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OBITUARY: Jeffrey Dee Rees, Sr., 1942-2023
It is with sad hearts that we announce the passing of Jeffrey Dee Rees, Sr. who departed this world on September 23, 2023, at the age of 81. After a long battle…
Bayside Man Convicted of Numerous Drugs and Gun Crimes Stemming From April Arrest, DA Says
PREVIOUSLY:Explosive Devices and Bomb-Making Materials Found — Along With Drugs and Guns — at Bayside Residence, Sheriff’s Office Says; Two Arrested### Press release from the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office…
POLL! To Which Humboldt Hotel Do You Send Your Fancy Relatives?
If you've lived in Humboldt for a significant amount of time, you may have discovered that your standards of livability deviate from people from other parts of the country. Our tastes…
Poor Meat Quality Delays Northern California’s Commercial Dungeness Crab Season Opener to Dec. 16
Image by Kevin Cole, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia.###Press release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is continuing the temporary…
Caltrans and the City are Getting Ready to Redo the Murals on the Utility Boxes on the Highway 101 Corridor Through Eureka, and Some of the Previous Artists are Perturbed
…Though some of the artists were alarmed, the email noted that the city has opened a special Call for Proposals for people who already have art up on the boxes. If they…
Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director Alegria Sita
Press release from the Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation: Alegria Sita. Image: Sequoia Park Zoo FoundationEUREKA, CA – The Sequoia Park Zoo Foundation (SPZF) is honored to announce long-time local business owner, non…
Gary Storts to Succeed Fred Van Vleck as Eureka City Schools Superintendent
Incoming Superintendent Gary Storts (in the green tie) with members of the governing board. | Submitted.PREVIOUSLY: Fred Van Vleck, the Sometimes Controversial Superintendent of Eureka City Schools, is Stepping Down After Next…
DEFIANCE FOR SCIENCE: State-Employed Scientists Go on Strike Over Stalled Contract Negotiations
…CalHR accused the union of bargaining in bad faith following the union’s request for the declaration of an impasse in bargaining talks. Subsequently, CalHR filed an Unfair Practice Charge with the…
Here Are Some Helpful Tips on How Not to Blow Out Our Sewage Systems With Your Holiday Feast Grease, Courtesy of the City of Arcata
Jeez! Skim that before you put it in your body, and don't put the skimmings down the drain. Photo by Jonathan Cooper via via PexelsPress release from the City of Arcata…
BREAKING: PG&E Plans to Remove Eel River Dams
Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury — a key component of the Potter Valley Project. Photo: PG&E.###Press release from Rep. Jared Huffman:Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) released a…
As Storms Arrive in California, Reservoirs Are in Good Shape. But the Water Forecast Is Murky
…The water that flows into rivers and streams and out to the ocean is often bemoaned as water wasted. But waste is in the eye of the beholder, said Jay Lund, vice…
Coastal Commission OKs Wastewater Discharge Permit for Nordic Aquafarms’ Onshore Fish Farm
Architectural mock-up of the land-based fish farm Nordic Aquafarms plans for the Samoa Peninsula.###Nordic Aquafarms has cleared yet another hurdle in the extensive permitting process for its land-based…
POLL! It's Been Four Years Since Cal Poly Humboldt's President Has Bothered to Talk to the Campus Newspaper. Is That OK?
A post on The Lumberjack's Instagram The Lumberjack has had it. Earlier this week, Cal Poly Humboldt’s student-run newspaper noted an eyebrow-raising statistic on its Instagram account: It…
Open Door’s New Arcata Clinic is Expected to Start Welcoming Patients the First Week of 2024
Rendering of the front of the new Open Door Health Center in Arcata | Image from Open Door Community Health.###Years in development, Open Door Community Health Centers' sparkling-new Arcata location has…
HUH? The Catalina Island Ferry Seems to be Docked in Eureka This Morning
…2023 the Catalina Flyer underwent an extensive refit at Nichols Brother Boat Builders (the original builder of the vessel). The engines were upgraded to MTU 16v4000 m64 EPA tier 3 units. The…
Many Latino Californians Aren’t Voting. Can U.S. Senate Candidates Motivate Them?
Voting booths in front of an altar for Dia de los Muertos during a voter registration event organized by the League of United Latin American Citizens in Tulare on Nov. 1, 2023…
California State Scientists Strike, Demand Equal Pay
Sara Keeler, center, a scientist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, participates in the first-ever California state scientists’ union strike in front of the CalEPA Headquarters in Sacramento on…
OBITUARY: Bernadette Marie Cheyne, 1949-2023
…During her 20+ years at HSU, Bernadette was a valued professor, Chair of the Theatre Film and Dance Department, member of the Statewide Senates, worked in multiple capacities with the California State…
OBITUARY: Robert ‘Boxy’ Johnson, 1945-2023
“Let me tell you something…!” followed by a very important life lesson, was the trademark saying from the man we called Pop & Poppa, to most who called him Boxy, and to those…
POLL! Have You Gotten a COVID Booster This Year? What About a Flu Shot?
'Tis the season when many medical experts recommend getting your flu shot and your COVID booster. Have you? Yes and yes. Got them both. Got a COVID booster but not a flu…
Oregon Deputies Arrest Fugitive Who’s Wanted in Connection to Missing Humboldt County Woman
…The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office said at the time that the warrant was not connected to the disappearance of Blunt, though they also asked for anyone with information on her whereabouts…
Drug Task Force Arrests Suspected Traffickers, Seizes Narcotics and a Whole Mess of Guns
Richard Travis Bailey (left) and Karissa Charlotte Huse | Photos via HCDTF###Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force:On November 13th, 2023, Humboldt County Drug Task Force Agents, and Officers…
Yurok Tribe Lands $5M State Grant to Fund Five Beautification Projects
Press release from the Yurok Tribe:The Yurok Tribe recently received a $5 million grant from the Clean California Local Grant Project (CCLGP) for five projects that will dramatically elevate the quality…
Harvest Hub Connects Local Farmers with Restaurants, Wholesale Buyers in an Online Farmers’ Market to Enhance Access to Humboldt-Grown Products
…The NCGA currently sources Humboldt-grown produce for numerous wholesale buyers on the North Coast, including the Blue Lake Rancheria, the Yurok Tribe, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation and 18 local schools…
The Pride Flag Is Gone. Library Books Are Under Review. It’s a New Era of Backlash Politics in California
…This is nihilism.” The political divisions have consumed city government — sometimes quite literally. The conservative majority chose adjoining offices on the same hallway in city hall, booting the Democrats to the other…
CHP Officers Get Biggest Raise in 20 Years — It’s Almost Double What Newsom Gave Other Unions
…The CHP union advocated for the bill, telling lawmakers that “raising the maximum age from 35 to 40 will widen the pool of applicants, increase the number of cadets, and ultimately the…
Proponents and Opponents of Measure A, the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, Square Off at a Public Forum in Arcata
…Alicia Hamann, executive director of Friends of the Eel, sent along the following statement regarding Measure A: "Friends of the Eel River neither supports nor opposes the Humboldt Cannabis Reform Initiative, also…
Former Supervisor Ryan Sundberg Appointed to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board
…File photo.Governor Gavin Newsom has just announced that he has appointed Ryan Sundberg — two-term county supervisor, current general manager of Cher-Ae Heights Casino — to the North Coast Regional Water…
POLL! Consult Your Arthritic Knee And Then Predict if Humboldt Will Have a Wetter Winter Than Normal
…The data collectors at the National Weather Service support that hunch — we've had nearly an inch more rain since Oct. 1 than we had at this point last year and two…
EPD Says It Nabbed a California Street Graffiti Vandal
Eureka Police Department release:On November 11, 2023, officers were dispatched to the 2900 block California Street in Eureka for a report of a male suspect spray painting a building with graffiti…