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OBITUARY: Debra Ann Klingel, 1952-2022
Debbie quietly passed from this life on the morning of November 12, 2022 at the age of 70, at her home in Eureka.She was born February 11, 1952 to Kenneth Eugene…
OBITUARY: George Wayne Morris Sr., 1933-2023
…95503.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of George Morris Jr.’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge. See guidelines here. Email…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | Jan. 30, 2023
…The dealer from the largest bust in Humboldt Drug Task Force history is given his sentence, the Board of Supervisors look ahead to a busy meeting Tuesday, and apparently California sucks for…
Dealer From the Largest Bust in Humboldt Drug Task Force History Pleads to 18-Year Split Sentence, Including Six Years in the County Jail
…The charges stem from the largest one-time seizure of illicit substances in the history of the Humboldt County Drug Task Force. However, Mr. Lomeli Osuna will spend only a fraction of…
Making Electric Car Owners Pay for Roads, Building New Senior Housing, Not Privatizing Medicare and Other Things Too Will be Discussed at Tomorrow's Board of Supervisors Meeting
…You'll find the full agenda below, summarized as usual by LoCO staff robot Gennie the Agendizer with some of her creative work tacked on at the end, but here are the…
Teen Girl Followed by Man in Green Vehicle in McKinleyville; Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Jan. 29, 2023, at about 3:50 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Nelson Way…
Deputies Patrolling Dow’s Prairie Arrest Man Wanted for Robbery, False Imprisonment
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Jan. 28, 2023, at about 12:50 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the McKinleyville area observed a…
Fortuna Police Report Five K9 Unit-Assisted Arrests in Recent Days
…K9 “Blitz” is funded solely through donations and we are extremely grateful of the impact the K9 Program is making within our community and throughout the county. The Fortuna Police Department remains…
Federal Disaster Loan Program Extends its Stay in Humboldt
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: Humboldt County residents impacted by the recent earthquakes now have more time to receive assistance in filing for disaster loans. The U.S…
Thieves Drain Millions Off CalFresh and CalWORKs Recipients’ Cards, Families Wait and Taxpayers Pay
…The thieves can then create counterfeit cards to access the funds. Until last June, the state’s EBT cards didn’t even include the three-digit “CVV” security codes typically on the…
California Reparations Task Force Zeroes in on Who’d Be Eligible for Compensation
…The task force agreed on Saturday to recommend that the state create the California African American Freedmen Affairs Agency to implement recommendations by the task force. The Reparations Task Force has been…
STARK HOUSE SUNDAY SERIAL: Clean Break, Chapter 9
[Just discovering this LoCO feature? Find the beginning by clicking here.] CLEAN BREAKbyLionel White Image by Deep Dream Generator AI.CHAPTER NINE 1 Four years he had been waiting for it. Waiting…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Story of Isaac
“I've had a vision, And you know I'm strong and holy, I must do what I've been told.” — The Story of Isaac, Leonard Cohen ###Sometime in my teens, I…
THE HUMBOLDT HUSTLE: Marco Alvarez, ‘El Hombre Torcido,’ Will Break Your Heart for Tips in Two Languages
“Yo soy El Hombre Torcido.”“I am the Crooked Man,” says Marco Alvarez, full-time line cook and part-time busker.Busking, otherwise known as street performance, is Alvarez’ outlet for expression…
OBITUARY: Shawn Kristopher Schlegel, 1975-2023
…Shawn was always the first one to volunteer to help a friend, and stubbornly the last one to ask his friends for help. The brightest light, and greatest love of Shawn’s…
OBITUARY: Larry David Bartley, 1950-2023
…He worked in Samoa until the sawmill closed, and upon its closure he transferred to the Ukiah location. He stayed at this location until he eventually retired after 50 years in the…
OBITUARY: Catherine Ann Lay, 1937-2022
…The former things have passed away.”###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Cathy Lay’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | Jan. 27, 2023
…Facing a Collapsed Economy and a Wave of Nonpayment, Redway Community Services District Starts Shutting Off Water to CustomersTHANKS, WINTER STORMS! Due to the Devastation Wrought Upon Humboldt County During the Recent…
Construction of Indianola Undercrossing and Other Safety Corridor Improvements Set to Begin This Spring
…101 and the Indianola cutoff. | Via Business Wire.# # #More than 20 years after Caltrans established the "safety corridor" between Arcata and Eureka, lowering the speed limit and installing digital "Your Speed" signs…
What Time of Day Do You Prefer Your Earthquakes?
…I want to discuss the quake with my friends during my lunch break. Noon-5 p.m.: I just don't want to be home when all my crockery is dashed to…
Facing a Collapsed Economy and a Wave of Nonpayment, Redway Community Services District Starts Shutting Off Water to Customers
Enduring economic struggles in Southern Humboldt forced the Redway Community Services District (RCSD) to shut off water and wastewater services for 16 customers on Thursday. Another 126 customers – more than 20 percent…
THANKS, WINTER STORMS! Due to the Devastation Wrought Upon Humboldt County During the Recent Rains, You Now Have Until May 15 to File Your Taxes
This is the aftermath of a strong weather event in Tennessee a number of years ago. Now Humboldt County is also a disaster zone because of the weather. Photo by Kelly via…
More Than a Million Undocumented Immigrants Gained Driver’s Licenses in California
…On the front of the cards’ upper right side is “Federal Limits Apply” instead of the iconic gold bear of California. On the back the cards say: “This card is not acceptable…
HUMBOLDT TODAY with John Kennedy O’Connor | Jan. 26, 2023
HUMBOLDT TODAY: $46 million has been rewarded to an out-of-area construction firm for a major Highway 101 project, controversy erupts over who should control a local school, the latest on…
Federal Plan to Cut Klamath River Flows Threatens Salmon Fishery, Local Tribes and Fishermen Warn
Mainstem Klamath River juvenile Chinook salmon outmigration monitoring. | Photo via USFS, Creative Commons License CC BY 2.0Joint press release from the Karuk Tribe, Ridges to Riffles, the Yurok Tribe and the…
41-Year-Old SoHum Woman Arrested Following Alleged Shelter Cove Vandalism Spree, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Jan. 24, 2023, at about 4:16 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a business on the 400…
Deputies Discover Meth, Loaded Firearm in Convicted Felon’s Vehicle on Highway 299 Late Last Night, Sheriff’s Office Says
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Jan. 25, 2023, at about 11:18 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the Willow Creek area conducted…
Who Should Control Academy of the Redwoods?
There's a bit of controversy over whether Fortuna Union High School District should retain control over Academy of the Redwoods or if the program should be ceded to Eureka City Schools…
State Justice Department Hasn’t Probed — or Even Logged — All Police Shootings of Possibly Unarmed People
A law passed in 2020 compels the state Justice Department to investigate all incidents in which a police officer shoots and kills someone who is unarmed. But the department isn’t investigating…
College Enrollment Decline Leads to Funding Changes for Underperforming Cal State Schools
Students walk across campus at the California State University East Bay campus on Feb. 25, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters.The California State University system is putting campuses on notice…