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PORK ROUNDUP: More Than $6 Million From Big Federal Spending Bill Will Help Fund Humboldt County Projects, Including Hammond Trail Bridge Replacement and Burre Dental Center Expansion
Stephanie McGeary / March 18, 2022, 4:06 p.m. / News
… expansion project. The dental center – a branch of Open Door Community Health Services – will receive $1 million, which will be used to add six additional operatories, hire two additional dentists …
Here’s Your Final List of County Candidates for June’s Primary Election, Including Four Running Unopposed
Ryan Burns / March 18, 2022, 3:10 p.m. / Elections
TANNER CASE: Judge Drops Arson Charge Against Suspect in Ettersburg Homicide, but the Trial on Kidnapping and Murder Charges is Scheduled to Start Monday
Rhonda Parker / March 18, 2022, 2:08 p.m. / Courts
TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS TEST! The Sirens Will or Should Be Rip-Roaring on the Peninsula Tomorrow, and Manila Residents Are Urged to Practice Getting to Higher Ground
Hank Sims / March 18, 2022, 11:24 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
Paz Dominguez Supporter Thomas Edrington Takes Up His ‘Old, Bloodstained Tools,’ Explains Why He Engineered Auditor-Controller Document Dump
Hank Sims / March 18, 2022, 10:47 a.m. / Local Government
Overdue: State Owes Community Clinics Millions for COVID Vaccinations
Kristen Hwang / March 18, 2022, 7:11 a.m. / Sacramento
… for the 6.1 million vaccinations they have administered to patients. Now many clinics say they’re teetering on the edge of a financial cliff and desperately need the money from the state Department …
Sen. Mike McGuire Gets a Little Swear-y When Describing His New Bill, Which Would Require PG&E to Underground its Wildfire-Risky High-Power Transmission Lines
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2022, 4:27 p.m. / Sacramento
Auditor-Controller Submitted Overdue Report to the State After 10 Last Night; Special Meeting to Present Proof Behind Her Recent Allegations Canceled
Ryan Burns / March 17, 2022, 3:02 p.m. / Local Government
… -Controller Karen Paz Dominguez. | Screenshot from a March 1 Board of Supervisors meeting.###Humboldt County Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez had been given a firm deadline of March 16 to submit a long …
When Children Suffer: California to Funnel Billions Into Mental Health Overhaul
Jocelyn Wiener / March 17, 2022, 7:57 a.m. / Sacramento
… worse’ Young people’s suffering has been widespread, as revealed in a January report on the state of student wellness. Based on surveys of 1,200 California middle and high school students between April …
Short-Term Fixes Won’t Really Solve California’s Teacher Shortage
Joe Hong / March 17, 2022, 7:28 a.m. / Sacramento
… , recruitment and retention. One of the largest investments was an ongoing increase in funding to the state’s highest-need school districts, totalling $1.1 billion. Districts receiving this money, must show how …
OBITUARY: Denis George Fowler, 1941-2022
LoCO Staff / March 17, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Jury Convicts Hoopa Man of Attempted Murder, Aggravated Mayhem and Other Charges Stemming From 2021 Shooting Incident
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 1:56 p.m. / Courts
The County is Considering a Temporary ‘Safe Shelter’ Ordinance Allowing For Emergency Homeless Accommodation; Planning Commission Will Hold Hearing Tomorrow
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 1:27 p.m. / Local Government
YESTERDAY in SUPES: $18.2 Million CARES Act Grant Will Fund Improvements at Humboldt County Airports
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 16, 2022, 12:11 p.m. / Airport
… to the tune of $7.1 million; general improvements of hangar infrastructure at Murray Field, Rohnerville and Garberville airports in the amount of $5 million; and $6.1 million for parking rehabilitation …
Accidental Kitchen Fire Causes $45,000 in Damages to Ridgewood Drive Home, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 11:10 a.m. / Fire
… fires are the #1 cause of fires both here in HBF’s jurisdiction and across the nation. Cooking fires are largely accidental and can happen to anyone. Don’t let it happen to you – stay in the kitchen while …
No Local Tsunami Threat From Big Earthquake That Struck Near Fukushima, Japan This Morning
Hank Sims / March 16, 2022, 9:17 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
PR PR: Humboldt Gets Another One of Those Odd Poppy-Shaped Trophies That Tony Hawk Won One Time, Courtesy of the City of Eureka’s Tourism Marketing Campaign
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 8:42 a.m. / Local Government
Californians Used More Water as State Braces for Another Dry Year
Rachel Becker / March 16, 2022, 7:26 a.m. / Sacramento
… and Death Valley, had the second highest increase, at 9%. Residents of the Los Angeles basin and San Diego County used 1.8% more water, while those in most of the Central Valley used 6 to 7% more.The only …
OBITUARY: Alan Ray Fletcher, 1948-2022
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Alan Ray Fletcher, 1948-2022 Alan Ray Fletcher, retired Cal Poly Humboldt philosophy instructor and longtime North Coast resident, passed away March 1 following a brief …
OBITUARY: Betty Jean Brown, 1939-2022
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Jack Ronald Dumas, 1936-2022
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Rosalie Miriam Lindholm, 1942-2022
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Maria Soares, 1924-2022
LoCO Staff / March 16, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Auditor-Controller Karen Paz Dominguez Blasts Humboldt County Board of Supervisors During Reelection Announcement
Isabella Vanderheiden / March 15, 2022, 4:56 p.m. / Local Government
… but did not report out or disclose any additional information to the public. Paz Dominguez’s turned back to the board’s March 1 meeting in which she “laid out some hard truths” about the county’s alleged …
Rain, Snow in Weekend Forecast; Sneaker Waves Possible Today
John Ross Ferrara / March 15, 2022, noon / How ‘Bout That Weather
Revised California Math Proposal: Despite Pushback, Little Change
Joe Hong / March 15, 2022, 7:35 a.m. / Sacramento
… what to make of any changes. This second iteration of the framework, published over a year after the first, consists of 14 chapters and two appendices, all amounting to over 1,000 pages. It provides …
Lawmakers Pass Legislative Fix to Undo UC Berkeley’s Enrollment Cap
Mikhail Zinshteyn / March 15, 2022, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… to attend a college until May 1. UC Berkeley itself had no comment on the legal approach they’ll take if the bill becomes law, when CalMatters reached out last week. State needs more housing “Let …
OBITUARY: Gary Lealond Jordan, Sr., 1950-2022
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… , in Eureka, the oldest of five siblings. He passed on March 8, 2022, in Hoopa.Graveside services will be March 17, 2022, at 1 p.m. on Bald Hill at the Beaver Family Cemetery. Jacklyn Billings and Rodney Vigil …
OBITUARY: Roberta Lorraine Howard, 1940-2022
LoCO Staff / March 15, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
