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WEEK WITHOUT DRIVING: Life’s No Picnic For Rural People Who Rely on Public Transportation to Get Around
…To get to a morning appointment in McKinleyville from Trinidad, I first walked in the dark with a flashlight to the bus stop. Even with the flashlight, I was nearly run down…
OBITUARY: Justin Seth Talkington, 1998-2025
…Seth’s early childhood years were lived in the intimate community and beautiful beachside town of Trinidad — living just a couple hundred yards from the beaches that Seth enjoyed walking. He attended…
‘We Need to Cut the Cord’: Humboldt Supervisors Move Forward With Yee Haw Abatement After 25 Years of Stalled Enforcement Actions
…County Looks to Rein in Yee Haw, the Trinidad-Area Commune With a Long History of Health and Safety Code ViolationsCounty Supes Approve Civil Penalties on ‘Yee Haw’ Communal Living Property Near…
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Trinidad-Area ‘Yee Haw’ Community to Face Potential Code Enforcement Action After Property Owner Allegedly Shirks Board-Imposed Deadlines
THIS WEEK IN SUPES: Trinidad-Area ‘Yee Haw’ Community to Face Potential Code Enforcement Action After Property Owner Allegedly Shirks Board-Imposed Deadlines
From Zoom Auditions to Scenes With Leo: Meet the Humboldt County Actors in One Battle After Another
…But in early 2024, the crew spent 11 days here in Humboldt County, filming at a variety of locations, including the Cutten Murphy's Market, the streets of Trinidad and Arcata and…
OBITUARY: Steve Newman, 1942-2025
…Finding a small house on the Pacific Ocean in the town of Trinidad (“An incredible beach, a real dream spot… 55 dollars a month!” he’d write to his parents), he got…
OBITUARY: Richard Spini, 1957-2025
…He and Jane got married in 1981 in Trinidad. Rich then attended University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, graduating in 1984. Rich had a forty-year career as a pharmacist in…
Inside Juan Pablo Cervantes’s Rush to Organize a Special Election in Less Than Half the Usual Time
…Ray's Food Place, 38915 Hwy 299 Trinidad: Murphy's Market, 1 Main St McKinleyville: Ace Hardware, 2725 Centra/l Ave; Murphy’s Market, 1451 Glendale Dr Arcata: Murphy's Market, 785…
Motorcyclist Uses Hammond Trail Bridge to Escape Pursuit Early This Morning; Deputies Eventually Make Arrest at The Heights Casino
…A deputy called The Heights Casino in Trinidad and spoke to casino security who advised a motorcycle matching the description and with the same license plate had just arrived and the rider…
POLL! Who Makes the Best Mexican Food in the Rest of the County?
Aztec Grill, Willow Creek Aztec Grill, Garberville Aztec Grill, Trinidad El Cora Restaurant, Garberville Gonzalez Mexican Restaurant, Willow Creek Nacho Mama, Garberville La Patria Mariscos and Grill, Fields Landing The Patron Kitchen…
(UPDATED) Last Year, a Eureka Man Was Killed by a Driver High on Nitrous. Now His Daughter is Suing the Companies That Supplied It
…Eureka City Manager Miles Slattery tells the Outpost that a tobacco ordinance and nitrous ban will likely come before the city council next month while Trinidad and Fortuna are working on similar…
OBITUARY: Joyce Novelo-Clark, 1957-2025
…cousins and great-nieces and great-nephews.A celebration of life will be held at Trinidad Town Hall on August 23, 2025, at 1 p.m.###The obituary above was submitted on…
The Winners of Humboldt’s Design-An-‘I Voted’-Sticker Contest Have Been Announced, and Outpost Readers’ Taste in Art Has Been Confirmed
…is meant to represent one of her favorite places in Humboldt County, the lagoons by Trinidad. “I also wanted to stay true to Humboldt’s weirdness which is why an alien spaceship…
OBITUARY: Ivy Olive ‘Johnnie’ Olsen, 1918-2025
…They dined at The Eatery in Trinidad at least once a month for over 20 years. Mom wanted to live in Trinidad when they were first married but it was too far…
OBITUARY: Levi Parker Rice, 1982-2025
…An ash spreading ceremony was held at Trinidad Beach, where some of Levi’s ashes were laid to rest alongside those of his mother, Marcelle Rice, in the presence of close family…
We Got Panicky Alerts and Wacky Flood Maps. So How Do We Improve Humboldt County’s Tsunami Warning System?
…to pull [it] as far south as Cape Mendocino … because of a spot right around Trinidad that was [expected to] exceed the threshold, which is just over three feet,” Aylward continued. “For…
OBITUARY: Natalie R. Turner, 1964-2025
…Joseph’s Hospital and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.Services will be held at the Trinidad Cemetery on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at noon with a small gathering afterward in…
Extra Deputies Patrolling Trinidad Following Burglary Investigation
…On July 20, 2025, the County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) responded to the city of Trinidad on reports of multiple break-in attempts to occupied homes and vacation rentals.The investigation revealed…
Amid Controversy, Trinidad City Council Narrowly Opts to Pursue a Study on an Alternate Water Supply
Trinidad Mayor Cheryl Kelly and Councilmember Kati Breckenridge.###PREVIOUSLYTrinidad to Reconsider Joining Engineering Study for Water Pipeline Extension as Rancheria Connection Project Moves Forward###After sourcing its water from the Luffenholtz Creek…
OBITUARY: Suellen Stewart, 1937-2025
…She preached and presided over communion in small churches throughout Northern California, including Blue Lake, Scotia, and Trinidad. Suellen was passionate about early childhood education and advocacy for children. Suellen served on…
(VIDEO) TIMELINE CLEANSE: Local Woman Spots Beautiful Sea Creature Near Trinidad
(VIDEO) TIMELINE CLEANSE: Local Woman Spots Beautiful Sea Creature Near Trinidad
Trinidad to Reconsider Joining Engineering Study for Water Pipeline Extension as Rancheria Connection Project Moves Forward
Trinidad. | Photo by Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0.###As the Trinidad Rancheria slowly but surely works toward securing a source of water for the multi-story Hyatt hotel it wants to…
POLL! Where is the Best Place to Road Bike in Humboldt?
…Butler Valley Road Grizzly Bluff and Blue Slide roads Tompkins Hill Road Bald Hills Road Trinidad / Scenic Drive / Patrick's Point Drive Maple Creek Road Murray / Fieldbrook roads "You fools! You didn…
OBITUARY: Gerald Enlo Hale, 1939-2025
…One time he even water skied from Eureka to Trinidad on the open ocean with lifelong friends Don Miller, George Berry, and Don Daniels.Later he attended Humboldt State, where he met…
There Was a Little ‘No Kings’ Protest in Trinidad, in Front of a Pissed-Off Old Lady’s House
…Pease.Outpost Trinidad bureau chief Ted Pease files the following dispatch:The No King's movement comes to Trinidad, in front of Barbara Snell's house. Barbara, 94, has been flying the…
15 Cyclists Rode to Every Murphy’s Market in a Day
…Their destination was another one of the local chain grocery stores, the Cutten location, and after that they were riding to the other Murphy’s in Arcata, then up to Trinidad, where…
OBITUARY: Ronald Floyd Gulbransen, 1954-2025
…Ron will be interred at a private ceremony with his parents in Trinidad. A celebration of life is being planned and will be held soon. Arrangements were made with Ayers Family Cremation…
OBITUARY: Barbara Cole, 1928-2025
…Thrown into the classroom at Trinidad Elementary, she might have felt over her head — but she swam rather than sank, emerging as a gifted and beloved educator. She taught for eight years…
OBITUARY: James Thomas Mayo, 1951-2025
…Born in Arkansas and raised in Trinidad, with his two brothers, Dan and Duane, and sister, Donna. He lived in Trinidad his whole life except for the last 12 years, when he…
Humboldt Has a Shiny New Hydrogen Bus Ready to Ride
…Peter Lehman, a founder of the Schatz Energy Center, reminisced about testing the bus's abilities by driving it from Trinidad to Scotia, up Berry Summit, and finally all the way to…