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POLL! When You Happen Upon a Flooded Humboldt Road, Do You…
…Plow through that beezy at top speed, ensuring you make the biggest brown waves possible, while screaming, "Take THAT, Pete Buttigieg!" Come to a complete stop, take your hands off the steering…
HUMBOLDT CONVERSATIONS: Catching Up With New County Clerk/Recorder/Registrar Juan Pablo Cervantes
Yesterday, the Outpost caught up with Juan Pablo Cervantes, the county's new Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, to see how his tenure in the office has gone so far.Cervantes spoke…
Student Housing: State’s Promise to Build More Dorms Hits Setbacks
Students on campus at the University of California, Davis in Davis on Feb. 2, 2022. Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters.Campus housing: Students can’t get enough of it and California public campuses…
No California Salmon: Fishery to Be Shut Down This Year
…Scientists estimate that 169,800 Sacramento River fall-run Chinook — the most abundant of the river’s four Chinook runs and the mainstay of the fishery — are now swimming off the coast…
As Emergency Aid Flows to Flooded-Out Californians, Will Cannabis Farmers Be Left Out?
Michelle Hackett at the entrance to Riverview Farms in Salinas that flooded in the mid-March storms. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters.###This story was reported and written by Lauren Hepler…
OBITUARY: Leroy Marion Bush 1946-2023
…Jordyn and Papa’s show of choice was The Jerry Springer Show, Morgan’s was The Rifleman and he and Rhonda loved watching the Giants ball games. If you knew Leroy, you…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 14, 2023
…Add flooding to the growing list of Humboldt’s recent weather-related calamities. We have the roundup of where the water is making life difficult. Plus, the Eureka Police Department locate a…
Humboldt Supervisors Consider $500 Cap on Campaign Finance Contributions for Local Candidates
…The sheriff just got moved to the presidential election and … when that election does happen, it’s going to be very expensive.”Going back to the board, Bushnell reiterated that she didn…
Do You Have Strong Feelings on Local Campaign Finance Reform?
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today considered whether local candidates for public office should continue to be allowed to accept $1,500 from supporters, or if the limit should be reduced…
(PHOTOS) Sno-Cat, Weed Company Bulldozer Deployed to Find Two Panther Gap Road Residents Snowed in But Alive and Well in Their Own Home, Sheriff”s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On March 10, 2023, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Special Services deputies were dispatched to conduct a welfare check on two Panther Gap Road…
Multi-Agency SWAT Team Arrests Attempted-Murder Suspect Clayton Miller in Eureka
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: MillerOn Monday, March 13th at approximately 9:37 p.m., a Sergeant with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) was on patrol and observed 34-year…
A Big Chunk of Waterlogged Ground Slips Out, Causing Hwy. 101 to Crumble Near Cooks Valley in SoHum
…The latest atmospheric river has been dumping precipitation across our already-waterlogged region, causing widespread flooding, swelling the Eel River beyond its banks and, near the Humboldt-Mendocino County border, collapsing a…
OBITUARY: Brian Chester Campbell, 1975-2023
Brian Chester CampbellApril 23, 1975 - March 9, 2023 Brian Chester Campbell suddenly passed away the morning of Thursday, March 9, 2023. We take comfort in knowing Brian, a lifelong follower of Jesus…
OBITUARY: Bonnie Jean Sears (Schultz), 1950-2022
…She was the only daughter and oldest of three children. As the child of a Marine Sergeant, Bonnie lived in many different cities and states around the United States. Bonnie presented a…
OBITUARY: Deborah Loomis Henehan, 1947-2023
…Her precious presence remains here with us.Special thanks for the extra loving help of a circle of close friends and relatives who assisted greatly at the end of Deborah’s time…
OBITUARY: Linda Darlene Emerson (Rush), 1950-2023
…She also loved to go four-wheeling and to the beach.Linda and Andy Cudney met in June of 1986 and were inseparable for the next 37 years.Linda has three children…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 13, 2023
…As reward, Humboldt now boasts the most-accessible beach in Northern California. We’ll tell you about that, plus a round up of all the winter weather-related drama and more on…
Clam Beach Just Became Wheelchair-Friendly Says County, Which Says it Believes That the County Park is Now the ‘Northermost Accessible Beach in California’
…The beach access mat allows individuals with disabilities to travel from the accessible parking lot to the high tide line of the beach. With the installation of the beach access mat, it…
What is Your Biggest Concern About Humboldt's Offshore Wind Aspirations?
How will it impact our local fishing industry? Will the energy produced benefit our region, specifically? How will it impact the environment? Does the anticipated lifespan of the turbines make this effort…
FLOOD WATCH: Excessive Runoff Fills Creeks and Streams; Eel River Forecast to Overrun Its Banks at Fernbridge
The Eel River is forecast to reach flood stage Monday night or Tuesday morning. | Image via NOAA# # #With local rivers already swollen from three weeks of above-average rainfall, Humboldt, Del Norte…
SUPES PREVIEW: Several Offshore Wind-Related Actions Up For Consideration During this Week’s Meeting
…But first, here’s a little refresher:The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the provisional winners of the first-ever offshore wind energy lease auction on the West Coast at…
Trump Is Still the Favorite for California GOP Delegates
…But if the attendees at the latest California Republican Party convention — a gathering of the GOP’s most dedicated activists, volunteers and local officials that took place over the weekend in Sacramento…
Free Textbooks? It Could Soon Be a Reality at California’s Community Colleges
Textbooks on shelves at the East Los Angeles College bookstore in East Los Angeles on Marc 9, 2023. Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters.For the last decade Teague O’Shea has been in…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Scam Story
I blame it on the tequila, my 80-year-old body not having the same devil-may-care response to alcohol as my 18-year-old one did. Plus, there was no…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A City On Edge
…For true metropols like myself, the Marmaray is the real way to get around the city, not the ferries steaming in the Bosphorus. Hundreds of feet below the city, the train is…
CROSSING THE WATER: Getting Over the Eel to Ferndale, Before and After the Bridge
The Singley Ferry went through many changes in ownership throughout several decades, yet always remained essential to the residents of the lower Eel Valley. Photo courtesy of Ferndale Museum, scanned from the…
OBITUARY: Richard ‘Dick’ Cahill, 1936-2023
Richard “Dick” Cahill peacefully passed away at the age of 86 with his family at his side on March 3. Dick was the second of seven children born to Leonard and Bridget…
OBITUARY: James Arnold McAuley, 1931-2023
…He also coached baseball for a several years, as well as the golf team for many years.Jim said the success of the CR football teams was the players, and otherwise largely…
OBITUARY: Paul R. Wright, Jr., 1939-2023
Paul Ronald (Ronnie) Wright beloved by family and friends suddenly passed away on February 27, 2023, at the age of 83. Paul was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but spent his formative years…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | March 10, 2023
…We’re not out of the woods yet, folks. A wet weekend ahead could add to the weather-related woes making life on the North Coast more difficult. But the good news…