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OBITUARY: Donald Allyn Wente Jr., 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 23, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… realized that he wanted to make his home in California. He drove to Humboldt County, spent time in Trinidad, and eventually went to work for Kelly and Thonson Printing Company in Arcata.During his over 30 …
OBITUARY: Nancy Lenore Farwell Gurley, 1930-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and sailors, cruising and racing the west coast from Canada to Mexico, stopping up and down the coast in all harbors for rest, even into Humboldt Bay, Trinidad Harbor and at Crescent City many times. Her father …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: A Newspaper Editor’s Successful Crusade to Build the Humboldt Bay Jetties
Susan Pritchard / Jan. 18, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… report. Specifically, Congress directed the Corps to examine, in addition to the harbor of Humboldt Bay, the harbors of Mendocino, Trinidad and Crescent City. The Corps was to examine each bay …
OBITUARY: Andrew James Lamberson, 1970-2025
LoCO Staff / Jan. 17, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Lamberson, he was the baby of the family. He resided in Trinidad, where he grew up, attending Trinidad Elementary and McKinleyville High School. He was a proud member of the Trinidad Rancheria, and also …
OBITUARY: Gary David Noar, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… aka Maxine aka “Not My Cat”.An informal get-together to celebrate Gary Noar's life will be held on Jan. 19, 2025, 1 p.m. at Trinidad Town Hall. Friends and family are invited to join …
TODAY in SUPES: With Some Apprehension, Board OKs Potential Path to Legitimacy for Yee Haw Communal Living Property
Ryan Burns / Jan. 7, 2025, 4:30 p.m. / Local Government
… been grappling with the ethical, legal and public health implications of the “intentional community” near Trinidad, where some two dozen low-income residents live in un-permitted makeshift …
OBITUARY: Ted Ruprecht, 1928-2024
LoCO Staff / Jan. 7, 2025, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Ted Ruprecht, 1928-2024 Ted Ruprecht’s ObituaryAugust 1, 1928 to December 14, 2024 The best life stories are the ones the person writes himself. This is excerpted from …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Tripping the Light Fantastic — Or, the All-Night Dances and Masquerade Balls of Early Humboldt County
Suzanne Forsyth / Jan. 4, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / History
… .m. Admission prices to an 1892 ball at the Armory were as follows: “Gents, $1; ladies in costume and mask, free; spectators, gents 50 cents, ladies & children, 25 cents.” Supper was fifty cents …
TOP 25 STORIES of 2024: Earthquakes, Foul Weather, Campus Occupations … and Leonardo DiCaprio!
Hank Sims / Dec. 30, 2024, 8:02 a.m. / Housekeeping
… and electoral effort to stop the conversion of city-owned parking lots into housing. He put at least $1.4 million into it, shattering records. And come the day, it fell flat on its face, losing 70-30 at the polls …
Big Waves Pummeling the Shore All Day Today; Be Safe Out There on Those Beaches
LoCO Staff / Dec. 23, 2024, 2:09 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… .Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two separate calls for service today—one at Trinidad State Beach and one at Moonstone Beach—where individuals were at risk of drowning after being swept …
Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters
LoCO Staff / Dec. 19, 2024, 10:12 a.m. / Fire , Non-Emergencies
… Smoke Near Trinidad? Green Diamond is Burning Up Fuel Hazards Near the Maple Creek Headwaters Prescribed burn file photo from Redwood State and National Parks.###Press release …
Smoky in Trinidad? That’s From Green Diamond Prescribed Burns
Hank Sims / Dec. 11, 2024, 11:18 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
… Smoky in Trinidad? That's From Green Diamond Prescribed Burns Friends o' the LoCO are telling us that there's plenty of smoke up Trinidad way at the moment. Here is the reason for that …
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
… (VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Exploring Trinidad’s 150-Year-Old Lighthouse ###If you’ve spent any time up in Trinidad, you’ve surely noticed the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse overlooking the parking lot …
OBITUARY: Forrest Ashley Hayden Sr., 1967-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 28, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and Karuk decent and an enrolled member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. He was born at Mad River Hospital, raised in Trinidad, and spent most of his teenage/adult years in Eureka. If you ever took a ride with him …
Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission’s Approval of Trinidad Rancheria’s Planned Hyatt Hotel Project
Ryan Burns / Nov. 26, 2024, 2:34 p.m. / Government , Tribes
… Appeals Court Rejects Coastal Commission's Approval of Trinidad Rancheria's Planned Hyatt Hotel Project Rendering of a proposed five-story, 100-room Hyatt hotel proposed …
Trinidad! Be Sparing in Your Water Use For the Next Little While, Please!
LoCO Staff / Nov. 20, 2024, 3:52 p.m. / Emergency
… Trinidad! Be Sparing in Your Water Use For the Next Little While, Please! The following alert was sent to Trinidad residents earlier today: A water conservation alert has been issued on Wednesday …
(UPDATING) ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect
Isabella Vanderheiden / Nov. 19, 2024, 12:44 p.m. / How ‘Bout That Weather
… (UPDATING) 'Bomb Cyclone' Prompts Flood Watch for North Coast Communities; High Wind Advisory in Effect UPDATE, 1:58 p.m.: Dronin' on the River Video: Submitted. Come fly with us …
The Arcata Jogg’n Shoppe, a Storied North Coast Institution, Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
Dezmond Remington / Nov. 19, 2024, 8:04 a.m. / Business
… Olympic Trials winner Mark Conover will elicit from him stories of the days when the Trinidad-Clam Beach run fielded 2,300 competitors from around California and even the smaller community races had sub-30 …
OBITUARY: Kris ‘K.C.’ Lindgren, 1958-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Kris 'K.C.' Lindgren, 1958-2024 Kris K.C. Lindgren was born December 11, 1958, in Trinidad, to Axel and Bonnie Lindgren. To his friends and family, he was always …
OBITUARY: Antonia Dobrec, 1942-2024
LoCO Staff / Nov. 18, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… of the Tolowa, Yurok, and Chetco peoples. She was born in Arcata. She was the last child of four, affectionately known as Babe. She was reared in Trinidad near open fields and redwood trees. She went …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Doomed County of Klamath Began at School Road in McKinleyville, and Too Many of Its Residents Chose a Dark Path Through Life
Jerry Rohde / Nov. 16, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , Horace Hopkins died in Trinidad. His will was probated before the end of the year. He was found to have debts of $1,960.77 and an estate worth $3,000. Two of his nieces, Anna and Ida Butterfield, were …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Three Generations of Freshwater’s Pioneering Coeur Family — Grocers, Athletes and Soldiers
Jeremiah R. Scott Jr. / Nov. 9, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… County. Cady’s father had been tender of the Trinidad Lighthouse. Cady was an athlete at HSC and later coached and taught at Arcata High School. Gerry was sent to Cuddihy Field at Corpus Christi, Texas …
TODAY in SUPES: Inspection Reveals ‘Urgent Safety Risks’ From Exposed Sewage at Yee Haw Communal Living Property
Ryan Burns / Nov. 5, 2024, 4:47 p.m. / Local Government , News
… ): Natalie Arroyo, Mike Wilson, Rex Bohn, Steve Madrone and Michelle Bushnell. | Screenshot.###PREVIOUSLY: TODAY in SUPES: County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long …
Final Election Night Report! With Perhaps Half the Vote Counted, the Status Quo Looks Like a Lock in Eureka
Hank Sims / Nov. 5, 2024, 8:58 a.m. / Elections
… Final Election Night Report! With Perhaps Half the Vote Counted, the Status Quo Looks Like a Lock in Eureka UPDATE, 1:46 a.m.: Final Election Night Report! With Perhaps Half the Vote Counted …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Building Out Humboldt’s First Telephone Network, Town by Town and Switchboard by Switchboard
Glen Nash / Nov. 2, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… had telephones. I don't remember if they ever worked. I guess we thought they did. I also remember the telephone my folks had when I was very small. It was a magneto type instrument powered by two 1 …
… , of California's 1st District Court of Appeal, scheduled oral arguments for Nov. 21. If the Coastal Commission or any other parties, including the Trinidad Rancheria, want to make a case against …
McKinleyville Man Arrested After Pepper-Spraying Employees During Attempted Robbery at Ace Hardware Last Week, Sheriff’s Office Says
LoCO Staff / Oct. 28, 2024, 8:27 a.m. / Crime
… dispatched to a residence on the 800 block of Van Wycke St., Trinidad, for the report of Armas attempting forced entry into the home through the front door. The resident reported that he had never had …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Eureka’s Groundbreaking, World-Famous Baby Orchestra
Unknown Author / Oct. 26, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… 1/2 to 7 years of age, was organized in 1929 under the direction of Karl Moldrem and was called the Sherman Thompson Baby Orchestra. It promptly gained attention locally when the children played …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: ‘Too Bad White Man Find This Place.’ Or, Requa at the Beginning of the Last Century
Ruth Kellett Roberts / Oct. 19, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… seeking a water route to the Trinity goldfields. Maps in use at the time indicated a large navigable stream, identified as Trinity River, emptying into Trinidad Bay. It was believed that this river …
GUEST OPINION: Not So Fast!
Carol Moné / Oct. 3, 2024, 7:15 a.m. / Guest Opinion
… that a location seems unsafe to walk, roll or drive, be sure to make a report on Street Story.Carol Moné Trinidad, Calif. …