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‘This is a Big Deal for Humboldt’: State Awards $12.3 Million in Funding for Behavioral Health Triage Center in Arcata
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 4:51 p.m. / Mental Health
Longtime Food for People Executive Director Anne Holcomb Announces Retirement, Development Director Carly Robbins to Take the Reigns
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 3:46 p.m. / Community
… W 14th Street on Sunday, June 25th between 1 PM to 5 PM as they open their doors for public tours of the new warehouse facility. …
Planning Commission Set to Rescind Permit for Controversial Schneider Home as Developer Prepares to Tear it Down, Remediate Damage to Property
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2023, 3:13 p.m. / Environment , Local Government
… an attached 1,000 square foot cellar and a four car garage.It would also remove permission for 1,500 cubic yards of grading and grant permission to tear down and remove the 21,000 square foot structure …
Another Month of Free Bus Rides?! Arcata Says That Free Public Transportation in June Has Been Extended Through July
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 1:56 p.m. / Transportation
… began on June 1 and have now been extended through Monday, July 31 with A&MRTS offering transit routes that run Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the summer months. For more …
Humboldt Cultivators Win Multiple Cannabis Awards, Including ‘Best of California,’ at State Fair
Ryan Burns / June 23, 2023, 12:23 p.m. / Cannabis
(PHOTOS) Down Comes Copco No. 2! Destruction of Hydroelectric Facility on the Klamath River is Under Way
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 9:17 a.m. / Environment , Infrastructure
… removing Copco No. 2 is still not a done deal. We expect to officially wrap up this phase of the dam removal project sometime in September.” The other three dams, Iron Gate, Copco No. 1, and JC …
OBITUARY: Florence Evelyn Badger Cox, 1924-2023
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… opportunity to babysit or to help out family and friends in any way they could. Over the years they made many trips to Disneyland, taking 1 grandchild a year until most of them had been able to go. Evelyn …
VEGAS (AGAIN), BABY! Avelo Restores Service to Las Vegas With Twice-Weekly Direct Flights To/From ACV
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2023, 9:07 a.m. / Airport
California Child Care Providers Demand Raises From Gov. Newsom as Budget Deadline Looms
Jeanne Kuang / June 22, 2023, 7:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… pitch in California’s capital this year. They’re pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to raise their pay, and they have the Legislature on their side. Lawmakers put $1 billion for raises in their version …
Eureka City Council Replaces Old Code of Conduct Handbook With New, ‘Less Problematic’ Version Amid Accusations of Ethics Violations From Some Members of the Public
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 21, 2023, 4:59 p.m. / Local Government
… approved a 10.44 percent rate increase for trash collection in Eureka in a 4-1 vote, with Fernandez dissenting.The council gave Public Works Director Brian Gerving the green light to accept a $5 million …
YAY! IT’S FAIR TIME: Annual Redwood Acres Fair Kicks Off Today, Raceway’s ‘Hillbilly Boat Race’ Returns This Weekend
Stephanie McGeary / June 21, 2023, 4:59 p.m. / Our Culture
One Man Dead, Another Suffers Major Injuries After Car Plummets 200 Feet Off Embankment on Scenic Drive Near Trinidad
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2023, 2:08 p.m. / Traffic
Pounds and Pounds of Meth Found in Fortuna Man’s Possession After Weeks-Long Investigation, Drug Task Force Says
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2023, 10:43 a.m. / Crime
Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court — With Help From Eureka’s Rob Arkley
Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski / June 21, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / D.C.
… July 2008, Samuel Alito stood on a riverbank in a remote corner of Alaska. The Supreme Court justice was on vacation at a luxury fishing lodge that charged more than $1,000 a day, and after catching …
One Group of Students Fled Community College in Record Numbers During the Pandemic. Can These Schools Lure Them Back?
Adam Echelman / June 21, 2023, 7:37 a.m. / Sacramento
‘Not Adequately Prepared’: Civil Grand Jury Says Humboldt County Must Improve Its Disaster Planning
Ryan Burns / June 20, 2023, 5:20 p.m. / Courts , Local Government
California Lawmakers Wage Delta Water War With Newsom
Rachel Becker / June 20, 2023, 3:57 p.m. / Sacramento
Retired Owners of Fortuna Restaurant Tom’s Sourdough Killed in Arizona Double Homicide; The Suspect, a Eureka Man, is in Custody
Ryan Burns / June 20, 2023, 11:45 a.m. / Crime
The Biggest Survey of Homeless Californians in Decades Shows Why So Many Are on the Streets
Marisa Kendall / June 20, 2023, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… wire fence near Highway 99 in southwest Fresno on Feb. 11, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela for CalMatters/CatchLight Local.Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless – and the vast …
How Fresh Will CalFresh Be? Food Benefits on the Table in State Budget Talks
Rya Jetha / June 20, 2023, 7:13 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Venus-Victoria Lucero-Marina Torrez-Hamilton, 1974-2023
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… this earthly realm to join the spirit world on Monday, May 1, 2023. She passed away due to a sudden stroke in her new home near Hydesville. Venus is survived by her beloved father, Daniel Torrez; mother, Maureen …
OBITUARY: Eugene E. Steele Sr., 1954-2023
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Sarah Elder, Ron Millsaps and his family, just to name a few. Please join us for a potluck Celebration of Life on Saturday July 22, 2023 at 1 p.m. at 1611 Manila Drive, Manila. It's …
OBITUARY: Ralph M. Nelson, 1928-2023
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Charles Edward Winfrey, 1943-2023
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2023, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… , at Calvary Baptist Church 3400 F Street, Eureka.11 a.m.-1 p.m. viewing at Calvary Baptist Church2 p.m. Funeral Service at Calvary Baptist ChurchFollowed by a potluck at Calvary Baptist Church. Please bring …
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: UFOs — They’re Back!
Barry Evans / June 18, 2023, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Chip’ Overholt, 1949-2023
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Michael Neal Kesterson, 1964-2023
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS) Humboldt Celebrates Juneteenth
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 17, 2023, 4:10 p.m. / :) , Community
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s That Fence In the River?
The EcoNews Report / June 17, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Life and Times of Jim Howard, a Civic Leader in 20th Century Eureka
Jeremiah R. Scott Jr. / June 17, 2023, 7:15 a.m. / History
… retired, Jim Howard can recall a lifetime of challenges and of positive associations. Howard came to Eureka from Athens, Georgia, where he had been born on December 1, 1915. In 1916, after his father had …
