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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 …
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 13, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 13, 2023, 4:20 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Clam Beach Just Became Wheelchair-Friendly Says County, Which Says it Believes That the County Park is Now the ‘Northermost Accessible Beach in California’
LoCO Staff / March 13, 2023, 2:01 p.m. / Local Government
FLOOD WATCH: Excessive Runoff Fills Creeks and Streams; Eel River Forecast to Overrun Its Banks at Fernbridge
Ryan Burns / March 13, 2023, 10:25 a.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… Wednesday. A “severe” flood warning has been issued for the Eel River Valley, lasting from 5 a.m. tomorrow to 1 p.m. Wednesday.A Special Action Advisory is being issued to people who own livestock …
Trump Is Still the Favorite for California GOP Delegates
Alexei Koseff / March 13, 2023, 7:38 a.m. / Sacramento
Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges
Alyssa Story and Carmen González / March 13, 2023, 7:33 a.m. / Sacramento
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Scam Story
Barry Evans / March 12, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A City On Edge
James Tressler / March 12, 2023, 7 a.m. / Letter From Istanbul
CROSSING THE WATER: Getting Over the Eel to Ferndale, Before and After the Bridge
Tamara Smith / March 11, 2023, 7 a.m. / History
… the Humboldt Standard. Everyone was impressed with the size of the magnificent future bridge. The Humboldt Times carefully pointed out the details: “The bridge had a length of approximately 2,500 feet, 1 …
OBITUARY: Richard ‘Dick’ Cahill, 1936-2023
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… was his morning and evening chores of milking the family cows by hand: Lucy 1, Lucy 2 and Lucy 3. Being in a large family, it was his personality to be peacemaker among his siblings.Having been active …
OBITUARY: James Arnold McAuley, 1931-2023
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Paul R. Wright, Jr., 1939-2023
LoCO Staff / March 11, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 10, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2023, 4:36 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Richardson Grove Conflict Heads to Round Four as Conservation Groups File Legal Challenge to Caltrans’ 101 Realignment Project
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2023, 3:43 p.m. / Environment , Transportation
… last week, Caltrans District 1 sent the Outpost the following statement:The Richardson Grove Improvement Project along U.S. 101 in southern Humboldt County would make minor adjustments to the current …
Fortuna Police Conduct Old-Fashioned Weed Bust Downtown; 100 Pounds, Plus Money, Guns and Shrooms, Confiscated; One Arrested
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2023, 12:26 p.m. / Crime
… James Stergiou. Upon arriving, Officers contacted Stergiou and located the following items inside his home during a probation compliance check. 1. Approximately one hundred pounds of marijuana, which …
California Storms Create Paradox: Too Much Water in Reservoirs, Too Soon
Alastair Bland / March 10, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… of Water Resources increased outflow of water from Oroville from about 1,000 cubic feet per second to 3,500 cubic feet per second. By Friday, total releases could be as high as 15,000 cubic feet per second …
OBITUARY: Linda D. Parker, 1956-2022
LoCO Staff / March 10, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 9, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2023, 5:07 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Deputies Seeking Suspects in McKinleyville Home Invasion Robbery Tuesday Night, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / March 9, 2023, 4:19 p.m. / Crime