The LoCO Timeline, p. 326

Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021

LoCO EARTH: Aug. 7, 2021
6 a.m.

Friday, Aug. 6, 2021

COVID REPORT: Person in Their 40s Dies; Pandemic-High 100 New Cases Confirmed; Two Hospitalized; Testing Resources Strained
3:33 p.m.

Struggling to Pay Your Bills Due to COVID? You Might Be Eligible for the City of Eureka’s Utility Assistance Program
2:16 p.m.

Ready or Not, Ray Christie is Going to Trial in October
12:49 p.m.

County Supes Ratify County Facility Masking Order, Voice Frustration With Those Still Unvaccinated
12:40 p.m.

Arts Alive Canceled, Too
10:34 a.m.

Rex Bohn Has COVID
9:50 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 6, 2021
7:35 a.m.

California First in Nation to Mandate Vaccinations for Health Care Workers
7:11 a.m.

Thieves Are Stealing California’s Water — Watch How It Happens
7:02 a.m.

OBITUARY: Ruby Pauline Flaiz, 1930-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Jeffrey Terry Edwards, 1945-2021
6:56 a.m.

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

Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021

COVID REPORT: Person in Their 50s Dies; 50 New Cases Confirmed
5 p.m.

Fire Evacuees Can Get Food at Pantries in Willow Creek and Bridgeville
4:31 p.m.

With Car Burglaries on the Rise, Sheriff’s Office Urges Public Not to Leave Anything Inside Vehicles
1:39 p.m.

Judge Dismisses Attempted Murder Charge Against Arcata Man Who Stabbed His Roommate Last Month, Agreeing That He Acted in Self-Defense
1:36 p.m.

HSU Returns to Universal Indoor Masking, Suspends Large Gatherings Due to Delta Variant-Driven Surge in COVID-19 Cases
1:24 p.m.

College of the Redwoods is the Latest Workplace to Institute Vaccine/Testing Mandate for Staff, Residents; All-Student Mandate Could Follow if Conditions Worsen, President Says
12:30 p.m.

Burglary Alarm Alerts Deputies to Burglary; One Arrested Inside Myrtletown Gas Station at 1:30 in the Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
11:42 a.m.

County Supervisors to Reconsider Planned Return to In-Person Meetings Due to This Delta Variant Nightmare
11:38 a.m.

EARTHQUAKE! 3.7 magnitude, 86km W of Petrolia, CA
8:25 a.m.

Humboldt County Grid in ‘Island Mode’ After Fires Prompt Utilities to Shut Transmission Lines to the East
8:19 a.m.

Four Things to Know About the Newsom Recall Debate
8:12 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 5, 2021
7:35 a.m.

OBITUARY: Douglas S. Beckstead, 1945-2021
6:56 a.m.

OBITUARY: Norma Jean Wynne (Bloom), 1931-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Aug. 5, 2021
6 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021

Humboldt-San Jose State Football Team Cancels Public Scrimmage at Redwood Bowl Due to Recent Surge in COVID-19 Cases
4:45 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Eighty-Two (82) New Cases Confirmed Today, a New Pandemic Record
4:12 p.m.

New Humboldt Masking Order to Go Into Effect Saturday, Following Strong Case Surge and ‘Unprecedented’ Levels of COVID Hospitalization
2:40 p.m.

Buddy Brown Blues Festival Latest Local Event Canceled Due to COVID Concerns
2:39 p.m.

Unresponsive Man Floating in the Elk River Slough Saved By Rescue Swimmer, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
12:30 p.m.

McCash Fire in Orleans Ranger District Grows to 835 Acres; Cultural and Archaeological Sites at Risk, Forest Service Says
12:15 p.m.

Burn Victims Medevaced Near Shelter Cove Yesterday After ATV Failure
11:15 a.m.

Ray Christie Fires Colorful, Outspoken Southern California Attorney Two Days Before Trial
11:01 a.m.

Friday Night Market Canceled Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19 Surge
10:50 a.m.

McFarland, Monument Fires Jump to 15,000 Acres; Highway 299 and 36 Remain Closed
10:24 a.m.

(PHOTOS) Out with the Sidelines Bar, In with the Miranda’s Rescue Thrift Shop
8:45 a.m.

How Much Will California’s EDD Scandal Cost Newsom in the Recall Election?
7:50 a.m.

BOOKED: Aug. 4, 2021
7:20 a.m.

OBITUARY: Johnny Quinton Olson, 1946-2021
6:56 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: Aug. 4, 2021
6 a.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021

Facing ‘Dire Water Shortages,’ California Bans Delta Pumping
5:56 p.m.

COVID REPORT: Person in Their 30s Dies; 31 New Cases Confirmed; Three People Hospitalized
4:12 p.m.

Arcata Mayor Brett Watson Issues Statement on His Arrest for DUI, Drug Possession
3:57 p.m.

Crescent City Company Looks to Solve Humboldt’s Recycling Crisis With New Center in Arcata
3:23 p.m.

COVID Virus Concentrations in Eureka Sewage ‘Among the Highest in the Nation,’ Says City
2:14 p.m.

Dinsmore Bust Yields 3,800 Unpermitted Plants and 125 Unpermitted Pounds, Sheriff’s Office Says
1:18 p.m.

(UPDATE) The Sequoia Park Zoo Is Asking for Bamboo Donations to Help Feed Its Hungry Red Pandas
12:45 p.m.

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