Articles by LoCO Staff

January 2026

[UPDATE: There is a GoFundMe] ‘This Loss is Profound’: Weott’s Agnes J. Johnson Charter School Slated for Closure Amid Ongoing Financial Crisis, Declining Enrollment

Local Central Labor Council Calls for Solidarity With Minnesota on Its ‘Day of Truth’

The Local Chapter of Big Brothers Big Sisters is Closing

OBITUARY: Kaelyn (Kale) Starshine Jones-Rios, 2004-2026

OBITUARY: Julie Ann Baldy McKinnon, 1946-2026

OBITUARY: Randall Galen Sheesley Sr., 1960-2025

KEET-TV Warns Locals About Scam Texts Claiming PBS or Public Broadcasting are Shutting Down and Requesting Donations

Humboldt’s Civil Grand Jury Explains Why it May or May Not Grant County Supervisors’ Request to Review Its Code of Conduct and Make Recommendations

HEADS UP: Expect Delays on Henderson Street in Eureka Today and Tomorrow; That Thing’s Getting Repaved

The Wiyot Senior Housing Development Behind Eureka City Hall is Officially Underway

The Eureka Chinatown Monument is Coming to First and E Streets, and There’ll be a Groundbreaking Ceremony Next Week

OBITUARY: John William Corbett, 1947-2026

OBITUARY: Barbara Orcutt, 1932-2026

Humboldt County Has a New Economic Development Director, and Her Name is Peggy Murphy

MCKINLEYVILLE wants YOU! The Municipal Advisory Committee is One Member Down, So it is Time for You to Step Up and Serve

Need Money for College? Local Kids Can Apply For Almost 200 Locally Funded Scholarships With One Form

OBITUARY: Debbie (Deborah) M. Barcelles, 1959-2026

OBITUARY: Coffee Clay Winans, 1991-2026

OBITUARY: William Marshall Sellman, 1950-2026

OBITUARY: Leonard (Lenny) Eugene Abbott, 1961-2025

OBITUARY: Suanna Rowell (Bonhote), 1947-2026

Two Eureka Teens Arrested After Allegedly Attempting to Rob a Homeless Man at Faux-Gunpoint, Police Department Says

This Valentine’s Day, Get Yourself Married on the Madaket or in the Library’s Majestic Humboldt Room

Local Business Coalition Launches ‘Arcata Fire Relief Fund,’ Seeded by a $50,000 Donation From PG&E

Get Ready for an Airplane to Scream at You Saturday Afternoon

OBITUARY: Donald Edward Metaxas, 1937-2025

EUREKA RESIDENTS: You Can Kill Five Minutes and Help Out a Local Kid Getting His Degree By Taking His Quick Survey on the City’s Bus System

Local Educator Colby Smart Withdraws From Campaign for Congress, Citing Time and Energy Constraints

OBITUARY: Stephanie Farmer Witzel, 1952-2026

OBITUARY: Alan Ramon Walters, 1968-2025

OBITUARY: Ona Darlene O’Neal, 1933-2026

Eureka Man Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Person, Dog at a Homeless Encampment

END OF WATCH: Cheyenne, the Sequoia Park Zoo Bald Eagle, Has Passed Into Legend

OBITUARY: Velma Ruth Childs, 1923-2026

OBITUARY: Sherria (Sheri) Tyler, 1950-2025

County Government Issues Statement on the Death of Former Fifth District Supervisor Anna Sparks

CALLING UNIVERSAL DONORS! Local Blood Bank Issues Urgent Call for Type O Negative Donations

Eureka, Arcata and Trinidad Came Out to Protest ICE Over the Weekend

OBITUARY: Leroy ‘Sonny’ Tripp, 1969-2025

45-Year-Old Man Wanted in Connection With Last Night’s Stabbing in Willow Creek, Sheriff’s Office Says

Ferndale Man Arrested Following Standoff, Booked on Charges of Attempted Murder and Domestic Violence

OBITUARY: Nateya Shalisa Dowd, 2009-2026

Rep. Huffman, Environmental Organizations and State Legislators to Hold ‘Educational Forum’ on Offshore Oil Drilling in Eureka

Sheriff’s Office Recaps Rescue of Lost Hiker in the Bald Hills Last Week

Sheriff’s Office Busts Suspected Drug House Near Blue Lake; Two Arrested

One Lane of Fernbridge Will Be Closed on Tuesday After a Crack Sensor Showed Movement in Recent Flooding, Though Caltrans Says the Bridge is Still Safe

OBITUARY: Janice Gale McCann, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Danny Taylor, 1949-2025

OBITUARY: Candace Miller, 1947-2025

OBITUARY: Thomas Emil Eggel, 1946-2025