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A Kneeland School Bus Driver Who Has Been Driving the Route Since Age 19 Has Been Named California’s Classified School Employee of the Year
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2026, 4:24 p.m. / Education
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves $1.85 Million for Measure Z Projects and Services; Old-Growth Protections for Lower Redway Punted to a Future Agenda
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 21, 2026, 4:06 p.m. / Local Government
… TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves $1.85 Million for Measure Z Projects and Services; Old-Growth Protections for Lower Redway Punted to a Future Agenda Screenshot of Tuesday's …
Headwaters Forest Poised To Get 73 Acres Bigger This Summer
Sage Alexander / April 21, 2026, 1:54 p.m. / Environment
… of the property circa 2016. Courtesy of Save the Redwoods LeagueThe ranch was purchased by the League in 2016 for $1.1 million with aims to prevent development and hand it off to public ownership after …
Fortuna Awards $846,000 Contract to Consulting Firm for General Plan Update
Dezmond Remington / April 21, 2026, 12:55 p.m. / Local Government
… crisis, a $1.8 million deficit caused by tanking sales tax and hotel revenue and increased insurance rates. Its city council was supposed to hear an update last night on how city officials were planning …
Statements From PG&E and Friends of the Eel on SoCal Agency’s Potter Valley Dam Bid
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2026, 11:48 a.m. / Infrastructure
POTTER VALLEY DAM UPDATE: The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Says That a Municipal Water District in Riverside County is Interested in Taking Over the Project
Hank Sims / April 21, 2026, 11:14 a.m. / Infrastructure
California Blocks Trump Administration From Withholding Homelessness Funds
Marisa Kendall / April 21, 2026, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
Why Getting More California Students Into Top UCs Carries a Big Cost to Taxpayers
Mikhail Zinshteyn / April 21, 2026, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
Internal Emails Show How Fringe Groups Fueled Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Ballot Seizure
Anat Rubin and Jessica Pishko / April 21, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… on the warrant and sealed it, preventing the public from seeing the justification for Bianco’s seizure of the ballots. Over the next few weeks, Bianco’s office removed 1,500 boxes of election materials from …
Gov. Newsom Declares Arcata Fire State of Emergency, Potentially Allowing Flow of State Funds
Dezmond Remington / April 20, 2026, 3:22 p.m. / Emergency , Fire
New Abuse Charge Added in Foster Toddler Death Case, Defendant Pleads Not Guilty
Sage Alexander / April 20, 2026, 1:32 p.m. / Courts
… until his death that November.Pearce-Pifferini remains out of custody on a $1 million bail. …
Big Fentanyl Bust in Blue Lake Follows Investigation by Sheriff’s Office’s Problem-Oriented Policing Squad, Deputies Say
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 1:27 p.m. / Crime
(UPDATE: FOUND) At-Risk 80-Year-Old Man Missing From the Hoopa Area; Police Ask for Public’s Help Locating Him
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 12:42 p.m. / Missing
Arcata Man Arrested on Suspicion of Kidnapping a Cal Poly Humboldt Student, Police Say
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 12:16 p.m. / Crime
Third Candidate Enters Race for Eureka City Council’s First Ward Seat, Which is Up for Election in the Fall
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 10:59 a.m. / Politics
… announced her candidacy for City Council in Ward 1, bringing over two decades of experience in business operations, infrastructure systems, and community engagement to the race.A proud native of Eureka …
Got a High School Senior Interested in the Trades? The Builders Exchange is Handing Out Scholarship Money!
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 9:42 a.m. / Education
… for scholarship opportunities, with a deadline of May 1. The scholarships are designed to support local students pursuing education and training in construction-related fields. Whether a student plans to attend …
REPORT FROM ORICK: One School, Nine Students. California Pays Over $100,000 Per Kid to Keep Small Schools Open
Carolyn Jones / April 20, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… , special education teacher and after-school teacher all work part time. Maintaining the school buildings is expensive: heating bills can cost $1,100 a month. So is transportation, because everything is far …
Democrats’ Plan to Raise Pay for Security Guards Would Pressure Employers Into Labor Deals
Ryan Sabalow / April 20, 2026, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… to advance her bill to the Senate Public Safety Committee which is scheduled to discuss the measure Tuesday. Security companies say the measure would add at least $1 billion to their costs each year …
OBITUARY: Thomas Marshall Circe, 1939-2026
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gregory Alan Downing, 1961-2026
LoCO Staff / April 20, 2026, 6:46 a.m. / Obits
MUSICAL MEMOIR: When Sunnyland Slim Tells You to Take Route 66, You Should Take Route 66
Paul DeMark / April 19, 2026, 7 a.m. / Music
… on October 28. The first show with Bloomfield was set for November 1, 1972 in Santa Cruz, California, four and a half days away. We drove through winding two-lane highways in Missouri and into Kansas …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New Mandate for State-Owned Forests?
The EcoNews Report / April 18, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Telegrapher’s Life
Pamela Parke / April 18, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
OBITUARY: Carol Ruth Ann Hillman, 1949-2026
LoCO Staff / April 18, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . The temperate weather as well as the beaches and redwoods were what made her love the area. Cremains are held by the family.A celebration of life was held on April 1 at her favorite restaurant, Amigas …
SURVEY: Eureka Wants to Hear Your Infrastructure Priorities as the City Gears Up for Next Phase of Sunset Heights Development
Isabella Vanderheiden / April 17, 2026, 3:52 p.m. / Community , Infrastructure
… infrastructure improvements as the city moves forward with the second phase of its “Sunset Heights” development near the Eureka Mall. The future location of Sunset Heights. (Parcel 1 = Phase 1 …
Eureka’s Crisis Response Team to Serve Unincorporated Eureka, Hopefully Helping MIST Focus on Other Parts of the County
Sage Alexander / April 17, 2026, 3:34 p.m. / Health
… ,” said Bugnacki. All mobile crisis teams are deployed through local crisis lines and local 911 dispatch. Individuals can access MIST or CARE by calling the crisis line at 707-445-7715, toll-free at 1 …
The Bayshore Mall’s Foreclosure Auction Attracted a Small Crowd But Zero Bidders
Ryan Burns / April 17, 2026, 11:43 a.m. / Business
NOT A TYPO: Have You Heard About the G STREET Bicycle Boulevard? It’s the Next Bike Project Up on the City of Eureka’s List, and City Staff Would Like to Hear Your Thoughts
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m. / Infrastructure
The Department of Cannabis Control Would Like Fellow Kids (21+) to Enjoy a Dank but SAFE 4/20 Weekend
LoCO Staff / April 17, 2026, 7:36 a.m. / Cannabis
