WASHINGTON, D.C. - Lake County's pear industry was represented Wednesday at the introduction of a new piece of legislation aimed at addressing the agricultural worker shortage, which caused a crisis for pear farmers and packing facilities this past summer.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Thompson was quick to respond Wednesday to President George W. Bush's speech on a proposed troop escalation in Iraq, saying the plan won't work and puts the nation at risk.
LAKE COUNTY – The 109th Congress adjourned Dec. 9 before voting to renew a piece of legislation that funds schools and roads in rural communities throughout the United States.
That inaction has some proponents of the law concerned that it may not be renewed at all, and jeopardize hundreds of millions in dollars in funding.
LAKE COUNTY – The unusually cold weather that has hit the county during the last few days is slated to last through the weekend.
KELSEYVILLE – District 5 Supervisor Rob Brown said he's getting into activism – in the form of a petition drive against a casino proposal at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa.
Three new bills which took effect in California Jan. 1 tighten the law on city and county redevelopment agencies. These will potentially impact any redevelopment activities the City of Lakeport undertakes, especially as it seeks to add the use of eminent domain to its redevelopment plan language.
COW MOUNTAIN – The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported today that search teams located and rescued two Willits teenagers who went missing in the Cow Mountain Recreation Area Tuesday.
UKIAH - The Mendocino College Board of Trustees has set meeting dates for 2007. Meetings will be held at the Ukiah campus Board Room, room 1060, 1000 Hensley Creek Road, with the exception of the June and August meetings.
CLEARLAKE – A man despondent over marital problems barricaded himself and his child in his apartment Wednesday, later releasing the child to police officers before he took his own life.
LAKEPORT – Concerns about managing the cultivation of medical marijuana within the city limits have resulted in an ordinance that will be before the City Council at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday.
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