Articles by LoCO Staff

June 2020

State Health Department Makes Masks Mandatory; All Californians Will Now Be Required to Wear Facial Coverings in the Situations Where Humboldters are Supposed To

HSU Reaffirms Support for Dreamers Following Today’s Supreme Court Ruling

College of the Redwoods, Humboldt Area Foundation Team Up to Get Money to DACA Students, Who Were Left Out of the Coronavirus Stimulus Package

CHP Investigating Last Week’s Traffic Incident Involving a Driver That Nearly Hit Several Protesters and a Horse in McKinleyville

Slattery Named Interim Eureka City Manager; Community Services Director Will Serve as City’s Top Staffer Until February 2021

(PHOTOS) Were Your Tusk Carvings and/or Spawn Action Figures Stolen Recently? The Humboldt Drug Task Force Has Good News for You

OBITUARY: Jeffrey W. Schoettgen, 1955-2020

OBITUARY: Gianpaolo Venturi, 1940-2020

ABC Denies McKinleyville Dollar General’s Application to Sell Beer and Wine

Low-Level Offenders Will Soon be Able, Once Again, to Work Off Their Sentences by Doing Deeds for the Community Through the Work Alternative Program

OBITUARY: Allen Clarence McCovey, 1941-2020

OBITUARY: Ida Adelia Newell, 1922-2020

OBITUARY: Hollis H. McCoy, 1940-2020

Next Reopening Phase Starts Friday: Certified Hotels, Motels, Nail Salons, Massage Studios and More Can Start Reopening Friday

Two Jail Staff Members Assaulted Over the Weekend, Says Sheriff’s Office; Overall Inmate Attacks on Jail Personnel Way Up This Year

Sheriff’s Office Investigating Knifepoint Robbery at Blue Lake Gas Station

(PHOTOS) Barn Fire Startles Blue Lake

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Smooth Sailin’ with Sonny

Body of Missing Kayaker Found Near Camel Rock, Sheriff’s Office Says

Electrical Fire Causes $125,000 in Damages to Cutten Apartment Building, HBF Says

Middle-Aged Man Found Dead in ‘Camp Crusty’ Area of Hoopa Valley, Police Say

(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Multicultural Skincare Therapist Levia Love on the Necessity of ‘Black Humboldt’, Local Juneteenth Plans, and Self Care in Tense Times

OBITUARY: Nancy R. Trine, 1945-2020

US Coast Guard and Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Suspend Search For Missing Kayaker

UPDATE: Coast Guard Searching For Missing 19-Year-Old Kayaker Last Seen In the Trinidad Bay

OBITUARY: Andrew (Andy) Rocco Araneo, 1943-2020

OBITUARY: Ella Jane Benedict, 1934-2020

Direct Flights To/From LAX to Resume July 6, Even Though Local Ridership Has Absolutely Cratered During COVID Crisis, County Says

HSU to Offer In-Person Classes For Select Courses, Majority Will Still be Held Online

Sooooo, You’re Going to Travel Somewhere? Here are the Humboldt County’s New COVID Travel Guidelines

PG&E Announces That the King Salmon Power Station is Ready to Provide ‘Island’ Power to Humboldt, Which Should Mostly Save Us From Future Public Safety Power Shutoffs

EPD Chief Steve Watson Explains Department’s Use-of-Force Policies: ‘Most’ Align With ‘8 Can’t Wait’ Demands

Sheriff’s Office Says it Has Suspended Carotid Restraint, Addresses Other Use-of-Force Tactics in Letter to Community

College of the Redwoods Announces Review of Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum, Will Invite Community Groups to Participate

OBITUARY: Bruce H Georgeson, 1962-2020

Private Campgrounds and RV Parks Can Now Submit Plans, Reopen as Soon as Friday With Approval From County

OBITUARY: Lauren Kay Moore, 1954-2020

(LINK) NCJ Notes LoCO Report on March Against Racism in Arcata

Cafe Nooner, Mediterranean Restaurant Featured on ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,’ Closing Old Town Location Due to COVID-19, Owners Announce

Want to Get Your COVID Test in Willow Creek? There’ll Be Weekly Drive-Through Service at Big Rock During June

OBITUARY: Louis ‘Louie’ Antone Lorenzo, 1925-2020

OBITUARY: Mary Christine Look, 1946-2020

OBITUARY: Kathryn Charlene McFarland, 1939-2020

OBITUARY: Vickie Lee Grundman (Hill), 1957-2020

There Are Now 114 Places to Get Your Hair Cut in Humboldt, But Safety and Precaution are More Important Than Ever, Says Joint Information Center

Covelo Man Arrested for Kidnapping for Ransom, Pistol-Whipping Victim After Dispute at Marijuana Grow, Sheriff’s Office Says

MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: The Juice is Loose!

OBITUARY: Rhonda Evangeline Downey, 1961-2020

Oil Up the Clippers and Bust Out the Mousse: Certified Hair Salons and Barber Shops to Open on Monday, June 8

Coast Guard to Honor Four Crewmembers From Sector Humboldt Bay That Died During A Rescue Mission 23 Years Ago