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LISTEN: A Conversation With Humboldt County Poet David Holper on Untranslatable Words, and His New Book
Longtime Humboldt County poet David Holper — beloved College of the Redwoods English professor, the inaugural poet laureate of the City of Eureka — has a new book out. It's called Language Lessons…
California Community College Enrollment Is Up, but One Group of Students Lags Behind
…While other age groups are returning to college following a drop during the COVID-19 pandemic, these twenty-somethings are the last holdouts. At its lowest point following the start of the…
OBITUARY: Jeffrey James Krohn, 1952-2023
…His love for comedy in the movies was insightful. He would share whole comic sketches and dialogue guiding you to the movies and episode that made him laugh the most.His knowledge…
Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Collision Impacting Broadway Traffic
Emergency personnel have closed Broadway near its intersection with Vigo Street while they deal with the aftermath of a serious collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Avoid the area if you…
Humboldt Supervisors Revoke Coastal Development Permit for Fields Landing Property Following Nearly 20 Years of Neighborhood Complaints
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###During today’s regular meeting, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted to revoke a Coastal Development Permit for a residential property…
Sheriff’s Office Releases Name of CHP Officer Who Shot Unarmed Hoopa Man, Reiterates That the State Dept. of Justice is Leading the Investigation
PREVIOUSLY:Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa Leaves Suspect Dead; HCSO and DA’s Office InvestigatingSheriff’s Office Releases More Info on Sunday’s Officer-Involved Shooting in Hoopa###Press release from the…
INTERVIEW: Gordon Clatworthy, First District Supervisor Candidate, Can’t Discuss His Rex Bohn Investigation While It Is Still Ongoing
…One of the things that came up in the studies was that the county supervisors actually do have access to those funds and help with the audits and help with the financial…
BURN TIME! The National Parks Service Once Again Plans to Burn Up Some of the Bald Hills Next Month, Now That There’s Some Water on the Ground
…Early European Americans who later ranched these same lands continued the practice of broadcast burning until it was outlawed by the state in the 1930s. Since then, many of the prairies and…
SICK! After 23 Years Of Planning and Fundraising, the McKinleyville Skatepark is Finally Open and Ready for You to Skate There
Local skater Sam Cunningham shedding the fresh concrete at McKinleyville Skate Park | Photos: Stephanie McGeary###For Ciara Torres, a longtime resident of McKinleyville, helping get a skatepark built in her hometown holds…
OBITUARY: Roberta F. Page, 1931-2023
…Her favorites were being the Historical Commissioner for the city of Fortuna, and holding a membership with the Sequoia Bridge Club, as well as the Good Sam Club.She is survived by…
Overnight Standoff with Gunfire on Campton Road Ended After Suspect Surrendered, Eureka Police Say
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On September 22, 2023 at approximately 11:20 p.m., The Eureka Police Department (EPD) received a call for Shots Fired from a residence in…
Driver Arrested in Southern Humboldt After Alleged Road Rage Incident
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Sept. 23, 2023, at about 11:52 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 900…
Should the Local Population of Pacific Fishers Be Listed Under the Endangered Species Act? The Fish and Wildlife Service is Seeking Feedback From Informed People
Pekania pennanti, the fisher. Photo: Adrian Macedo, via iNaturalist. Some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)Press release from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…
Man Who Likes to Burgle Stuff From Cars Arrested in McKinleyville, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Zachariah Joseph Powell Booking Photo | Humboldt County Correctional FacilityOn the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were contacted by…
Humboldt Supervisors to Consider Revocation of a Coastal Development Permit for Nuisance Property in Fields Landing During this Week's Regular Meeting
…Over the course of the next ten years, the Code Enforcement Unit would issue numerous notices against the property for construction violations, including working without a valid/current permit and violation of…
(UPDATE) Highway 101 Closed Near Standish Hickey Due to Semi Truck Crash
…The highway is open to one-way controlled traffic, per the CHP. ### Highway 101 is closed just south of the Humboldt County line this morning, according to the Caltrans Quickmap.The closure…
After Hot Labor Summer, Will Gavin Newsom Sign Bill Giving Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers?
Screen Actors Guild members and Writers Guild of America members picket at the Amazon Culver Studios in Culver City on June 17, 2023. A bill would pay strikers unemployment benefits. Photo by…
OBITUARY: Richard B. ‘Rusty’ Johnson, 1980-2023
Rusty was called home to Heaven on August 29, 2023, at the age of 43. He was born on May 10, 1980, in Humboldt County, and he was born and raised in…
OBITUARY: Tony Gonsalves Branco Jr., 1941-2023
…Plywood and Simpson Plywood/Fairhaven until the mills were shut down. He had his own groundskeeping business for five years and then worked as the groundskeeper at Mckinleyville High School for 21…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Garden of Earthly Delights
“…the freakish riddles … the irresponsible phantasmagoria of an ecstatic" — Art historian Wilhelm Fränger, writing about The Garden of Earthly Delights### Last Monday, we spent most of the day in Spain’s “Prado…
(VIDEO) The Critics, Fortuna’s Battle of the Bands-Winning Teen Rockers, Have a New Music Video Worth Your Attention
Still from The Critics new "Where U Went" music videoAfter the joy-killing pandemic years, the Humboldt music scene has made noticeable strides toward healing itself in 2023. Venues that struggled to…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The County’s Exhibition at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair Sounds Spectacular, but Putting it Together and Getting it Back Was Kind of a Pain in the Ass
This is the Humboldt County room at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. The woman in the foreground is Martha J. Herrick, manager of the Humboldt exhibit, and the man…
OBITUARY: Dorothy Darlene Mello, 1946-2023
It is with loving memory we announce that Dorothy Darlene Mello born June 17, 1946 passed away September 15, 2023 in the late hours of the morning after having a severe stroke…
IHOP is Still Coming to the Former Eureka Denny’s Location, But It’s Gonna Be a Minute (Or a Few Months)
…According to Slattery, the new franchisee has been issued a permit for their exterior IHOP sign and another permit for facade improvements. "Right now [the new operators] are taking out the outdoor…
POLL! What is Your Favorite Food-centric Humboldt Event?
Faithful LoCO readers who've been paying close attention know the drill by this point: Friday polls stay live until Monday. Think of the deliciousness you've consumed at Humboldt's various…
A New Cap on Airbnbs? County Planning Commission Hears Public Feedback on Proposed Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Screenshot of Thursday's Humboldt County Planning Commission meeting.###During this week's regular meeting, the Humboldt County Planning Commission took its first look at a draft ordinance to regulate short-term…
The Cinnamon is (Almost) Gone! New Owners of !Hey Juan! Burritos Have Made Some Big Changes to the Long-Running Arcata Restaurant
Oh, the memories of !Hey Juan! Burritos on north G Street in Arcata | Photos: Stephanie McGeary###Stepping inside of ¡Hey Juan! Burritos for the first time in probably about 20 years, I…
With $2M in State Grant Money, Humboldt County DA’s Office Will Create a Retail Theft Prosecution Team
A crime-deterring sign posted in the window of a storefront in Old Town Eureka. | Photo by Ryan Burns.###Beware, Humboldt County shoplifters! As part of California's "largest-ever single investment…
Three NorCal Tribes Announce Nation’s First Indigenous Ocean Protection Area
The mouth of the Klamath River. | Photo by Steven Krause, National Parks Service.###The following press release was issued by Lopez-Wagner Strategies on behalf of the Resighini Tribe of Yurok People…
Leggett Man Arrested Following Wednesday’s Crash at Richardson Grove That Killed a Pedestrian, CHP Says
…Castillo allowed the Toyota to travel off the west roadway edge and crashed with the pedestrian standing on the dirt shoulder. Castillo failed to stop at the crash scene, fleeing southbound on…