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Ferndale’s Foggy Bottoms Boys Say Local Business Owner Lobbed Anti-Gay Slurs at Their Employees, Destroyed Property During Chili Cook-Off at Humboldt County Fair
…paying for the damage and issuing a public apology. We are NOT anti-LGBTQ in any form." Jill Duffy, the interim director of the Humboldt County Fair, told the Outpost that she…
The Fortuna Teenager Who Accidentally Shot Himself Last Night is Doing OK, Police Say
Press release from the Fortuna Police Department: On Sunday, August 27th 2023 at about 8:30 PM, Fortuna Police Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Smith Lane for a report…
Families Have High Hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers Want to Lower Expectations
Stacey Berardino, assistant deputy director over the forensics and justice involved division of mental health, speaks to community members about CARE Court, a new program that will be implemented in October of…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Jesus’ Second Coming and DJT
…The proof is always just around the corner, any day now, yet somehow it never quite materializes. So how his followers take this? Do they say, "Hey, the guy's obviously lying…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Remembering the Wonderful Arcata Elementary Teachers of the 1880s, and the Horrible Ones, Along With My Schoolchums and the Scrapes We Got Into
The Arcata School District was created in 1871, just six years prior to Charles enrolling in the fledgling school district. The photo at the right is a class photo taken in front…
OBITUARY: Reid Marshall Aiton Sr., 1941-2023
…He was also the director of the California chapter of the National Trappers Association. He loved all aspects of being outdoors, a man of many facets, an avid hunter, trapper & fur trader…
Fortuna Woman Who Threatened to Kill Numerous Elected Officials Appears in Court for Restraining Order Proceeding
…There are 55 individuals requesting protection under the restraining order. BollmannDuring today’s hearing, the court considered a restraining order request from Deputy County Counsel Thomas Chapin on behalf of the County…
POLL! What is the Best Restaurant in Fortuna?
LoCO is keeping our new-ish hungry Friday poll tradition rolling and shifting focus to the Eel River Valley. Outsiders might not realize that The Friendly City has such a diverse array…
As Fernbridge Repairs Continue, Caltrans to Host Another Workshop to Discuss the Future of Access to Ferndale
…Getting Over the Eel to Ferndale, Before and After the Bridge###The following info was released Friday by the California Department of Transportation:Please join Caltrans for another public workshop regarding future…
(PHOTOS) RECOGNIZE THEM? Local Hopes to Return Photo Album Found on the Road in Eureka to Its Owner
…The photo album was discovered on the roadway near the intersection of First and T streets in Eureka. Below is a sampling of the over-a-dozen photos in the collection. LoCO…
OBITUARY: Dixie Garrett, 1936-2023
…And, as Dixie was fond of quoting Looney Tunes, “the the the that’s all Folks!’###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Dixie Garrett’s loved ones. The Lost Coast…
POLL! Have You Ventured Outside Humboldt County This Summer?
Have you crossed the line?Ah, summer. A time of year for Humboldtians to ignore current gas prices and road trip outside the Redwood Curtain to warmer destinations. Hell, some well-to…
Eureka Police Follow Trail of Blood to Site of Downtown Stabbing; Woman Arrested for Attempted Murder
…Detectives responded to the location and transported the female to EPD for questioning. Thomas-Remington was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for attempted murder.Anyone with information regarding…
FREE RED PANDAS FOR HEROES: Sequoia Park Zoo Offering Complimentary Admission to Firefighters
…In addition to the destruction of property and the loss of human life, catastrophic wildfires can displace native wildlife and alter fragile habitats, which may take decades to repair and recover. Now…
Bye-Bye, ‘K-L Couplet’: Arcata City Council Removes Controversial Proposal to Make K and L Street One-Way During First Joint Study Session on Tuesday
The Arcata City Council and Planning Commission during Tuesday's joint study session | Screenshot from meeting video###During a three-hour study session on Tuesday night that included comments from more than…
(UPDATE — DELAYED!) Caltrans Says: Highway 199 Will be Opened Twice a Day For Controlled, One-Way Traffic, Starting Monday Wednesday
…The escorted travel schedule will be the following: 0700 Hours (7 a.m.): Travel from the south closure in Gasquet on US-199 to the Oregon border. Once all of the northbound…
Why a Colorado Ambulance Company Wants to Limit California Taxes
…The initiative would change that standard to “actual costs,” defined as the “minimum amount necessary to reimburse the government.” It would also raise the legal standard for the government to prove a…
Alderpoint Man Convicted of Murder in 2022 Shooting Prompted by Dog Dispute
Press release from the District Attorney's Office: Combs. Today, a Humboldt County jury convicted 31-year-old Jake Henry Combs of first degree murder for the January 6, 2022 killing of…
(PHOTOS) ‘1 More Time!’ Rex Bohn Launches Campaign for Fourth Term on Humboldt’s Board of Supervisors
Rex Bohn, Humboldt County's longest-serving current supervisor, launched his re-election campaign today surrounded by supporters in the sunshine at the Redwood Fields recreation facility in Cutten. Bohn is seeking…
POLL! What are Your Thoughts on the State of 'Public Comment' at Local Government Meetings?
…It's ugly, but the system is working. The public comment periods at local meetings are dominated by people who, by and large, do not represent the thoughts and opinions of the…
73-Year-Old Punched by Panhandler Outside Willow Creek Gas Station, Says HCSO
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Aug. 21, 2023, at about 12:05 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a gas station on the…
Sheriff’s Office Says it Would Like to Meet the People Who Shot Up the Fort Seward PG&E Substation Near Alderpoint, Causing $200,000 Worth of Damage
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding a recent vandalism to a Southern Humboldt power station.According to a representative…
County of Humboldt, Developers Sign Memorandum of Agreement in a ‘Momentous Step Forward’ for Offshore Wind Development on the North Coast
Image via the U.S. Department of Energy.###Press release from the Humboldt County Administrative Office:The County of Humboldt yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with RWE and Vineyard Offshore…
OBITUARY: Kimberly Kramer, 1962-2023
…Kim met the love of her life and, according to her, the “cutest boy in the 7th grade,” Kurt G. Kramer, while attending Zane in 1976, and they would spend the next…
Fortuna Resident Arrested For Possession, Transportation of Fentanyl and Meth After Trip to Sacramento, Drug Task Force Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Drug Task Force: On August 19th, 2023, Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF) Agents with assistance from the Fortuna Police Department (FoPD) served a search warrant…
California Boards Want to Keep Pandemic Rules for Public Meetings. Critics Call It Bad for Democracy
The California Air Resources Board meets at the California Environmental Protection Agency building in Sacramento on June 23, 2022. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMatters.For a July meeting, the Little Hoover Commission…
OBITUARY: Donald Eugene Brenard, 1956-2023
…Growing up in the wilds of Idaho and Oregon, Sparky taught his younger brothers to read and write and led many an adventure in the wilds of the northern timberlands, including teaching…
OBITUARY: Albert R. Giddis, 1931-2023
…Army Signal Corps working on radio and radar equipment, married his wife Jackie, then moved to the West Coast, the land of promise, to begin a 39-year career in the electronics…
OBITUARY: Gary Duane Nelson, 1937-2023
…Gary used to take pictures for the newspaper and for fun, but somewhere along the way he got lost in a field and preferred to cut the vines and till the soil…
(UPDATED) Board of Supervisors Chair Steve Madrone Cut Off a Public Commenter for Using ‘Hate Speech.’ Is That Legal?
…And judging by the reaction and clear change in peoples’ behavior in the crowd when the comments turned to shooting people, it appeared that others in the chamber made that connection as…