Articles by LoCO Staff

May 2024

(UPDATE: FOUND) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help in Locating Missing Trinidad 12-Year-Old

Recreational Fishing on the Klamath and Trinity Shut Down For the Second Consecutive Year

UH OH: More Than 100 Individuals in Humboldt Exposed to Measles Last Week (But Most are Likely Immune, Says DHHS)

Having Finally Gotten Its Act Together on Short-Term Rentals, the County is Now Accepting Permit Applications from Existing Operators in Unincorporated Humboldt

23-Year-Old Missing in the Trinity Following Presumed Drowning Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says; Search Underway

North Coast Repertory Theatre and Playhouse Arts Land $70,000 in National Endowment for the Arts Grants

Last Night’s Garage Fire Near Highland Park Caused by ‘Improper Extinguishment of Smoking Materials,’ Humboldt Bay Fire Says

OBITUARY: Mitchel ‘Mitch’ O. Morrow, 1954-2024

OBITUARY: Jamie Lionel Wax, 1968-2024

Large Swaths of Fortuna Will Be Without Water Tomorrow Afternoon and Evening

A PG&E Chopper is Gonna be Buzzing SoHum Tomorrow Through Sunday; It Will Not Violate Your Constitutional Rights, Utility Vows

OBITUARY: Kenneth Ray Wittenberg, 1949-2024

OBITUARY: Joannie Jo Berger Bomar, 1951-2024

OBITUARY: Michael Joseph Allison, 1948-2024

THE ECONEWS REPORT: In-Stream Flows Set to Expire for Klamath Tributaries. What’s Next?

OBITUARY: Fil Godfrey, 1940-2024

OBITUARY: Dennis (Denny) Phillip Katri, 1944-2024

OBITUARY: Kathryn Hubbard Stotler, 1952-2024

ALERT: Potential Measles Exposure in Two Eureka Locations

We Need to Talk About TICKS! It’s the Season! For the Last Goddamn Time, Please Don’t Try to Twist ‘Em Out!

OBITUARY: Barbara Elizabeth Rybeck, 1958-2024

OBITUARY: Daniel Hilliard Mielke, 1991-2024

Cal Poly Humboldt Releases Updated Safety Protocols for Upcoming Graduation Ceremonies

Skeletal Remains Found in Fieldbrook in 2006 Have Been Identified as Belonging to ‘Cowboy Fred’, Says Sheriff’s Office

OBITUARY: Petey Brucker, 1952-2024

First They Closed College, Now They Close College COVE?!? Yes, But Only For Two Weeks and to Perform Much-Needed Repairs, State Parks Says

Chronic Wasting Disease Discovered in California Deer For the First Time; Fish & Wildlife Asks Hunters and Others to Be on the Lookout for Symptoms

Cal Poly Humboldt Issues New List of Talking Points on the Campus Occupation Broken Up Last Week

OBITUARY: Christian Leslie Nielsen, 1963-2024

OBITUARY: James (Jim) Perry St. John, 1943-2024

OBITUARY: Marvin ‘Ike’ Ganfield Jr., 1945-2024

The Cutten Man Shot by Deputies in Critical Incident Nearly Two Weeks Ago Died on Friday, Sheriff’s Office Says

320 Members of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Faculty and Staff Call For ‘Immediate Termination’ of President Jackson and his Chief of Staff

Early Morning Myrtletown House Fire Claims Litter of Puppies; Cause Still Under Investigation, Humboldt Bay Fire Says

A Hit-and-Run Driver Killed a 28-Year-Old SoHum Woman on the Highway Yesterday Morning

OBITUARY: Nicky (Nick) Albert, 1950-2024

Are You a Public Policy Wonk Into Jurisdiction and Land Use Issues? Humboldt LAFCo Seeks a Public Member

In Open Letter to Legislators, Humboldt Jewish Leaders Reject the Notion That the Cal Poly Protests Were Antisemitic

Due to Ongoing Campus Closure, Cal Poly Humboldt Will Instead Hold Graduation Ceremonies at Multiple Sites Across the County

Tribal Sovereignty Win: Feds Place 9.3 Acres Into Trust for Exclusive Benefit of the Trinidad Rancheria

Last Night’s Structure Fire on Ole Hanson Road Deemed Suspicious, Says Humboldt Bay Fire

State Officials Close Humboldt County’s Recreational Razor Clam Fishery Again Due to Domoic Acid Toxicity

Flight Delayed Four Hours Last Night Due to TSA Scare

OBITUARY: Anthony David Maillelle Painter, 1988-2024

Cal Poly Humboldt: ‘Unlawful Actions’ of Protesters ‘Can Never Happen Again’

ROBOT SURGERY! Meet St. Joe’s New, Badass Four-Armed Robot Surgery Buddy, the daVinci Xi

Cal Poly Says Majority of Those Arrested Were Not Students; Says ‘Modified’ Commencement Will Take Place

OBITUARY: Barbara May Hillman, 1961-2024

April 2024

In a Press Release, Senator Mike McGuire and Assemblymember Jim Wood Say Police Intervention at Cal Poly Was Necessary, Call for ‘Healing’

In First Report of the Year, Grand Jury Recommends Civilian Oversight Board for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office