DISCLAIMER: None of the stuff below is written or endorsed by the Outpost, and we’d be willing to bet that at least some of it is crazy and/or wrong. Use critical thinking.
Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021
RHBB: McFarland Fire Now Over 30,000 Acres
Mad River Union: Letters to the Editor, Wednesday, August 4, 2021
RHBB: Firefighters Injured on the McFarland Fire Yesterday
Mad River Union: Arcata Police Log: Poorly camouflaged Lost Boys act out stages of grief over party blunder
RHBB: McKinleyville Man Dead in Del Norte County Crash
RHBB: COVID Strikes Out Humboldt Crabs, Both Weekend Games Canceled After Team Members Test Positive
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sun, 08 Aug 2021
Slate: The Lucrative Business of Stoking Vaccine Skepticism Through Crowdfunding
Politico: Where Republicans Are Starting to Worry About Big Oil
Seattle Times: Meth bust at California border crossing is likely largest in U.S. history
LA Times: As Dixie fire tears through communities, some refuse evacuation orders with guns in hand
The Oregonian: News About 1 in 5 Oregonians diagnosed with COVID-19 in July was fully vaccinated
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: Firefighters Injured on the McFarland Fire (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
The Guardian: Lassen: "I wear my mask and hope for the best’: life in one of California’s least vaccinated counties
The Guardian: ‘Apocalyptic’ scenes hit Greece as Athens besieged by fire
The Guardian: The woman who rifles through New York’s garbage – exposing the city’s excesses
The Guardian: Dixie fire: eight missing and 10,000 buildings threatened by largest US wildfire
RHBB: Trinity County Public Health Releases Information on the Monument Fire
Mad River Union: Moonlight Macumber: When Engaged, We Raise Arcata!
RHBB: Mcfarland and Monument Wildfires Prompt Forest Closures (Maps)
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Road Closures (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
NCJ: Fire Updates: Monument Fire Continues to Spread
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: Wildfires Prompt Forest Closures (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
FIRE UPDATE: Monument: Monument Fire Update for August 7, 2021 (Monument Fire Wildfire)
EcoNews: It’s Coastal Cleanup Time!
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
FIRE UPDATE: McFarland: McFarland Fire Update, August 7, 2021 (McFarland Fire Wildfire)
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
LA Times: Dixie wildfire explodes to 430,000 acres, third largest in California history
KRCR: Dixie Fire explodes to 432,813 acres, 3rd largest in Calif. history
The Guardian: Wildfires burn out of control in Greece and Turkey as thousands flee
SF Chronicle: 'Probably the most traumatic experience of my life': Residents narrowly escape Dixie Fire
Mad River Union: Arcata Main Street’s new board features fresh talent, old pros
SF Chronicle: Dixie Fire grows 100,000 acres in 24 hours, becoming third largest in Calif. history
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
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Statement on Death of Los Angeles Police Department Officer 8.6.21
Governor's Office: Governor Newsom Announces Appointments 8.6.21
Non Sequitur: Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for Sat, 07 Aug 2021
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
County of Humboldt: August 6, 2021 - One Death and 100 New Cases Reported; Testing Resources Impacted
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