The LoCO Timeline

Yesterday

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.

LoCO Elections is Back! Here’s Your Chance to Grill Candidates for City Office in Eureka and Arcata and Maybe Elsewhere
1:34 p.m.

Drunk Drivers Beware! CHP is Setting Up a DUI Checkpoint This Weekend
12:45 p.m.

College of the Redwoods Issues Statement on the ‘Tragic Loss’ of Two Horses at Humboldt County Fair Rodeo, Defers Questions to Contractor
12:10 p.m.

Mile Post 18 Fire Surpasses 6,500 Acres With 19% Containment; Evacuations Orders, Warnings Still in Place
9:38 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 17, 2026
7:50 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Abronia umbellata breviflora, the Pink Sand Verbena!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 16

Witnesses Say Two Horses Suffered Broken Legs During Saturday Rodeo Event at the Humboldt County Fair
12:21 p.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 16, 2026
7:50 a.m.

SUNDAY LOWDOWN: Humboldt County Fair! The Sound of Music! Vertigo! More!
7 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Helminthoglypta expansilabris mattolensis, One of the Helicoid Land Snails!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Salmon Festival! Buddy Brown Blues Festival! Captured by Robots! More!
11:21 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Get Ready for the Super El Niño
10 a.m.

MILE POST FIRE UPDATE: Fire Growth Slows, Containment Increases, but More Than 5,000 Acres Have Burned Now
9:56 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 15, 2026
7:35 a.m.