One of Lake County’s own has received a national award. Erica Boomer, who teaches agriculture and is the FFA advisor at Upper Lake High School was recently given one of five 2021 Cariston Family Foundation Outstanding Teachers of America Awards. Boomer has been teaching for 16 years and previously was named California Teacher of the … Read more
PG&E has announced that although the company plans on restoring the hydroelectric plant in Mendocino County to working order, the repairs could take years to complete. The timeframe is of concern since the plant diverts water from the Eel River to conduct electricity, the amount of water that flows into Lake Mendocino and the Russian … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors will meet tomorrow at 9 am to discuss budget adjustments and an agreement regarding an affordable housing project on Collier Avenue in Nice. Supervisor Bruno Sabatier is asking for direction on an audit of financial activity connected to the loan and loan forgiveness for the project. The board is … Read more
Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin has announced he’ll run for a third term as sheriff/coroner. He said the job has been more challenging and rewarding than he could have ever imagined, taking his position just months before the Rocky, Jerusalem, and Valley fires in 2015. He says he hopes he’s served the people of Lake … Read more
A reminder that Monday at 11:00 am, there will be a full-length test of the warning sirens in Middletown, Anderson Springs, Cobb, Loch Lomond, and Kelseyville Riviera. The test will last three minutes. Just prior to each test, messages will be sent out through LakeCoAlerts and Nixle notifying residents of the test.
Property owners who had trees cut down by PG&E during the Hopkins Fire in Mendocino County are eligible for free removal by the company. For additional information about the program or to download the request and permission forms for wood debris, go to pge.com/woodmanagement.
The Mendocino County Health Department Dashboard reports the following COVID-19 statistics for the past week. There are 651 cases in the county, with 9 in the hospital, 5 of whom are in intensive care. Daily positive cases are down 7.25%.
The Mendocino Art Center is hosting Sweetheart Sunday, a “make and take” jewelry event, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For more information, go to MendocinoArtCenter.org
At a meeting of the Clearlake City Council last night, Police Chief Andrew White presented the crime trends for the past year and the department’s performance. He cited the department’s continued dedication to community policing, with a list of activities the department participated in. As to the trends, Calls for service increased by 3%, arrests … Read more
A student from Point Arena has been named the Mendocino Youth Poet Laureate for 2022. Sophomore Sidney Regelbrugge will receive a cash prize and publication opportunities, as well as make a number of public appearances around the county, her first will be virtual poetry reading March 13th with local poets laureate Melissa Eleftherion-Carr of Ukiah … Read more