Articles by LoCO Staff

December 2023

OBITUARY: Todd Anderson, 1973-2023

Rio Dell to Consider Legislation to Keep Rental Housing Up to Code, Post-Earthquake

OBITUARY: Paul R. Gierek, 1936-2023

(UPDATE) Christmas is OVER! It’s Time to Have the Scouts Come By and Haul Away Your Tree

Volunteers Needed for Point-In-Time Count of Humboldt’s Homeless Population

OBITUARY: Ernest Michael Cobine, 1947-2023

OBITUARY: George Nathaniel Ponnay, 1934-2023

Two People Shot Following Youth Altercation at Cooper Gulch Last Night, Eureka Police Say; Suspects Still Unidentified

OPINION: It’s Time for the Offshore Wind Industry to Commit to Community Investments

Cal Poly Researcher Hopes to Find New Home For Endangered Lassics Lupine

Commercial Dungeness Crab Season to Open Locally on January 5

Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces Largest Land Reacquisition in Tribal History — 10,000 Acres in the Pine Creek Watershed

(UPDATE: FUTONS OK!) Got a Junky Mattress Lying Around? Caltrans Will Recycle it for You if You Can Get it to McKinleyville in a Couple of Weeks

Environmental Review Period Begins for California Offshore Wind Lease Areas

Body Found During Search Confirmed to be That of Missing Piercy Man, Mendo Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Donald V. Evangelinos, 1933-2023

OBITUARY: Stacy V. Ripple, 1969-2023

OBITUARY: Gary Lee Hover, 1946-2023

OBITUARY: Carol Ann Haffner, 1952-2023

Sheriff’s Office Says it Has Identified Suspect in McK High Lockdowns, and Has Deemed Previous Threats ‘Not Credible’

OBITUARY: Ruth Elizabeth Lende, 1930-2023

OBITUARY: Rolf Rheinschmidt, 1937-2023

(VIDEO) Humboldt Bay Fire Thanks Community for Donating to ‘Share the Magic of Christmas’ Toy Drive

SPORTS NEWS! The Humboldt Crabs Have Joined Forces With the Prune Packers, the Mudcats and More to Form a Whole New, Mighty Baseball League

New Report from Schatz Energy Research Center Examines Electrical Transmission Challenges for Regional Offshore Wind Development

GREAT NEWS! Rio Dell Businesses Do Not Sell Alcohol to Minors

OBITUARY: LaVera Susich, 1930-2023

OBITUARY: Kathleen (Kat) Alice Roberts, 1953-2023

More Stolen Toys Recovered From Nefarious Toys for Tots Heist; Stolen Handgun, Ammo, Body Armor and Digital Scales Also Seized

EPD Announces Retirement of Longtime Employee Suzie Owsley

OBITUARY: Lonnie Lee Wilson, 1977-2023

OBITUARY: Solon Bernard Holstein, 1939-2023

OBITUARY: Keith Blaine Baldy, 1949-2023

OBITUARY: Roy Redner, 1950-2023

Eureka Drivers Should Brace Themselves for Tomorrow’s I-Pocalypse as Paving Work Shuts Down a Key Intersection

Dolly Parton Has Teamed Up With the Bridgeville Community Center to Bring Free Books to a Thousand Local Toddlers

OBITUARY: Barbara Deanna Wayland, 1954-2023

Remote Controlled Car Battery Believed to Be Cause of McKinleyville Trailer Blaze, Says AFD

Judge Gregory Kreis Announces Re-Election Campaign, Will Hold Rally at the Gazebo Wednesday

Sheriff’s Office Actively Searching for Missing Man Near Piercy

OBITUARY: Eric Matilton, 1985-2023

OBITUARY: Dorothy Joyce Lyman Mather, 1930-2023

Humboldt Holiday Food Drive ‘Smashes All Records’

CDFW to Lift Recreational Dungeness Crab Restrictions for North Coast on Dec. 16; Commercial Fishery Remains Closed

OBITUARY: Norma Lee Nored, 1934-2023

PG&E Choppers Will Be Cruisin’ Transmission Lines in Southern Humboldt Thru Next Week to Conduct Maintenance Work

[UPDATE: All Clear; Rex Mad] McKinleyville High is Now on Lockdown For the Sixth Time in Two Weeks

OBITUARY: Diane Lehman, 1937-2023

OBITUARY: Bill Barton, 1934-2023

Sheriff’s Office Provides Details on What Led to McKinleyville High School’s Five Lockdowns in Eight Days