The LoCO Timeline

Today

Water District Completes Emergency Repairs to Dam Gate at Ruth Lake Following Hydraulic Fluid Leak
11:20 a.m.

District Attorney Not Seeking Death Penalty for Hoopa Shooting
11:07 a.m.

OBITUARY: Dylan Moon, 2008-2026
10:55 a.m.

Power’s Out in Old Town!
7:52 a.m.

OBITUARY: Deborah Gayle Oester August, 1950-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Helen Pitre, 1945-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Nancy Marie, 1947-2026
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Morchella tridentina, the Mel-2!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Eureka Ranked-Choice Voting Delayed Yet Again — This Time Until 2028 — Because Apparently the Tech Just Ain’t There Yet
5:18 p.m.

Hoopa Valley Tribe Gets Nearly $40 Million Grant to Deliver Fiber Optic Service Throughout the Valley and Beyond
5:08 p.m.

POLL! Think of the Most Moving Piece of Art You’ve Experienced in the Last Year. What Was Its Medium?
4:20 p.m.

TODAY in SUPES: 100 or More Locals Could Return to Homelessness With End of HUD Voucher Program; Public Calls for Sheriff’s Office Oversight Committee
3:59 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt Spent More Than $90,000 On an Independent Security Firm After the February Pro-Palestine Occupation
1:45 p.m.

The Eureka Police Department’s Annual Report Is, Once Again, Full of Fascinating Facts and Figures
1:34 p.m.

Fortuna Might Score Funding to Reopen Its Theater from…the State of California?
10:47 a.m.

BOOKED: March 24, 2026
7:50 a.m.

California Sues Trump to Keep Shut Oil Pipeline on Santa Barbara Coast
7:16 a.m.

Digital Tablets Mellowed California Prisons. Now a Tech Migration Is Riling Users
7:14 a.m.

OBITUARY: Helen Maudlin Kelley, 1924-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Bruce Emerson Hancock, 1937-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Leo Herman Langer III, 1940-2026
6:56 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Kindbergia praelonga, the Common Feather-moss!
5 a.m.

Monday, March 23

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.

Sunday, March 22

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.