Local property owner Floyd Squires, who for years was a thorn in the side of the City of Eureka due to the often rundown condition of his rentals, has died at the age of 76. 

According to the North Coast Journal, Squires’ death certificate notes he died of cardiac arrest that occurred in conjunction with a choking incident. 

Now, LoCO could attempt to sum up Squires’ legacy for you in a few sentences, but we were thinking maybe just providing you with the list of all the times Squires and his various properties appeared on this site would do the trick. So here’s that:

• Eureka Cracks Down on Notorious Slumlords, Vows to Close Squires’ Motel
• For Tenants of Blue Heron Lodge, Eviction Means Yet Another Hardship
• Blue Heron Residents Evicted As City Enforces Abatement Order
• Eureka Police Search Squires-Owned Apartment, Find Lots of Heroin
• Another Heroin Bust at Squires-Owned Apartment in Eureka
• What’s the Story With That Place? From Eagles Hall to Squires HQ at Eureka’s Lloyd Building
• (UPDATED) Major Middle of the Night Fire in Vacant Building Near Downtown Eureka
• Another Fire at Vacant Squires’ House on Eureka’s H Street
• (UPDATED) Yet Another Fire Erupts in Yet Another Floyd Squires-Owned Building
• Neighbors of Squires-Owned Building Win Insurance Settlement Over Nuisance Property
• (UPDATE) Man Shot Outside Uninhabited Home on Eureka’s G Street; EPD is Actively Investigating the Scene
• Eureka Takes More Legal Action Against Slumlord Floyd Squires
• Tenants Evicted as Officers Board Yet Another Squires Property, Eureka Foots the Bill
• Neighbors Unload on ‘Evil Slumlords’ Floyd and Betty Squires in Closing Arguments of Small Claims Case
• Officially a ‘Nuisance’: Judge Rules For Neighbors in Mass Small Claims Suit Against Squires Family
• For Second Time in Two Weeks, EPD’s POP Unit Busts 65-Year-Old Suspected of Dealing Drugs to Homeless Out of Squires-Owned ‘Heroin Hilton’
• Notorious Landlords Floyd and Betty Squires Challenge Small Claims Ruling, Promptly Get Denied
• (PHOTOS) Armed With Warrants, EPD and City of Eureka Inspect 11 Squires-Owned Shitholes
• (UPDATES) Former Blue Heron Motel Office Building in Flames
• Accused Blue Heron Arsonist Denied Release From Jail, Despite Attorney’s Plea That She Has Cancer and an Upcoming Appointment
• (VIDEO) RIP, Blue Heron Motel! Troublesome Squires-Owned Building Demolished by Eureka
• (PHOTOS) Playing Hardball, Eureka Demolishes Another Squires-Owned Building
• (UPDATE) City of Eureka Says: Blue Heron Burned Because Squires Didn’t Pay Prostitute For Oral Sex Received
• Hearing for Accused Blue Heron Arsonist Postponed; Eyewitness Sought; Squires Present in Court
• Blue Heron Arson Trial Proceeds; Second Person Seen Fleeing Scene May Also Be Charged
• Squires Property on Third Street Condemned by the City of Eureka; Tenants to Receive Relocation Funding
• Second Woman Charged in Squires’ Blue Heron Motel Arson Case
• Celebrated Local Artist’s Paintings Go Missing at Eureka Arts Alive; Old Town Art Heist or a Classic Case of Finders Keepers?
• (VIDEO/PHOTOS) Eureka Police Serve Search Warrant, Detain 14 People at Squires-Owned Nuisance Property
• Eureka Just Settled Its Decade-Old Court Case Against Floyd and Betty Squires, But Its Battle With the Notorious Slumlords Continues
• Eureka Boards Up ‘Unsafe and Unsanitary’ House Owned by (You Guessed It) Floyd and Betty Squires
  

RIP.

A local surfer is recovering after a very attack-like encounter with a shark at Centerville Beach on Sunday afternoon. 

The Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department provided a few details on the incident on its Facebook page:

At 1530hrs (3:30pm) FVFD was dispatched to a report of a shark or seal bite at Centerville beach. Unit at scene did confirm that the bite was from a shark. The patient was transported by City Ambulance to a hospital.

To our recollection of our membership, we have not had an incident like this. This is a reminder that there are many hazards to be aware of when you are at the beach.

Please be safe.

Sharktober is here, people. If you’re wondering how the surfer is doing, you can get some idea of his status and demeanor from an Instagram post put up earlier today by The Shop, a surf store in Arcata. In it, the chewed-up patient can be seen flashing the shaka sign, which, in this instance, would suggest that he thinks he’s going to be fine.

You can view a sanitized version of the post below. But if you’re the kind of person who needs to see a chomped-on leg you can click over to The Shop’s page to see the shark’s gory handiwork. Ouchie.