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HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Definitive History of Eureka’s South Park Racetrack, an Early Locus of Community Fun, Has Yet to Be Written
Jerry Rohde / Feb. 3, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… in length. No mention was made of the length of the previous track (Fountain 2001:(67)1). The mill referred to was the Flanigan, Brosnan and Company mill at the foot of Whipple (14th) Street, which …
OBITUARY: Dexter Slade Luther, 1945-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , on February 9, 2024, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Dexter Luther's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County …
OBITUARY: Raymond Harold Chilton, 1945-2023
LoCO Staff / Feb. 3, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Housing for All Backers (Meaning Security National, Really) Have Outspent Opponents by Margin of 163-1
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2024, 4:50 p.m. / Elections
… Housing for All Backers (Meaning Security National, Really) Have Outspent Opponents by Margin of 163-1 Updated financial disclosure forms submitted to the City of Eureka this week reveal …
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking At-Risk Redway Woman
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 4:28 p.m. / Missing
Buh-Bye, Leo! Local Production on Paul Thomas Anderson’s New DiCaprio Movie Has Wrapped
Ryan Burns / Feb. 2, 2024, 3:06 p.m. / MOVIED!
Eureka Police Department Releases Names of Two SWAT Deputies Involved in the Shooting Death of a Standoff Suspect Last Week
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 1:59 p.m. / Crime
… shooting are Deputy Johnathan Waxler and Deputy Colton Ross. Deputy Ross has over six years of service and Deputy Waxler has over 5 1⁄2 years of service. Both Deputies remain on paid special leave …
Humboldt County Correctional Facility Releases 2023 Statistics
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
… Medication: 43%Number of Inmate Deaths: 1Number of Suspected Overdose: 13Number of Deaths from Suspected Overdose: 0Number of People Placed in Jail Based Competency Program: 26Number in Jail Based Competency …
The Future McKinleyville Community Forest is Open For Business! CSD Closes Escrow on 599 Acres of Land Above Town
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 10:57 a.m. / Community
Local Felon Arrested With More Than Half a Pound of Fentanyl, Plus Other Drugs and Firearms, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 9:52 a.m. / Crime
… Task Force: TooheyOn February 1st, 2024, Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) with assistance from the Fortuna Police Department and the Rio Dell Police Department, served a search warrant on Thomas …
Californians Bought Record Numbers of Electric Cars as Industry Eyes Slowdown
Alejandro Lazo / Feb. 2, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Sacramento
… . “Transportation electrification is rapidly unfolding,” David Hochschild, chair of the California Energy Commission said in a recorded video announcement. Nationally an estimated 1.2 million electric vehicles …
Cannabis Grower to Pay $750,000 for Violating State Water, Wildlife Regulations
Rachel Becker / Feb. 2, 2024, 7:34 a.m. / Sacramento
… and The Hills, LLC, continued for years and were “egregious,” damaging wetlands and other resources. Under the settlement, Sweet will have to pay an additional $1 million if the remediation work outlined …
OBITUARY: Kathleen June Baldy-Dean, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Feb. 2, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
At a Two-Day Conference in Eureka This Week, North Coast Tribes Advocate for ‘Meaningful Engagement’ With Offshore Wind Developers, Federal Regulators
Isabella Vanderheiden / Feb. 1, 2024, 4:38 p.m. / Offshore Wind , Tribes
State Attorney General’s Office Joins the Fight Against the Pro-Parking Group ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’
Ryan Burns / Feb. 1, 2024, 3:34 p.m. / Courts
Sale of Mad River Community Hospital to Arizona-Based Company Falls Through
LoCO Staff / Feb. 1, 2024, 2:46 p.m. / Health Care
Local Transportation-Focused Nonprofit Intervenes in ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Lawsuit That Aims to Prevent Housing Developments
LoCO Staff / Feb. 1, 2024, 10:31 a.m. / Courts
‘This Is Just the Beginning’: California Reparations Advocates Applaud New Bills
Wendy Fry / Feb. 1, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Sacramento
New, Swank, $100 Million Engineering Building Approved for Cal Poly Humboldt Campus, Administration Says
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 3:15 p.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… system is estimated to provide a cost savings of $1.3 million in comparison to a more typical approach, and dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of the building when compared to steel or concrete …
Eureka Among Seven California Communities to Earn Coveted ‘Pro-Housing’ Designation
Ryan Burns / Jan. 31, 2024, 3:02 p.m. / Government , Housing
… for meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).Last fall, Eureka and Linc Housing were awarded a $30.1 million grant to support the construction of 90 homes in three affordable housing communities …
MOVIE DAY! My Diary of Hanging Around Waiting For The Stars to Show Up In Northtown, and the Things I Saw There
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 31, 2024, 2:49 p.m. / MOVIED!
… arrive at the corner of 18th and G Streets in Arcata, thinking I am being very smart by arriving early to the supposed 1 p.m. start of filming. Much to my surprise, others seem to have had the same thought …
Honsal Pleads for Hiring Freeze Exception; Board Punts Decision on Short-Term Rental Ordinance to March
Ryan Burns / Jan. 31, 2024, 2:16 p.m. / Local Government
… .Bushnell wound up dropping her request to 25, and the motion passed by a vote of 4-1, with Madrone dissenting. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors (from left): Natalie Arroyo, Mike Wilson …
(UPDATES) FLOODING! The Water is Starting to Drown Roadways in the County, and It’ll Probably Get Worse
Hank Sims / Jan. 31, 2024, 12:32 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Lane Johnson Road - Hydesville Riverside Park Road Mill Street - Fortuna Berta RoadClosed Coffee Creek Road Scenic Drive at P.M. 1.0-Trinidad Hookton Road and Eel River Road …
Should State Government Jobs Require a College Degree? Why California Is Rethinking Its Rules
Adam Echelman / Jan. 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… be “extremely complex,” requiring input or approval from other state agencies, the State Personnel Board, and unions, if applicable. A legislative committee analysis of the bill said it would cost more than $1 …
Saving Salmon: Newsom Unveils Blueprint for Ending Decades-Long Decline
Rachel Becker / Jan. 31, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Christina Freitas and Nevaeh Beyer, 1981-2024, 2014-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Keith Evan Downing, 1953-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 31, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and nephews, cousins and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at the VFW Hall in Willow Creek on Saturday, February 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. The family would like to invite Keith’s friends and all whom loved …
(PHOTOS) Boats Leave Trinidad Harbor to Take Shelter in Eureka Waters Ahead of Big Storm
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 4:56 p.m. / Fish
MISSING: Sheriff’s Office Seeking Information on Man Last Seen in Alderpoint in 2017.
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 11:23 a.m. / Crime
(UPDATE: FOUND SAFE): Sheriff’s Office Seeking Man Whose Last Known Whereabouts Was Humboldt County in September 2023
LoCO Staff / Jan. 30, 2024, 11:15 a.m. / Missing