Ridge Fire, which has burned more than 2,300 acres since it started Saturday. The fire, on the border of Lake and Colusa counties, is at 15% containment. CalFire reports at least 50 structures remain threatened. Evacuation orders are still in effect for several zones, with … Read more
The Lake County Water Resources and Environmental Health departments, along with Big Valley Rancheria, have issued guidance to community members who draw their drinking water from Clear Lake in light of high cyanotoxin levels in the lake. with individual water systems around Sulphur Bank Mine and the shores of Clear Lake’s Lower and Oaks Arms … Read more
A heat advisory is in effect through late tomorrow night for the interior of Northern and Southeastern Mendocino County as well as Northern Lake County. Temperatures of up to 106 degrees can be expected over the next couple of days, with little relief from nighttime lows. Stay hydrated and out of the sun as much … Read more
Former Ukiah Police Sergeant Kevin Murray has been ordered to pay $1 million to the woman he raped twice by the Mendocino Superior Court. Corinne Johnson filed suit in December of 2022 after Murray had been let go from the force. The filing named both Murray and the Ukiah Police Department as defendants, however the … Read more
The submission of thousands of county emails has added another twist to the case against suspended Auditor Chamise Cubbison and county employee Paula June Kennedy. Superior Court Judge Ann Moorman at a hearing Thursday admonished both attorneys to provide written, detailed accounts regarding the case. She also refused to cancel the preliminary hearing scheduled for … Read more
At its meeting on Thursday evening, the Clearlake City Council approved a new contract with the Konocti Unified School District for a school resource officer for the 2024-25 school year. The district will pay just under $161,000 for the year.
A Mendocino County Supervisor has asked the state Fair Political Practices Commission to weigh in regarding a second home he purchased on the coast, outside of his supervisorial district. Glenn McGourty on the loan application for the home said it would be his primary residence, which would be in violation, as he represents inland Mendocino’s … Read more