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HELP FEED HUMBOLDT: Food For People and Senator Mike McGuire Are Holding Their Big Annual Food Drive in Eureka on Thursday
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 3:25 p.m. / Food
(UPDATE: SENDING STUDENTS HOME EARLY) Mack High on Lockdown This Morning for the Third Time in the Last Two Weeks
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 10:26 a.m. / Emergencies
… (1 p.m.). The school continues to receive anonymous threats, and law enforcement continues to clear them.The school went on lockdown twice last week, on reports of a man with a firearm near campus …
Cal State Union Stages First of One-Day Strikes Over Faculty Salaries
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Dec. 5, 2023, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
… % on average. The system’s new chancellor earns just shy of $800,000 million in base pay and about $1 million when adding housing, auto and other perks. A 12% increase for the faculty association’s members …
OBITUARY: Gail Ruth Samuels, 1947-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Charles Anthony Didier, 1956-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Susan K. Lerner, 1952-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , and friend. A celebration of Susan K. Lerner’s life will take place on Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Burnt Ranch Elementary School with a community potluck.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Sue Lerner …
OBITUARY: Lorraine Margrette Keisner, 1945-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 5, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka City Council Pulls Discussion on Israel-Palestine Cease-Fire Off Tomorrow Night’s Council Agenda
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2023, 3:37 p.m. / Local Government
… Eureka City Council Pulls Discussion on Israel-Palestine Cease-Fire Off Tomorrow Night's Council Agenda File photo: Andrew Goff.Press release from the City of Eureka: Item H.1 …
Despite Disappointing Merch Sales, Humboldt Last Week Manages to Round Up $500 to Donate to Food For People
LoCO Staff / Dec. 4, 2023, 10:45 a.m. / Activism
Tens of Thousands Still Waiting as California COVID Rent Relief Program Runs Low on Cash
Ben Christopher / Dec. 4, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
Reading Scores Climb After Targeted Intervention at California’s Worst-Performing Schools
Carolyn Jones / Dec. 4, 2023, 7:25 a.m. / Sacramento
… — $1 million over three years — to hire reading specialists to work with students in small groups. The school also brought in a new phonics-based curriculum, closely tracked student progress …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Was that ‘D’ or ‘T’?
Barry Evans / Dec. 3, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
‘There is Always Hope’: Health Care Providers, Law Enforcement Discuss Substance Use Disorders During Eureka’s Community Health Town Hall
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 2, 2023, 4:42 p.m. / Local Government
… the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) national helpline at 1-800-662-4357. …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Meet the Energy Superstar at the Hoopa Valley Public Utilities District
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 2, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Eureka Loggers Basketball Squad Burned Brightly in the 1960-1961 Season
John Murray / Dec. 2, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / History
… had gotten off to a slow start. The football team had finished with a 2-5-1 record that included two losses to arch rival Arcata by a combined total of 6-76. Basketball season was about to commence …
OBITUARY: Mary Dawn Cunningham, 1927-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 2, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… excelled as a student. After graduating high school, she attended Humboldt State College majoring in education. After graduation she taught 1st grade at Freshwater Elementary for three years. Friends …
Humboldt Planning Commission OKs Draft Short-Term Rental Ordinance After Months of Deliberation
Isabella Vanderheiden / Dec. 1, 2023, 4:17 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… impacts on the local housing stock and neighborhood character. Of the 34,093 residential units in unincorporated Humboldt County, approximately 567, or 1.66 percent, are currently being used as short …
(PHOTOS) The Historic Trinidad Lighthouse Has Been Placed Atop Its New Forever Home
Ted Pease / Dec. 1, 2023, 3:23 p.m. / Our Culture
BREAKING: Honsal Makes About-Face, Will Allow Donation of Organs From Man On Life Support
Ryan Burns / Dec. 1, 2023, 2:47 p.m. / Breaking News
Eureka Police Department Identifies Man Shot and Killed by Officers in Old Town on Sunday, Releases Details on Altercation That Preceded Deadly Response
Andrew Goff / Dec. 1, 2023, 2:44 p.m. / News
Hoopa Valley Tribe Announces (Another) Big Legal Win Over Westlands Water District
LoCO Staff / Dec. 1, 2023, 1:38 p.m. / Environment
… for Project Water Service, San Luis Unit and Delta Division and Facilities Repayment, Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District Case No. F083632 and consolidated with Case No. F084202 (September 1, 2023). …
PAINTBALLIN’! Owner of Humboldt Paintball in Fortuna Helps Women’s Team Win World Championship in Miami
Stephanie McGeary / Dec. 1, 2023, 10:52 a.m. / LoCO Sports!
Pay for Cal State Presidents Has Grown at Nearly Twice the Rate as Pay for Lecturers
Elizabeth Wilson and Hugo Rios / Dec. 1, 2023, 7:28 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the California State University system, Mildred García will earn just under $1 million in total compensation to lead the nation’s largest system of higher education. That’s more than triple Gov. Gavin Newsom …
Five Key Moments From the Newsom-DeSantis Debate
Alexei Koseff / Dec. 1, 2023, 7:22 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Hans Spek, 1934-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 1, 2023, 7:10 a.m. / Obits
… cherished and loved. Hans was born on March 1, 1934 in the city of Haarlem in his homeland of Holland. He came into this world on Centauru Straat in his family’s home on the street he shared with his …
OBITUARY: Katherine Faye Fulton, 1941-2023
LoCO Staff / Dec. 1, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… fun and looked forward to it. We had no idea she was USING us! Katherine loved simple pleasures, like good coffee. When she and my dad lived just 1/2 mile from me, I would see them pass by my house …
Sheriff’s Office Puts McKinleyville Safeway on Lockdown, Shoots Man Wielding Large, Fixed-Blade Knife With Beanbag Rounds and Taser, HCSO Says
LoCO Staff / Nov. 30, 2023, 3:54 p.m. / Crime
… Facility for felony resisting arrest (PC 69(A)), brandishing (PC 417(A)(1)), criminal threats (PC 422(A)), and probation violation (PC 1203.2(A). The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like …
The Sequoia Park Zoo Has a Rad New Waterfall Specially Designed For Bear Frolicking
Andrew Goff / Nov. 30, 2023, 3:18 p.m. / Cavy Babies
Yurok Tribe Vice Chairman Frankie Myers Declares Candidacy for State Assembly District 2 Seat
LoCO Staff / Nov. 30, 2023, 1:52 p.m. / Elections
Humboldt Supervisors Scrap Proposed Cannabis Initiative Following ‘Rushed’ Process
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 30, 2023, 7:57 a.m. / Cannabis , Local Government
… ,500 to 1,400, and reduce allowed acreage from 1,205 to 617. The proposal would have also set a one-acre maximum cultivation area and required additional public noticing for permits over 2,000 square feet …