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The Need for Student Services at Community Colleges Has Changed Dramatically Since the 1960s. Has State Law Kept Up?
Adam Echelman / Oct. 31, 2023, 7:41 a.m. / Sacramento
… the audit request and it is currently ongoing. They haven’t set a publication date. The 0.1% that makes all the difference Clark’s district represents two independent colleges, both called …
Unemployment Insurance: California’s ‘Urgent’ $20 Billion Problem
Levi Sumagaysay / Oct. 31, 2023, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
… , possibly through 2033. The state also borrowed from the federal government for unemployment benefits during the Great Recession; that debt cost the state $1.4 billion in interest payments from 2011 until …
OBITUARY: William Kenneth Prater, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 31, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Suzanne Lynn (Lundquist) Johnston, 1961-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 31, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Gerardo (Jerry) Gomez 1977-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 31, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Man Arrested With Weapons, Drugs After Allegedly Shooting Up Occupied Home on Golf Course Road in Bayside Saturday Morning, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 2 p.m. / Crime
… at an inhabited dwelling (PC 246), possession of a controlled substance (H&S 11375(B)(1)), possession of a high-capacity magazine (PC 32310), altering firearm serial number (PC 23900), and illegally …
Sheriff’s Office Reminds Some Sex Offenders That They May Not Participate in Halloween, and Says Investigators Will be Looking For Violators Tomorrow
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 1:37 p.m. / Crime
Humboldt Bay Fire Knocks Down Williams Street House Blaze
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 10:03 a.m. / Fire
‘This Fundraiser is the Bridge to Our Future’: Community Members Rally to Save Dell’Arte Amid Financial Woes
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 30, 2023, 8:54 a.m. / News , Theater
OBITUARY: Bruno Louis Pialorsi Jr., 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kasey Alexander Spoon, 1970-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Christopher (Criss) William Barber, 1977-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 30, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: A Tale of Two Trees
Barry Evans / Oct. 29, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
ECONEWS REPORT: HumCo Climate Action Plan Careening Towards Cliff?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 28, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: In 1881, a Mechanical Genius From Humboldt Invented a Device That Supercharged Logging Operations All Along the West Coast
Faith Ellison / Oct. 28, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… cable, winding and unwinding on rapidly turning drums, gave the donkey engine a pulling range of 1,500 feet, along with the strength to do just about anything that needed doing in the woods. Loggers …
OBITUARY: Hazel May Juell, 1927-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , Addie Juell, Ericskon Juell (Shaena), Sara Felsenthal (Noah), and Ben Trump, and two great grandchildren Alder and Coen Felsenthal. Public viewing will be November 1, 2023 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Paul …
Planning Commission Punts Short-Term Rental Discussion to Next Week; New Rules Slated for Approval in Mid-November
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 27, 2023, 4:36 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… opportunities for property owners who aren’t interested in renting to long-term tenants.Of the 34,093 residential units in unincorporated Humboldt County, approximately 567, or 1.66 percent, are being used …
Suspected in Grand Theft and Out on Bail From Attempted Murder Charges, Fortuna Man Taken Into Custody After Short Pursuit When His Truck Breaks Down
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2023, 2 p.m. / Crime
… PC 148(a)(1) – Obstruct Resist a Public Officer, HS 11377(a) – Possession of a Controlled SubstancePC 459 – BurglaryPC 487(a) – Grand TheftPC 496(a) – Receive Stolen Property, VC 10851(a) – Vehicle Theft …
STRIKE UP THE BAND! Fortuna High’s Music Program Secures $1.2 Million Donation From Alum’s Trust
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2023, 11:34 a.m. / Education
… STRIKE UP THE BAND! Fortuna High's Music Program Secures $1.2 Million Donation From Alum's Trust Press release from the Fortuna Union High School District: The Fortuna Union High School …
If the State Cannot Afford to Expand the Cal Grant Program, Key Trade-Offs Loom
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Oct. 27, 2023, 7:51 a.m. / Sacramento
… with family incomes above $100,000, while students with household incomes below $50,000 got about $1,500 each on average. But the scholarship excludes all community college students. Meanwhile, at least 100 …
OBITUARY: Kayla Grace Mack, 1997-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Katherine ‘Kathy’ Holland, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 27, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Donald Forrest, Humboldt County Actor and Storyteller, Passes Away
Isabella Vanderheiden / Oct. 26, 2023, 3:46 p.m. / News
Firefighters Located Human Remains in the Palco Marsh Monday; Eureka Police Investigating
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 2:35 p.m. / Crime
Climate Action Group to Hold Signs Along 101 Near Hookton Slough This Afternoon, Warning Motorists That That Stretch of the Highway May Soon Be Submerged
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 12:28 p.m. / Activism
… south of 1st street in Arcata, Highway 255 between Arcata and Samoa, a large swath of King Salmon, and other locations. Fields Landing could flood from emerging groundwater. An additional present concern …
North Coast Condor Treated for Lead Poisoning by Sequoia Park Zoo
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 10:09 a.m. / Wildlife
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LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 9:57 a.m. / Art
Newsom’s Visit Underscores Electric Car Reality: China Holds the Keys to Battery Industry
Alejandro Lazo / Oct. 26, 2023, 7:55 a.m. / Sacramento
… may have to rely on as they seek solutions for the climate crisis. China’s Belt and Road Initiative has made $1 trillion in infrastructure investments in developing countries across the world …
OBITUARY: Isaiah Rayne Ruhlen, 2001-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Sherri L. Miller, 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… tremendously but know that she is no longer in pain and is at peace.There will be a Celebration of Life on Sunday, October 29, 2023 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Moonstone Beach House. Please bring your stories …
