The LoCO Timeline

Today

THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall?
10 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 9, 2025
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Lebanese Immigrant to Humboldt at the Turn of the Last Century, and His Many Successful Business Ventures
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ginger Olsen, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Evacanthus emilus, a Member of the Typical Leafhoppers!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

Texas Democrats Embrace Newsom’s Redistricting Rebuttal as California Draws New Map
5:32 p.m.

POLL! What About Possums?
4:20 p.m.

(UPDATE) Vero Networks Executive Provides a Post-Mortem on the Fiber Outage, Vows That the Company is Working to Ensure It Doesn’t Happen Again
2:10 p.m.

Arcata Urges Residents (and Pets) to Celebrate National Dog Month Responsibly
12:39 p.m.

Derek Russell, Arcata Skater and Owner of Ampt, Dies at 37
11:43 a.m.

hot, Hot, HOT! The Humboldt County Interior is Gonna Be Blazing This Weekend, and the Coast is Gonna be Pleasantly Sunny
11:35 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Flynn Creek Circus! Friday Night Market! Lauren Brenner! More!
11:19 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 8, 2025
7:35 a.m.

Sheriff’s Office Releases Names of Deputies Involved in Fatal Glendale Incident Last Month
7:25 a.m.

California Supreme Court Hands Victory to Rooftop Solar Panel Owners
7:04 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ronald E. Titus Jr., 1952-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Lepus californicus, the Black-tailed Jackrabbit!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 7

POLL! At Which Level of Society Do You Believe Homelessness Can Be Most Effectively Addressed?
4:39 p.m.

Humboldt Bay Firefighters Knock Down Early Morning Blaze at Cutten Mobile Home; Damage Estimated at $25K
2:26 p.m.

Blue Lake Recall Effort Falls Short for Two Council Members, But Election Will Proceed for Scafani
1:16 p.m.

Dozens of Protestors Swarmed Last Night’s Arcata City Council Meeting, Forcing a Public Comment-Only Agenda
10:39 a.m.

(UPDATE) DAY TWO: Vero Fiber Still Down in Eureka; Company Tracks Problem to a Main Cable Cut by a Fire Somewhere
8:22 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 7, 2025
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Robbie Young, 1974-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jack Casey, 1940-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Ochlodes sylvanoides, the Woodland Skipper!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 6

UH-OH! Vero Fiber Down in Eureka While Company Looks for a ‘Possible Fiber Cut’
6:28 p.m.

CITY COUNCIL ROUNDUP: Eureka Advances New Rules for Stolen Shopping Carts, OKs Rate Increase for Trash Pick-Up, and More!
3:25 p.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 6, 2025
7:35 a.m.

Lawsuit Could Force Humboldt County to Regulate Groundwater Pumping in the Eel River Valley
7:15 a.m.

California Cut Coal From Its Energy Supply. Why It Might Plug Back Into Fossil Fuels
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Benjamin Thomas Branham Sr., 1945-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Shirley ‘Jean’ Browning, 1935-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Caliroa cerasi, the Cherry Slug Sawfly!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 5

New Bicycle Skills Park Might be Coming to the Arcata Community Forest
4:48 p.m.

POLL! Should All Humboldt Schools Follow Kneeland’s Example and Switch to a More Year-Round Schedule?
4:20 p.m.

Kneeland School District Shifts to Year-Round Schedule to Combat Learning Loss Among Students
3:47 p.m.

MISSING: Eureka Police Department Seeking 37-Year-Old Woman Last Seen in April in Arcata
2:38 p.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 5, 2025
7:35 a.m.

‘A Piece of Freedom’: How San Quentin Prisoners Brought World-Class Art Inside Its Walls
7 a.m.

California Wine Industry Torn on Trump Tariffs
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Noel Francis Halker, 1977-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Mythimna unipuncta, the White-speck Moth!
5 a.m.

Power Outage in Worswick; 1623 Customers Affected
1:02 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 4

POLL! In Response to Texas’ Gerrymandering Efforts, Should California Also Redraw Its Congressional Districts?
4:20 p.m.

Blue Lake Recall Proponents Submit Signatures to City Hall, But Did They Gather Enough to Trigger an Election?
4:18 p.m.

THIS WEEK IN EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: New Rules for Abandoned Shopping Carts, Rate Increases for Trash Pick-Up, and More!
3:44 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Arrests Alleged Repeat Offenders in Theft-From-Vehicles Case
3:09 p.m.

Sheriff’s Deputies Clear Illegal Homeless Encampment North of Redway Following ‘Human-Caused’ Brush Fire; One Woman Arrested for Trespassing
9:29 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 4, 2025
7:50 a.m.