The Bureau of Land Management’s Ukiah Field Office has announced that prescribed burns are scheduled to begin Monday and may continue through the end of the month in Lake County’s Black Forest, located along Soda Bay Road, on the northeast side of Mount Konocti in Kelseyville. Roughly 36 acres of undergrowth and small trees have … Read more
The Clearlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing person. Maya Leuthold, also known as Vin Leuthold, was last seen in the Clearlake area on the 26th of March and was last heard from on April 9th. Maya is a white female that presents as a male, 5’1 ”tall and … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall meets this evening to discuss plans for the Valley Fire 10th anniversary, hear project updates and hold an election of alternates for the MATH board. MATH also will discuss several other items, including a possible time change for the meetings. The meeting will not be available by Zoom this week, … Read more
A woman died from injuries she received after rear-ending a tractor-trailer Monday evening at the intersection of Highway 247/ Old Woman Springs Road and Barstow Rd. The semi was traveling northbound on Barstow Road and had entered the intersection after coming to a stop at a 4-way stop sign. The woman, driving eastbound on Old … Read more
The City of Ukiah has announced that Police Chief Cedric Crook will be retiring after 28 years with the department. His replacement, UPD Captain Tom Corning will be sworn in as Chief on Wednesday, so for a time the department will have two chiefs, as Corning shadows Crook. Crook started with the UPD as a … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office reports a traffic stop by a deputy in Hidden Valley Lakes over the weekend has led to the arrest of a man from Clearlake Oaks on drug charges and the seizure of almost four pounds of methamphetamine. When the deputy contacted 49-year-old Nino Davis, he admitted to being on probation, … Read more
Cal Fire grants have been awarded to Conservation Works, a North Bay environmental conservation non-profit. The $5.9 million in two grants funded through the Wildfire Resilience Program will be used to plan and implement wildfire risk reduction and forest health projects on private property in Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. Applications for this year’s … Read more
State Senator Mike McGuire has launched what he calls a comprehensive audit of all of Mendocino County’s operations and departments. A press release from his office said the issues around administrative operations in the county are unsustainable. He further said the audit would provide some much-needed daylight and help establish a roadmap for long-term stability. … Read more
The Mendocino County Superior Court has approved a three-month extension of the stay in the case involving the City of Fort Bragg, the California Coastal Commission and the Mendocino Railway. TheMendocinoBeacon reports the stay expires in December, giving all parties involved time to continue work on a potential resolution of issues regarding the Old Mill … Read more
The Lake County Board of Supervisors approved sending a letter to Congressman Mike Thompson supporting the Secure Rural Schools program, which expired last June and has not yet been reauthorized. Without funding from that bill, rural schools and other public education programs in Lake County could lose almost five hundred thousand dollars a year.