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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Clearlake Animal Control continues to have new additions to its lineup of dogs waiting for new homes.
The shelter has 49 adoptable dogs listed on its website.
This week’s dogs include “Spot,” a 2-year-old male pit bull mix with a brown and white coat.
Shelter staff said Spot has a lot of energy, loves to run and play with toys. “Spot walks well on leash and is very friendly and would love a home of his own,” shelter staff said.
The shelter is located at 6820 Old Highway 53. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
For more information, call the shelter at 707-762-6227, email
This week’s adoptable dogs are featured below.
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- Written by: LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Polly Klaas Community Theater and the Polly Klaas Foundation have announced a new partnership with Lake County Rotaries including Kelseyville, Lakeport and Clearlake.
This collaboration unites three treasured local Rotary clubs in a shared mission to ensure the safety of the children in our communities.
An estimated 85% of missing children are classified as runaways, with many having been lured by adult predators online.
National experts, including the Polly Klaas Foundation and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, have identified a disturbing rise in “online abductions,” with one in six runaway children ultimately trafficked for sex.
Lake County is particularly vulnerable due to its rural geography, limited preventative resources, and proximity to trafficking corridors like Interstate 5 and major urban centers. The urgency to act is clear — and Rotary officials said they can lead this vital effort.
“Knowledge is our most powerful tool. Prevention through education can stop the grooming process before it begins,” the local Rotary clubs said in their announcement.
That's why they are partnering with the Polly Klaas Foundation to bring their Social Media Safety Education, or SMSE, program to Lake County middle schoolers and their families.
The Polly Klaas Foundation, or PKF, has over three decades of experience supporting families of missing children. Their SMSE program is grounded in real-world cases and designed to teach youth how online behavior can make them vulnerable to exploitation.
PKF is uniquely positioned to deliver this message with credibility and impact — they are not speaking in theory but from direct experience with victims and rescues. Their evidence-based approach addresses how online interactions can lead to real-life danger.
The goal is to give children the tools they need to understand the red flags and then how to safely disengage from these online threats.
The Polly Klaas Foundation was established in 1993 after the abduction and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas from her home in Petaluma.
In the beginning, the foundation’s primary focus was to help families of missing children. “Over time we have evolved to focus on child safety and prevention programs… so they do not go missing in the first place.”
PKF’s primary mission remains the recovery of missing children and keeping children safe within our communities. Through its services, they have helped more than 10,000 families find their missing children. PKF’s Social Media Safety Education program has quickly become PKF’s “crown jewel” in missing child prevention.
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The interactive SMSE class provides students with vital information to help keep them safe online, thus protecting them from online predators.
“Educating the parents of our young adults may be the difference between life or unspeakable heartbreak,” said Lake County Rotary’s Mark Lipps.
PKF’s Executive Director, Ciara Shuttleworth, furthers this sentiment by saying, “It is no longer that a predator might come in through an unlocked door; what we address now is how to keep your children safe in their own bedrooms through online safety education.”
The Lake County Rotary clubs are hosting a series of public presentations early in 2026.
All of the presentations begin at 5:30 p.m. on the following dates:
• Thursday, Jan. 8: Kelseyville/Lakeport at Kelseyville High School.
• Tuesday, Jan. 27: Middletown Middle School.
• Wednesday, Jan. 28: Upper Lake/Lucerne at the middle school.
• Thursday, Jan. 29: Konocti Unified, English presentation at Obsidian Middle School
• Friday, Jan. 30: Konocti Unified, Spanish presentation at Obsidian Middle School.
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- Written by: LAKE COUNTY NEWS REPORTS
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport Library will close to the public for the entire month of December 2025.
The temporary closure is required to install a new fire suppression system. The upgrade is funded by the California State Library's Building Forward Grant.
An uninterrupted, one-month closure allows contractors to finish the work safely and on schedule.
The library is scheduled to reopen for full service in January 2026.
"This is a major project that will protect our collections and facility for years to come," said Count Librarian Christopher Veach. "We are doing everything we can to provide as much service as possible, so the public still has access to the library throughout the construction."
Lakeport Library will maintain core services through a limited-service plan starting in December:
• Curbside pick-up: Call the Lakeport Library at 707-263-8817 to arrange curbside pick-up of requested items. Requested items can also be transferred to another branch for pick-up.
• Bookmobile: The Lake County Bookmobile will be open in the Lakeport Library parking lot on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Digital Access: Patrons can use the online library at library.lakecountyca.gov 24/7. Free public Wi-Fi will remain available from the parking lot.
• Literacy Services: Adult and Family Literacy programs will continue by phone and at other library branches.
• Returns: Due dates for Lakeport items will be automatically extended. Patrons can hold their materials or use the book drop to return their items.
• Unavailable Services: Most events, public computers, and in-person browsing of the collection will stop until the library fully reopens. Some events will relocate or be offered digitally.
For more information about resources and events at Lake County Library, visit https://library.lakecountyca.gov.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. — A crash at a city park on Wednesday afternoon led to an arrest for felony charges including driving under the influence and hit and run.
The Lakeport Police Department said its officers were dispatched to Xabatin Park at 3:21 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a traffic collision that had escalated to a verbal altercation.
Officers arrived on scene and met with the reporting party, who stated that the other vehicle had fled the scene.
While speaking with the reporting party, the suspect vehicle was spotted driving in a nearby parking lot, police said.
Officers conducted a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle and contacted the driver, who had the odor of an unknown alcoholic beverage coming from his breath.
After conducting field sobriety tests on the driver as well as a breath test, the driver was arrested for felony DUI, felony hit and run, and driving without a driver's license, police said.
Officers also located an open container of alcohol in the front cup holder, as well as several open containers of alcohol in the vehicle.
The names of the individuals involved in the crash were not released.
“The Lakeport Police Department is dedicated to taking impaired drivers off the roadway and keeping all who work, visit, and live in the City of Lakeport safe,” the agency said in a report on the arrest.