The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

Outrage Over Miranda’s Rescue Prompts Animal Welfare Groups to Call for New Government Oversight
4:42 p.m.

POLL! Am I Weird for Wishing You a Good Morning? Or Are You Weird For Ignoring Me?
4:25 p.m.

(VIDEO) Caltrans Has Taken Some Beautiful Drone Footage of Last Chance Grade, and It’s Releasing it Along With an Announcement of the Next Phase of Planning for the Longest Highway Tunnel in the State
2:40 p.m.

Arcata’s Data Center is a Piddling Dwarf Compared to the Big Boys, Building Official Says
11:43 a.m.

Eureka Police Arrest 42-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Dealing Fentanyl Out of the McDonald’s Parking Lot
11:30 a.m.

Who’s Running for Blue Lake City Council? Four Candidates Will Jostle For Two Seats
11:24 a.m.

Housing Elements are a Big Deal, and the County is Updating Its! Catch Community Meetings in Garberville and McKinleyville Next Week to Offer Feedback About What You’d Like to See in Your Community
10:27 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Firefighters Are Gaining the Upper Hand
9:12 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Arcata Candidates on Chain Stores and Jobs
8:01 a.m.

As California Demands Less Plastic in Packaging, Manufacturers Say You’ll Pay More for Stuff
7:53 a.m.

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

Forest Fires Follow Roads. The Trump Administration Wants to Build More
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Linda Joyce Cidoni, 1954-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Disonycha latiovittata, a Member of the Leaf Beetles!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 19

Eureka City Council Narrowly Approves Five Vacation Rentals on J Street, Overturning Previous Planning Commission Decision
4:49 p.m.

POLL! If San Francisco’s Fog is Named Karl, What’s Eureka’s Called?
4:20 p.m.

HEADS UP: All Lanes on Northbound Eureka Slough Bridge to be Closed Overnight Sunday
3:05 p.m.

DNA Evidence and Forensic Genealogy Help Confirm the Identify of a Man Found Dead and Burned in a Eureka Homeless Camp 13 Years Ago
1:47 p.m.

GUEST OPINION: I Implore Open Door to Reconsider its Decision to Preemptively End its Programs for Trans Youth
12:43 p.m.

Old Town Eureka’s 511 Restaurant and Pearl Lounge Abruptly Close Their Doors
11:33 a.m.

The Redwood Coast Energy Authority Now Controls a Huge Battery Storage System in the California Desert, Delivering Solar-Generated Electricity When the Sun is Down
10:24 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: ‘Infinite Space, Infinite Terror’
9:30 a.m.

(UPDATE) MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Jumps to 40% as Firefighters ‘Gain the Upper Hand’ on Growth; Highway 96 Reopens to One-Way Controlled Traffic
9:29 a.m.

McK Gas Station Held Up at Gunpoint Early This Morning; Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspect
8:49 a.m.

Arcata Earns Over Half a Million Dollars to Study Restoration and Climate Change Adaptation Project for Jolly Giant Creek
7:52 a.m.

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

LoCO ELECTIONS: Third Ward Candidate Janelle Jackson on Meeting Constituents, Big Town/Small City, and What is Not Relevant to This Campaign
7:33 a.m.

Inside California Forever’s High-Pressure Push to Fast-Track a Shipyard
7:20 a.m.

OBITUARY: Richard Scoville, 1963-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Helen Carolyn (Susich) Saunders, 1934-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Phragmatopoma californica, the California Sandcastle Worm!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 18

Access Humboldt’s New Home is Where Your Heart Was: Poletski’s Former Location Will Become a ‘Digital Innovation Center’
5:03 p.m.

Food For People to Hold Emergency Food Distribution Events Along Highway 96
4:21 p.m.

MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking 64-Year-Old Man Last Seen in Willow Creek
3:30 p.m.

Fortuna City Council Selects Chamber of Commerce to Helm the River Lodge
2:51 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: Board Adopts Revised Code of Conduct and Ethics Despite Unexplained Curveball Delivered in Absentia by Supervisor Madrone
2:37 p.m.

OPEN! Highway 96 is Open to One-Way Traffic, for the Time Being; Expect Long Delays
1:27 p.m.

Nineteen-Year-Old Hoopa Man Arrested for Alleged Sexual Intercourse With 14-Year-Old, Sheriff’s Office Says
10:52 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Containment Increases as Fire Nears 7,000 Acres; Highway 96 Still Closed North of Hoopa
9:06 a.m.

LoCO ELECTIONS: Eureka Mayoral Challengers on Old Town Potholes. Plus: More ‘Big Town or Small City’
8:05 a.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Old Town’s Got Bands
8:04 a.m.

Will California Vote ‘Progressive’ in Insurance Commissioner Race?
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 18, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: William Joseph ‘Bill’ McCovey, 1982-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Lathyrus palustris, the Marsh Pea!
5 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 17

POLL! Which of These Facebook Comments About the Death of Two Horses at the Rodeo Over the Weekend Most Closely Represents Your View of the Matter?
4:20 p.m.

Meet Fortuna’s 2026 Council Candidates, All Essentially Guaranteed a Spot on the Friendly City’s Governing Body
4:16 p.m.

Contractor, Fair Association Say Animal Welfare Protocols Were Followed at Rodeo Event That Ended in Two Horse Deaths
3:23 p.m.

TONIGHT IN CITY COUNCIL: Who Will Take Over the Fortuna River Lodge?
2:49 p.m.

Arcata Likely to Decide That Unsightly and Child-Unfriendly Properties Are Nuisances at Wednesday’s Meeting
2:12 p.m.