New catfish record set for Clear Lake on Valentine’s Day

Vince Mack from Sacramento, California, with his record catfish. Photo courtesy of Mike Hitomi from Lucerne, California. 


LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Valentine’s Day 2026 will be a day Vince and Kim Mack never forget. 

Lakeport City Council to get police updates, make fire board appointment

LAKEPORT, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council will hear police updates, hold a public hearing on vacancy rates and make a Lakeport Fire Board appointment this week.

More rainfall, possible snow expected this week

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County experienced a day of steady rain on Sunday, with forecasters predicting more rain, and possibly snow, this week.

How a 22-year-old George Washington learned how to lead, from a series of mistakes in the Pennsylvania wilderness

A young George Washington was thrust into the dense, contested wilderness of the Ohio River Valley as a land surveyor for real estate development companies in Virginia. Henry Hintermeister/Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

This Presidents Day, I’ve been thinking about George Washington − not at his finest hour, but possibly at his worst.

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