The LoCO Timeline

Today

FUNGUS of the DAY: Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, the False Chanterelle!
5 a.m.

Yesterday

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

SUNDAY LOWDOWN: Porch Fest! John Moreland! Curtis Salgado! More!
7:30 a.m.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: What Did We Learn This Week?
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: John Wiebe, 1930-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Lycoperdon pratense, the Meadow Puffball!
5 a.m.

Saturday, Oct. 4

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River?
10 a.m.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: I Have the Best Commute in Humboldt County
8 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Fixing the Earth With Music and Dance
7:55 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 4, 2025
7:35 a.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: George Clinton! Medieval Festival of Courage! Apple Harvest Festival! More!
7:30 a.m.

OBITUARY: Robert Dean McConkey, 1944-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ruth Morris, 1941-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Doryteuthis opalescens, the Opalescent Inshore Squid!
5 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 3

POLL! What is the First Day of the Week?
4:24 p.m.

Arcata Names New Chief of Police
3:41 p.m.

LoCO SPORTS! Would You Believe That Every Last One of Those High-Flying Redwood Coast Gymnasts Qualified for State?
3:19 p.m.

Van Duzen River Grange to Showcase Humboldt’s ‘Beauty and Abundant Agriculture’ at 150th Annual State Grange Convention Next Week
2:32 p.m.

Planning Commission Approves Some New Signs at the McKinleyville U-Haul, But Rejects Others
1:55 p.m.

Newsom Just Vetoed a Bill to Regulate License Plate Readers  — Even as Fresh Evidence of Misuse Emerges
12:20 p.m.

Wanted Colorado Woman Taken Into Custody After Firing Weapon Inside Trinidad Home, Sheriff’s Office Says
10:04 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Redwood Coast Music Festival! Eureka Symphony! Craig Wayne Boyd! More!
8:30 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 3, 2025
7:50 a.m.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: This Year I Learned That Little Kids Love to Take the Bus
7:34 a.m.

California Lawmakers Keep Dodging Tough Bills by Not Voting. Here Are the Worst Offenders
7:33 a.m.

The Campaign Over Gavin Newsom’s Maps Is One of California Most Expensive, Ever
7:29 a.m.

OBITUARY: Kelli Ann Welch, 1962-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Letharia columbiana, the Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen!
5 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 2

POLL! Which of These Sci-Fi Films is Set in a Time You Can Most Easily Imagine the ARCATA CAP Actually Being Completed In?
4:20 p.m.

Need Help Affording Child Care? There’s a Little-Known Local Grant Program That Can Cover Some Costs
2:41 p.m.

Man Arrested for Storming Arcata City Council Dais Arrested Again This Morning After Early Morning Standoff on University Property
2:18 p.m.

Arcata City Council OKs $300,000 Contract to Start Work on the Reconnecting Arcata Project (AKA the ‘Arcata Cap’)
2:07 p.m.

The McKinleyville U-Haul’s Request for 22 New Exterior Signs May Finally Be Decided Tonight
1:56 p.m.

Shelter Cove Man Arrested for Criminal Threats After Short Standoff Yesterday
8:24 a.m.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: Let Me Tell You How a Carless Person Navigates Humboldt Full-Time
8:17 a.m.

THURSDAY LOWDOWN: Longtime Robert Cray Band Keyboardist Set for Redwood Coast Music Festival
8 a.m.

Charlie Kirk Fallout Hits California Schools, Where 20 Teachers Face Discipline Over Posts
7:47 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 2, 2025
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Robert Walter Applewhite, 1956-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus, the Ruby Dapperling!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

EPD Arrests 19-Year-Old on Weapons, Narcotics Charges
4:29 p.m.

POLL! How Does This Message That Popped Up Today on the USDA Website Make You Feel About Your Country?
4:20 p.m.

County Health and Human Services Lists Programs for Youth, Elderly That Are Unfunded as of Today as a Result of the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
4:11 p.m.

BIG WAVES! The First of the Big Winter Swells is Landing Upon Our Shores as We Speak, So Pay Heed to the Ocean
10:26 a.m.

Fortuna Trespassing Complaint Leads to Two Arrests, Recovery of Numerous Stolen Firearms
9:46 a.m.

THE CHANGING OF THE MEREDITHS: Six Rivers Brewery Owner Meredith Maier Named Arcata Chamber of Commerce Executive Director
9:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY LOWDOWN: TopHouse in the House
9:30 a.m.

BOOKED: Oct. 1, 2025
7:50 a.m.

VOTER GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know About Proposition 50 and the November 4 Special Election
7:41 a.m.

WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: I Can Do This For a Week, Probably, But Longer Than That is Highly Unlikely
7:30 a.m.