The Lakeport Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting. At about 1:15 AM Monday, officers responded to the 800 block of 16th street following a report of several shots being fired into a house from a vehicle described as a dark colored sedan. No persons inside of the residence were injured as a result of … Read more
Adventist Health is holding a Mass Vaccination Clinic tomorrow from 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM at the Alex Rorabaugh Center (Grace Hudson School), in Ukiah. The clinic is for people who are 70 years old and up, and those who will turn 70 this year. Those who qualify are asked to make an appointment online. … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics are resuming in Lake County. Shipments that were delayed last week due to severe weather in other parts of the country have arrived. Public Health Officer Dr. Gary Pace says first dose vaccination appointments will resume tomorrow. To schedule an appointment: You must be 65 or older or have been eligible in … Read more
Mendocino County is changing COVID vaccine priorities. The County is continuing to vaccinate all individuals in Phase IA, all tiers, and they have moved on to Phase IB Tier 1 including those over 75 years old, EMS, School and Childcare Staff, and Food and Agricultural workers. The latter includes people directly involved in growing, harvesting, … Read more
More Ukiah Unified School District Students are returning to the classroom this week as kids in grades 3, 4, 5 and 6 return. Under the hybrid model students are divided into two sections. Section A attends school in person on Monday and Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to noon and receive online support on Thursday and … Read more
A Lakeport man who had been arrested and released from jail last Wednesday for possession of a large quantity of meth, was arrested again on Thursday for stealing a vehicle and attempting to use the victim’s credit cards. 28-year-old Austin Anthony Schweitzer remains in custody at the Lake County Jail.
Another COVID-19 related death was reported in Lake County on Friday, bringing the total to 40. The number of active cases dropped by 10 to 111, and the number of overall cases remains at 3.021. As of Thursday, there were 2 people hospitalized in county hospitals.
A COVID-19 outbreak at an assisted living facility in Ukiah may involve a virus variant. Mendocino County Health Officer Dr. Andy Coren says they are investigating further. As of Friday, 23 residents and seven staff members at Mountain View assisted living on South Dora Street had tested positive for COVID-19. Two of the residents were … Read more
Lake County’s Public Health officer is resiging. Clearlake City Manager Alan Flora announced Dr. Gary Pace’s resignation at the end of the Clearlake City Council meeting. Pace will remain in the position until sometime in April. No information regarding the resignation was released either by the city or Dr. Pace. Flora said Pace was a … Read more
Ukiah City Council is recruiting a few more members to be on a new diversity committee. Each of the seven members of The Equity and Diversity Standing Committee are to represent a different demographic segment of the community. The committee needs two more members to represent seniors and persons whose primary language is not English. … Read more