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Middle School Student Overcomes Struggles With Online Learning, Now Ready for High School
Larry Valenzuela / June 23, 2022, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… for about a week. The front view of the main building to Buttonwillow Elementary School. The school teaches a total of 362 students in a town with a population of around 1,500 people, with 96 …
Fight Over Mask Mandate Disrupts Nevada City Student’s Senior Year
Salgu Wissmath / June 23, 2022, 5:30 a.m. / Sacramento
… . Nevada Union High School Grass Valley, Nevada County 1 …
New CalMatters Series Reveals Severe Mental Health Struggles Facing Cal Fire Crews
Sonya Quick / June 22, 2022, 6 p.m. / Sacramento
BREAKING: Roberta Luskin-Hawk Stepping Down as Chief Executive of St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial Hospitals
Ryan Burns / June 22, 2022, 4:20 p.m. / Health Care
Newsom Signs Bill Expanding Timeframe to Name Newborns, Accommodating Native Traditions
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2022, 10:20 a.m. / Sacramento , Tribes
Stretched Thin? Food For People is Giving People in Need Free Produce All Summer, Starting With an Event in Fortuna Today
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2022, 7:56 a.m. / Food
… Distributions: Fortuna Community ServicesWednesday, June 2211:30am- 12:30pm *Drive-thru & walk-up Eureka Bayshore MallThursday, June 2311 am - 1 pm *Drive-thru Garberville Presbyterian Church …
Lawmakers Weaken California Nursing Homes Bill — Sponsors Yank Their Support
Jocelyn Wiener / June 22, 2022, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… . The Department of Public Health has a wide range of nursing home responsibilities. In addition to licensing, the department is responsible for routinely inspecting the state’s 1,200 nursing homes to ensure …
OBITUARY: Willam B. (‘Billy’) Burke, 1935-2022
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Kay Kahl, 1939-2022
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
California’s White Households Get Bigger Property Tax Breaks Than Black, Latino Homeowners Under Prop 13, Study Says
Jeanne Kuang / June 22, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… an average property tax break of $1,900 a year. Latino homeowners on average saved $1,560 a year. Show more The study based its racial findings on 2019 census data for the entire state and survey …
For Student Parents, Graduating in the Midst of a Pandemic Means Beating the Odds
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
… at campuses in California. The majority of student parents — 72% — are enrolled at one of the state’s community colleges, 12% are enrolled at a Cal State campus, and 1% are enrolled at a UC campus …
Tunnel Vision: What’s Next for the Governor’s Plan to Replumb the Delta?
Rachel Becker / June 22, 2022, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
Sempervirens Opens Its Doors to New Patients as COVID-19 Outbreak Passes
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 21, 2022, 4:49 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
‘Flying the Earth Flag at the Top is Only Logical’: Arcata City Council To Consider Earth Flag Initiative to Either Adopt or Submit to November Ballot
Stephanie McGeary / June 21, 2022, 4:42 p.m. / Local Government
… they say is particularly important while we tackle issues such as climate change and the threat of nuclear war. With the petition for the Earth flag initiative gaining 1,318 valid signatures (significantly …
BROADWAY POP-UPS! Caltrans is Gonna Test Some Stuff to Maybe Improve the Hellscape That is Eureka’s Southern Gateway, and There’ll be a Virtual Meeting About it Next Week if You Want to Check That Out
Hank Sims / June 21, 2022, 3:35 p.m. / Infrastructure
… infrastructure! Descriptions below, but here's a press release from Caltrans about the public meeting they'll be having next week.Press release from Caltrans:Caltrans District 1 will host a virtual public …
Humboldt County’s Latest Count of Homeless Residents, the First in Three Years, Shows Modest Decrease
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2022, 2:07 p.m. / Homelessness
… Humboldt County:Approximately 1,309 unsheltered people were counted in Humboldt County during the January 2022 Point-in-Time (PIT) count. This number is down from the 1,402 who were counted in 2019, the last …
NPR’s ‘Planet Money’ Comes to the Redwoods, Asks, ‘What the Heck Happened to Orick?’
Ryan Burns / June 21, 2022, 12:02 p.m. / Economy , History , Media
California’s Next Cannabis Battle May Be Coming to a City Near You
Alexei Koseff / June 21, 2022, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… as much as $1 million per year for the city. State regulations also require testing cannabis products to ensure they are free of contaminants before they can be sold in licensed dispensaries, a safeguard …
OBITUARY: Leslie Susan Alto, 1949-2022
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . She leaves behind a blonde-haired, blue-eyed legacy for years to come. A Celebration of Life and luncheon will be held at Azalea Hall, 1620 Pickett Road, McKinleyville from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday …
OBITUARY: Linda Griswold Pavlich, 1940-2022
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: James Everett Tilley, 1973-2022
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2022, 7:19 a.m. / Obits
… place in his heart for his mentor Warner as well as Bill Quinn. Also for Shirley Wells, who he was forever grateful for.A celebration of his life will be on June 26, 1 p.m. at the Moose Lodge in Mc …
OBITUARY: Edwin Seymour, 1933-2022
LoCO Staff / June 20, 2022, 7:06 a.m. / Obits
… a book about Humboldt County that some people may not have known. Special thanks to Grace and Allegra for taking such good care of him. Ed's memorial will be held at Gobles Mortuary on June 26 at 1 p …
(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Retracing Jack London’s 1911 Journey Through Humboldt County
John Ross Ferrara / June 19, 2022, 12:45 p.m. / Humboldt Outdoors
HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Redwood News Anchor John Kennedy O’Connor on His First Impressions of Humboldt and His Love/Hate Relationship With the Eurovision Song Contest
LoCO Staff / June 19, 2022, 10 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Of Boats and Ships
Barry Evans / June 19, 2022, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: California’s Climate Plan Misses the Mark?
The EcoNews Report / June 18, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Ronald Dean Powell Sr., 1959-2022
LoCO Staff / June 18, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
ELECTION UPDATE! With 9,080 More Votes Counted, Arroyo Scoots Way Up Into No-Runoff-Needed Territory
Hank Sims / June 17, 2022, 4:24 p.m. / Elections
… ARROYO2,45552.88% BERGEL64213.85% NEWMAN1,54633.30% The Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters Race is still headed into runoff territory, but the race for first place has dramatically narrowed between …
DA: Sotolongo Given 16-to-Life Sentence for 2016 Murder
LoCO Staff / June 17, 2022, 3:28 p.m. / Courts
Here’s the Moment the Planning Commission Learned That John Ford is Not, in Fact, Leaving for Fort Bragg
Ryan Burns / June 17, 2022, 2:59 p.m. / Local Government
