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OBITUARY: Kevin Charles Elderkin, 1951-2023
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2023, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Eureka Planning Commission Declares ‘Surplus’ Designation for Big Gravel Lots by the Boardwalk to Further Mixed-Use Development Efforts
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 15, 2023, 4:46 p.m. / Local Government
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 15, 2023
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2023, 4:38 p.m. / Humboldt Today
Beloved LoCO Mascot ‘Coney’ Has Been Fully Assimilated Into the Caltrans Borg
Hank Sims / March 15, 2023, 1:50 p.m. / Housekeeping
HUMBOLDT CONVERSATIONS: Catching Up With New County Clerk/Recorder/Registrar Juan Pablo Cervantes
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2023, 7:15 a.m. / Local Government
… paper trail for your voting. And so we use optical scanners which check that human-readable ballot. We have a 1% manual tally where we have people do a hand count of 1% of all ballots randomly selected …
Student Housing: State’s Promise to Build More Dorms Hits Setbacks
Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 15, 2023, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… Matters.Campus housing: Students can’t get enough of it and California public campuses can’t build dorm rooms fast enough. And yet, Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed delaying by a year nearly $1.2 billion in loans …
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