The LoCO Timeline

Today

Blue Lake’s Former Finance Manager Dani Burkhart Submits Claim for Damages Alleging Labor Violations and Wrongful Termination
4:39 p.m.

POLL! How Many Homes Do You Own?
4:20 p.m.

Parking in Downtown Eureka? Starting April 1, You Might be Paying With a Smartphone App!
4:17 p.m.

Humboldt Association of Governments Denies Eureka’s Appeal Over Housing Allocation
2:59 p.m.

Man Held to Answer to Attempted Murder Charge, Accused of Attack on 75-Year-Old Man in Arcata Forest
1:45 p.m.

Hey, Look! Hillary Clinton Was in Humboldt and Del Norte Again Over the Weekend
12:55 p.m.

What’s Happening in Humboldt This Week?
12:21 p.m.

Future Senior Citizens! If You Want in at Humboldt Commons, the Future Senior Housing Development in the McK Town Center, Now is the Time to Fight For a Spot
10:18 a.m.

BOOKED: March 23, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Scott Wiener Passed Laws That Made It Easier to Build in California. Can He Do the Same in Congress?
7:48 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Hypomesus pretiosus, the Surf Smelt!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

BOOKED: March 22, 2026
7:35 a.m.

MUSICAL MEMOIR: The Night Dan Hauser and Wes Chesbro Presented a Couple of Blues Greats With Keys to the City
7:30 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Pilophorus acicularis, the Devil’s Matchstick!
5 a.m.

Saturday, March 21

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Brett McFarland! Perilous Plunge! Burlesque! Tuvan Throat Singing! More!
9:20 a.m.

BOOKED: March 21, 2026
8:20 a.m.

Here’s Why That Little Corner on Arcata’s 11th and B Streets is Closed
8:01 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Once We Were Coopers. The Story of the Arcata-Based California Barrel Company, the Largest and Finest Barrel Manufacturer West of the Mississippi
7:30 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Conocybe apala, the Milky Conecap!
5 a.m.

Friday, March 20

POLL! So Who Do You Got in the 2026 Candidates Tournament, the Second Most Prestigious Event in Chess?
4:20 p.m.

Defendants Plead Not Guilty of Murder in Hoopa Shooting; DA Hasn’t Decided on Death Penalty
3:53 p.m.

Humboldt Hill Property Owner Caught Dumping Mass Quantities of Dirt on a Hillside With a Creek Flowing Onto Wiyot-Owned Wetlands
3:31 p.m.

IT’S TIME: This is the Year You Will Serve on the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury
3:12 p.m.

Many Congratulations to the Outpost’s Isabella Vanderheiden, Your 2026 ‘Ray of Sunshine’ Investigative Journalism Award Winner
noon

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Logging Conference! Siena Sings Loretta! Dan Hoyle! More!
8 a.m.

BOOKED: March 20, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Record Heat, Melting Snow: What Does It Mean for California’s Reservoirs?
7:42 a.m.

Trump Administration Acknowledges It Needs Immigrant Farmworkers as It Moves to Cut Their Pay
7:39 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Zale lunata, the Lunate Zale Moth!
5 a.m.

Thursday, March 19

Preliminary Examination Begins for Man Accused of Attempting to Murder 75-Year-Old Arcata Man in Community Forest
5:05 p.m.

POLL! The New Building at Third and G Streets is Almost Done! Do You Like How It Looks?
4:20 p.m.

Eureka Police Seek Information About a Kid Shooting a BB Gun at People Near Eureka High This Afternoon
3:55 p.m.

(UPDATE) Local Resident Falls Seriously Ill With Amatoxin Poisoning After Eating Foraged Mushroom, Likely a Death Cap
3:20 p.m.

Local Cesar Chavez-Related Memorials and Holidays Will be Renamed
1:18 p.m.

Rep. Jared Huffman Has Written a Book About Christian Nationalism, ‘America’s Most Dangerous Political Movement’
12:35 p.m.

‘It Is a Local Issue’: Arcata City Council Passes Resolution Calling for Iran War’s End
11:07 a.m.

Two More Juveniles Arrested in Hoopa in Connection With Last Week’s Murder, Sheriff’s Office Says
8:33 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Low Class Jazz! More Irish Music! LGBTQ Comedy Night! More!
8:10 a.m.

California Is Spending Hundreds of Millions on Heat. Will It Ever Be a Public Health Priority?
8:01 a.m.

OBITUARY: Pamm C. Johnson, 1949-2026
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: March 19, 2026
7:50 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Osmorhiza purpurea, the Purple Sweet-cicely!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, March 18

POLL! Should Nearly a Third of Humboldt’s New Housing be Built in Eureka?
4:21 p.m.

[UPDATED] Was Eureka Assigned Too Much Low-Income Housing? Humboldt Association of Governments Will Consider the City’s Appeal During a Public Hearing on Thursday
3:01 p.m.

Arraignment for Hoopa Shooting Murder Charges Set for Friday
12:25 p.m.

The Eureka Police’s St. Paddy’s Day Checkpoint Took Place on Harris Street, for a Change, and Here’s How it Did
11:55 a.m.

Power Outage in Freshwater; 1043 Customers Affected
11:02 a.m.

BOOKED: March 18, 2026
8:05 a.m.

Some California Democrats Pitch Gas Price Relief as Prices at the Pump Soar
7:52 a.m.

A Contentious Project to Raise California’s Shasta Dam Just Got a Funding Boost From Trump
7:49 a.m.