Pretty chilling reporting on the Brett Watson restraining order hearings from the T-S’s Jackson Guilfoil. According to Guilfoil, Arcata city attorney Nancy Diamond testified that she became scared of the former city councilmember after receiving a warning from Arcata police chief Brian Ahearn.

Excerpt:

“(Ahearn) said the most potential for violence was Mr. Watson shooting himself on the dais,” Diamond said.

She said Ahearn added that the council would have to go into active shooter protocol — run, hide and fight — if this happened. Diamond testified that she feared Watson targeting her and other council members before committing public suicide.

Read the whole story here:

City staffers testify in Brett Watson restraining order hearing

“The thought of going in and out of my office and running into him is scary,” Arcata city attorney Nancy Diamond said in testimony Wednesday morning.

TIMES-STANDARD

CHP has the suspect is in custody on 101 near Sixth Ave in the Westhaven area. HCSO units are clearing

The vehicle is reported to be driving on the rims with only one good tire. CHP is still leading. HCSO is trailing and Arcata PD is positioning to assist. The vehicle has stopped on southbound Highway 101 just south of Sixth

HCSO deputies are reporting “good spikes” just north of Trinidad. Vehicle is continuing southbound speeds of 70 MPH, occasionally crossing into the opposing lanes. Now taking the Trinidad exit. HCSO deputies are with the pursuit now

Vehicle Pursuit: Highway 101 southbound north of Freshwater. CHP (possibly with Yurok Tribal Police) is in pursuit of a stolen vehicle that may be associated with an individual who is considered “armed and dangerous”. The pursuit began in Del Norte County. There is also a tree reportedly blocking the roadway in the northbound lanes of 101 in the Freshwater area and two responding Humboldt CHP units struck the tree and their vehicles are disabled but they are “code 4”. HCSO has units positioned to assist but are not involved at this time

It’s International Women’s Day, and KINS Radio’s “Talk Shop” program is celebrating the only way it knows how. 

Let’s kick it to host Brian Papstein!

“Talk Shop,” March 8, 2023.

MAR 7th 1240PM PST: Scattered showers continue moving across the area, with snow levels around 2000 feet.
Snow levels will drop down to around 1000-2000 feet this evening with showers diminishing into Wed morning. Thereafter, a brief respite of precipitation is forecast. #CAWX pic.twitter.com/5s7qHOW7qS

— NWS Eureka (@NWSEureka) March 7, 2023

Today is the last day to apply for @SBAgov Disaster Loan Assistance! Be sure to get your application in. https://t.co/wWR1rFUkiu

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 6, 2023

Heads up, #Humboldt, another round of snow is on the way. Prepare now and ensure you have enough food, water, firewood and/or fuel, should your residence become snowed in. https://t.co/7BLjsZiNuM

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) March 4, 2023

Potentially triggering news for local right-leaning readers of mainstream media comics pages. The Times-Standard announced Wednesday it would join scores of newspapers across the country by ceasing to run Dilbert, the ‘90s-era office politics strip that, believe it or not, is still in production!

The decision to stop running Dilbert comes after its creator, Scott Adams, made some remarks on his YouTube channel in which he referred to Black Americans as a “hate group” and suggested that white Americans should “get the hell away from Black people.” 

Adams’ comments were made in response to a poll by a conservative organization that purported to show many African Americans do not think it’s acceptable to be white.

The Times-Standard posted the following statement on its site:

In the wake of controversial and divisive remarks by Dilbert artist Scott Adams, we will no longer carry the strip in our publications.

The Times-Standard believes that communities are strengthened by embracing diversity and striving for unity as opposed to divisiveness and provocation. With these values in mind, we cannot continue to publish Adams’ work for our audience.

Due to the timing of our production schedules, Dilbert will continue to appear in some editions, including this coming Sunday’s papers while the change is implemented.

Andrew Goff

HUMBOLDT SO COLD: Overnight Temperature at Woodley Island Ties Previous Record Low Set in 1890

No, it wasn’t just you freezing your tuchus off last night. Our local weather watchers at the National Weather Service inform us that the overnight temperature tied the Feb. 28 record for Woodley Island set waaay back in 1890. (Records began being kept in 1890.)

32°! 

The forecast indicates there is more brr to come. Make the necessary preparations. 

Well, Cal Poly Humboldt has made it. A few days after the university’s idea to temporarily address its student housing woes with a giant barge made the Washington Post, the writers at Late Night with Stephen Colbert decided the item warranted a throwaway joke in the host’s recurring “Meanwhile” segment during Monday’s show. 

LoCO has gone to the trouble of tracking down the brief yuk in question so you, our beloved readers, don’t feel like you’ve missed anything.

Behold: JOKE.

PREVIOUS TIMES COLBERT DISCOVERED HUMBOLDT:

• Jason Segel Calls the Redwoods Beautiful, Indirectly Talks About Willow Creek on the ‘Late Show’ With Stephen Colbert
• Fortuna’s New Police Chief is Trained to Use Nunchucks, Much to the Delight of Stephen Colbert
• Congressman Jared Huffman Comes Out as a ‘Non-Religious Humanist’

#HelpNeeded We are looking for organizations with people power, materials & funding to be a part of our #Earthquake Long-Term Recovery Group. If your organization meets these criteria & wants to help, please join us for a meeting at Rio Dell City Hall THURSDAY, March 2, at 10 am. pic.twitter.com/up6Hne4Kf3

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) February 27, 2023

Highway 299 is closed from Lord Ellis to Willow Creek. Multiple vehicles are stuck in the snow between Berry Summit and Willow Creek.

#TrafficAlert from @CHPHumboldt: CHP is responding to multiple crashes this morning. If you must drive, use caution & stay alert for icy conditions & debris in the road. Slow down, avoid making sudden turns or aggressively braking, & leave space between you and other drivers. pic.twitter.com/iX5lyM9CnP

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) February 24, 2023

Our SWAP cows are so thankful 🙌 https://t.co/GN1SnWgcBk

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) February 24, 2023

Arcata Fire has the patient extricated and enroute code 3 to Mad River Hospital on the ambulance with two firefighters on board to assist. The collision will be off the southbound lanes of Highway 101 between West End Rd. and St Louis Rd.

Arcata Traffic Collision w/ Extrication Highway 101 near the St. Louis Rd. bridge for a single vehicle rollover with one occupant trapped. Arcata Fire is on scene and involved in an extrication. 101 may be partially blocked. Humboldt Bay Fire is sending an engine to the Arcata main fire station for coverage

‼️Important info if you plan to drive tonight or tomorrow morning‼️ https://t.co/0ZD5mxO57P

— HumCoSO (@HumCoSO) February 24, 2023

Newly updated Warming Centers and Extreme Weather Sheltering Resource List. ⬇️⬇️ Please help us get this information to our community members most in need. #Humboldt #WinterStorm #Snow pic.twitter.com/nx3dYrMb5g

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) February 23, 2023

Each year people in #Humboldt Co. die from #carbonmonoxide poisoning due to improper generator use. Carbon monoxide poisoning is preventable. The best way to know if you are at risk is to have a working carbon monoxide detector on every level of your home. #winterstorm pic.twitter.com/hPaItyd3O7

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) February 22, 2023

⚠️WINTER STORM WARNING ⚠️
A Winter #Storm Warning has been issued for interior #Humboldt County beginning today, 2/21, at 1 pm through Thursday, 2/23 at 4 p.m. https://t.co/irpw4Q1u1Q

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) February 21, 2023

Both patients have been extricated and are loaded in the ground ambulance. Per Willow Creek Chief 9200 (who has assumed “Trinity IC”) the helicopter can cancel

REACH 18 is responding from the Willits Airport. They appear to be making somewhat slow progress with a fair headwind from the northwest

Helicopter REACH 18 has accepted the mission with a 54 minute ETA to Willow Creek. It is unclear if they will be landing at Big Rock or Kimtu. There are reportedly two patients, both conscious and alert

Willow Creek Traffic Collision: Highway 96 in the area of mile marker 4 just north of Willow Creek for a delivery truck that ran off the roadway. Willow Creek Fire is on scene requesting an air ambulance to the Berry Summit LZ. The Fortuna ECC is advising that Berry Summit is fogged in but the Big Rock area in Willow Creek may be suitable. Fortuna is still waiting for callback on whether the helicopter can accept the mission.

PREVIOUSLY: Two Dead in McKinleyville After ‘Domestic Violence Incident,’ Says Sheriff’s Office

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The Times-Standard reports that 54-year-old Marya Dory and 63-year-old Charles Dory, a married couple, were the two individuals involved in the murder-suicide that occurred in McKinleyville on Feb. 6.

Charles Dory fatally shot his wife before using the gun on himself, says the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The agency also states that there were no previous domestic violence investigations into the couple.

The investigation is still ongoing. Times-Standard subscribers can read their full report here.

Some residents in Humboldt’s eastern regions woke up in beginner winter wonderland conditions. Thanks to some frozen LoCO readers you can behold the brr below!

‼️ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 @SBAgov 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗼 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹 ‼️ Stop by the Rio Dell Community Resource Center (406 Wildwood Ave) today before 4:30 pm to get assistance with your loan application.

— Humboldt Co OES (@HumCoOES) February 10, 2023

In a clear statement about Cal Poly Humboldt’s student housing situation, someone vandalized one of the university signs — located at the intersection of LK Wood Blvd and Sunset Ave — crossing out the word “Humboldt” and writing “Homeless” in its place with red spray paint. 

The vandalism took place sometime on Wednesday night, following a large protest held on campus in response to the university’s recent announcement  that returning students will be ineligible for on-campus housing in the Fall 2023 semester. 

When the Outpost drove past the sign this morning, a CPH maintenance employee was already in the process of cleaning up the graffiti. This was the only graffiti that we saw, but we’re not sure if it was the only sign that was spray painted in the night.