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OBITUARY: Timothy ‘Tim’ Edward Costa, 1972-2017
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… . After the swelling went down, Leilani and Danny were relieved to see that they had a beautiful baby boy. When Tim was six months old they moved back to their hometown of Trinidad. Tim was the first …
(VIDEO) Local Couple Sails Nonstop Across the Pacific Ocean From Humboldt Bay to Hawaiian Island of Kauai for One-of-a-Kind Vacation
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 20, 2017, 2:40 p.m. / Feel Good , Ocean
… actively sailed since purchasing their first boat in 2011, the trip was by far their longest — especially for Nichols, whose farthest voyage previously consisted of a day trip to Trinidad.“People do …
‘Thoughtless Boors’ Drive Through Trinidad Cemetery, Ruin Gravestones
Ted Pease / Oct. 10, 2017, 7:29 a.m. / Crime
… ‘Thoughtless Boors’ Drive Through Trinidad Cemetery, Ruin Gravestones Oscar and Nina Johanson’s gravestone is broken in half by vehicle tires, which also disturbed veteran Herman …
Time’s Up For Saving Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse
Paul Mann / Oct. 4, 2017, 10:46 a.m. / Community
… Time's Up For Saving Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Matt Filar | UnionSHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists, Eureka, warns that whatever is done to shore up the Trinidad …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Coastal Cleanup Day This Saturday! Here Are a Bunch of Beaches That Need Your Help
Delia Bense-Kang / Sept. 14, 2017, 10:43 a.m. / Ocean
… with Trinidad Coastal Land Trust When: 9 a.m. -12 p.m. Where: Meet at the parking area above the beach off of South Scenic Drive (just north of Houda Pt./Camel Rock) How: Bring gloves …
Who Is Sungnome Madrone? Candidate for Fifth District Supervisor Outlines His Platform, Experience
Jack Durham / Sept. 11, 2017, 11:03 a.m. / Politics
… Who Is Sungnome Madrone? Candidate for Fifth District Supervisor Outlines His Platform, Experience Trinidad-area resident Sungnome Madrone has announced that he is running for Fifth District …
Before and After Photos: Storms Improve Humboldt’s Air Quality, Smoky Conditions May Return
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 8, 2017, 11:52 a.m. / Fire
… on the weather. Willow Creek is forecast to have “Good” conditions. The Humboldt Bay Air Basin (from Trinidad, McKinleyville, Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Fortuna, Ferndale, Rio Dell, to Scotia) is also forecast …
A Challenger in the Fifth: Steve Madrone Announces Candidacy for County Supervisor, Taking on Sundberg
Ryan Burns / Sept. 7, 2017, 9:42 a.m. / Local Government , Politics
… together to create “real community solutions.”Dwight Miller, Mayor of Trinidad said, “I have known Steve Madrone for many years. He is a rare person, thoroughly committed to improving our quality of life …
OBITUARY: Eric ‘Scott’ Wagner, 1963-2017
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… worked for many years with Colburn Electric. He had also worked for Trinidad Electric. Scott took great pride in doing things right; he would not call a job finished unless he was satisfied that it would …
Humboldt’s Air Quality Ranges from Unhealthy to Hazardous; Hwy. 299 to Open Periodically as Heat and Wildfires Continue
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2017, 11:47 a.m. / Fire , How ‘Bout That Weather
… -F and this Holiday Weekend. For the Humboldt Bay Air Basin (communities from Trinidad, McKinleyville, Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Fortuna, Ferndale, Rio Dell, to Scotia) the forecast …
Trinidad Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening His Neighbor With Semi-Automatic Pistol
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2017, 10:12 a.m. / Crime
… Trinidad Man Arrested After Allegedly Threatening His Neighbor With Semi-Automatic Pistol Google street view.Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 9 …
Air Quality Update: Humboldt Chokes on Smoke
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 3, 2017, 12:47 p.m. / Fire
… levels in the communities of Hoopa, Willow Creek, and Salyer are forecast to be Very Unhealthy with periods of Hazardous conditions. Although the Humboldt Bay Air Basin (from Trinidad to Scotia) did see …
(PHOTOS) Let’s All Take a Break From Today’s Environmental Hazards, Crime and Sex Allegations to Enjoy Some Purdy Sunset Pictures
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 1, 2017, 7:20 p.m. / photo
… waves as the sun sets behind Trinidad Head. | Photos by Yolanda Wolters.Local beachgoer Yolanda Wolters captured these images of an adventurous slackliner walking high above an August sunset — glowing …
Air Quality Update: Unhealthy to Very Unhealthy Smoke Conditions Throughout the Emerald Triangle
John Ross Ferrara / Sept. 1, 2017, 12:45 p.m. / Fire
… quality will be worst in the canyons and valleys near active fires due to inversion conditions. In Humboldt County, the Humboldt Bay Air Basin (Trinidad to Scotia) and Southern Humboldt are forecast to see …
Where There’s Fire There’s Smoke: Your Latest Air Quality Update
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 27, 2017, 12:40 p.m. / Fire
… , but is traveling west out into the ocean and south along the immediate coast. Although the Humboldt Bay Air Basin (Trinidad, McKinleyville, Arcata, Eureka, Fortuna, Scotia) did see some higher smoke levels overnight …
OBITUARY: Eustolia ‘Toya’ Petersen, 1943-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 26, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… “Pachi”and Trinidad “Trini” and brothers Jose and Darrio; and too many nieces, nephews, cousins, in laws and friends to mention.Flowers and memorials may be sent to Sanders Funeral …
MOUTH OF BROTMAN: Say What You Like About Taste of Bim, But They Serve Some Damn Fine Goat on the Weekends
Jada Calypso Brotman / Aug. 19, 2017, 7 a.m. / Mouth of Brotman
… that made me weep for Ali’s Trinidad Roti Shop back in Brooklyn, where you could get a buss-up-shut (also on Bim’s menu), some doubles or a roti with hot sauce so hot you howled. The roti filling at Bim …
Trinidad Civic Club Sets Up GoFundMe to Cover Estimated $100,000 Cost of Saving Memorial Lighthouse From Certain Doom
John Ross Ferrara / Aug. 11, 2017, 5:33 p.m. / Our Culture
… Trinidad Civic Club Sets Up GoFundMe to Cover Estimated $100,000 Cost of Saving Memorial Lighthouse From Certain Doom Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse. Photo by Ted Pease.The Trinidad Civic Club has …
(VIDEO) YOUTH ON GUARD! California State Parks Junior Lifeguard Program Hits the North Coast and Sees Huge Success
Sierra Jenkins / Aug. 11, 2017, 9:54 a.m. / LoCO Video Reports
… on ocean rescue, to the North Coast. In this LoCO Video Report we take you to the beautiful Trinidad State Beach where the program wrapped up its second two-week session of the summer with an Ironman …
Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Must Be Moved
Paul Mann / Aug. 10, 2017, 10:03 a.m. / Do It Yourself
… Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Must Be Moved Matt Filar | UnionMunicipal leaders and the civic club have agreed in principle to raise $40,000-$50,000 to move the Trinidad Memorial …
OBITUARY: Kenneth M. Bomar, 1954-2017
LoCO Staff / Aug. 4, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Kenneth M. Bomar, 1954-2017 Kenneth M. Bomar was born June 9, 1954 in Aberdeen, Washington. He passed away peacefully July 2, 2017 at his home in Trinidad at the age …
Yurok Group Issues Statement Responding to Arkleys’ Indian Island Comments
Ryan Burns / Aug. 2, 2017, 4:38 p.m. / Tribes
… with some of our village in Trinidad. Although, the City of Trinidad has not shown the level commitment the City of Eureka has, we have never given up the struggle to see our land given back. We understand …
Sheriff’s Office Nabs Two Suspects in String of Trinidad-Area Burglaries
Hank Sims / July 15, 2017, 5:45 p.m. / Crime
… Sheriff's Office Nabs Two Suspects in String of Trinidad-Area Burglaries Leslie Osborne. William Osborne. From the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office …
THE SPIT GROWS UP: Peninsula Community Services District Takes Another Step Toward the Ballot
Jack Durham / July 7, 2017, 12:19 p.m. / Local Government
… ’s rates triple, from $40 per house to $150, and our service level goes down dramatically,” said Nicolini, who noted that the nearest CalFire stations are in Trinidad and Fortuna. “It’s a bleak scenario,” he …
Photo Series: Humboldt County Wildlife In June
John Ross Ferrara / July 3, 2017, 4:05 p.m. / Nature , photo , Wildlife
… Photo Series: Humboldt County Wildlife In June Seal yoga at Trinidad Harbor. Photos and captions by Alan Peterson. More of Peterson's work can be see hanging in the F Street Foto …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Look at These Weird Beasties Lurking in Our Tidepools!
Delia Bense-Kang / June 30, 2017, 12:07 p.m. / Ocean
… -foot low tide, the Trinidad Land Trust, Friends of the Dunes, Humboldt MPA Collaborative and North Coast Environmental Center hosted a rocky intertidal Bioblitz at Baker Beach, on Sunday June 25th …
Open Door Working to Address Local Shortage of Primary Care Providers Through Its Nurse Residency Program
Ryan Burns / June 29, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Health Care
… primary care practitioners to work in underserved communities. Brubaker in Trinidad during a visit to Humboldt.Having previously worked with cancer resource centers in Mendocino County …
OBITUARY: James Michael Stone, 1949-2017
LoCO Staff / June 23, 2017, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
… Market in McKinleyville, but he returned to police work, first as a woods patrolman for Simpson Timber Company and then as the first Trinidad City Police Officer. He retired in 2011, as an investigator …
OBITUARY: Michael Maggio, 1949-2017
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2017, 11:39 a.m. / Obits
… or Trinidad Bay. Oftentimes Michael would arrive home with huge amounts of salmon or other fish and tell his wife to “start calling people on the list!” because there was far too much for them (and Mindy didn …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Take a Bunch of Pretty Pictures of Humboldt Beaches Next Week… For Science!
Delia Bense-Kang / June 19, 2017, 5:30 p.m. / Ocean
… Naturalist app downloaded, or a digital camera.1. Join a local event: The Trinidad Coastal Land Trust, Friends of the Dunes, Northcoast Environmental Center, and Humboldt Marine Protected Area …