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GATEWAY AREA PLAN UPDATE: Saturday Morning Study Session Canceled; Planning Commission Will Be Hustling to Produce Draft Documents By July
Stephanie McGeary / March 17, 2023, 4:26 p.m. / Local Government
… of the council’s Gateway Plan discussion on March 1. But after talking to a couple members of the planning department staff, it was made clear that all the other upcoming public workshops will also be canceled …
After More Than a Week, Sheriff’s Office Finally Locates Man Said to Have Fallen Off Steep Cliff to His Death Near Redway; Investigation of the Case Ongoing
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2023, 11:09 a.m. / Crime
55-Hour Fernbridge Closure Starts Tonight at 10 p.m.
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2023, 9:54 a.m. / Transportation
HUMBOLDT CONVERSATIONS: Talking Over the Jury Crisis in the Humboldt County Courthouse With Scott Anderson, Assistant Court Operation Manager
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2023, 8:01 a.m. / Local Government
OBITUARY: MaKayla “Boo” Lenee Bernald, 2002-2023
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Robert E. Kerr, 1973-2023
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 16, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2023, 4:46 p.m. / Humboldt Today
… Services; Humboldt County; DHHS; Connie Beck and Does 1 through 25. …
Arcata City Council Adopts Revised Budget, Approves Agreement With HWMA for Composting Organic Waste
Stephanie McGeary / March 16, 2023, 3:47 p.m. / Local Government
… fund revenues. Some good news for the city’s budget, Miller said, is that the revenue from wastewater rate increases is $1.1 million higher than originally estimated for the 2022/23 budget …
Eureka Announces New Warming Shelter for Homeless Citizens, to be Based at Lifehouse Church in Myrtletown
Hank Sims / March 16, 2023, 11:31 a.m. / Emergencies
California Colleges Rush to Get More Students on Food Assistance Before Pandemic Rule Ends
Jeanne Kuang and Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 16, 2023, 7:49 a.m. / Sacramento
… to a 2020 state report that relied on 2018-2019 data. In the same year, according to the California Student Aid Commission, 1 in 3 students reported experiencing food insecurity in any given month …
OBITUARY: Susan Louise Vandermeer, 1955-2023
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kevin Charles Elderkin, 1951-2023
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Planning Commission Declares ‘Surplus’ Designation for Big Gravel Lots by the Boardwalk to Further Mixed-Use Development Efforts
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 15, 2023, 4:46 p.m. / Local Government
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 15, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2023, 4:38 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Beloved LoCO Mascot ‘Coney’ Has Been Fully Assimilated Into the Caltrans Borg
Hank Sims / March 15, 2023, 1:50 p.m. / Housekeeping
HUMBOLDT CONVERSATIONS: Catching Up With New County Clerk/Recorder/Registrar Juan Pablo Cervantes
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2023, 7:15 a.m. / Local Government
… paper trail for your voting. And so we use optical scanners which check that human-readable ballot. We have a 1% manual tally where we have people do a hand count of 1% of all ballots randomly selected …
Student Housing: State’s Promise to Build More Dorms Hits Setbacks
Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 15, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Matters.Campus housing: Students can’t get enough of it and California public campuses can’t build dorm rooms fast enough. And yet, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed delaying by a year nearly $1.2 billion in loans …
No California Salmon: Fishery to Be Shut Down This Year
Alastair Bland / March 15, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… alternatives. Each would close the 2023 season, with the possibility of a reopening in 2024. The final decision will come during a session that begins April 1. Many fishermen and women support the closure …
As Emergency Aid Flows to Flooded-Out Californians, Will Cannabis Farmers Be Left Out?
CalMatters staff / March 15, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… that the workers also had been ineligible for many COVID-19 relief programs. The state began filling some of that gap during the pandemic. Undocumented workers were eligible for $1,700 in state funds: a $500 …
OBITUARY: Leroy Marion Bush 1946-2023
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 14, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 4:40 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Humboldt Supervisors Consider $500 Cap on Campaign Finance Contributions for Local Candidates
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 14, 2023, 4:29 p.m. / Local Government
… .###Should Humboldt County limit campaign donations to $500 per donor?As it stands, local candidates running for public office may solicit or accept up to $1,500 in campaign contributions per donor per election cycle …
(PHOTOS) Sno-Cat, Weed Company Bulldozer Deployed to Find Two Panther Gap Road Residents Snowed in But Alive and Well in Their Own Home, Sheriff”s Office Says
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 12:51 p.m. / Crime
Multi-Agency SWAT Team Arrests Attempted-Murder Suspect Clayton Miller in Eureka
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 11:34 a.m. / Crime
A Big Chunk of Waterlogged Ground Slips Out, Causing Hwy. 101 to Crumble Near Cooks Valley in SoHum
Ryan Burns / March 14, 2023, 10:18 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather , Transportation
… District 1 (@CaltransDist1) March 14, 2023Meanwhile, the County of Humboldt is reporting half a dozen closed roads due to flooding, including Berta Road (near Humboldt Hill), portions of Elk River Road, Old …
OBITUARY: Brian Chester Campbell, 1975-2023
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean Sears (Schultz), 1950-2022
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Deborah Loomis Henehan, 1947-2023
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Linda Darlene Emerson (Rush), 1950-2023
LoCO Staff / March 14, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… was most proud of her 1949 Studebaker pickup.We will hold a small ceremony Wednesday March 15 from 1-3 p.m. at Sanders Funeral Home.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Linda Emerson's loved …