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ELECTION RESULTS: Few Votes Counted on Election Night, Leaving Many Races Up in the Air; Matthews, White Look Like Locks in Arcata
Meredith Matthews, likely winner in the Arcata City Council race, checks results on her phone at her election night party at Septentrio Winery. Photo: Andrew Goff.PREVIOUSLY:ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS! Follow Live…
(UPDATING) ELECTION NIGHT RESULTS! Follow Live! All the Vote Counts as They Happen, Plus Scene Reports From the Parties! The Thrill of Victory, the Agony of Defeat!
…Kinda interesting that Arcata's Measure M — the one that would mandate the city fly the Earth Flag at the top of the flagpole — seems to be going down kinda hard, at…
MORE CONDORS! The Yurok Tribe and Its Partners are Gonna Try to Put Some More Birds in the Sky Tomorrow Morning
…Once the wild birds are present and one or more of the target birds are feeding on the bait in the trap, the door between the main flight pen and the trap…
Woman Shot in the Legs After Bumpy Bald Hills Road Causes Firearm to Discharge; One Arrested
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 5, 2022, at about 12:14 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Elk Camp Fire Station…
OBITUARY: Adam Christopher Ahlstrom, 1980-2022
…Please join us to celebrate him.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Adam Ahlstrom’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County residents at no charge…
OBITUARY: Margaret ‘Peggy’ Eloise Molloy, 1951-2022
…After high school, she traveled and trained with the Boston Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen, Denmark, the Martha Graham School in New York, the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco…
OBITUARY: Rachel Marie (Bozarth) Plympton, 1967-2022
…She called it “the longest honeymoon ever.” Together they saw the Statue of Liberty, the Mississippi River, the 911 Memorial, the Liberty Bell and more. They revisited Louisiana—one of her favorite…
OBITUARY: Bearl Teasley, 1936-2022
Bearl Teasley passed away on October 16 in Rio Dell at the age of 86. He was a long-time employee of the Pacific Lumber Company, where he retired. While working for…
Hundreds of Eureka High Students Stage Walkout in Support of Beloved Administrator, and They Say His Departure is Part of a Troubling Trend
…There’s no checks and balances."The protesting students swarmed the sidewalk outside the administration building. Several held brightly colored protest signs on butcher paper while others clutched smaller signs hand-lettered…
The Last-Minute Voter’s Guide to Actually Filling Out and Turning in Your Damn Ballot!
"Voting," according to the DALL-E artificial intelligence image generator.Hey, you. Pssssst. Election Day is tomorrow. Remember? It’s getting down to the wire, here. And you haven’t turned in…
Rural Ranchers Face $4,000 Proposed Fine for Violating State Drought Order
…The state agency said that it recommends the maximum allowable fine due to the “significant volume diverted in a short period of time, … the impacts to the watershed, the sensitive timing of…
Eureka Police Name Decedent in Last Week’s Fatal Collision on Broadway; Investigation Ongoing
PREVIOUSLY:"Going Down," November 3###Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On November 3, 2022, at about 12:55 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department responded to the 2800…
Poverty Drops in California but Only Because of Child Tax Credit, COVID Relief Funds
…At the federal level, experts said the most impactful poverty relief was the expansion of the child tax credit, which paid families $3,600 for each child under 6, and $3,000…
More People Will Be Eligible for Health Insurance Through Covered California
Patricia Moran at the at-home day care she runs, Patricia's Creative Learning Center, in San Jose on Nov. 2, 2022. Photo by Laure Andrillon for CalMattersHundreds of thousands of Californians…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Books — A Love Story
…For instance, we have an alabaster disc naming Enheduanna as the author of poems written, in cuneiform, on the disc. She was priestess of the moon god Nanna and daughter of Sargon…
LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN: Don’t Forget That We ‘Fall Back’ to Standard Time on Sunday
Tomorrow will be the first Sunday in November and in case you forgot, that means that at 2 a.m. daylight saving time will end and clocks and other time-telling devices…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rewilding California
Image generated by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.On this week's EcoNews Report, host Tom Wheeler talks to friends from across California about "rewilding." What the heck is rewilding? It is…
A NURSE WRITES: Let’s Talk About Our Gross Hands
…Between 1840 and 1846, the maternal mortality rate for the midwives’ ward was 36 per 1000 births, while the mortality rate for the doctors’ ward was 98 per 1000 births. I'll…
OBITUARY: Edward Hackett Fitzgerald, 1950-2022
…His friends recall him driving and when a favorite song of his, like "Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" or "Sunny," came on the radio, he would give a slight shake…
OBITUARY: Jonas Martin Lindblom, 1939-2022
…Bring your favorite stories of Jonas to share with family and friends.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to one of Jonas’ favorite charities, Smile Train or Mercy…
OBITUARY: William ‘Merlin’ Lake, 1928-2022
…The family would like to thank the Fieldbrook volunteer Fire Department for all the years of help they have given the family. There help was always appreciated and there kindness never went…
OBITUARY: Elvert L. Gantt, 1940-2022
…He started an early career with the RCA company out of Bakersfield. His territory covered the entire western norder. Of course in no time he obtained the # 1 salesman in all of…
Arcata Councilmember Brett Watson Consents to Police Search of His Home to Try to Find His Missing Firearms
…He said he talked to the Arcata police chief back in May about the guns. “I told him he was welcome to search my premises.” Jambeck told the judge it’s difficult…
Two Men Arrested After Allegedly Burgling Washing Machine From Arcata Bottoms Home
Chambers (left) and Carter.Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Nov. 3, 2022, at about 8:39 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a…
The New Eureka Visitor Center, Which Opens Saturday, Features a Penny Smasher and Will Someday Boast a Mini Sky Walk
…The City of Eureka will hold a ribbon cutting on Saturday, November 5th at 5:30 PM to celebrate the grand opening of the new Eureka Visitor’s Center. The space is…
OBITUARY: Nicklas Allen Sellars, 1989-2022
…at the Sunset Cemetery. There will be a potluck at Sequoia Park following the ceremony. ALL ARE WELCOME TO SHARE MEMORIES OF NICKLAS AND EAT GOOD FOOD!###The obituary above was submitted…
OBITUARY: Glen Dale Logan, 1937-2022
Glen Dale Logan peacefully and comfortably passed away surrounded by family at the age of 85 on October 26, 2022 in Eureka. Born to Bea and Henry Hirning in Missoula, Montana on…
OBITUARY: Michael Peter Galdieri, 1952-2022
…A private service was held and interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Betty Jackson’s loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries…
EUREKA CITY COUNCIL: LGBTQ Community and Allies Defend Recent Redwood Pride Event, Council Approves Homeless Action Plan, and More
Screenshot of Tuesday's Eureka City Council meeting.###The Eureka City Council and Mayor Susan Seaman donned colors of the rainbow during Tuesday’s council meeting to stand in solidarity with Humboldt…
OBITUARY: Betty Delephine Jackson, 1934-2022
Betty Delephine JacksonBorn December 28, 1934 – Entered into rest October 26, 2022 Betty was the devoted and loving wife to Paul Jackson for 53 years. Together they had four children, Pliny “Jack…