The LoCO Timeline

Today

BOOKED: Feb. 10, 2026
7:50 a.m.

Overtime Pay and Night Vision Binoculars: UC San Diego Is Among Agencies Helping Patrol Border
7:27 a.m.

OBITUARY: Rebecca Holmes Bertain, 1946-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jim Guy, 1947-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Albert Elwood Beach, 1935-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Mareca penelope, the Eurasian Wigeon!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

THIS WEEK IN SUPES: The Elk River Billboard Saga Continues; Plus: A Zero-Interest Loan Program for King Salmon Residents Impacted by New Year’s Floods
4:47 p.m.

Highway 101 Closed at Confusion Hill While Emergency Workers Attempt to Clean Up After a Big Rig Crash This Morning
1:02 p.m.

Federal Contractor That Hired a Prominent White Nationalist Did Over $1M in Security Work in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties Last Year: The Guardian
11:24 a.m.

‘Little Death Bombs’: Illegal Cannabis Farms Poison California’s Forests. Who’s Cleaning Them Up?
7:57 a.m.

BOOKED: Feb. 9, 2026
7:50 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jerrie Anne Nelson, 1956-2026
7:47 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Microglossum viride, the Green Earthtongue!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8

BOOKED: Feb. 8, 2026
7:35 a.m.

[LoCO THROWBACK] Who Was Trudy Barton? The Rio Dell Woman, Who Talked to Everyone but Was Known By Few, Died Last Weekend [From 2019]
7 a.m.

PROTOZOAN of the DAY: Hemitrichia calyculata, the Push Pin Slime Mold!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wildlife Crossings Help Wildlife and Motorists
10 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: Trinidad to Clam Beach Run! Arts Alive! Mystery Lounge! More!
9:37 a.m.

BOOKED: Feb. 7, 2026
7:35 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: How the Yellow Lupine Arrived in Humboldt County
7:30 a.m.

Smoke Near Arcata? That’s Probably the Prescribed Burn in the Fickle Hill Area
7:15 a.m.

OBITUARY: Lee Roy Armstrong, 1932-2026
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Eupentacta quinquesemita, the Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber!
5 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 6

Teamsters Ready to Strike at Cal Poly Humboldt in Two Weeks
4:27 p.m.

Two Fortuna Women Arrested With Narcotics Following Drug Task Force Investigation
3:48 p.m.

[UPDATED] Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa Selling Eight Acres in Rio Dell as Part of Bankruptcy Proceedings Amid Sex Abuse Claims
2:30 p.m.

Disaster Loans Now Available For Victims of Last Month’s Flooding in King Salmon
noon

Coastal Commission Reviews Draft Strategy to Protect ‘California’s Storied Fishing Grounds’ as Offshore Wind Development Advances
9:09 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Tattoo Expo! Bob Marley Tribute! Venezuela/Palestine Benefit! More!
9:02 a.m.

California Spends Billions Based on This Pollution Tracker. Who Benefits From Its Latest Update?
7:37 a.m.

BOOKED: Feb. 6, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Brenda Olson, 1964-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: John Gonsalves Lenardo III, 1941-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Egretta thula, the Snowy Egret!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 5

SÚPER POLL: ¿Quién Triunfará en la Gran Fiesta del Fútbol Americano?
4:20 p.m.

Are You Ready to BASH Some LUPINE? The Friends of the Dunes Sure Could Use Your Help in the War Against This Invasive Scourge Later This Month
3:59 p.m.

Looking to Run For County Office This Year? The Time to Get Your Act Together is Now!
3:47 p.m.

Arcata Decides on Gradual Water Rate Increases and AFD/APD Statistics: Last Night’s City Council Meeting
2:34 p.m.

The Body Found by Crabbers on Wednesday Has Been Identified as a 67-Year-Old Fortuna Resident
2:32 p.m.

Ferndale Schools Superintendent Found to be Operating an Unpermitted Vacation Rental in City Limits
1:54 p.m.

All Eureka Businesses are Special, But These Were the Most Specialest! Meet YOUR 2025 Eureka Chamber of Commerce Award Winners!
10:34 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Alice Di Micele in Arcata
8:30 a.m.

BOOKED: Feb. 5, 2026
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ruth Evelyn Squires, 1927-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Roy Lee Stevens, 1949-2026
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jason Keith Hansen, 1974-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Antonio (Tony) Fimbres, 1957-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Cadlina luteomarginata, the Yellow-edged Cadlina!
5 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 4.7M Earthquake 112 Kilometers West of Petrolia
4:54 a.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 4

POLL! Does Humboldt Need More Historic Preservation or Less? Or Are We Doing It Just Right?
4:20 p.m.