The LoCO Timeline, p. 321

Friday, Sept. 3, 2021

OBITUARY: Ronald Grover Sanderson, 1957-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 3, 2021
6 a.m.

Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021

Aiming to Ship Coal Out of Humboldt Bay, Shadowy Corporation Makes Bid to Take Over NCRA Line
4:53 p.m.

COVID REPORT: 139 New Cases; Three Hospitalized
4:36 p.m.

Get Your Questions on the Knob Fire in to the Office of Emergency Services, and They’ll be Answered Shortly
1:10 p.m.

Hearing on Hold in Bear River Triple Homicide While Parties Mull Plea Deal
12:54 p.m.

(AUDIO) This New ‘Hi-Lo’ Siren Will be Your Signal to Evacuate, So You’ll Want to Know What That Sounds Like
12:31 p.m.

Dead Gray Whale Washes Up on Samoa Beach
11:50 a.m.

Humboldt’s Schools Are Finally Fully Open, But Some Parents Don’t Trust That They’re Safe
11:18 a.m.

FIRE UPDATE: Knob Fire Now Estimated to Be 52 Percent Contained
10:55 a.m.

Firefighters Make ‘Significant Progress’ on the Knob Fire; Containment Jumps to 34 Percent
9:25 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 2, 2021
7:20 a.m.

Help Wanted: Humboldt County Employers Struggle to Find Workers Amid a Smaller Labor Force, COVID Fears, Child Care Needs and the Remote Work Revolution
7:15 a.m.

Call 988: How Will California Pay for the New Crisis Hotline?
7 a.m.

That Student in Your Community College Class? They Could Be a Bot.
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Hal V. Petersen, 1954-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeanne Kay Bryant, 1939-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 2, 2021
6 a.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021

COVID REPORT: 58 New Cases Recorded; Seven Newly Hospitalized; Public Urged to Avoid Labor Day Travel, Gatherings
4:21 p.m.

McCash Fire Grows to Nearly 45,000 Acres; Structure Assessment to Begin Soon
4:15 p.m.

Arcata City Council Will Decide How to Spend $4.4 Milion in COVID-19 Relief Funds; Lobby Group Wants the City to Prioritize Reducing Carbon Emissions
4:02 p.m.

Knob Fire Now Estimated at 1,961 Acres; Monument Fire Nears 175,000 Acres
1:25 p.m.

TODAY in COURT: Trial Dates Set for Hikshari Murder Suspect, Eureka Attempted Murder Suspect, Suspect in Shooting of Fortuna Juvenile
1:02 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Suspicious Death Near Herrick Overpass Early This Morning
12:12 p.m.

Sheriff’s Office Asks Community Members Not to Interfere With Firefighting Operations Around Willow Creek After Cannabis Growers Group Rounds Up Firefighting Posse
noon

Knob Fire Grows to 1,000 Acres; Evacuation Orders, Warnings Still in Effect
11:15 a.m.

One-Way Traffic Control In Place on Highway 299 in Areas Surrounding Willow Creek Due to Knob Fire
11 a.m.

St. Joe’s Announces New Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Clinic for COVID Patients
9:32 a.m.

BOOKED: Sept. 1, 2021
7:20 a.m.

LAND USE and YOU: Suburbia Doesn’t Have to Sprawl! Meet the Conservation Subdivision, Which Balances New Housing With Preservation
7:20 a.m.

Not Enough Subs: California Schools Face Severe Teacher Shortage
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jean Hill, 1923-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Evelyn Fewell, 1929-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Julie Loomis, 1970-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Sept. 1, 2021
6 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021

UPDATE: Knob Fire Evacuation Zone Expanded
5 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Just a Whole Lot of Cases — Unknown How Many — and Two New Hospitalizations; One Previously Recorded Death Rescinded
3:44 p.m.

Famous Sex Pundit Dan Savage Gives Shoutout to Eureka’s Gazebo-ner on Latest Episode of ‘Savage Lovecast’
3:08 p.m.

McCash Fire Grows to 38,900 Acres; Monument Fire Now 170,945 Acres, Still 29 Percent Contained
12:15 p.m.

EVACUATION UPDATE: Knob Fire Grows to 800 Acres
11:25 a.m.

One Arrested On Weapons, Drug Charges After Investigation of Unpermitted Eureka Warehouse Grow and Hash Lab, Drug Task Force Says
10:13 a.m.

Recall Fact and Fiction: What You Need to Know About the Election Fraud Rumors You’re Seeing
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Sally Tanner, 1926-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Paul Eugene Weber, 1965-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Samuel Spies, 1989-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Aug. 31, 2021
6 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 3.4 magnitude, 5km W of Petrolia, CA
1:05 a.m.

Monday, Aug. 30, 2021

Federal Judge Rules For Caltrans in Lawsuit Over Road-Widening Project Through Richardson Grove
5:55 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Five Deaths; 10 Hospitalized; Some 200 or More New Cases Confirmed, But Once Again Those are Not Yet Totally Verified
5:29 p.m.

(UPDATE) New Evacuation Orders Issued for the Knob Fire Burning South of Willow Creek
3:45 p.m.