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OBITUARY: Jim Byford Jr., 1964-2025
…His celebration of life will be held on May 4, 2025 at the Fortuna Veterans Memorial building from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf…
OBITUARY: David Wayne Smith, 1943-2025
…He was a NASA engineer and was involved in the Apollo program. Beyond his work with NASA, David also had a significant impact in the music industry as an audio engineer, collaborating…
A Major Cascadia Zone Earthquake Could Cause Much of Coastal Humboldt to Rapidly Drop Into the Sea, New Study Finds
Humboldt and Arcata Bay during a 2021 king tide. | File photo by Tim Hanan.###Those of us who live in earthquake country tend to have two primary anxieties about the unsettling events…
POLL! So How Often Do You Get a Summons to Jury Duty, and What Do You Do With It When You Do?
You saw this morning how a husband and wife were empaneled on the same Humboldt County Superior Court jury recently. Weird!The story reminded us of those times over the years when…
Does Your Dog Need Her Rabies Shot? You Can Get it For Her on the Cheap at One of These Upcoming Clinics
Photos via Pexels.Press release from the Humboldt-Del Norte Veterinary Medical Association The Humboldt-Del Norte Veterinary Medical Association is sponsoring a county-wide low-cost canine rabies vaccination clinic. The…
The Celebrity Guests for This Year’s Forest Moon Festival Have Been Announced, And You’ll Never Guess Who’s Coming to Town!
…a Rebel Force Radio host, the other Rebel Force Radio host and Kyle Newman. Photo courtesy the Humboldt Del-Norte Film Commission.Press release from the Humboldt-Del Norte Film Commission: The…
In Gargantuan-Number-to-One Odds, This Husband and Wife Both Served on the Same Eureka Jury This Month
David and Tori Wilmington.There are about 136,000 people living in Humboldt County, according to the 2020 census, and about 106,000 of those people are adults. A few hundred of…
How the State Sent Californians’ Personal Health Data to LinkedIn
…The trackers also monitored whether the visitors said they were transgender or possible victims of domestic abuse. (See the data on our Github repo.) Covered California, the organization that operates the website…
Fifteen People Arrested This Morning as Sheriff’s Office Serves Warrant at House on McK’s Murray Road
PREVIOUSLY:Two Arrested, 14 Detained During Investigation at McKinleyville Residence###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On April 26, 2025, patrol deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Reviewing Trump’s First 100-ish Days
…Instead of a long list of all the rollbacks and deregulation, guests Scott Greacen of Friends of the Eel River and Matt Simmons of EPIC discuss what the first 100 days reveal…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: 105 Years Ago, This Ferndale Kid Pitched All 26 Innings of the Longest Game in Major League Baseball History
Joe Oeschger pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, circa 1915.Marathon Man? Iron Man? What else would you call Joe Oeschger (1892-1986), Humboldt County’s first major league baseball pitcher? Consider these…
OBITUARY: Shannon Dale Jones, 1969-2025
On April 17, 2025, Shannon Dale Jones, known as “Shabs” to many, passed away to the other side. Born on August 8, 1969, he was descended from the Yurok villages of Weych…
OBITUARY: Robert Douglas Prior, 1932-2025
…In 1968, Bob and Lois welcomed their own child into the world. Chris would become Bob’s sidekick for weekend ranch adventures both in the mountains and locally in the bottoms. The…
OBITUARY: Lettie Faye Oakley, 1924-2025
…The couple married in a private ceremony in June 1941, as World War II loomed on the horizon. The minister and his wife were the only other people present as Bob and…
OBITUARY: Trevlin D. Griffith, 1959-2025
…He graduated from Eureka High School and went on to graduate from Frederick and Charles Beauty College in the 1970s.During the 1980s and ‘90s, Trev was the owner of Daly’s…
POLL! Do You Even Know Your Blood Type, Bro?
As we mentioned earlier today, the Northern California Community Blood Bank is in desperate need of some Type O blood. Their need spurred some discussion at LoCOHQ in which it was discovered…
Voters Approved a New One-Cent Countywide Sales Tax. Here’s How the Supervisors Decided to Allocate It.
…The committee comprised Wilson, Madrone, Fiske and representatives from the Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), the Humboldt Transit Authority, the Humboldt Builders' Exchange, the Building and Construction Trades of Humboldt and…
ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board
…Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Democrats in the Connecticut legislature, meanwhile, are working to expand the state’s sanctuary law to penalize companies like Avelo for working with federal immigration authorities.The backlash…
PBS NewsHour Reports From Eureka on the Limits of Reproductive Health Care at Catholic-Run Hospitals
###On the above segment from yesterday's edition of PBS NewsHour, reporter Sarah Varney delves into the case of Eureka chiropractor Anna Nusslock, whose treatment (or lack thereof) at Providence St. Joseph…
Highway 36 Opened ‘Ahead of Schedule’
…for the rest of the evening. We’ll aim for shorter delays outside of those hours in the morning, evening, and weekend. Please remember these delays are subject to change with conditions…
BLOOD BANK LOW: If You’re Serving Up That Type O, Please Consider Donating ASAP
Photo via the NCCBB's Facebook page.Press release from the Northern California Community Blood Bank: The Northern California Community Blood Bank urgently needs donations of both type O- and O+ blood…
‘Brighter Days Ahead’: Locals Rally to Save the Historic Fortuna Theatre
The Fortuna Theatre, the art deco centerpiece of the city's Main Street, has sat empty for more than two years. | Photos by Andrew Goff###PREVIOUSLY: After Suffering Water Damage Caused by…
The World’s Largest Free Seed Distributor is Based Out of Arcata
…Photos by Dezmond Remington.The promise is strange, but it is true; the promise is good — too good! — but it is real; the promise is there for the taking, there for the…
Biden Let California Get Creative With Medicaid Spending. Trump Is Signaling That May End
…These signals from the federal government apply to future applications for Medicaid changes, and do not change California’s current programs or funding. The state’s CalAIM waiver expires at the end…
OBITUARY: Dennis Duane Bermers, 1953-2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dennis Duane Bermers at the age of 72. Dennis was born in Eureka on January 21, 1953 to Otis and Verna…
OBITUARY: Marilyn Ann Hagar, 1940-2025
Marilyn Ann Hagar passed away on April 19 at the age of 84. She has been doctoring for her heart most all of her life. Marilyn was born in Eureka, to Walter…
POLL! Fourth Largest Economy, Huh? California Secession, Anyone?
…Yesterday the governor's office announced they have it on good authority that California has officially surpassed Japan to become the world's fourth-largest economy. Boom! This is what success feels…
Trial of Man Charged With Making Terrorist Threats to Local Schools Delayed to Evaluate His Competency
File photo.###A preliminary hearing for Daryl Jones, the Louisiana Oklahoma man charged with making a series of terrorist threats to local schools, was delayed today after Judge Kelly Neel declared doubt…
THE AGE OF ISHŪNG DAWNS: Sequoia Park Zoo’s New Chonky Black Bear is Ready for Viewing and Reportedly Has the Zoomies
…Reasonable.Read the full report on Ishŭng's debut from the Sequoia Park Zoo below: Ishŭng the black bear has ventured into the front yard of the bear habitat!Day one. What…
OBITUARY: Ronald Lloyd Middleton, 1951-2025
Ronald Lloyd MiddletonNovember 6, 1951-April 9, 2025Ronald ‘Ron’ Lloyd Middleton passed away after a short battle with cancer, on April 9, 2025 at the age of 73. Ronald was a long…