Articles by LoCO Staff

June 2023

OBITUARY: Curtis Ray Hillman II, 1957-2023

HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Old Town Wild Man Barry Evans Has a New Book Out, and it’s All About Humboldt

OBITUARY: Sharon (Sager) Hopkins, 1942-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | June 2, 2023

Local Weed Dispensary Humboldt Patient Resource Center Closes Suddenly Following Owner’s Death

[VIDEO] Sheriff’s Office Releases Security and Body Cam Footage of April Deputy-Involved Shooting in Eureka

CONVERSATIONS: Get Your Lightsabers Ready, Star Wars Nerds! The Forest Moon Festival is Coming to the Region This Weekend and Film Commissioner Cassandra Hesseltine is Here to Tell Us All About it

OBITUARY: Larry Charles Bacchetti, 1938-2023

OBITUARY: Eric Douglas (‘Rick’) Tyson, 1959-2023

OBITUARY: Herbert Orvis (Tex) Box, 1934-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | June 1, 2023

CONVERSATIONS: There Will be a Big Town Hall Meeting on Homelessness in Eureka This Sunday, and Mayor Kim Bergel and Mental Health Clinician Jacob Rosen are Here to Tell Us About It

OBITUARY: Wayne Francis King, 1936-2023

OBITUARY: David Lloyd Jager, 1955-2023

OBITUARY: Marla Kay Smoker, 1944-2023

May 2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 31, 2023

Huffman’s a No on the Debt Ceiling Deal, Citing Damage to Environmental Protection and Reduced Assistance for Struggling Americans

Denied by Supes and a Judge, Enviro Groups Continue Fight Against Remote SoHum Weed Farm With Appeals Court Filing

CONVERSATIONS: Get Out on the Bay for ‘National Learn to Row Day,’ and Follow in the Footsteps of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Champions!

GUEST OPINION: President Biden and Speaker McCarthy, US Taxpayers Shouldn’t Pay Big Agribusiness’ Water Bills

OBITUARY: Martina Scarfia, 1998-2023

Missing Woman Who Prompted Nationwide Scare Found Safe in Eureka, Police Say; Allegedly Abusive Boyfriend Arrested on Outstanding Warrant

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 30, 2023

(UPDATE) Sheriff’s Office Seeks Public’s Help Locating Missing Loleta Woman

The FOREST MOON FESTIVAL Organizers Remind You That It’s Almost Time to Go Bonkers for Star Wars

CREW CHAMPS! Cal Poly Humboldt Women’s Rowing Team Wins Third National Championship

Man Arrested for Trinidad Burglary After Being Captured on Homeowner’s Surveillance Video, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Emerald Grace Bartolotta (West), 2001-2023

OBITUARY: Elizabeth JoAnne Bush, 1942-2023

HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Big-Time Muckety Muck Gregg Foster Drops by to Talk About His Weird Career and the Humboldt County Economic Prognosis (and to Slurp Loudly Into His Lapel Mic)

Eureka’s Draft Waterfront Plan is Now Online, and the City Wants Your Input

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 26, 2023

ARCATA SAYS: Free Bus Rides All June! Visit Valley West, Sunny Brae, Westwood, Northtown, Cal Poly Humboldt and More Simply By Stepping on the Bus!

CONVERSATIONS: The People at St. Joe’s Trauma Center are Begging You to Put Down Your Phone While Driving

OBITUARY: Richard Dennis McKenna, 1940-2023

OBITUARY: Ray Smith, 1952-2023

OBITUARY: Raymond Dean Miller, 1945-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 25, 2023

BRACE and BOLT: State Grant Funds Available to Help You Get Your House Prepped for the Next Quake

Rhode Island Man Sentenced to 25 to Life for 2022 Kneeland Murder

OBITUARY: Michael John Wells, 1948-2023

OBITUARY: Gary D. Hallum, 1951-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 24, 2023

Yurok Tribe Partners With County, Courts on ‘Culturally Informed Diversion Program’ Focused on Rehabilitation

Eureka Motel Killer Pleads Guilty, Leads Police to Victim’s Remains in Exchange for 25-Year-Sentence, District Attorney’s Office Reports

OBITUARY: Brian Harper, 1957-2023

OBITUARY: Edmond ‘Tooter’ Ray Thompson, 1951-2023

OBITUARY: Fred A. Zak, 1949-2023

HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 23, 2023

(PHOTOS) Murray Road 76 Station Held Up at Gunpoint Just After Midnight, Sheriff’s Office Says; Deputies Seeking Heavyset Male Captured on Security Cam