The LoCO Timeline, p. 2

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Even More Cal State Campuses Will Automatically Admit Eligible Students Under a New State Law
8:07 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 24, 2025
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Olga Dahl, 1920-2025
6:56 a.m.

Power Outage in Eureka; 2180 Customers Affected
6:02 a.m.

Power Outage in Eureka; 2180 Customers Affected
5:02 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Amanita muscaria flavivolvata, the American Fly Agaric!
5 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 23

RANKED CHOICE POLL! What Are the Best Holiday Treats?
4:28 p.m.

Cal Poly Humboldt Scientist Discovers That Wildfire Can Transform Serpentine Soils — Unusually Common Around the Klamath Range — Into a Potent Carcinogen
3:35 p.m.

UP NEXT: WIND! Gusts up to 70 mph are Likely to Cause Power Outages, Topple Trees and Create Dangerous Driving Conditions, Agencies Warn
10:42 a.m.

Start Thinking About Dumping That Tree! Once Again, Scouts Stand Ready to Haul Away Your Christmas Centerpiece For You
7:56 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 23, 2025
7:50 a.m.

California Schools Will Have to Do More to Prevent Sex Abuse Under New Law
7:24 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Ascocoryne sarcoides, the Purple Jellydisc!
5 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 22

Friends of the Eel River Set to Appeal Court Ruling Over the County’s Management of Groundwater Extraction in Lower Eel Valley
4:26 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Rescue of 72-Year-Old Woman Nearly Swept Away in Ferndale Today
4:22 p.m.

POLL! Flood, Fire, Earthquake – Which Flavor of Humboldt Natural Disaster Do You Fear Most?
4:20 p.m.

[UPDATE: SAVED!] Attempted Rescue Underway Near Ferndale as 72-Year-Old Woman in Vehicle is Submerged to Her Neck in Flooded Field, According to Scanner Traffic
1:40 p.m.

Eureka Police Arrest Three on Suspicion of Driving Under the Influence During Checkpoint on Fourth Street Last Week
11:51 a.m.

Lafayette Elementary Made Friends With an Elementary School in Taiwan
11:19 a.m.

RECORD BREAKER: Eureka Just Had Its Rainiest Dec. 21 Since the Christmas Flood of 1964
10:33 a.m.

(UPDATE) Flood Watch to Remain in Effect Through Friday; Hwy. 101 Reopened in Both Directions
8:19 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 22, 2025
7:35 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Cortinarius athabascus, One of the Common Gilled Mushrooms And Allies!
5 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21

[UPDATE: 101 NORTHBOUND CLOSED] WATERWORLD: Widespread Flooding is Closing Area Roads and Prompting Emergency Rescues for Trapped Residents
11:06 a.m.

Humboldt Bay Fire Station in Eureka Closed After Fallen Tree Cuts Off Gas and Power, Damages Building and Disrupts Communications
11 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 21, 2025
7:35 a.m.

(LoCO THROWBACK) Donate Blankets, Warm Clothing at Tonight’s Homeless Memorial; Honor Those Lost on Cold Winter Nights (From 2016)
7 a.m.

Power Outage in Worswick; 1484 Customers Affected
5:02 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Caulorhiza umbonata, the Redwood Rooter!
5 a.m.

Power Outage in Arlynda Corners; 1484 Customers Affected
4:52 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America
10 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 20, 2025
7:50 a.m.

HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Let Charity Sweeten the Chalice
7:30 a.m.

PLANT of the DAY: Odonthalia washingtoniensis, the Flat Sea Brush!
5 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 19

Blue Lake Set to Appoint Civil Engineer, Third-Generation Local Jennie Short as Next City Manager
5:38 p.m.

POLL! How Many Eggs Do You Buy at a Time?
4:20 p.m.

‘I Want Our Officers to Have Skin in That Game’: New APD Chief of Police Chris Ortega on the Importance of Community Engagement and Culture
3:31 p.m.

‘A Critical Investment’: City of Eureka Nabs $3.3 Million State Grant for Everding Community Center
3:20 p.m.

Commercial Crabbing Can’t Start Locally Until at Least Jan. 15, Says California Department of Fish and Wildlife
2:01 p.m.

Trump Administration Intervenes in Potter Valley Dam Removal, as Department of Agriculture Asks FERC to Halt Decommissioning Process
12:47 p.m.

Minor Flooding Reported Around Humboldt Bay; More Rain En Route
12:44 p.m.

The Bear River Family Entertainment Center Will Shut Down for Remodeling at the Beginning of the Year
9:59 a.m.

California’s Minimum Wage Is Increasing in 2026 as Los Angeles Debates $30 an Hour
8:47 a.m.

Redway Couple Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping and Maintaining a Drug House, Sheriff’s Office Says
7:54 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 19, 2025
7:35 a.m.

California Utilities Will Keep Almost All Profits as Regulators Ease Up. They’re Still Upset
7 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: Broken Compass Bluegrass! Hudson Glover! Ticket to Ride! More!
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Martha Peabody Traphagen, 1943-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Patricia ‘Pat’ Marion Long, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

FUNGUS of the DAY: Phallus hadriani, the Dune Stinkhorn!
5 a.m.