Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2022

OBITUARY: Paul Bradshaw Windes, 1968-2022

Do You Have What it Takes to Serve in a Time of Crisis? Because the Red Cross Needs to Beef Up its Local Disaster Action Team

FIRE UPDATE: ‘Structure Protection Task Force’ Assigned to Trinity County Towns; Forest Closures Still in Effect, Including River Access at Kimtu; 32,500 Acres Burned, 80 Percent Containment

OBITUARY: Shirley Joan Gatzke, 1931-2022

OBITUARY: Shirley Parker, 1931-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Grows to 29,815 Acres with 80 Percent Containment; Humid Conditions Dampen Fire Intensity

OBITUARY: Phyllis Elaine Stark, 1939-2022

OBITUARY: Vinal Elmer Pack, 1928-2022

OBITUARY: Rick Hefley, 1965-2022

OBITUARY: Michael Lawrence Astorino, 1944-2022

BIG MONTH FOR ARCATA PARKS AND TRAILS: Construction to Begin on Final Leg of Ridge Trail; Shay Park Getting ‘Ninja Warrior’ Fitness Equipment; Large Grant Awarded for Carlson Park Improvements

Crazy-Ass Pursuit Through Eureka in the Middle of the Night Started Off as Confrontation in the Sheriff’s Office Parking Lot, Department Says; Four Cop Cars Dinged, 55-Year-Old Man Arrested

FIRE UPDATE: Surprise Weather Again Comes to Firefighters’ Aid; Community Meetings Scheduled in Burnt Ranch, Hoopa

OBITUARY: John R. Buell, 1949-2022

Midtown Eureka Residence Allegedly Found to Harbor Fentanyl Sales and Illicit Weaponry, Drug Task Force Says

Drug Tasks Force Arrests One Following Investigation Into Drug Dealing Complaints Centered on Humboldt Hill Driveway

FIRE UPDATE: Fires Top 28,000 Acres; All Eyes On the Northeast Front of the Campbell Fire

Huffman Announces $26 Million for Klamath Restoration, Hatchery Projects

OBITUARY: Leo C. Carpenter III, 1992-2022

OBITUARY: Nicole Pamela Murray, 1961-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Big Marine Layer Overhead Helps Keep Six Rivers Fires at Bay, With No Significant Growth Yesterday

OBITUARY: Guy Alvey Towers, 1939-2022

OBITUARY: Roberta ‘Bobbie’ Lee Parker, 1936-2022

OBITUARY: Joseph Wallace, 1933-2022

Friends of the Eel River Plans to Sue County, Says Groundwater Pumping Harms Fish Ecosystem

Local Tribes Demand Immediate Action After Upstream Farming Association Found to be Illegally Diverting Shasta River Water From Reaching the Klamath

FIRE UPDATE: 27,408 Acres Burned as of This Morning; Northeast Corner of Campbell Fire Still Troublesome

OBITUARY: Pi Lien ‘Amy’ Sedam, 1946-2022

OBITUARY: George Jerome Niles, 1937-2022

OBITUARY: Marcia Stroud, 1951-2022

OBITUARY: Todd William Bartleson, 1985-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Now 80 Percent Contained at 27,000 Acres

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Fires Now 81 Percent Contained, With Nearly 26,000 Acres Affected in Total

THE CANNABIS CONVERSATION: Humboldt’s Big Play, Take Two

OBITUARY: James Anthony Test, 1945-2022

OBITUARY: Tracy John Cote’, 1963-2022

OBITUARY: Tyna Lee Masters, 1943-2022

OBITUARY: James V. (Mort) Mortensen, 1930-2022

Hydesville Man Wanted for Battery and False Imprisonment Coaxed From Attic by Deputies Utilizing ‘Non-Lethal Chemical Agent’

FIRE UPDATE: Fires Now at 2/3 Containment, with More Than 25,000 Acres Burned; Cleaner Air Expected in the Afternoon

OBITUARY: Marlene Marie Mooneyham, 1936-2022

At-Risk Woman Last Seen Walking Along Highway 36 Today; Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help Finding Her

Man Arrested for Assault, Carjacking After Smashing a Woman’s Vehicle in Manila, Sheriff’s Office Says

FIRE UPDATE: Lightning Complex at 26,000 Acres Thursday Morning; Containment Jumps to 33 Percent; More Lightning Strikes Possible Today

OBITUARY: Joseph ‘Joe’ Lewis Toste, 1933-2022

Fortuna Vets’ Hall Burglarized; Cash, Military Memorabilia Among Items Stolen, Says FPD

After Brandishing BB Gun and Firing It at Deputies, McK Man Discovered to Possess Multiple Assault Rifles and a BHO Lab, Sheriff’s Office Says

Half Pound of Meth Discovered During Vehicle Search at Arcata Motel; Redway Man Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Sales

TONIGHT at ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Council to Review Request for ‘Gateway Plan Advisory Committee’, Receive Update on Wastewater Treatment Plant

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Passes 23,000 Acres With 23 Percent Containment; Red Flag Warning in Eastern Humboldt Today