Articles by LoCO Staff

January 2024

McKinleyville Man Arrested in Possession of Fentanyl and an Explosive Device, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: John Chester Burman, 1946-2023

Sheriff’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found 55 Years Ago as Belonging to War Veteran With a Troubled Past

Two Dogs Rescued from House Fire in McKinleyville; Pair of Cats Unaccounted For

OBITUARY: Betty Louise Layman, 1929-2023

OBITUARY: Lyle Dean Rosser, 1942-2023

OBITUARY: Larry Charles Nichols, 1944-2024

OBITUARY: Larry Wesley Hurd, 1941-2023

Sheriff’s Office Seeking Suspects, Presumably Young Punks, Who Tagged Up a Business on McK’s Central Ave. to the Tune of Tens of Thousands of Dollars

Human Remains Discovered Near Manila Dunes Friday; Sheriff’s Office Investigating

OBITUARY: Albert Allie Markussen lll, 1966-2023

OBITUARY: Denise Joan Anaya, 1953-2023

OBITUARY: Richard Christopher Quigley, 1957-2023

OBITUARY: Katherine ‘Kathy’ Diane Sharpe, 1952-2023

OBITUARY: Curtis Lane Lindley, 1943-2023

Mad River Community Hospital Welcomes Its Own New Year’s Newborn

Eureka Police Identify Body Found Behind Bayshore Mall as 27-Year-Old Man

Cop Car Smashed on Eureka’s I Street Last Night; K-9 Officer ‘Odin’ Transported to Vet for Evaluation

MISSING: Southern Humboldt Woman Reported Missing by Fiancé

OBITUARY: Charles Steven Hetrick, 1950-2023

OBITUARY: Charles Burton King, 1944-2023

OBITUARY: Judy Ann Gray, 1953-2023

December 2023

OBITUARY: Jerry Nusbaum, 1941-2023

OBITUARY: Kathryn Renee Conlee (Syvertson), 1953-2023

POLL! It’s Time to Reveal Your Ardent Desires and Deep Fears in Our Year-End Humboldt ‘Would You Rather’ Extravaganza!

All County Planning and Building Permit Applications Must Be Submitted Online Starting Jan. 10

FYI, the California Highway Patrol is Going to Conduct a DUI Checkpoint Somewhere in the County Tomorrow

ARMORED DOG! Eureka Police K-9 Unit ‘Bolo’ Will Soon be Decked Out in Bullet- and Stab-Proof Armor Thanks to Charitable Giving

OBITUARY: John ‘Jack’ Lee Yarnall III, 1932-2023

OBITUARY: Herman ‘Shack’ Duane Sherman Jr., 1935-2023

New Road Rules! The California Highway Patrol Would Like You to be Aware of These New Laws Taking Effect on Streets and Highways in 2024, So That We All Might Drive Better in the New Year

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