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Articles by LoCO Staff

August 2022

Two Eureka Parolees Arrested on Fentanyl, Weapons Charges

The Spring Salmon Run on the Klamath Rebounded a Bit This Year, Says Karuk Tribe, but Mudslides Put the Fish in Peril

Arcata City Council Race Updates: Joe Ostini Didn’t Qualify; Candidate Statements Available for Your Viewing Pleasure

FIRE UPDATE: 21,609 Acres Burned and Growing Containment, But Weather Promises Some Tough Days Ahead

OBITUARY: Joetta Ruth Holsinger, 1933-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Complex Merges into Two Fires; Now 19,272 Acres, 17 Percent Contained

Man Arrested in Fire Evacuation Zone Possibly Linked With Trinity County Burglaries, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Maria Sofia ‘Sophie’ Mercedes Constable, 1932-2022

OBITUARY: ‘Chet’ Chester James Branum Jr.,

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Fires Near 17,000 Acres, With 15 Percent Containment;

Arcata Teen Flown Out of Area After Suffering ‘Major’ Injuries in Highway 101 Head-On Collision; Driver of Other Vehicle Suspected of DUI

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Lightning Complex Now 15,232 Acres, 12 Percent Contained

OBITUARY: Cory Anthony Cassevah, 1999-2022

OBITUARY: Donn Martello, 1951-2022

Dangerous Levels of Cyanobacteria Identified in Big Lagoon

Harris Street Closed in Front of Redwood Acres After Speeding Motorist Almost Hits Firefighter

State Fines Unlicensed Cannabis Grower More Than $300K for Runoff That Threatens Mad River Water Quality

FIRE UPDATE: 14,000 Acres Burned in Six Rivers Complex as of Today

Humboldt County to Offer Monkeypox Vaccines to People at High Risk

Thursday’s Duplex Fire in Old Town Eureka Was Caused by Arson, Investigation Finds

(VIDEO) Fire in Duplex on Old Town’s Second Street Prompting Large Response

Two Redding Residents Arrested Following Strong-Arm Robbery of Booze and Food at the Valley West Ray’s Food Place, Arcata Police Say

TOMORROW: Emergency Food Distribution for People Affected by the Six Rivers Lightning Complex

OBITUARY: Gale Stanley King, 1946-2022

CHP: Driver Arrested For DUI Following Yesterday’s Serious Pickup vs. Box Truck Collision in SoHum

Man Arrested in Eureka For Multiple ‘Unprovoked’ Assaults, Says HCSO

Small Fire Set Outside McKinleyville Business Leads to Arson Arrest

DOLOS SAVED: Maritime-Related Concrete Structure Will be Moved to Madaket Plaza

OBITUARY: Albert Mela, 1922-2022

OBITUARY: Velda Marie Ferguson, 1928-2022

OBITUARY: Arline Claire Goade, 1943-2022

OBITUARY: Dieter Hans Jauernig, 1940-2022

OBITUARY: Ronald Charles Lake, 1954-2022

FIRE UPDATE: Willow Creek Fires Mostly Held Overnight, Incident Commanders Say; Firefighters Will Continue to ‘Aggressively’ Bring Battle to the Blazes

OBITUARY: Vaden Earl Jantz, Jr, 1950-2022

OBITUARY: Irvin G. Sutro, 1925-2022

OBITUARY: John M. Brooks, 1937-2022

OBITUARY: Lynne Johnson, 1960-2022

‘This is Going to Be a Long Battle’: At Community Meeting This Afternoon, Fire Commanders Introduce Themselves to Willow Creek, Tell Citizens to be Ready for the Long Fight

FIRE UPDATE: Humboldt OES on the Latest Evacuation Orders and Warnings, Plus Resources for People Displaced or Still in the Area

FIRE UPDATE: Six Rivers Fires Grow to 6,773 Acres, Still Uncontained; Community Meeting This Afternoon

SMOKE OUTLOOK: Hazardous Conditions East of the Humboldt/Trinity Line; ‘Unhealthy’ to ‘Very Unhealthy’ Conditions in Willow Creek/Hyampom

SIX RIVERS FIRES: Saturday Morning Update From Humboldt OES

OBITUARY: Flora Marie Hamanaka, 1951-2022

Monkeypox Arrives: First Case in Humboldt County Confirmed Today, Says County’s Public Health Division

Arcata Man Previously Arrested for Cocaine Trafficking Now Arrested For Human Trafficking, Says DTF

Nordic Aquafarms Lays out Next Steps After Planning Commission Gives the Thumbs-Up to Their Samoa Fish Farm Plans

FLIGHTS to SEATTLE? Big Fed Grant Gives Humboldt a Shot at Attracting Service to Portland or the Emerald City, County Says

Shady Guy Hanging Around McK Neighborhood Later Found to Have Burglarized a Vehicle, Sheriff’s Office Says

OBITUARY: Donald McLean Johnson, 1938-2022