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OBITUARY: Carol DePucci, 1938-2025
Carol DePucci passed away at home in Hydesville on February 6, 2025 at the age of 86. She was born December 26, 1938, in Logan, Montana. She moved to Scotts Mills, Oregon…
Local Federal Employees Were Fired Over the Weekend. Agency Spokespeople Can’t or Won’t Say How Many.
A protester outside the county courthouse on Monday holds a sign calling for protection of our national parks. | Photo by Andrew Goff.###On Monday afternoon, the Outpost was contacted by a local…
Mad River Community Hospital Launches New Pediatric Clinics, Home Health Care Program
…Specialized Care for Children In response to the growing demand for pediatric care in the region, Mad River Community Hospital is also opening Pediatric Outpatient Clinics in McKinleyville and Arcata. The clinics…
Slow Your Roll, Arcata! Some Speed Limits May be Lowered in the Future
…If there are a lot of pedestrians, cyclists or vulnerable groups like the elderly or children using the street, the limit can be lowered. Up to 20% of a jurisdiction's streets…
C’mon! Why Would You Just Throw Away Your Bamboo When You Could Give It to One of Eureka’s Most Adorable Residents?
SAFFRON HUNGRY | Sequoia Park ZooA passionate plea from the Sequoia Park Zoo:Before hauling your bamboo to the dump did you know we can accept donations of freshly cut (cut that day…
The Outpost’s Isabella Vanderheiden Shares First Place in Humboldt Journalism Project’s 40th Award, Which Celebrates Reporting Relevant to the Economically Disadvantaged
…Eureka City Schools emails shed light on Jacobs property swap.” His coverage, published in the face of a threatening letter from the school district’s attorney, shed light on the players behind…
Tenants at Eureka’s Hillsdale Apartments Successfully Fight Back Against Illegal Rent Hikes
The Hillsdale Apartments, located inside this 106-year-old building on E Street in Eureka, were purchased last month by Dwivedi Tower, LLC. | File photo by Andrew Goff.###PREVIOUSLYEureka Apartment Tenants Say…
POLL! How Many Bigfoots Have You Seen?
Today, we received the glorious news that bigfoot is finally being given their proper due at the state level. This is great news for Humboldt residents, who claim more bigfoot sightings per…
Save 25 Cents by Bringing Your Own Takeout Container to the Arcata Restaurant of Your Choosing
…As long as your tupperware isn’t damaged, the wrong size, or simply disgusting, the food vendor will likely dish you up. But beware…if you decide to use the restaurant’s…
Well, Gosh! If Nothing Else, At Least We’re Finally Getting Around to Making Bigfoot California’s Official Mythical Creature
…State cryptid.Existing law establishes the state flag and the state’s emblems, including, among other things, the golden poppy as the official state flower and the California redwood as the official…
Two Humboldt County Men Arrested for Murder After Gunshot Victims Found In Burned Vehicle in Butte County
Samuel Ashley (left) and Wesley Evans. | Booking photos via Butte County Sheriff's Office.###Press release from the Butte County Sheriff's Office:Oroville, CA- On January 30, 2025, Butte County Sheriff…
Funding for Small Businesses — a Big Source Of Jobs — at Risk Under Trump
…Not all loans from the agency are federally funded, but they are guaranteed by the government. The loans funded by the agency, which could be most at risk from the freeze, include…
OBITUARY: Peter H. Masten, 1936-2025
…Pete was also the recipient of the Luna Wessel Leadership Award for his commitment to improving the health of Native Peoples. He was also the Executive Director of the Round Valley Health…
OBITUARY: John Rose, 1949-2025
…He traveled to the West Cost for adventure. Banjo came to Humboldt in 1970 from Berkeley. He fell in love with the landscape and the idea of coming back to the land…
OBITUARY: Dennis Lee Rohrbach, 1962-2025
Dennis Rohrbach peacefully passed away at the age of 62 on February 14, 2025. Dennis was the oldest of three children born to Allen and Shannon Rohrbach of Arcata.Dennis was born…
POLL! Who Was the Best U.S. President of the 20th Century?
…President of the past century — men who served recently enough to be remembered but not so recent as to cause fist fights. Get to it. William McKinley (1897-1901) Theodore Roosevelt (1901…
(PHOTOS) A Presidents’ Day Rally in Humboldt to Protest Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Several hundred Humboldt residents braved Monday's drizzle down at the county courthouse for a Presidents' Day rally in protest of Donald Trump's policies and Elon Musk's Department of Government…
Having Conquered Ferndale, Patches’ Pastries Will Soon Service Sweet Tooths and Build Community With a Second Bakery Location in Fortuna
…The space is beautiful.” Fraga toils away in the kitchen.Fraga’s partner, Tate Contreras, has taken the helm of Patches’ Pastries in Ferndale while Fraga gets the Fortuna location dialed in…
Seventeen ‘I Dos’ and a Day to Remember: Humboldt County’s Civil Ceremonies Reach New Heights
Jennifer Berti & Owen Hooven pose with their officiant, Fourth District Supervisor Natalie Arroyo. | Photos contributed by Juan Pablo Cervantes.###On Valentine’s Day—for the first time ever—the Humboldt County Clerk…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Deal for the Eel?
…On a separate but parallel track is the publication just last week of a deal for wet-season diversions from the Eel to the Russian after the dams are removed, in exchange…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Life and Times of My Swedish Dad and His Horse-Drawn Mobile Peddler’s Shop, Which Brought Civilization to Your Doorstep
…The mouth of the Mad River was quite close to the rancheria, about a mile south of the present site where it empties into the ocean. One day out at the beach…
OBITUARY: Louis Manuel Iglesias, 1953-2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Louis Manuel Iglesias on February 2, 2025.Born on December 27, 1953, to Luis and Leonor Iglesias in Manhattan, New York…
OBITUARY: Wayne Ralph Graham, 1935-2025
…During this time both Betty and Paula helped with the business. It wasn’t uncommon to find Wayne buffing the floors with one of the grandkids sitting on top on the floor…
OBITUARY: Robert Edward Seymour, 1950-2025
…Motorcycles made his whole heart happy! He was known to pass you on the freeway well over the limit, with the occasional wheelie in his younger years on his favorite tricolore Ducati…
OBITUARY: Ella Myrtle Melendrez, 1929-2025
…She learned how to make butter, milk cows and walk miles to school in the snow and cold. In 1941, her father moved the family to Whittier, Calif. for the great weather…
OBITUARY: Mary Louise (Sovereign) Ashmus, 1944-2025
…In the event of inclement weather, the service may be moved indoors to Ocean View Cemetery. Following the service, a Celebration of Life will take place at the Moose Lodge, 4328 Compton…
POLL! Can Eureka Handle Both Arts Alive AND Friday Night Market?
Is there such a thing as too much fun? For a while now, we here at LoCO have heard grumblings about the the strain caused by the increasing crowdedness of the Eureka…
LoCO ❤️s Humboldt… So We Got You a Valentune
Happy Valentine's Day, Humboldt! We hope you're feeling the love. As for us, your Lost Coast Outpost found ourselves aimlessly wandering Old Town this afternoon — we must flee the fluorescent…
St. Joe’s Abortion Care Lawsuit: In a Packed Courtroom, Hospital’s Attorneys Ask Judge to Dismiss the Case
The Humboldt County Courthouse. | File photo.###Attorneys for the State of California and St. Joseph of Northern California went head to head for the first time this morning, making their initial oral…
Native Youth Can Find Recreation and Career Guidance at ‘The Nest’
…There’s a door, a little bit before the pavement meets the water, in the side of the Carson Block Building; innocuous, easy to walk by. The room it leads into is…