The LoCO Timeline, p. 475

Monday, March 16, 2020

What You Need to Know About California’s Lockdown of Seniors and the Chronically Ill
9:18 a.m.

Board of Supervisors to Consider New Sick Leave, Temporary Telecommuting Policies for County Employees at Special Meeting This Afternoon
9:01 a.m.

Eureka Recycling Center and Hazardous Waste Collection Facility Close in Response to COVID-19
8:18 a.m.

California Adds Online Triage for Coronavirus to Help With Test Shortages
7:15 a.m.

RELEASED: March 16, 2020
6:20 a.m.

BOOKED: March 16, 2020
6:20 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: March 16, 2020
6 a.m.

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Local Senior Organization Redwood Coast Village Urgently Seeking Volunteers Under Age 65
5:21 p.m.

(UPDATING) Eureka City Schools Reconsider, Decide to Shutter; Now All Major Humboldt County School Districts Have Canceled Classes
4:51 p.m.

(VIDEO) Gov. Newsom Calls for People Over 65 to Self-Isolate, Asks That Bars Shutter and Restaurants Reduce Occupancies By Half
3:10 p.m.

Arcata Elementary Also Closed Due to COVID-19 (UPDATE: … and Sunny Brae Too)
1:55 p.m.

(UPDATE) Pacific and McKinleyville Union Schools, Fortuna Middle School Also Announce Closures in Response to COVID-19
1:45 p.m.

SCHOOL UPDATE: St. Bernard’s Switches to ‘Remote Learning,’ Jacoby Creek School Closed This Week
1:15 p.m.

WINTER STORM WARNING: March Snow Causes Hazardous Driving Conditions on Highway 299, 36
11 a.m.

Eureka WinCo No Longer Open 24 Hours as Employees Need Time to Clean, Restock Shelves Due to Coronavirus-Incited Hoarding
9:55 a.m.

Trinidad School Cancels Classes Next Week
7:01 a.m.

GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Firkytoodle: Famous Lost Words
7 a.m.

LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: The Day of the Virus
7 a.m.

RELEASED: March 15, 2020
6:20 a.m.

BOOKED: March 15, 2020
6:20 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: March 15, 2020
6 a.m.

Power Outage in Garberville; 1280 Customers Affected
4:22 a.m.

Saturday, March 14, 2020

BREAKING: Northern Humboldt Union High School District Closes Schools Next Week ‘Out of Preponderance of Caution’
6:54 p.m.

SATURDAY LOWDOWN: You’re On Your Own
11:30 a.m.

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About Transportation Emissions
10 a.m.

Power Outage in Arcata; 3259 Customers Affected
6:52 a.m.

OBITUARY: Dale ‘Stem’ Stemwedel, 1946-2020
6:45 a.m.

RELEASED: March 14, 2020
6:20 a.m.

BOOKED: March 14, 2020
6:20 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: March 14, 2020
6 a.m.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Humboldt Bay Fire Dons Protective Gear, Cancels ‘Non-Essential Services’ in Response to COVID-19
5:17 p.m.

City of Eureka Cancels or Postpones ‘Non-Essential’ Events and Gatherings
3:47 p.m.

SHOOTING IN ARCATA: APD Releases Suspect, Vehicle Descriptions
1:15 p.m.

Facing Tough Decisions and a Shrinking Budget, the Measure Z Committee Has to Decide Which Programs to Fund With Dwindling Proceeds
12:59 p.m.

(VIDEO) Watch Local Reporting Legend Dave Silverbrand Order an Imaginary Burger From In-N-Out, Still Under Construction
11:53 a.m.

FRIDAY LOWDOWN: In Defense of Guy Fieri
11:30 a.m.

County Office of Education Says There’s No Need to Shut Schools at the Moment, But That It’s Closely Monitoring the Situation
10:32 a.m.

Liza Welsh, a Planner at the County of Humboldt, Announces Candidacy for Eureka City Council
8:42 a.m.

Facing Pandemic, California Takes Cover, From the Capitol to Disneyland
7 a.m.

OBITUARY: Elda Julia Biasca Billington, 1933-2020
6:45 a.m.

OBITUARY: Rick Hornsby, 1959-2020
6:45 a.m.

OBITUARY: Imojean V. Feagan King, 1924-2020
6:45 a.m.

RELEASED: March 13, 2020
6:20 a.m.

BOOKED: March 13, 2020
6:20 a.m.

LoCO EARTH: March 13, 2020
6 a.m.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Eureka Attorney Arrested and Accused of Maintaining a Drug House Gets Arraignment Delay While He Challenges Charges
4:50 p.m.

(UPDATE) XFL Cancelled Due to Coronavirus; Ja’Quan Gardner’s Pro Season Cut Short Once Again
4:50 p.m.

MORE COVID FALLOUT: HSU Cancels Spring Athletics, Suspends Face-to-Face Instruction Through April 17
4:27 p.m.

United to Cut One of its Two Flights Between ACV and Los Angeles Next Month, Reportedly Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
4:01 p.m.

County Launches COVID-19 Info Line and Web Page, Reiterates State’s ‘Social Distancing’ Guidelines
3:18 p.m.

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