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(VIDEO) The Ocean is Scary Right Now: Humboldt Locals Share Their King Tide, Monster Wave Footage
…Footage of high tide at Moonstone Beach this morning. | Karina Junge Photos and video taken by Jon Burton-Reesman in Trinidad on Sunday. Jon Burton-Reesman. Big waves at the North Jetty…
Two Public Porta-Potties Torched Near Westhaven in Three Weeks
…We got the fire out pretty quickly but it was just really gross.” Trinidad Coastal Land Trust Executive Director Carol Vander Meer told the Outpost that B&B Portable Toilets accepted the…
Northern Humboldt Education Leaders Issue Pledge Following Wednesday’s Riot at the Capitol
…Doolan Superintendent/Principal, Peninsula Union School District Alyse Nichols Superintendent/Principal, Trinidad Union School District
Coalition of Local Tribes Announce Support of State AG’s Move to Require More Oversight of County Child Welfare Services
…Today, the Yurok Tribe, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, the Wiyot Tribe and the Trinidad Rancheria announced their support of the California Attorney General’s effort to pursue a court…
OBITUARY: Larry Sample and Wanda Sample, 1944-2020 and 1945-2020
…Wanda attend Trinidad School, then Arcata and McKinleyville High. She was in the first graduating class at McKinleyville High in 1963. When Wanda was five years old, she met Carol (Holt) Kolling…
Here are the Top 25 LoCO Posts of 2020, the Astonishing Year That Was
…One of the church's spiritual leaders visited Trinidad during one of her county's many spikes — which included an outbreak at her own megachurch — then got mad at us locals for…
Looking to Report Non-COVID-Compliant Businesses? Starting Tomorrow, Use These Phone Numbers
…707-764-5642City of Trinidad: 707-677-0223Unincorporated county locations: 707-476-2429For more information about current status of business operations, visit humboldtgov.org or Blueprint for a Safer Economy at covid19…
OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean (Medley) Lindgren, 1928-2020
…They worked together in business as well as in community service, all while raising six children together.Bonnie was running a hamburger stand in Trinidad while Axel was logging. The hamburger stand…
OBITUARY: Patrick David Hurley, 1959-2020
…He also worked at the Ivanhoe in Ferndale, the Scotia Inn in Scotia, The Wharf in Fort Bragg and The Ocean Grove Lodge in Trinidad, to name a few more. Patrick shared…
Six Rivers Charter Students Put Together 2021 Wall Calendar for the Local History Lover in Your Life
…favorite page is of Humboldt’s Coast Guard station, and Wilson likes the month about Trinidad’s 1920s-era whaling station ‘cause the history is interesting. (Despite promises that the station would…
TODAY in SUPES: In Fennell’s Final Meeting, Board Narrowly Agrees to Support Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project
…Werner, a longtime county planner who's set to retire.Vacation rentalsOn the heels of Trinidad passing a moratorium on short-term vacation rentals, Madrone brought forward an item suggesting the county…
(VIDEO) Garage Fire Breaks Out in McKinleyville Friday Night
Video by Billy McGlatheryThe Arcata Fire District, with support from Blue Lake Fire, Westhaven Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, and Cal Fire Trinidad responded to a blaze on Holly Drive in McKinleyville late Friday…
Trinidad May Reinstate a Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals at a Special Meeting Thursday Evening
Trinidad. | Image via Wikipedia.###In another indicator of the worsening COVID-19 pandemic here in Humboldt County, the tourist-adored City of Trinidad might be closing its doors to outsiders this evening…
Ready for a ‘Real’ College Experience, Transfer Students Find Their Hopes Dashed
…Andrea Trinidad, a third-year student at Cal State Long Beach, has known she wanted to be a physical therapist since she shadowed one at a nursing home during her senior year…
OBITUARY: Terry Smith (Stymans), 1943-2020
…As a youth, Terry grew up in Trinidad/Westhaven. As a young woman, she also lived for a period of time in Sacramento as well as Nevada. Terry worked in the service…
OBITUARY: Wendell O. Anderton, 1937-2020
…With the help from his friends, Don and Sharon Bremm @ Moonstone Crossings Winery in Trinidad. Wendell created his own blends of wine and called it: Black Bear Winery. This was one of…
A Redding Megachurch Leader Came to Humboldt and Flouted Mask Rules. Her Ministry is Now the Source of a Major COVID Outbreak.
…While Johnson and her daughter were in Trinidad in June, the video below is from just this past weekend. In an Instagram video posted Sunday evening, Johnson says she came to officiate…
Here is a List of All Humboldt’s Ballot Drop Off Boxes for Your Voting Convenience
…38915 Hwy 299.Murphy’s Market, Trinidad: 1 Main St.Murphy’s Market, Glendale: 1451 Glendale Dr.Ace Hardware, McKinleyville: 2725 Central Ave.Murphy’s Market, Arcata: 100 Westwood Center, Alliance Rd…
OBITUARY: Mickey Lee Vogt, 1951-2020
…He attended Trinidad Elementary School and graduated in 1969 from McKinleyville High. Mickey served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War from 1970 to 1974. He then found himself grading 100…
SATURDAY SMOKE UPDATE: ‘Hazardous’ Air Quality Advisory in Hoopa and Weitchpec Today; ‘Very Unhealthy’ to ‘Hazardous’ Conditions Expected in Willow Creek
…An ADVISORY is issued today for Orleans and Willow Creek.Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad) – Overall Good to Moderate conditions depending on location. Orleans – Overall Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy conditions expected…
[UPDATED] Candidates Cry Foul Over Pre-Election Appointment to the Board of Humboldt Community Services District
…said.The timing of the appointment also caught the attention of Julie Fulkerson, the former Trinidad mayor/city councilmember and 2017's "Woman of the Year" in Humboldt County. "This serves no…
SMOKE REPORT: The Air Will be Hazardous to Health in Hoopa and Willow Creek Today, Air Quality Management District Warns
…Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad within the coastal influence) – Overall Moderate conditions with periods of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups. Orleans – Unhealthy conditions. Weitchpec – Unhealthy conditions. Hoopa – Hazardous conditions. Willow Creek – Hazardous…
Tuesday Coastal Air Quality ‘Unhealthy’; Smoke Reduction Expected Today
…Coastal Del Norte communities will also experience moderate impacts.Humboldt County – An Air Quality ADVISORY is issued today for Hoopa, Weitchpec and Willow Creek.Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad) – Unhealthy conditions…
CLICK for HUMBOLDT! Fieldbrook Fire is Up for a $25,000 Prize, Which it Will Use to Buy Lifesaving Gear, but That Requires You to Click a Link Early and Often
…In addition to that, they frequently provide mutual aid service to the surrounding areas - Blue Lake, Trinidad, Westhaven, Arcata, McKinleyville, Samoa and Eureka - thereby serving over 50,000 people. FVFD’s response…
COVID Didn’t Stop People From Hosting Large Weddings This Summer, and the Sheriff’s Office Turned a Blind Eye
…We only received a complaint about a wedding in the area of Trinidad. When deputies responded to the beach location, there was no one there.”If Honsal isn't particularly worried about…
That Orangish Stuff Sloshing Around the Shoreline Near Big Lagoon is Likely Non-Toxic Phytoplankton, Local Biologists Say
…People Thought There’d Been a Toxic Spill in Trinidad Harbor. It Turned Out to be Naturally Glowing Marine Life
SMOKE REPORT: Conditions Looking Good on the Coast; Relief Possibly Coming for Inland Areas With Chance of Rain Later in the Week
…Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad) – Good to Moderate with periods of Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups possible depending on location. Orleans – Unhealthy conditions likely. Weitchpec – Unhealthy with periods of Unhealthy for Sensitive…
OBITUARY: Tawny Deann James, 1988-2020
…She went to school at Trinidad Elementary until the summer after the seventh grade, when our family moved to McKinleyville. Tawny attended McKinleyville Middle School and McKinleyville High School, where she graduated…
The Air Outside is Still Absolute Garbage
…Smoke from fires to the east and south continue to add to overall smoke concentrations.Humboldt County – Air Quality ADVISORY issued today for Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad), Hoopa, Weitchpec, Willow…
‘Unhealthy’ Air Quality Forecast for Greater Eureka Area Today
…Humboldt County – Air Quality ADVISORY issued today for Eureka (including Rio Dell to Trinidad), Hoopa, Willow Creek, Garberville, and Redway areas; Air Quality ALERT was issued for Orleans, Weitchpec Eureka (including Rio…