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The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake and other counties along the North Coast due to a cold storm system that’s expected over the region from Thursday through Tuesday.
The system will bring the potential for brief heavy downpours and hail showers along the coast this weekend. Across the region’s interior, there will be the potential for snow, possibly as low as 2,000 feet.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for a continuation of the warm daytime temperatures ranging into the low 70s on Thursday and high 60s on Friday. Nighttime temperatures are forecast to be in the high 40s.
Chances of showers begin early Saturday morning, with rain and possibly snow and daytime temperatures forecast to drop into the high 40s.
The forecast of rain and snow, lasting through Tuesday, is widespread throughout the county.
Daytime temperatures are expected to range into the low 50s, with nighttime conditions into the high 30s.
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Town Hall is set to get an update on a geothermal waste site at its Thursday meeting, with the group to also consider changing its format.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Middletown Community Center, 21256 Washington St.
Meetings are open to the community and offer the opportunity for additional public input on items not included on the agenda.
Beginning at 7:45 p.m., MATH has several presentations and topics of discussion.
The group will get a presentation from Todd Metcalf of Lake County Behavioral Health Services.
They also will get an update from Pacific Gas and Electric regarding the geothermal waste landfill on Butts Canyon Road.
Another planned discussion is on a proposal to change MATH to a town hall format absent of county oversight.
District 1 Board Supervisor Moke Simon also is on the agenda for a 7:30 p.m. report.
The MATH Board includes Chair Tom Darms, Vice Chair Sally Peterson, Secretary Paul Baker, and at-large members Rosemary Cordova and Lisa Kaplan.
MATH – established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 – is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
Meetings are subject to videotaping.
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Lt. Corey Paulich said the woman who died was Mary Patricia Mahoney, 58.
Mahoney was driving a 1999 Toyota 4Runner westbound on Highway 20 near Walker Ridge Road at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday when she went off the right side of the road and onto the dirt shoulder.
She overcorrected and steered the Toyota to the left. The SUV overturned, went off the south side of the highway and Mahoney – who was not wearing a seat belt – was ejected as the vehicle went down a dirt embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol report.
The CHP said Mahoney died at the scene of her injuries.
Mahoney’s passenger, 20-year-old Isabella Rosario Moon of Chico, sustained minor to moderate injuries and was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP said.
The crash remains under investigation.
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The state’s public health experts have determined that gatherings should be postponed or canceled across the state until at least the end of March.
Non-essential gatherings must be limited to no more than 250 people, while smaller events can proceed only if the organizers can implement social distancing of 6 feet per person.
Gatherings of individuals who are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should be limited to no more than 10 people, while also following social distancing guidelines.
“Changing our actions for a short period of time will save the life of one or more people you know,” said Gov. Newsom. “That’s the choice before us. Each of us has extraordinary power to slow the spread of this disease. Not holding that concert or community event can have cascading effects – saving dozens of lives and preserving critical health care resources that your family may need a month from now. The people in our lives who are most at risk – seniors and those with underlying health conditions – are depending on all of us to make the right choice.”
The state’s updated policy defines a “gathering” as any event or convening that brings together people in a single room or single space at the same time, such as an auditorium, stadium, arena, large conference room, meeting hall, cafeteria, or any other indoor or outdoor space.
This guidance applies to all non-essential professional, social and community gatherings regardless of their sponsor.
Essential gatherings should only be conducted if the essential activity could not be postponed or achieved without gathering, meaning that some other means of communication could not be used to conduct the essential function.
“These changes will cause real stress — especially for families and businesses least equipped financially to deal with them. The state of California is working closely with businesses who will feel the economic shock of these changes, and we are mobilizing every level of government to help families as they persevere through this global health crisis,” added Gov. Newsom.