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OBITUARY: Jimmy Rogers, 1946-2024
Jimmy RogersAugust 18, 1946 - March 17, 2024 Jimmy Rogers sadly passed away Sunday, March 17, 2024 at the age of 77 years old to be with the love of his life, Judith…
The City of Eureka Wants to Assure Everyone That Its Water Does Not Need to Be Boiled
PREVIOUSLY:BOIL WATER NOTICE! These Areas of the Humboldt CSD Should Boil Their Water Before Drinking Over the Next Couple of Days###Press release from the City of Eureka: The City of…
POLL! What Should Be Done About Fernbridge?
Earlier this week, Caltrans invited Ferndale residents to a town meeting to announce that they had completed the emergency repair work to Fernbridge deemed necessary after the December 2022 earthquake. Officials also…
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Check Out the Trillium Blooms Before They Disappear for the Season!
###Local documentarian Ray Olson is here to remind you to enjoy the trillium blooms before they disappear for the season. Oh! A forest fairy!In today’s episode of Humboldt Outdoors, Olson…
UPDATE: BOIL WATER NOTICE LIFTED! These Areas of the Humboldt CSD Should Boil Their Water Before Drinking Over the Next Couple of Days
…The cloudy water could contain mineral deposits from the inside of the pipe or it might include soil from the area where the transmission main break occurred. The potentially affected areas include…
ELECTION TALLY UPDATE: Almost All the Votes Are Counted Now, and the People Who You Thought Were Winning Did In Fact Win
Supervisor re-elects Rex Bohn and Mike Wilson party with the No on Measure A people on election night. File photo: Andrew Goff.According to the latest update from the Humboldt County…
With Prop. 1, Gavin Newsom Again Changes How Californians With Mental Illness Get Help
California voters in the March 2024 election narrowly passed Proposition 1, a proposal to fund new construction of housing and treatment facilities for people with serious mental health illnesses. Gov. Gavin Newsom…
If California Government Wants to Use AI, It Will Have to Follow These New Rules
…At the same time, the groups released an AI policy manual with government contract rulemaking best practices. Next week the group is hosting its first public meeting with representatives from the White…
Eureka City Council Mulls Options for Jacobs Campus
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka Council meeting.###Someday, the Eureka City Council is going to have to decide how to rezone the former Jacobs Middle School campus to guide future development on…
POLL! One-Way Streets: Good or Bad?
…streets, we wouldn't have those scenes in movies where punk kids aggressively rev their engine at nerdy dads at stop lights." "BAD! What if I need to go the other way?"
(PHOTOS) Yurok Tribe to Become First in the Country to Co-Manage Land With National Park Service Following Historic Return of Tribal Property at Orick Mill Site
Celebrating signing the Memorandum of Understanding (from left): Save the Redwoods League President and CEO Sam Hodder, Redwoods National Park Superintendent Steve Mietz, Yurok Tribal Chairman Joseph L. James and California State…
Watch Out, Coast Central Credit Union Customers! Some Phone Scammers Seem to be Targeting You in Particular
…Members have reported receiving fraudulent calls from an individual posing as a Coast Central employee, with the caller ID misleadingly displaying the credit union's main number, (707) 445-8801.The scammer…
Look Out for New One-Way Streets! Arcata’s 8th and 9th Street Conversion to Finish Up This Week
…The reason behind the chaos is that the City of Arcata is busy converting those sections of Eighth and Ninth into one-way traffic — a change the City has been planning for…
Mad River Brewery Sold to Central Valley Tribe
…Today, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians announced the acquisition of the Mad River Brewery from the Yurok Tribe in Northwestern California. Based in Blue Lake, California, Mad River Brewery has distinguished…
California Offers Health Insurance for as Little as $10 a Month. Some Pay More in Tax Penalties
…During the 2022 tax season, the latest year for which data is available, more than 271,000 households paid fines for lacking health insurance the year prior, according to the Franchise Tax…
Why Does California’s Vote Count Take So Long?
…Counties have until April 2 to report the final results of the presidential primaries to the Secretary of State’s office, and until April 5 for other state races. The Secretary of…
OBITUARY: Leah Rae Darlington, 1983-2024
Our beloved Leah Rae Darlington passed away at 40 years of age on Saturday, March 2, 2024, after courageously fighting gastrointestinal cancer for the past eighteen months.Leah was born on May…
OBITUARY: Evelyn ‘Evie’ Fuller, 1927-2024
…She was the oldest of four and their only girl. At the age of five, she accompanied her father to the family farm in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri to make the…
OBITUARY: Judy Martin, 1941-2024
Judith Kay Martin was called home to be with her Lord and Savior (Jesus Christ) at the age of 83, on March 16, 2024 at the Ida Emmerson Hospice House in Eureka…
OBITUARY: Carol J. Lauer, 1930-2024
It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Carol J. Lauer, who departed on Marsh 7, with her adoring daughter by her side. Carol was born…
POLL! Are You Using ChatGPT in Your Everyday Life?
For now, an actual human being living in Humboldt County is writing these words. (Hello, neighbors!) How long will that be the case? Who can know, really? On that topic, LoCO is…
Judge Grants Wiyot Tribe’s Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed By ‘Citizens for a Better Eureka’ Over the City’s Housing Development Plans
…The "Citizens for a Better Eureka" lawsuits argue that the city hasn't adequately studied the environmental impacts of converting these parking lots into housing projects, an argument that the California Attorney…
Arcata City Council Will Consider Applying for $1.5 Million HOME Grant to Support Its Rental Assistance Program
…According to the staff report, Arcata has already spent $347,492 of existing grant funds and has commitments for another $305,207, which will place the City over the threshold by the…
Why Prop. 1 Foes Are Getting Back in the Fight
…Like, just a couple thousand votes close,” the appeal said. Prop. 1 opponents called that strategy “sleazy” and “an attempt to manipulate the final vote count by harvesting the votes of only…
OBITUARY: Steven Riddle, 1953-2024
Fortuna resident Steven (Steve) Riddle, age 70, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home in the presence of his wife. Steve was born December 19, 1953, in the…
OBITUARY: Phillip Leland Tripp Sr., 1951-2024
…He shared that the Karuk Tribe also had a Ghost Dance in the 1850s after the genocide and gold rush. His family helped hold the Ghost Dance in the face of great…
POLL! How Did You Take Advantage of Humboldt's First Weekend of Inarguably Nice Weather This Year?
"I went hiking!" "I took a nice, long scenic drive." "I went to the beach!" "I mowed some grass and tackled various yard projects!" "I started my spring cleaning." "I was inspired…
Late Night McKinleyville Home Burglary Suspect Taken Into Custody After Foot Chase, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On 3/17/2024, at about 3:21 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call from…
Fresh Batch of YIMBY Housing Bills Clash With Coastal Protections (Again)
…The homes themselves were 20% more expensive, even after the researchers added statistical controls for a home’s distance from the beach. The researchers attributed the difference to the introduction of the…
Coast Central Credit Union Releases Vote Counts From Recent Board Elections Following Complaint to State Regulators
Since it was established in 1979, Coast Central Credit Union has grown into the largest member-owned financial institution in the region, with over 76,000 members and 11 branches in Del…