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PASTOR BETHANY: Jonah, Part IV — Or, The Things You Can Find in the Dirt
Bethany Cseh / Oct. 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Faith-y
Humboldt Transit Authority Secures $18.7M Grant to Fund the Region’s First 15-Minute Intercity Express Line
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 26, 2024, 12:35 p.m. / Transportation
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Humboldt a ‘Climate Refuge?’
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 26, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka’s Groundbreaking, World-Famous Baby Orchestra
Unknown Author / Oct. 26, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… 1/2 to 7 years of age, was organized in 1929 under the direction of Karl Moldrem and was called the Sherman Thompson Baby Orchestra. It promptly gained attention locally when the children played …
OBITUARY: Leon Freitas, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
[UPDATED] Eureka Campaign Finance Roundup: Kenny Carswell Leads All Candidates; Security National Surpasses $1.6 Million Spent
Ryan Burns / Oct. 25, 2024, 4:43 p.m. / Elections
… [UPDATED] Eureka Campaign Finance Roundup: Kenny Carswell Leads All Candidates; Security National Surpasses $1.6 Million Spent UPDATE, 4:44 p.m.:After this post was published, Eureka City Hall …
Humboldt County is VOTING! Elections Office Sees Huge 95% Increase In Early Mail-In Ballots
Ryan Burns / Oct. 25, 2024, 4:14 p.m. / Elections
… Wikimedia Commons. Creative Commons License.###With 11 days to go before Election Day, voters of Humboldt County are already turning out as if American democracy is on the line. And hey, maybe it is!As of 1 …
Cal Poly Humboldt Student and Community Member Alana Hackman Hits It Big with TikTok Video
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 25, 2024, 3:49 p.m. / Internet
Redwood Coast Energy Authority Board Reconsiders, Opts to Take Nuclear Energy From Diablo Canyon For One Year
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 2:13 p.m. / Energy , Local Government
… to be shut down by the end of 2025, but with California’s renewable energy development lagging behind schedule, the state legislature approved a $1.4 billion loan to PG&E to keep it operating through …
Dungeness Time! Recreational Crabbers Can Start Getting Their Crab On One Week From Now, Though the Commercial Fishery is Again Delayed
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 1:42 p.m. / Fish
… of recreational crab traps will be allowed when the season opens in Fishing Zones 1, 2, and 5. As a reminder, crab traps cannot be used south of Point Arguello. In addition, a Fleet Advisory has been issued for all …
THEY DID IT! Thanks to the Former Mayors, Old Town Eureka Will Have Extra Twinkle This Holiday Season (But You Can Still Pitch In)
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 11:21 a.m. / News
PRESCRIBED BURN ROUNDUP: Big, Good Fires Planned Today and Tomorrow in the Blue Lake and Scotia Areas, Respectively, Weather Permitting
Hank Sims / Oct. 25, 2024, 10:27 a.m. / Fire
California’s Plan to Overhaul a Key Climate Program — Raising the Cost of Gas — Ignites Debate
Alejandro Lazo / Oct. 25, 2024, 7:39 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Riley Kai Clark-Walkner, 1995-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders.1-800-662-HELP (4357)###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Riley Clark-Walkner's loved ones. The Lost Coast …
OBITUARY: Gerald Lee Carter, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
To Atone for its Extensive Air Travel, Cal Poly Humboldt’s Administration Will Buy ‘Carbon Offsets’ From the City of Arcata’s Community Forest
LoCO Staff / Oct. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m. / Environment
Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees Appoints Cynthia Bones to Vacant Board Seat; Jacobs Campus Negotiations to Continue at Tonight’s Meeting
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 24, 2024, 12:32 p.m. / Education , Local Government
How Inflation Concerns Could Doom California’s Proposition to Increase Minimum Wage
Jeanne Kuang / Oct. 24, 2024, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… grow faster next year. The state’s unemployment rate is 5.3%, higher than the nation’s 4.1%. Nickelsburg says that’s only in small part influenced by recent minimum wage hikes. Unemployment …
Most California Republicans in Congress Won’t Commit to Certifying the 2024 Presidential Election
Yue Stella Yu and Jenna Peterson / Oct. 24, 2024, 7:23 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Terry Daily Guthary, 1975-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , but if he considered you family, you knew you were family. A celebration of life will be located at the Wharfinger Building 1 Marina Way, Eureka, on Sunday October 27, 2024 at 2 p.m.###The obituary above …
Champion Street Luger Ryan Farmer is Running a New Kind of Race … for Ferndale City Council
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 23, 2024, 4:59 p.m. / LoCO Sports! , Politics
… Games livestream.About 1,200 people worldwide will, at least occasionally, lay down on wide boards with wheels and handrails and rocket down hills at speeds exceeding 80 miles an hour, a sport called …
Are You a Business Whiz? An Planning Wonk, or Energy Wonk? Thoughtful About Police Practices? The City of Eureka Wants YOU
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2024, 11:04 a.m. / Local Government
OBITUARY: Merle Duane Jones, 1943-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Yet Another Shooting Threat Found at Eureka High Before Homecoming; Student Arrested, No Connection to Previous Incidents, EPD Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2024, 3:40 p.m. / Crime
Redwood Coast Energy Authority to Reconsider Its Decision to Decline ‘Free’ Nuclear Power
Ryan Burns / Oct. 22, 2024, 2:35 p.m. / Energy , Local Government
… development lagging behind schedule, the state legislature approved a $1.4 billion loan to PG&E to keep it operating through 2030. As part of the deal to keep the plant operating …
A Local Doctor Urged St. Joseph Hospital to Change Its Anti-Abortion Policies Long Before State Lawsuit, According to Court Declaration
Ryan Burns / Oct. 22, 2024, 11:54 a.m. / Health Care , News
First California Project to Bury Climate-Warming Gases Wins Key Approval
Alejandro Lazo / Oct. 22, 2024, 7 a.m. / Environment , News
… a morally arrogant position to say that your jobs don’t matter.” In a 4-0 vote, the county supervisors approved a zoning change and use permits to allow “permanent underground storage of up to 49.1 …
OBITUARY: Carol Lynn Wilson, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Humboldt County League of Women Voters Urges People to Vote ‘No’ on Measure F
LoCO Staff / Oct. 21, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Elections
… Security National Just Dropped Another $286K Into Measure F, Bringing Its Total Spending to Nearly $1MHow Will the Collapse of the Jacobs Campus Deal Impact Measure F? It Won’t, Backers Insist.What’s Next …