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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Who Was Kate Buchanan?
NOTE from the HUMBOLDT HISTORIAN: This article contains the text of a speech given by the author to the American Association of University Women at the Eureka Presbyterian Church on March 1…
OBITUARY: Valene June Farlow, 1935-2025
…Along with her siblings and mother, she helped build a life in the rugged beauty of the Mattole River. Their home—a former logger’s cabin—became the heart of their new…
OBITUARY: Marian West Ziemer, 1950-2025
…She also got a thrill flying with a friend on a mail carrier, watching the landscape below. Marian was active in the Quaker community and lived in a commune called “the farm…
ALLEGED ASSHOLE IN CUFFS! 31-Year-Old Oklahoma Resident Arrested on Multiple Felony Counts for Making ‘Terrorist Threats’ to Local Schools
…Lawton was identified as the suspect in a string of threats to schools and businesses resulting in lockdown protocols throughout Humboldt County.Jones was taken into custody without incident in the 5500…
Extradition Arrest Warrant Issued for Out-of-State Asshole Who Keeps Threatening Local Schools
…The school directed students and staff to “shelter in place” while APD investigated the threat. The lockdown has since been lifted.In a press release issued Wednesday afternoon, local law enforcement said…
Cockroaches Have Set Up Shop in Arcata’s Fourth Street Market, Humboldt County Division of Environmental Health Alleges
…Fourth Street has the ability to appeal the inspector's ruling. The entire health inspection report can be found at this link.
The Costco Gas Station in Eureka is Now Open Longer Every Day
Eureka's Costco gas station, at 1006 West Wabash Avenue, is now available for self-pumping both earlier and later. | Google Street View.###Good news, frugal motorists! Costco has expanded the hours…
Parents Can’t Figure Out How California Schools Are Doing. Newsom’s Plan to Fix That Stalls
…Later, the Cradle-to-Career team updated the timeline to say that the data would be publicly available in the fall of 2024. Now, Angelique Palomar, a spokesperson for the data project…
OBITUARY: Brad Thorton, 1949-2025
Brad Thorton passed on to the great bar stool in the sky on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2025. According to the legends, Brad was born in Quebec, Canada on November…
POLL! How Could Humboldt Re-Invigorate the Bayshore Mall Property?
Pity the poor Bayshore Mall. At almost four decades old, the once-bustling consumer Mecca has become a hollowed-out shell of its former self, with far more boarded-up vacancies than…
POLL! Mel Gibson vs. Jar of Larrupin Mustard-Dill Sauce: Who Should Be California's Next Governor? (PLUS! A Lesson on How the Internet Works in 2025!)
If you’ve ever questioned how important and powerful your vote on the dumb, daily LoCO poll is, let us direct your click to this TMZ post about how "flattered" Mel Gibson…
Arcata’s Mobile Home Repair Project is Underway
A picture taken in one of the to-be-repaired mobile homes in Arcata. Photo courtesy of the city of Arcata.PREVIOUSLYIf You Live in a Problematic Mobile Home in One of…
(AUDIO) Ike Sperling, Fourth Grade Spelling Bee Champ, Drops By KHUM to Celebrate the Big Win
###Jacoby Creek Elementary fourth-grader Issac “Ike” Sperling spelled his way to victory at the 40th Annual Paulette Gilliam Humboldt County Spelling Bee last month, beating out the competition with the correct…
(VIDEO) Teaser Trailer Just Dropped for the New DiCaprio Movie Partly Filmed in Humboldt and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
###Get hype, fellow film nerds! Above you'll find 18 glorious seconds of the upcoming film now officially titled "One Battle After Another," directed by renowned auteur Paul Thomas Anderson ("Boogie Nights…
WEED IS STILL LEGAL: California Supreme Court Tosses Out Appellate Court Decision Citing Federal Illegality
…The landowner objected to use of the easement for cannabis on the grounds that cannabis is federally illegal. On January 3, 2025, the Court of Appeal agreed with the landowner in a…
Alexandres Caught Up in Class Action Lawsuit a Year After Cruelty Allegations Surfaced; Defendants Include Certified Humane
…The filth covered the floors, denying the calves bedding, and covered the calves themselves as well.”Alexandre Family Farm employees told the investigator that the farm “did not clean the hutches at…
Gavin Newsom’s MAGA-curious Podcast Mystifies Listeners — and Sets Democratic Lawmakers on Edge
…The governor’s mixed messages Newsom gave nearly all his attention in the first part of the year to the response and recovery from the devastating wildfires that burned through Los Angeles…
OBITUARY: Cynthia Ross, 1938-2025
…at the Samoa Women’s Club.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Cynthia Ross's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge…
OBITUARY: Vernon Lee ‘Bungee’ Broyles, 1952-2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Vernon Lee Broyles, a beloved husband, father, Papa, and great-grandpa, who left this world on February 16, 2025. Born on…
Eureka City Council Tables Decision on Controversial Ordinance That Would Increase Penalties Against Unhoused Residents
…The city has several other affordable housing projects in the works, including the Sunset Heights project near Winco. Renderings of the tiny house units at the Crowley site. | ScreenshotDavis added that there…
POLL! Why Did You Post a Negative Comment on Facebook About the New Eureka Welcome Sign?
…Mere minutes after LoCO took to Humboldt's most beloved social media site to post the announcement that the design for the City of Eureka's new welcome sign at the town…
Here’s the Design For the Eureka South Gateway Monument
Nearly 10 years after concepts for a similarly placed piece of welcoming public art fizzled out, the City of Eureka has announced that plans for the long-discussed South Gateway Monument Sign…
LOCKDOWNS UPDATE: Out-of-State Man Identified as Suspect Believed to Have Made Threatening Calls to Multiple Humboldt Schools and Businesses
…The Eureka Police Department chimes in with their own press release:The Eureka Police Department is aware of multiple threats being called into local schools and businesses throughout the city and county…
Four-Month Undercover Investigation Yields Two Arrests, 258 Pounds of Weed, 2 Pounds of Cocaine, 8 Firearms and a Lot of Cash, Drug Task Force Says
Photos courtesy HCDTF ###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office — Drug Task Force:In November of 2024, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) opened an investigation into a Drug…
More and More Humboldt County Students Will Get Guaranteed Admission to Cal Poly Humboldt, Following New Partnership With Fortuna, Ferndale and Northern Humboldt High Schools
…Under the guidance of Angela Shull, executive director of the Redwood Coast K-16 Educational Collaborative at Cal Poly Humboldt, the connection between the University and regional high schools has strengthened. The…
(UPDATE, MORE LOCKDOWNS) Multiple Humboldt County Schools Placed on Lockdown Due to Threats
…Arcata High briefly went on lockdown for the same reason. The same suspect was implicated, according to the school.###UPDATE, 12:50 p.m.: LOCKDOWNS UPDATE: Out-of-State Man Identified as…
Students Call on California Colleges to Protect Campuses From Immigration Enforcement
…When the Trump administration threw out the “sensitive locations” policy, a statement from the Department of Homeland Security said the change was “to empower law enforcement to protect Americans.” “Criminals will no…
OBITUARY: Rodney ‘Hot Rod’ Allen Donahue, 1958-2025
Rodney “Hot Rod” Allen Donahue entered the world March 28, 1958, and blessed us with 67 years of his life and started his journey home through the spirit world on March 12…
OBITUARY: Vicki Lovae Grant-Hanif, 1958-2025
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Vicki Lovae Grant-Hanif.Vicki was born February 25, 1958 at the old hospital in Hoopa to Byron “Bones” Sr. & Eileen…
OBITUARY: Diana Harris Cooper, 1955-2024
Diana passed from this world peacefully into the loving arms of her creator early in the morning of December 27, 2024 in the presence of her husband of 30 years, Wally. Diana…