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Red Cross Taking in Fire Refugees at Fortuna’s Fireman’s Pavilion
Some refugees from the large fires to our east — the Dixie Fire, the Monunent Fire, the McFarland Fire and others — are making their way to the coast. The American Red Cross writes…
Fortuna Police Arrest Man Allegedly in Possession of Stolen Property, Illegal Weapons, Narcotics, Bear Spray
…On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at approximately 4:00 P.M., Fortuna Police Officers executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Jenny Lane in Fortuna.During the service of the…
Local Woman Hospitalized Following Dog Attack in Fortuna
…Matt Eberhardt with the Fortuna Police Department told the Outpost that the dog — a 7-year-old bulldog — also attacked a nearby resident who helped Mullins fight off the dog. “The dog…
Guy Fieri Fundraiser Events at This Year’s Humboldt County Fair Canceled by COVID
…But given the current circumstances that are outside anyone's control, the fair’s team and I feel that the logistics of the events don’t fit in with the health and…
OBITUARY: Donna Elaine Feddersen, 1943-2021
Donna Elaine FeddersenJuly 4, 1943 - August 12, 2021It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of our beautiful and amazing mother, Donna Elaine Feddersen. She passed away at home on…
OBITUARY: Olivia Rangel Jackson, 1951-2021
…The family would like to thank Charlene Barnhart for all your hard work and dedication, and the nurses who helped care for her. At the request of Olivia services will be held…
McK Man Must Stand Trial on Charges of Shooting Friend in the Penis During Alleged Robbery Attempt, Judge Rules
A McKinleyville man suspected of shooting his friend in the groin was held to answer today on charges that could put him in prison for life. After hearing the victim and a…
Would You Be Willing to Share Your Experience of Trying to Find Housing in Humboldt? Here’s a Survey For You to Do That!
With all the potential big projects on Humboldt's horizon and with homelessness an ongoing concern, there's been a lot of chatter about the county's meager housing stock and its…
FREE MASKS GALORE! They’re Giving Out 200,000 of the GOOD Masks to Local Businesses Next Week
The N95s are the ones you want. You might not get this model, but you'll get one just as good. Photo by Jonathan J. Castellon on Unsplash.###From the Arcata Economic…
Monument Fire Grows By More Than 9,000 Acres, Continues to Threaten Hayfork and Junction City
…The live video will be streamed on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and CALFIRESHU Facebook pages, on Zoom at https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1618675298, and on youtube.com/c/calfireimt5. The…
McFarland Fire Grows to 107,000 Acres; Containment Drops to 51 Percent
…While firefighters say they once had the fire 68 percent contained a few days ago, the fire's containment is now listed at 51 percent."Yesterday, gusty and dry west to northwest…
Arcata City Council is Whole Again! Newly Appointed Councilmember Meredith Matthews Officially Sworn In Tuesday Evening
…The Arcata City Council made the decision to appoint a new Council Member to serve the remainder of Pereira’s term, which will end in November of 2022. Of her swearing in…
Man Arrested For Assault After Allegedly Wielding Crossbow, Slashing Victim’s Tires
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On Aug. 16, 2021, at about 6:27 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a parking lot on the…
HSU Houses More Than 100 Dixie Fire Evacuees From Lassen Community College
HSU | Photo courtesy of the CSU system.Humboldt State University press release: As the Dixie Fire continues to grow, Lassen Community College in Susanville evacuated 106 students and staff to Humboldt State…
California Enacted a Groundwater Law 7 Years Ago. But Wells Are Still Drying Up — and It’s Spreading
…As extreme drought spread across the state, O’Brien feared that the water underneath her property had sunk so low that it was out of the reach of her well. “The whole…
OBITUARY: Merlin Wayne Tripp, 1929-2021
…He attended Junction Elementary School and from there he went to the Sherman Indian Institute in Riverside. After three years he returned home. The next thing you know he went into the…
‘Real History is Being Acknowledged’: Two Eureka Murals Shine a Spotlight on the City’s Racist Past
Karuk artist Brian Tripp signs his and his son's initials on "The Sun Set Twice On the People That Day" mural on the Clarke Museum | Photo: Stephanie McGeary### Despite currently being…
(UPDATE: FOUND): Eureka 12-Year-Old Went For a Walk Yesterday and Never Came Home
…The missing child has been located, according to the EPD, and is safe and sound and has been removed from the missing persons system.In keeping with longstanding Outpost policy on missing…
TODAY in SUPES: Board Launches Water Quality Grant Program and Talks Redistricting; Bass Offers a Tearful Homage to Her Late Mom
…No one was turned over to ICE, the report states.According to Honsal, even prior to implementation of the sanctuary ordinance the county didn't hold anyone at the request of the…
Monument Fire Grows to 119,000 Acres as Firefighters Protect Junction City
The Monument Fire burning of Ironside Mountain last night. | Photos provided by Hawkins Bar Volunteer Fire Department Chief Todd Wright.The Monument Fire burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt…
Humboldt County Supervisors Appoint Luke Brownfield as Public Defender
…Luke Brownfield.The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in closed-session this morning to appoint Brownfield to the position, elevating the attorney to the top job in the office where he has…
McFarland Fire Nearly Doubles in Size; Containment Shrinks to 53 Percent
The McFarland Fire. | InciWebThe McFarland Fire burning along Highway 36 in trinity County has nearly doubled in size in the last 24 hours, booming from 51,909 to 97,407 acres.The…
A Nailed-Up Squirrel, Illegal Pesticides, Trigger-Happy Subjects and Water Theft Galore — The Marijuana Enforcement Team Had a Pretty Astounding Week, According to Sheriff’s Office Report
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: During the week of August 9-12, 2021, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) conducted multiple investigations…
CENSUS RESULTS! The Northern Part of the County Has Boomed, and It’s Going to Make Local Redistricting a Little Tricky
…Where did it gain them? It gained them in the northern part of the county — in the Arcata and McKinleyville areas. Other areas of the county shrank, or at least didn't…
OBITUARY: Ruby Adams, 1938-2021
Our sweet and loving Ruby Adams passed peacefully and quietly into the loving arms of God and family on Friday morning, August 6,, 2021. She was born Ruby Lillian Schafer in Oregon…
OBITUARY: Stephen Turner Davies, 1967-2021
…He went on to the New College of California, where he got his law degree, finally ending up in Eureka. His first legal case was working to compensate the families who lost…
OBITUARY: Peggy Linda Marrs, 1939-2021
In the early morning hours of July 15, 2021, Peggy passed away peacefully in her sleep at home. Born in Marin, California on May 10, 1939, Peggy was 82 years old. Peggy…
OBITUARY: Christina ‘Michelle’ Lindley, 1981-2021
…Her ashes will be scattered at the family ranch in Petrolia.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of Michelle Lindley's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt…
Humboldt Sheriff’s Deputy Who Crashed Patrol Vehicle Resigns After CHP Investigation Finds ‘Inconsistencies’ in His Story
…However, the driver who sideswiped the deputy fled the area following the collision," HCSO stated at the time, based on Arellano's fraudulent retelling. "Due to darkness and the suddenness of the…
PG&E PSPS ALERT: A Few Humboldt Communities May Have Their Power Shut Off This Week Due to Concerning Weather
Thanks to efforts to reconfigure the Humboldt Bay Generating Station so that it can operate in "island mode," the overwhelming majority of Humboldt power users no longer have to worry about PG…