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DIY SUGAR BEAR: Here’s How to Get a Permit Online to Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree in Six Rivers National Forest
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 2:30 p.m. / News
… -person transactions at offices that remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Online sale of Six Rivers’ Christmas tree permits begins on November 1.“We are excited to have the opportunity to have our Christmas tree …
These Fun and Cool People Have a Flippin’ Blast Taking Care of the Trails, and You Can Join Them and Be Fun and Cool Too
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 2:27 p.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Randolph Varney, 1950-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 26, 2021, 6:49 a.m. / Obits
How Local Independent Commissions Are Changing California Redistricting
Sameea Kamal / Oct. 26, 2021, 6:10 a.m. / Sacramento
The County’s Redistricting Process Has Been a Shambles, and the Maps it is Now Considering are Both Measurably Worse Than the Status Quo
Hank Sims / Oct. 25, 2021, 4:44 p.m. / Local Government
… in Draft Plan A2:Pop.Diff.Diff. %1st26,791-571-2.1%2nd26,087-1,275-4.7%3rd28,315+953+3.5%4th27,278-84-0.3%5th28,339+977+3.6%Largest deviation: 4.7%Average deviation: 2.84% The maximum deviation allowed …
(PHOTO) Dead Humpback Whale Found on Humboldt Beach
Andrew Goff / Oct. 25, 2021, 4:20 p.m. / Wildlife
County Supervisors to Consider Returning to In-Person Meetings
Ryan Burns / Oct. 25, 2021, 4:03 p.m. / Local Government
Identities Released for Two Bodies of Transient Men Found in Blue Lake Within a Month; Both Ruled Homicides
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2021, 1:03 p.m. / Crime
… that friend.Put your phone away and don’t carry large sums of cash. Consider taking a basic self-defense class.If you are experiencing an emergency, call 9-1-1.PREVIOUSLY: Man Found Dead …
WEATHER UPDATE: High Surf Warning, Rainfall Totals, Snow, Flush Rivers and More
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 25, 2021, noon / How ‘Bout That Weather
(VIDEO) ‘SUGAR BEAR’ is Dead. Long Live ‘SUGAR BEAR’
Andrew Goff / Oct. 25, 2021, 10:26 a.m. / Government
Facing Eviction, Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Owner Calls on Community for Help, Says She Won’t Leave Without a Fight
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2021, 9:25 a.m. / Business , Community
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: We Like Rain and We Don’t Care Who Knows!
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2021, 7:30 a.m. / Mondays With Michaele
OBITUARY: Philip Michael Arnot, 1937-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… in Portland, Oregon. Phil was a skilled bankruptcy practitioner and personal injury litigator. In 1985, Phil and Rory Hanson tried the case of Baker v. PG&E and obtained a jury verdict of 2.1 million …
OBITUARY: Laddie James Murray, 1932-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 25, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
After Months-Long Eviction Battle, Kneeland Glen Farm Stand Owner Ordered to Vacate the Property By January
John Ross Ferrara / Oct. 24, 2021, 10:25 a.m. / Business , Community
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: EPD Sgt. Leonard LaFrance on Progressive Policing and How CSET Has Worked to Address Homelessness and Mental Health Issues in COVID-Era Eureka
LoCO Staff / Oct. 24, 2021, 7:45 a.m. / Humboldt Holding Up
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Cloistered Ramblings
Barry Evans / Oct. 24, 2021, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
(UPDATING, DELAYED) WATCH LIVE: Majestic Six Rivers National Forest Tree ‘Sugar Bear’ Being Cut Down to Fulfill Its Destiny
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 23, 2021, 12:29 p.m. / Government , Nature
… of Sugar Bear is underway. Thank you for sacrificing yourself, Sugar. ###UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: At about 1:30 p.m. the U.S. Forest Service moved forward with the ceremony portion of today's event, a video …
Treasured Local Star Sara Bareilles Shows Love for ‘Sugar Bear,’ the Fir from the Six Rivers Forest that Will Be This Year’s U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree
Stephanie McGeary / Oct. 23, 2021, 11:05 a.m. / Celebrity , Nature , Our Culture
More Later, But Here are Pirated Versions of the County’s Newly Revised Redistricting Maps if You, Like Many, Can’t Get the County’s Versions to Work for You
Hank Sims / Oct. 23, 2021, 10:09 a.m. / Local Government
ECONEWS REPORT: Forest Defenders Threatened at Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 23, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
OBITUARY: Mavis Adele (Smither) McCovey, 1933-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… Readen, Kelly King Fletcher, Dan King, and Ray King. Services will be Saturday, October 23, 2021 at the Karuk Tribe Natural Resource Building (DNR) in Orleans at 1 p.m., with burial following at Old …
OBITUARY: Linda Sue Arata, 1943-2021
LoCO Staff / Oct. 23, 2021, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Arcata City Councilmember Says He’s Entering 30-Day Rehab Program to Deal With Personal Issues; Will Make Decision About His Future as Public Servant at a Later Date
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2021, 6:30 p.m. / Local Government
Honsal Ordered Deputies to Provide 24-Hour Security and Transportation to Visiting Sheriffs. Two of Them Say It Was a Big Waste of Taxpayer Money.
Ryan Burns / Oct. 22, 2021, 2:31 p.m. / Local Government
MISSING: Family Seeks 32-Year-Old Native American Woman Missing For Over a Week
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2021, 1:16 p.m. / Missing
Remember Those Colorful Arty Otters? Those Raised $300,000 For Otter Research, Believe It Or Not
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2021, 11:15 a.m. / Wildlife
Federally Mandated Sacrifice of ‘Sugar Bear,’ a Majestic Tree, Moved Up to Saturday Due to Bad Weather, and It Could Be Argued That it is Your Duty to Watch the Facebook Livestream
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2021, 10:59 a.m. / D.C.
Domestic Dispute Call Leads to Vehicle and Foot Pursuit that Ends in Some Bushes Near Manila Dunes
LoCO Staff / Oct. 22, 2021, 9:41 a.m. / Crime
… .Hayes was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of evading a peace officer (VC 2800.2), assault with a deadly weapon other than a firearm (PC 245(a)(1)), resisting/obstructing a peace …
END OF AN ERA: Starting Sunday, You Gotta Dial ‘1-707’ Even If You’re Just Calling Someone In Town
Hank Sims / Oct. 22, 2021, 7:15 a.m. / Infrastructure
… END OF AN ERA: Starting Sunday, You Gotta Dial '1-707' Even If You're Just Calling Someone In Town If you're a person who still dials digits, you're going …
