PG&E has planned work at its Willits Substation to replace and upgrade equipment next Saturday, the 22nd, and will suspend power to roughly 6,000 residents in the Willits area between 11:30 pm and 5:30 am. According to PG&E, customers who will be affected are being notified of the planned outage by phone, text and email. … Read more
The driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident has been arrested. Last Thursday, the Willits PD was called to the scene of a hit and run on Holly Street in Willits. Medical aid was given and the teenage victim was treated at Howard Memorial and then flown out of the area for further … Read more
Lake County has a new director of Water Resources. Pawan Upadhyay will take over the position on July 1st. Dr. Upadhyah was most recently the Water Resources Director for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes in Owyhee, Nevada. He succeeds Scott De Leon, who has been serving as Public Works and Water Resources Director. De Leon is retiring … Read more
Construction on the new Lakeport Courthouse is slated to begin soon Working drawings for the building have been completed, and court officials say construction should start this summer once environmental studies have been approved. The courthouse has been an ongoing project since 2010 when the site was purchased. The new building will include 45,300 square … Read more
The Lake County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of a man killed over the weekend in an ATV accident. Yan Gilmeev, 41 of West Sacramento, was riding along Bartlett Springs Road near Forest Route 15 with his teenage son when the ATV rolled off the road. Both were thrown from the vehicle and the … Read more
This weekend the annual Middletown Days Celebration returns. The event begins on Friday with team roping, On Saturday there’s a parade through downtown and then vendors and live entertainment, and much more. On Sunday, there’s the Father’s Day breakfast at the Lions Building. More information can be found at middletowndays.org.
The Bureau of Land Management is issuing seasonal fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Mother Lode and Ukiah field offices starting Wednesday due to dry conditions and wildland fire danger. The restrictions are in addition to the year-round fire prevention order. The restrictions include Lake and Mendocino Counties. No campfires, barbeques, or stove … Read more
The Middletown Area Town Hall or MATH will meet at 7 pm on Thursday. The main item on the agenda is the mid-year “State of the County” update from Supervisor Moke Simon.
The Yuba Community College Board will meet on Thursday at 5pm and consider approving a new dean for the Lake County Campus of Woodland Community College. Patricia Barba has been serving as interim since November after the departure of Ingrid Larson, who is now at Mendocino College. The board will vote on accepting the hiring … Read more
A heightened heat risk remains a concern for Lake County, especially in the southern interior. Temps are expected to reach high 90s or 100 through Wednesday.