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LAKE COUNTY – Weather forecasters' predictions came true Saturday, as high winds, rain and snow hit parts of the county, knocking down some trees and power lines.
About an inch of rain was reported in areas of the county including the Northshore, Clearlake and Lower Lake, with about half an inch reported in the Lakeport area.
Meanwhile, in the Cobb Mountain area, wet, slushy snow arrived at the 3,000-foot elevation at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday and lasted until noon, according to area resident Roger Kinney.
Later in the day, at about 3:30 p.m., about an inch of snow fell within a 20-minute period in Kinney's neighborhood. That snow, Kinney said, stuck.
Some snow, mixed with hail and accompanied by high winds, hit the area close to 10 p.m., Kinney added.
The California Highway Patrol's incident logs reported that county road crews were called to the area of Gifford Springs at Pine Summit Drive in Cobb around 4 p.m. due to one to two inches of snow.
At about 6 p.m. several vehicles were reported stuck in the snow on Highway 175 at Harrington Flat.
Weather conditions also resulted in some hazards, with Pacific Gas and Electric called to remove power lines across the roadway at Lakeshore Drive and Sayre in Lakeport just after 4 p.m., CHP reported.
County road crews also were called shortly before 4:30 p.m. to remove a large oak tree blocking the roadway at Spring Street and Highway 20 in Nice.
Other road-related issues included a rock slide blocking lanes of northbound Highway 29 shortly before 5 p.m.
The National Weather Service reported that rain is expected to continue through Sunday.
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The 4.1-magnitude quake occurred at 9:32 p.m., according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake was recorded at a dept of 1.5 miles, and was centered one mile north of The Geysers, five miles west southwest of Cobb and seven miles west northwest of Anderson Springs, the US Geological Survey reported.
The US Geological Survey reported receiving 21 reports from people who felt the quake – locally, six from Middletown and one from Kelseyville, with other reports made as far away as Suisun City and Oakland.
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The old bridge – a 55-year-old, one-lane wooden structure that crossed Dayle Creek – was closed Oct. 4 after a county road crew found a hole in the deck during a road inspection, as Lake County News reported last fall.
County Road Superintendent Steve Stangland said this week that a new steel bridge reopened to the public on Feb. 15.
The new bridge, said Stangland, spans 17 feet, and is about 2 feet wider than the old bridge, which takes it from the one-lane category to the narrow bridge classification. The new bridge and its approaches are overlayed with asphalt.
Stangland said his road crew members experienced some delays in building the bridge, mostly due to weather – especially the January snow storms, during which the crews were plowing county roads around the clock.
The weather put them two weeks behind their original goal of having the bridge completed by Feb. 1, said Stangland.
The good news is the bridge's cost.
“We're right around $40,000 right now,” said Stangland, adding that the bridge would normally have cost the Road Department close to $100,000.
Stangland said the department was able to realize substantial savings because the bridge's abutments didn't have to be replaced, and they were able to use unused materials left over from other projects.
Crews are now finishing up installation of the bridge's guard rail, said Stangland, which should be completed within a few weeks.
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"There was a confrontation between a student and a teacher and it required discipline for both parties,” said Lower Lake High School Principal Jeff Dixon.
The confrontation between the male teacher and his male student took place during class. Dixon said neither was injured.
Dixon said he could not reveal the name of either of the parties.
School Resource Officer Carl Miller responded to the incident and spoke with the student, said Dixon, who himself discussed the issue with the teacher on Thursday.
Miller did not return a call from Lake County News seeking comment on the situation and information on whether there was a police report filed.
Dixon said the teacher is still employed, but he would not say if the student had been suspended.
Now in his second year as principal at the school, Dixon said he has encountered no other incidents there like the Wednesday fight.
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Rain and strong winds will increase during the day on Saturday and overnight into Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. There is a 90-percent chance of rain on Saturday night.
High temperatures through the weekend will top off around 50 degrees, with lows in the mid to upper 30s, the agency reported.
The higher-elevation mountains around Lake County can expect to see some snow through the weekend, but the National Weather Service isn't forecasting any accumulation as of Friday.
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Anthony Scott Cape, 41, of Ukiah was arrested by the Mendocino County Narcotic Task Force on Wednesday for a battery of drug-related charges, according to Mendocino County Sheriff's Office booking records.
The Clearlake Police Department had been looking for Cape for more than two months. He was one of three suspects identified by a man who was kidnapped and assaulted on Dec. 4 in Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.
Cape and the other two men – Priest Rogelio Martinez, 34, and James Paul Miller, 21, both of Redwood Valley – allegedly abducted the victim from a residence on Fourth Street in Clearlake, beat and tied him up, placed him in the trunk of his own car and then stole the vehicle.
The victim called police with a cell phone but the men allegedly pulled over and took the phone from him, a confrontation during which police dispatchers are reported to have heard them beating the victim.
On Dec. 5 the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office arrested Martinez at his residence on warrants and charges relating to possession of ammunition and paraphernalia. They later served him with an arrest warrant for the kidnapping while he was in the Mendocino County Jail.
Clearlake Police arrested Miller on Dec. 12. Miller posted his $40,000 bail and was released from the Lake County Jail.
In addition to a felony kidnap charge, with a bail amount of $750,000, Cape is facing four misdemeanor charges – three for driving on a suspended license plus theft of utility service – with each charge adding $15,000 in bail.
Hermann said the home where Cape was arrested Wednesday had a methamphetamine lab in it, for which he could be facing additional prosecution.
“They'll deal with him there before we bring him here,” he said.
Meanwhile, prosecution of Martinez and Miller is now getting started, said Hermann, with charges of kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon and robbery filed against the men.
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