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Jail Staff Saved an Inmate’s Life Five Days Ago, Says Sheriff’s Office
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2026, 8:34 a.m. / Emergencies
What California’s Insurance Commissioner Does — and How It Affects Your Wallet
Levi Sumagaysay / Sept. 9, 2026, 7:06 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Ethan ‘Hunter’ Jackson, 2006-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Tammie Lynn (Canfield) Harris, 1967-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 9, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… . A celebration of life honoring Tammie will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 3 p.m. at The Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way, Eureka. Family and friends are invited to come together to celebrate Tammie …
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California Department of Fish and Wildlife Join Forces to Improve Salmon Habitat, Advance Sustainable Fishing Practices on Trinity River
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2026, 4:31 p.m. / Environment , Fish
Rio Dell City Council Candidates Seeking Infrastructure Improvements, Election Uncontested With Two Newcomers to Join
Sage Alexander / Sept. 8, 2026, 3:35 p.m. / Elections
Cal Poly Humboldt Ranks Among Nation’s Top Rural Colleges
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 8, 2026, 11:42 a.m. / Cal Poly Humboldt
… ’ve read in these very pages. She started with a list of 1,000 rural schools identified by the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (AARC)’s Rural-Serving Post-Secondary Institutions project …
Three Kids Treated for Rabies Exposure After Handling Positive Bats, Humboldt County Public Health Says
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2026, 11:25 a.m. / Health
… against rabies, including dogs, cats and select livestock. For questions about rabies or to report a rabid animal, please call the DHHS Division of Environmental Health at 707-445-6215 or toll free at 1 …
HEADS UP, FIELDBROOK! We Can’t Know Exactly When, But TORCHBEARR is Coming to Torch Between Six and 22 Acres of You Soon
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2026, 10:57 a.m. / Non-Emergencies
Medi-Cal Won’t Pay for Assisted Living in Most of California. One Brother Fought Back
By Jessica Blough, UC Berkeley / Sept. 8, 2026, 7:53 a.m. / Sacramento
… early access to a pilot program that launched on July 1, which extends the assisted living options to select members of the network. There will be no open application process, but members can ask …
OBITUARY: Michael Jesse Lyons, 1938-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2026, 7:23 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: Michael Jesse Lyons, 1938-2026 Michael Jesse Lyons, born November 28, 1938, in Eureka, passed away on September 1, 2026 in the community he called home …
OBITUARY: Terry Anthony Strong, 1946-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 8, 2026, 7:13 a.m. / Obits
(PHOTOS) Firefighters Douse Early Morning Trailer Fire Near Ferndale; No Injuries Reported
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2026, 12:06 p.m. / Fire
Meet Your Trinidad City Council Candidates in Upcoming, Uncontested Election
Sage Alexander / Sept. 7, 2026, 11 a.m. / Elections
Ten Years In, Humboldt County Growers Alliance Launches New Strategy to Expand Markets and ‘Demand Recognition’ for Local Cannabis
LoCO Staff / Sept. 7, 2026, 9:20 a.m. / Cannabis
MUSICAL MEMOIR: Playing Country Music in the Eel River Valley Honky Tonks in the Mid-’70s
Paul DeMark / Sept. 6, 2026, 7 a.m. / Music
STORY TIME: Skydiving and the Fountain of Courage
Jeff DeMark / Sept. 6, 2026, 7 a.m. / Story
THE ECONEWS REPORT: It’s Transit Month!
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 5, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: Orphaned at Nine Years Old, Thomas Bair Made His Way to Humboldt County and Thence to His Fortune
Jan Olsen / Sept. 5, 2026, 7:30 a.m. / History
… , who was born January 1, 1854. They had three sons, Hugh, Thomas Bair II and Fred. Hugh died when he was an infant. There is little history known about Thomas Bair II. He graduated from grammar school …
OBITUARY: Christopher Alan Covington, 1984-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 5, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Northtown Books, Destroyed by Fire Early This Year, is About Ready to Reopen in Its New Location
Ryan Burns / Sept. 4, 2026, 3:57 p.m. / Business
Sara Bareilles Announces Charity Screening of Her Documentary ‘Good Grief’ For the Eureka Theater
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 4, 2026, 3:13 p.m. / :)
… mistake he’ll acknowledge is being a bad record-keeper. Records from public shelters reveal that approximately 1,030 dogs were surrendered to Miranda’s Rescue from the beginning of 2025 through the end …
Fortuna Union High School’s Superintendent Says It’s Too Dangerous for School Buses to Travel Through the Highway 36 Landslide Area; Bridgeville Parents Are Urging Him to Reconsider
Isabella Vanderheiden / Sept. 4, 2026, 12:29 p.m. / Education , Traffic
… The slide area on Highway 36 pictured on Aug. 25. | Photo: Caltrans District 1.###When a major landslide cut off Highway 36 near Grizzly Creek last spring, Fortuna Union High School students living …
The Eureka Police Department Says That It Will Step Up Enforcement Around E-Bikes and the Like This Month
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2026, 12:09 p.m. / Transportation
Eureka’s Gazebo Fountain Just Got A Massive Overhaul, Which Will Hopefully Stop it From Constantly Breaking
Sage Alexander / Sept. 4, 2026, 10:39 a.m. / :)
Community Colleges Suddenly Oppose Plan to Let Them Offer More Bachelor’s Degrees
Mikhail Zinshteyn / Sept. 4, 2026, 7:44 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: James Eric Brundage, 1944-2026
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2026, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… OBITUARY: James Eric Brundage, 1944-2026 James Eric “Eric” Brundage, a longtime resident of Arcata and patriarch of a large blended family, passed away at his home on September 1st …
The Humboldt Deputy Sheriffs Organization Says That Its Members Are Bummed Out by Low Pay, Understaffing
LoCO Staff / Sept. 3, 2026, 2:36 p.m. / Local Government
A Plan is Underway to Shore Up Centerville Road, but the California Coastal Commission Wants People to Stop Driving on the Beach
Sage Alexander / Sept. 3, 2026, 1:46 p.m. / Government
