Search the Ol’ LoCO Archives!
36898 results found, newest first.
Eureka City Council Unanimously Approves Letter of Support to Relocate, Rebuild Sempervirens Psychiatric Hospital
The Clark Complex, which houses Sempervirens, as seen from H Street. | Image via Google Street View.###The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is looking to relocate and rebuild…
Humboldt Made, the Non-Profit Made to Promote Humboldt Makers, Says It’s Relaunching With a Whole New Suite of Programs and a New Executive Director
Press release from Humboldt Made:The Board of Directors of the beloved local non-profit, Humboldt Made, is embarking on an exciting revitalization effort to refocus on its mission of supporting entrepreneurs…
California’s Slow Vote Count Sows Doubt. Here’s How One Group Is Trying to Fix That
Election workers process ballots at the Shasta County Clerk Registrar of Voters office in Redding on Oct. 30, 2024. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMattersCalifornia has a notoriously slow ballot counting process…
OBITUARY: Patty Berg, 1942-2024
…It was an effort that spurred the adoption of the landmark Compassionate Choices Act in 2015.She was a creative force in the Humboldt community, over the years leaving her stamp of…
OBITUARY: Dora Kaliamos, 1939-2024
Dora Kaliamos, 85, passed away in the early hours of November 16, 2024. She left us peacefully, surrounded by family and friends in the final days of her full and active life…
OBITUARY: Jessie Wayne Stanfield, 1947-2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jessie Wayne Stanfield, who went to be with the Lord on November 14, 2024, at the age of 77. He was…
POLL! How Bad Does Humboldt's Weather Have to Be For You Not to Downplay It on Social Media to Look Tough?
Pshaw! A little bomb cyclone is not enough to cause concern for a segment of the LoCO commentariat. What about you? How bad does the weather have to get before you are…
Tofu Shop to Close After More Than 40 Years in Arcata
An employee at Tofu Shop Specialty Foods slices blocks from a fresh slab. | Screenshot via Facebook.###Arcata's Tofu Shop Specialty Foods, a local institution and staple of the region's natural…
(UPDATING) ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect
…The Eel River is No Longer Expected to Reach 'Major Flood' Stage As noted in the detail above — from the graph on NOAA's Eel River @ Fernbridge monitoring page — the river is…
State Senator Mike McGuire Appoints First 5 Humboldt’s Mary Ann Hansen to Early Childhood Policy Council
Press release from the office of Senate president pro tem Mike McGuire:SACRAMENTO – The Senate Rules Committee, chaired by Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), has appointed Mary Ann…
The Arcata Jogg’n Shoppe, a Storied North Coast Institution, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
Runners gather at the Jogg'n Shoppe for its 50th anniversary.If you have less than an hour to buy a new pair of running shoes, do not ask the guy in…
How California Keeps Transgender Student Athletes on the Court as Bans Unfold Across the Country
Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit, CalMattersDespite broad protections for transgender student athletes, California has become the latest battleground in the growing national movement to remove them from women’s college sports. In one…
OBITUARY: Amy Marie (Brazil) Rice, 1978-2024
…Her career began at The Inn Salon in Ferndale located behind the Village Inn. She spent the rest of her career doing what she loved, making her Eel River Valley clients feel…
OBITUARY: Kris ‘K.C.’ Lindgren, 1958-2024
…The Tsurai Ancestral Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the Tsurai Village. It was started in the early 80’s by Axel Lindgren II and…
POLL! Do You Secretly Fantasize About Throwing Away 95 Percent of Your Possessions and Moving Into a Tiny House?
Do you dream of a downsized and decluttered future? "Yes! Think about how many fewer places there'd be to lose your keys! I could clean my whole house in the time…
DREAM FIREHOUSE MAKEOVER! The Living Quarters in the Fire Station by Winco are Getting a Fresh New Upgrade
…During this renovation, the engine company typically stationed at Fire Station #3 will temporarily relocate to Humboldt Bay Fire Station #1, located at 533 C Street. The planned updates include the addition…
California is Renaming 43 Places, Including This Fieldbrook Bridge, to Remove a Derogatory Term for Native Women
…Select names incorporating the local indigenous language(s). Preserve the original intent of the geographic names as a historical record of the cultural landscape (using general descriptors and generic terms such as…
Think Twice Before Hiking the Lost Coast! Landslides Near Shelter Cove Have Made Some Stretches Well-Nigh Impassable, BLM Says
…The largest of these slides spans the entire beach about a half-mile north of the Black Sands Beach trailhead in an area popular for day hikes.“In some areas the slides…
Prepare for Power Outages and Road Slides! A Big Atmospheric River Will Spill Over Humboldt This Week, National Weather Service Predicts
…Over the weekend, our "Weather Alerts" page — populated by the good people at the local National Weather Service office on Woodley Island — started to take note of a potentially wicked system coming…
Human Bone Discovered in Redway Earlier This Year Belonged to Missing Person, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Mark BurleighEarlier this year in July, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) was dispatched to the Redway area for the report of a…
How Will Trump Change Health Care? California Braces for Fights Over Insurance and Abortion
…The Democratic supermajority in the California Capitol, however, has spent the past several years passing laws to stymie future conservative administrations on health care, said Mia Bonta, chairperson of the Assembly health…
OBITUARY: Antonia Dobrec, 1942-2024
On November 5th, at the dimming of the day, Antonia Dobrec took her last earthly breath and joined the ancestors. She was a descendant of the Tolowa, Yurok, and Chetco peoples. She…
OBITUARY: Wilma Pauline Evans, 1943-2024
…Pauline spent most of the kids' younger years being a stay-at-home mom, which she loved! When the kids were in high school she found a job as a secretary at…
(VIDEO) ‘The California Nobody Knows’: Popular YouTuber Wanders Around Humboldt County With Local Farmer, Songwriter Brett McFarland
###Humboldt’s going viral again!Sometime in the last month or so, popular YouTube travel vlogger Peter Santenello visited Humboldt County to learn about the vibrant community and towering trees local farmer…
Judge Tosses the Latest Injunction From Environmental Groups Over Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Improvement Project
…On balance, the Court finds that petitioners have not made a significant showing of irreparable injury to the public interest should the Project go forward compared to the benefit to the public…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Doomed County of Klamath Began at School Road in McKinleyville, and Too Many of Its Residents Chose a Dark Path Through Life
Old map of California counties, with Klamath in the northwest.###obscurity: 1. Deficiency or absence of light; darkness. 2.a. The quality or condition of being unknown. ###The old Washington School in…
OBITUARY: Tyler Zander Stanley-Camba, 1997-2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Tyler Zander Stanley-Camba, who peacefully left this world on October 31, 2024 at the age of 27. Born…
OBITUARY: Lael Marie Theresa Grace Hague Morss, 1949-2024
…She was passionate about education, and devoted herself to bettering the lives of countless young people. Throughout her life Lael was extremely active in the community. She was the co-owner of…
With Only About 8,000 Humboldt County Votes Left to Tally, The Results are All the Same as They Were On Election Night — and are Now All But Certain (Except in Blue Lake)
Photo via the Election Office's Facebook page.###PREVIOUSLY: VOTE COUNT UPDATE! We Are Past the Halfway Mark; Manual Canvass Tally Underway###About 87 percent of the Humboldt County vote has been…
A State Appellate Court Says Weed is Illegal ‘Because Federal Law Says So.’ What Does That Mean for Humboldt?
Photo by Jeff W on Unsplash.###A recent ruling by the Second District Court of Appeal is raising eyebrows among legal experts for its shocking assertion that cannabis is, in fact, illegal…