Humboldt News Sources
Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021
RHBB: Mcfarland and Monument Wildfires Prompt Forest Closures (Maps)
NCJ: Fire Updates: Monument Fire Continues to Spread
RHBB: McFarland Fire Pushes Southeast But Containment Rose Yesterday
RHBB: Mendocino County COVID-19 Update: A Surge, the Delta, and a COVID-19 Death That Occured In Spite of Vaccination
RHBB: Monument Fire Grows to 42,567 Acres, Still 0% Containment
Mad River Union: Dogtown: Mike and Ace – good, gregarious get-along guys
RHBB: CR Mandates Testing for All Unvaccinated Staff, Considering Mandating FDA Approved Vaccines for All Students/Staff Onsite
RHBB: New Fire Restrictions Now in Effect for Six Rivers National Forest and All Wilderness Areas
Friday, Aug. 6, 2021
Mad River Union: McKinleyville fireworks show could reduce illegal displays
RHBB: Lightning Arrester ‘Pops,’ Causes Fire in Shelter Cove
Wild Rivers Outpost: Yurok Tribe Orders Non-essential Employees to Work From Home As Delta Variant Spreads
Mad River Union: Arcata Main Street’s new board features fresh talent, old pros
Mad River Union: Crab Gab: Beer Team rocks the Crabs bar
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte COVID-19 Update: 39 New Cases Reported; 16 Still Hospitalized
RHBB: Humboldt County Red Cross Shelter Moved to Blue Lake
Wild Rivers Outpost: Collision Involving Fuel Truck Thursday Renews Calls For Safety Improvements at U.S. 199 and Elk Valley Cross Road
RHBB: One Death and 100 New Cases Reported; Testing Resources Impacted
RHBB: Because of the Upswing in COVID Cases, Humboldt Superior Court Won’t Allow Spectators
Mad River Union: One death, 100 new cases reported; testing resources impacted
NCJ: HumCo Records 56th COVID Death, 100 New Cases with Mask Order Taking Effect Tonight
RHBB: Board of Supervisors Vote to Continue Virtual Meetings
RHBB: Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Issues Evacuation Order for Helena
RHBB: Tree Smashes Car Driving by on Hwy 101 Near Spyrock Road in Northern Mendocino
RHBB: [UPDATE 2:47 p.m.] Vegetation Fire in Arcata
RHBB: Here’s What We Know About the Smokey Air…
RHBB: One With Major Injuries, One With Minor After Crashed That Closed 101 Yesterday
NCJ: Supes to Continue Meeting Virtually as COVID Cases Surge
Mad River Union: Bayside Corners: Arcata Mutual Aid fundraising brunch Sunday
RHBB: Hoopa Tribe Moves to Level 3 Stay at Home Order After COVID Cases Climb; 9 p.m. Curfew, Rodeo Canceled, etc.
Wild Rivers Outpost: DNACA Announces 40th Anniversary Performance Lineup
RHBB: McFarland Fire Grows Over 3000 Acres, Still Only 7% Contained
NCJ: Bohn Tests Positive for COVID-19, Feels 'Fine'
Mad River Union: Delta-driven COVID case count explodes
Mad River Union: Meredith Matthews selected to complete Arcata City Council
KINS: Talkshop 080621 – Miles Slattery
NCJ: Fire Updates: Highways Remain Closed, Air Quality Improved
RHBB: Humboldt County Supervisor Rex Bohn Announces He Has COVID
RHBB: Structures in the Tiny Tourist Town of Big Flat Burned as Monument Fire Swallows Another 10,000 Acres, Still 0% Contained
RHBB: Delta Variant Spurs Masking Order This Weekend, Vaccine Pop-ups Cover The County, and More Discussed During COVID Press Conference
RHBB: Eureka Friday Night Market Postponed
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021
RHBB: 1 Death, 50 New Cases Reported
RHBB: Monument Fire: New Evacuation Orders and Warnings as Fire Ramped Up Activity Today
RHBB: Trinity County Sheriff Issued an Evacuation Order for Big Flat
RHBB: Evacuation Warning For Helena, Junction City, Coopers Bar, Red Hill, and Canyon Creek
Wild Rivers Outpost: Del Norte COVID-19 Update: 15 New Cases, 16 Hospitalized
NCJ: HumCo Loses 55th Resident to COVID-19, 50 New Cases, Nine Hospitalizations Reported