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OBITUARY: Phyllis S Warnow, 1938-2023
Phyllis S Warnow, a talented artist and loving mother, passed away on April 26, 2023, at the age of 84. She was born on December 3, 1938, in San Francisco and moved…
Humboldt Supervisors Stand Up For Communities ‘Living in Fear,’ Adopt Resolution Condemning Hate Speech
Screenshot of Tuesday's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed an anti-hate resolution denouncing “bigoted and racist hate speech” during today's meeting…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 2, 2023
…Joseph Tell Us How They Support VictimsHUMBOLDT TODAY can be viewed on LoCO’s homepage each night starting at 6 p.m.Want to LISTEN to HUMBOLDT TODAY? Subscribe to the podcast…
NEED GROCERIES? With Emergency CalFresh Benefits Coming to an End, Arcata House Partnership is Opening Additional Free Food Pantry in Valley West
Sign at the Valley West Food Pantry in 2022 | Images provide by Arcata House Partnership###Whether you’re homeless, low-income or just struggling to cover the high price of groceries, Arcata…
CONVERSATIONS: The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners of Providence St. Joseph Tell Us How They Support Victims
###Today, two nurses from the Providence St. Joseph Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Team tell about the free service they provide to the community, assisting victims of rape or other forms of sexual…
California Reparations Task Force to Recommend ‘Down Payments’ for Slavery, Racism
Reparations task force members listen during the public comment portion of a December 14, 2022 meeting in Oakland on reparations proposals for African Americans. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMattersThe California Reparations…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | May 1, 2023
…In its Second Report of the Year, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Tackles the 'Dysfunctional' State of Child Welfare Services in the County and the 'Toxic' Work Atmosphere Within the DepartmentHumboldt…
In its Second Report of the Year, the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury Tackles the ‘Dysfunctional’ State of Child Welfare Services in the County and the ‘Toxic’ Work Atmosphere Within the Department
Image from the title page of the report ###PREVIOUSLY:‘IT’S OK TO VOTE’: Grand Jury Issues Its First Report of This Cycle, Focused on Humboldt County Election Integrity###Today, the Humboldt…
POLL! Is It Time to Rethink Old Town's Gazebo Pavilion?
No! Don't mess with my gazebo! Yes! If we got rid of the gazebo and fountain think of how much more room for joy there would be! Third option. We flatten…
Humboldt Supervisors to Brainstorm Ways to Maintain Roads, Consider an Anti-Hate Resolution in Response to 'Vicious and Hateful' Message Aimed at Black, LGBTQ+ Communities
…Possibly the most notable item on the agenda is an anti-hate resolution that seeks to affirm the county’s stance against hate. A little over a week ago, members of the…
YÉESHIIP! Local Woman Brings Home Miss Indian World Title
…descent, tells us in the video above that she's a graduate of the Native American Studies program at UC Davis, and was just accepted into the graduate program in Community and…
California’s Next Housing Crackdown Could Force Cities to Plan More Homeless Shelters
…It’s also unclear exactly what each city and county would be on the hook for under the new bill, and what the penalties would be for noncompliance. The state’s current…
Lawmakers Want More Social Media Regulation. Here Are the Legal Hurdles They Could Face
…The bill runs afoul of the Constitution because the Supreme Court has generally interpreted the First Amendment as protecting the editorial decisions of publishers, said Sophie Cope, a senior staff attorney at…
OBITUARY: Steven Blahnik, 1952-2023
…He started the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, playing basketball as in high school until one day in 1972 he was walking across campus and saw it was -70 degrees wind chill factor…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Good, Bad and Ugly Eureka — Small Investments, Big Payoffs
Eureka needs tourist dollars, especially since the lumber and fishing industries which once financed public works are now barely viable. Trying to see the Old Town from a tourist's perspective, here…
OBITUARY: Travis Luke Juan, 1983-2023
Travis Luke Juan, a life-long resident of Hoopa, left us unexpectedly on April 21, 2023 at the age of 40. He was a proud member of the Pima Tribe and was…
HUMBOLDT TEA TIME: Sean Robertson, Humboldt Bay Fire Chief, Talks About Growing Up in South Africa in the Last Days of Apartheid, and on Becoming a Firefighter
…It's a good one.Our conversation was hosted, as always, by the fine folks at the Eureka Visitors' Center. Today's official teatime snack is Rooibos-Infused Milk Tart. Get down…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Fish, Who Dis?
…yellowtail kingfish, a fish native to the warm waters of the Pacific, instead of Atlantic salmon. Biologically, the two fish require different environments, with yellowtail needing warmer, saltier water compared to chilly…
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Story of the Last Man to be Hanged at the Humboldt County Jail — a Creepy, Murderous, Sad-Sack Stalker From Gold Country
This is the old courthouse building where the trial was held. Collapsible gallows were assembled indoors at the nearby county jail (inset) for the last time. Photos via Humboldt Historian.###In April…
[UPDATED] Hate-Filled Blog Comment Prompts Official County Response, Even Though It Was Evidently From a Troll
…Given the anonymous format of the petition, the incendiary topic at hand and the very nature of internet discourse, this thing has “troll” written all over it. Whether it was typed by…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 28, 2023
…Rodney Oien on the North Coast's Toddler Services InfrastructureCrescent City Woman Tried to Smuggle Two Ounces of Fentanyl Into Jail, Del Norte Sheriff SaysDel Norte County Pursues $8 Million State Grant…
Humboldt Transit Authority Awarded $17.5 Million to Beef Up Service, Add More Electric Buses and Build Area’s First Long-Distance Hydrogen-Powered Coach
Map showing the existing and additional bus service and other project elements that will be funded with $17.5 million | Images from HTA grant proposal As you likely know, the state of…
OPINION: Let’s Do Better at Funding Our Public Transit System
…Not least, riding transit generates a fraction of the climate pollution of driving a car, so every new rider helps protect the community from the storms, floods, and fires of the climate…
CONVERSATIONS: Rodney Oien on the North Coast’s Toddler Services Infrastructure
…You've got the Rock Search coming up. But any other fundraising events coming up in the future? OIEN: Yeah, so every year in the fall, at the beginning of the first…
OBITUARY: Donell McCanless, 1926-2023
Donell McCanless passed away at age 96 on April 17, 2023, at her home on the family dairy surrounded by her family. She is survived by her three sons and their wives…
OBITUARY: Arthur Ramsey, 1947-2023
…After Graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Although his tour of duty was during the Vietnam Conflict era, Art was lucky enough to have been stationed in Hawaii for his…
OBITUARY: Wendell Lee Bott III, 1951-2023
…Wendell had one great-grandchild, Addison Burris.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Wendell Bott III's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | April 27, 2023
…Those stories and more in today’s online newscast with John Kennedy O’Connor.FURTHER READING: [PHOTOS, VIDEO] The Carcass of Juvenile Gray Whale Washed Ashore and Is Now Rotting on the…
[PHOTOS, VIDEO] The Carcass of Juvenile Gray Whale Washed Ashore and Is Now Rotting on the North Spit
Photo by Allison Lui (CPH MMSP), NMFS Permit # 18786-05.###A gray whale carcass was found earlier this week on the beach at Bunkers, a popular surf spot in the Samoa Dunes…
The Humboldt Navigational Center Will Begin Providing Services to Humboldt’s Homeless in the Next Two Years; County Staff Says, ‘I Wish It Was Tomorrow’
An aerial rendering of the proposed Humboldt Navigation Center. | Screenshot###PREVIOUSLY: 'It Can't Come Soon Enough': Humboldt Supervisors Voice Support For New 'One-Stop Shop' Center for Homeless Residents###The City…