The LoCO Timeline

Today

POLL! What is Free Speech?
4:20 p.m.

Owner of Eureka’s Vista del Mar Angered By City’s Plans to Put Fuel Storage Tank Next to His Restaurant and Bar
4:01 p.m.

Humboldt County Planning Commissioners Could Move on Long-Awaited McKinleyville Town Center Ordinance at Tonight’s Meeting
3:08 p.m.

(UPDATE) Another Large Earthquake Shakes Russia; No Tsunami Threat to West Coast States
12:53 p.m.

Armed Man Arrested at Arcata City Council Meeting Last Night
11:49 a.m.

Avelo Bails Early: Airline’s Last Flight to Burbank Will Be Next Month, Not December 2 as Previously Planned
9:34 a.m.

Striking Northcoast Environmental Center Staff Issue Statement
8:16 a.m.

California Releases Its Own Vaccine Recommendations as RFK Shifts Federal Policy
7:51 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 18, 2025
7:50 a.m.

These Rural Californians Want to Secede. Newsom’s Maps Would Pair Them With Bay Area Liberals
7:48 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: A Band Name So Good, LoCO Can’t* Put It on Our Homepage
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: John Charles Macinata, 1956-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ella Craig, 1929-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Symphoricarpos albus, the Common Snowberry!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

POLL! You are the New All-Powerful Eureka Parking Czar! How Much Should it Cost to Park in Front of One of the City’s Soon-to-be-Revived Retro Meters?
4:20 p.m.

LAST NIGHT IN COUNCIL: Eureka OKs New Hourly Fees for City-Owned Parking Lots in Downtown/Old Town
3:50 p.m.

From Zoom Auditions to Scenes With Leo: Meet the Humboldt County Actors in One Battle After Another
3 p.m.

Claiming Infringements on Free Speech Rights, Northcoast Environmental Center Staff Members Strike
1:32 p.m.

Loleta Woman Taken Into Custody After Blue Lake Traffic Stop, and Later Booked on Suspicion of Attempting to Smuggle Drugs Into Jail, Sheriff’s Office Says
1:24 p.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: ‘00s Hip Hop Hits in Blue Lake
11:30 a.m.

Redwood National Park Would Like a Word With the People Who Have Been Stealing Its Beautiful Metal Things All Year Long
11:12 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 17, 2025
7:50 a.m.

Newsom to Decide on Health Care Proposals Targeting Insulin Prices, Privacy Rights and More
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Andrea Jeanette Rose Marshall Kelsey, 1941-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Dennis Domijan, 1964-2025
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Galium triflorum, the Fragrant Bedstraw!
5 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 16, 2025
3:05 a.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16

POLL! If You Had to Guess, Is Humboldt County Your Last Home?
4:20 p.m.

Arcata City Council Adopts Resolution Urging Free Flow of Aid to Gaza and Adopts Letter Asking CalPERS to Divest from Companies Involved with Human Rights Violations
3:23 p.m.

Eureka Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to State Prison After Failing Compliance Check
3:04 p.m.

SORRY NOT SORRY! LoCO Succumbed to $1.50 Hot Dog Temptation on Opening Day of the Eureka Costco’s Brand New Food Court
3:03 p.m.

Don’t Be Too Alarmed By the Upcoming Fires on Bald Hills: They’re Prescribed!
1:41 p.m.

Spill of Chlorinated Water Into Janes Creek During Water District Repair Work Kills More Than 250 Fish, Including Coho Salmon
1:11 p.m.

TUESDAY LOWDOWN: Les Greene & the Swayzees Get Soulful in Arcata
10:42 a.m.

More California High School Seniors Applied for College Financial Aid This Year Than Last
7:10 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Cymatogaster aggregata, the Shiner Surfperch!
5 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 15

Cal Poly Humboldt Interim President Spagna Predicts Doubling of Student Enrollment in the Next Decade
4:40 p.m.

POLL! Do You Even Hunt, Bro?
4:20 p.m.

(PHOTO/VIDEO) LOOK UP! Humboldt Blessed by Goodyear Blimp Visit
4:03 p.m.

(UPDATED) Last Year, a Eureka Man Was Killed by a Driver High on Nitrous. Now His Daughter is Suing the Companies That Supplied It
3 p.m.

NO MORE PBS KIDS: KEET-TV Whittles Itself Down to One Single Broadcast Channel in Effort to Stay Alive
2:22 p.m.

SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT: Arcata City Council May Call On CalPERS to Divest From Companies That Support ‘Human Rights Violations in Gaza’
11:32 a.m.

Eureka’s C Street Will Be Further Transformed Into a Bicycle Boulevard Starting Tuesday
9:58 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 15, 2025
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeffrey ‘Jeff’ Lovett Bobbitt, 1942-2025
7:25 a.m.

OBITUARY: Hartmut R. ‘Hardy’ Ziesak, 1939-2025
7:21 a.m.

As RFK Pushes MAHA, Federal Cuts Shut Down California Health and Nutrition Programs
5:10 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Macoma nasuta, the Bent-nosed Clam!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 14

California Lawmakers Deliver Major Democratic Climate, Housing and Labor Wins to Newsom
9:21 a.m.

Lawmakers Send Newsom a High-Stakes Energy Overhaul Tied to Wildfires, Utilities and Oil
9:15 a.m.