Articles by Hank Sims
January 2023
(UPDATE) INTRODUCING: John Kennedy O’Connor, a Classy British Expat and a Veteran Broadcaster, Has Deigned to Join Your Lost Coast Outpost News Team
Highway 36 Closed Between Carlotta and Bridgeville Due to Slide
Teenager Arrested After Twice Attempting to Steal Shotgun From Big 5 Yesterday, Eureka Police Say
In Virtual Public Statement Today, PG&E Runs Down the Resources it Has Deployed and Promises Detailed Daily Updates
The Power Outages Are Rolling In as the Next Phase of the Atmospheric River Strikes Humboldt
December 2022
BEHOLD: Humboldt’s Top 25 Stories of 2022 as Chosen by You, the Lost Coast Outpost Readership
Wild Police Chase Through the North County Today; One Person in Custody
The First Day of the Atmospheric River Brought Eureka Record Rainfall
Commercial Crab Season Set to Begin New Year’s Eve
City Government is Still Tallying Up the Damage to Eureka’s Lloyd Building; at Least Two Homes in the Town Red-Tagged
(UPDATING) Power Out Across the County Tuesday Morning, Schools Closed, Fernbridge Currently Closed Following Early Morning Quake
The Final Results of the November 6 Election Are In, and The Results Are What You Now Expect Them to Be
Arise, Da’ Yas! The Rechristening of 20/30 Park Headlines Tomorrow’s Eureka City Council Agenda
November 2022
EARTH FLAG RESURGENT! Cervantes, Fernandez, De Loach and Ryan Easy Winners With Most Votes Counted, and It Looks Like That Earth Flag Will Hang High in Arcata
This Flaming White Sedan Across From Winco is Gonna Impact Traffic on Harris for a While
Water Main Break in Old Town Leaves Wide Swath of Eureka High and Dry
NEW ELECTION REPORT! Fernandez Pulls Ahead in Eureka Ward 3 With 9,614 Additional Votes Tallied; Arcata Earth Flag Back in Play
That Smoke in Eureka Today is Coming From a Logging Slash Burn Up in Elk River
(UPDATING) Klamath Dam Removal Clears Final Federal Hurdle; Historic Decomissioning of Four Hydropower Dams to Begin Next Year
With 10,000 More Ballots Counted, Cervantes Pulls Farther Ahead; Fullerton Lead Shrinks; Around 20,000 Ballots Still to be Tallied
POLLZ: Please Tell Us Who You Think Won the Election, Because We Don’t Know
ELECTION RESULTS: Few Votes Counted on Election Night, Leaving Many Races Up in the Air; Matthews, White Look Like Locks in Arcata
(UPDATING) ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS! Follow Live! All the Vote Counts as They Happen, Plus Scene Reports From the Parties! The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat!
The Last-Minute Voter’s Guide to Actually Filling Out and Turning in Your Damn Ballot!
October 2022
Harbor District Announces Massive Offshore Wind Partnership; Project Would Lead to an 86-Acre Redevelopment of Old Pulp Mill Site
There Seems to Be a Fresh Crop of Imaginary Young Women Suddenly Very Interested in Arcata Politics!
IT’S ON: Humboldt Offshore Wind Leases to Go Up For Auction on Dec. 6
(VIDEO) Sheriff’s Office Releases Body Cam Footage From July Car Chase, Exchange of Gunfire in Eureka
They’ve Whittled it Down to Three New Wiyot Names for 20/30 Park, and You Can Vote on Your Favorite
Eureka is Budgeting $75,000 in Walking Around Money for a Select Group of Citizens to Spend on Local Projects, and It’s Offering a $100 Stipend to Up to 50 People Selected to Serve
It’s CAMPAIGN FORUM Season! Here’s an Updating Schedule of Events Featuring Your Candidates for City Council and More
INTRODUCING: Eduardo Ruffcorn-Barragán, the Newest Addition to Team LoCO!
September 2022
Sheriff William Honsal Offered Deputies a $40 Dutch Bros Gift Card to Find Supervisor Mike Wilson’s Stolen Vehicle
Eureka Police Investigating Shots Fired Into a Residence Near St. Bernard’s Last Night
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: It’s Migratory Shorebird Season!
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Elks in Rut!
HUMBOLDT BAYWATCH: Egrets? I’ve Had a Few
August 2022
LoCO Elections is Back! Here is a Convenient Forum to Grill Candidates for Local City Councils and More!
EUREKA COUNCIL RACES SET! Castellano to Run Unopposed; Head-to-Head Races in Third, Fifth Wards; Another Week for Mayoral Nomations
The Outpost’s John Ross Ferrara Has Logged Off
Big Public Meetings on Nordic Aquafarms and Arcata’s Gateway Area Plan Tonight
The Dolos is Still There, But The Trees Are Gone
July 2022
The Fishing Boat Miss Katie Briefly Threatened to Sink to the Bottom of the Woodley Island Marina, but She Has Risen Again
A Big Week for the Arcata Gateway Area Plan: Planning Commission, Historical Landmarks Committee to Look at the Area’s Past and Future
The Humboldt Chronicles, Your Monthly Roundup of Cannabis News and Features, Talks About the Changing Regulatory Landscape
The NWS’s Local Doppler Radar Station is Back Online and Stronger Than Ever, Just in Time for Fire Season
Buhne and Harrison Fully Blocked Following High-Speed Chase, Reportedly With Shots Fired
ELECTION REDUX: It’s Almost Time to Take Out Those Papers to Run For City Office!
June 2022
ELECTION UPDATE: With a Little More Than 6,000 More Ballots Counted Since Last Week, Natalie Arroyo a Lock for Next Fourth District Supervisor
BROADWAY POP-UPS! Caltrans is Gonna Test Some Stuff to Maybe Improve the Hellscape That is Eureka’s Southern Gateway, and There’ll be a Virtual Meeting About it Next Week if You Want to Check That Out
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