The LoCO Timeline, p. 3

Monday, Dec. 22, 2025

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, 2025

[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, 2025

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, 2025

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.

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

It’s Gonna Rain Like Hell Tonight, and You Should Expect Chaos
4:24 p.m.

POLL! Is It Just LoCO, or Are More People Running Red Lights These Days?
4:20 p.m.

Trump Signs Executive Order Reclassifying Cannabis, Clearing Major Hurdle for Medical Research
12:41 p.m.

A Trail in the Bottoms and Valley West Community Center Update — Last Night’s Arcata City Council Meeting
11:57 a.m.

Human Trafficking Investigation Prompts Raid on Cannabis Operation in Petrolia, Sheriff’s Office Says
11:29 a.m.

2,700 Acres Behind McKinleyville Community Forest Conserved; Green Diamond, Northcoast Regional Land Trust Sign Easement That Will Keep the Land for Sustainable Logging, Wildlife Habitat
11:17 a.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 18, 2025
7:35 a.m.

How Does Newsom’s New Mental Health Court Work? Here’s What Real People Involved Say
7:25 a.m.

CARE Court Was Created to Help California’s Toughest Homeless Cases. Why That’s Been So Hard
7:17 a.m.

OBITUARY: John DeMatos, 1937-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Shirley Elizabeth Sutton-Wight, 1944-2025
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ellen Margarette Crump, 1929-2025
6:56 a.m.

ANIMAL of the DAY: Tamiasciurus douglasii, the Douglas’ Squirrel!
5 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

POLL! What Do You Guys Think About This Reader-Submitted Plan to Thwart Porch Piracy Once and for All?
4:20 p.m.

Tonight’s Arcata City Council Meeting: More Parking Somewhere, Less Parking Elsewhere
1:50 p.m.

Trump is About to Reclassify Cannabis, Easing Restrictions on Banking, Taxes and Research, According to Multiple News Outlets
1:30 p.m.

No More Gas in Orick! Shoreline Market to Close Jan. 1 as Yurok Tribe Firms Up Design Plans for Brand-New Fuel Mart
1:02 p.m.

BOOKED: Dec. 17, 2025
7:35 a.m.