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UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Officials are continuing to conduct rescue searches based on reports that came in on Sunday night regarding two different missing individuals, each reported to have gone into local creeks.
Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to the 9100 block of Bridge Arbor Road near Upper Lake shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday on the report of a male subject n the water. Radio reports said he had either fallen or jumped into the creek.
Fire Chief Jay Beristianos said they searched the area from Middle Creek and Upper Lake down to the Rodman Slough Sunday night.
Parts of the area are inaccessible on foot, so they called in a REACH helicopter to do a search from the air using spotlights, Beristianos said.
“We were unable to find anybody,” he said.
While REACH was flying, Beristianos said they received a report of another person, a female, getting into the water in the area of Rancheria Road.
He said they also were unable to locate that female subject.
Family and friends have identified the young missing woman as 23-year-old Kimberly Hazelwood.
The Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue had taken the operation over by Monday morning, Beristianos said.
Teams were reported to have been searching the banks of the creeks on Monday morning.
Beristianos said the search and rescue operation continuing on Monday was using a National Guard helicopter.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County is feeling the warmth of energy savings this holiday season.
The county used federal stimulus funds to install energy efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
More than 20 HVAC systems were retrofitted at government-owned buildings, including Juvenile Hall, the Mental Health Department, Probation Department Annex, and the Lake County Courthouse.
The new HVAC units replaced older, less efficient equipment and enable the county to save on heating energy costs.
Additionally, 15 HVAC controls and 180 sensors were installed, allowing operators to control building temperature and humidity.
The project is estimated to save Lake County 67,722 kilowatt hours or the equivalent of $10,360 in annual energy costs.
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is estimated at 35,486 pounds per year.
Completed in March, the HVAC project was funded by a $160,000 grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program of the U.S. Department of Energy under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).
Administered by the California Energy Commission, these federal grants contribute to the energy efficiency goals of small cities and counties.
Federal stimulus funds to small cities and counties awarded under the ARRA's Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grants (EECBG) and administered by the Energy Commission are providing more than $32 million to more than 270 eligible localities throughout California.
Large cities and counties are receiving funding directly from the US Department of Energy.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The county’s animal shelter has five cats ready for adoption this Christmas week.
There is a kitten, several young cats and even a more mature fellow ready for new homes.
All of this week’s featured cats have been altered and vaccinated.
In addition to spaying or neutering, cats that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are microchipped before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
If you're looking for a new companion, visit the shelter. There are many great pets there, hoping you'll choose them.
The following cats at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption (other cats pictured on the animal control Web site that are not listed here are still “on hold”).
Female tortie
This female domestic short hair is 2 years old.
She has green eyes, a coat with dilute tortie calico coloring, and she’s had her shots and been spayed.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 13, ID No. 35059.
Brown female tabby kitten
This little brown tabby is 9 weeks old.
She has green eyes, a short brown striped coat and she’s been spayed.
Find her in cat room kennel No. 46c, ID No. 35102.
Black male domestic short hair
This black male domestic short hair mix is 3 years old.
He looks short in his all-black outfit, and he’s already neutered and has had his shots.
Visit him in cat room kennel No. 81, ID No. 35041.
Female domestic short hair mix
This female domestic short hair mix is 2 years old.
She has green eyes and a short gray tabby coat, and weighs 9 pounds. She has been spayed.
She’s in cat room kennel No. 88, ID No. 34940.
Male domestic long hair
This male domestic long hair mix is 7 years old.
He weighs nearly 10 pounds, has a long gray coat and has been neutered.
He can be found in cat room kennel No. 90, ID No. 35016.
Adoptable cats also can be seen at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Cats_and_Kittens.htm or at www.petfinder.com .
Please note: Cats listed at the shelter's Web page that are said to be “on hold” are not yet cleared for adoption.
To fill out an adoption application online visit http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control/Adopt/Dog___Cat_Adoption_Application.htm .
Lake County Animal Care and Control is located at 4949 Helbush in Lakeport, next to the Hill Road Correctional Facility.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. The shelter is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the shelter online at http://www.co.lake.ca.us/Government/Directory/Animal_Care_And_Control.htm .
For more information call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278.
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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Investigators were working at the scene of a Kelseyville shooting late Sunday afternoon as the victim in the incident was taken to an out-of-county trauma center.
The shooting was first reported just after 1 p.m. Sunday in the 10000 block of Fairway Drive near Sierra Drive in the Clear Lake Riviera.
The victim, identified to Lake County News by his family as 20-year-old Clearlake resident Steven Farnan, was shot in the face.
A witness told Lake County News that Farnan was involved in a physical fight with a male subject when another male subject got out of a vehicle and shot Farnan, hitting him in the front of the jaw.
The suspects then fled the scene in the vehicle, described as a blue hatchback, possibly a late 1990s model Hyundai, according to a be on the lookout issued Sunday afternoon.
Kelseyville and Lake County Fire Protection District firefighters transported Farnan to a nearby fire station before taking him to Sutter Lakeside Hospital.
Later in the afternoon he was flown by REACH air ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. His family reported that the bullet shattered his jaw, went down his neck and hit a main artery.
Sheriff's detectives had an area of Fairway Drive taped off on Sunday afternoon as the investigation continued.
While detectives walked the scene and took photographs, a young friend of Farnan’s silently sat in the street.
Lake County News will continue to post additional details as they become available.
John Jensen contributed to this report.
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