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Sheriff’s Office Reopening to Public Friday, Offering Services by Appointment Only
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 10:13 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
How Coronavirus Could Test California’s Commitment to Privacy
Ben Christopher / April 23, 2020, 7:24 a.m. / Sacramento
… of privacy advocates. But there is a limit to how effective these apps are. In Singapore, which developed its own contact tracing application, TraceTogether, only 1 in 5 of the island city …
Shortage on a Stick: More Swabs on the Way, but That Alone Won’t Solve California Test Gap
Ben Christopher / April 23, 2020, 7:05 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Marylin Margaret Sauers, 1933-2020
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Everett Dewey Myers, 1947-2020
LoCO Staff / April 23, 2020, 6:45 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) Loosening Shelter Restrictions Will Increase COVID Cases, But We Can’t Stay Like This Forever, County Health Officer Says
Ryan Burns / April 22, 2020, 5:29 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… and first responders have been tested in Humboldt, and now many of those came back positive? (1:17) So far, the county has not had enough testing capacity to screen asymptomatic workers, “although …
NoHum? SoHum? Humboldt Bay Area? Broad Regional Info on Humboldt County COVID-19 Infection Rates Now Available
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 4:53 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Again: No New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Humboldt Today
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… of recovered cases: 50Total number of people tested by Public Health Laboratory: 1,138 Total number of people tested by all other sources (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California …
Library System Stocking Up on New E-Books, Audiobooks Thanks to a Spate of New Grants
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 9:36 a.m. / Local Government
‘The Economy, The Surge and What’s Next for Humboldt County’: A Live Broadcast Thursday Night
LoCO Staff / April 22, 2020, 7:01 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
California Could Protect Stimulus Checks From Debt Collectors. Will Newsom Act?
Jackie Botts / April 22, 2020, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… checks. Image via iStock###Californians have begun to see money appear in their bank accounts: $1,200 for single people and an extra $500 for each kid. But for Californians with consumer debt, that money …
YET AGAIN: No New Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Humboldt; Total Number of Infected Remains at 52; All But Two Recovered
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 5:19 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… , a total of 1,614 county residents have been tested since the outbreak began. Humboldt County’s testing rate of 1,137 per 100,000 residents exceeds the estimated state rate of 666 per 100 …
Hydesville Man Reported Missing Emerges From the Woods Near Titlow Hill After 14 Days
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 5:15 p.m. / Crime
BREAKING: Masks Mandatory Starting Friday; Health Officer to Mandate Face Coverings for Indoor Spaces Outside Your Home, Or Wherever You Can’t Stay 6 Feet Away
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 4:37 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
Eureka Target Employees Dispute Company’s Claims About Safety Precautions Following COVID Case
Ryan Burns / April 21, 2020, 4:15 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Sheriff Honsal Talks About (Slowly) Reopening the Economy in His Latest Round of Responses to Reporters’ Questions
Hank Sims / April 21, 2020, 4:14 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… and keep themselves and others safe. Has it been hard to acquire that gear? (1:10) Yes. Even though a lot of protective gear is being reserved for first responders, it's still hard to get hold of …
HSU Club Organizing Video Game Tournament With Local High School Students to Help Fight COVID-Caused Boredom
John Ross Ferrara / April 21, 2020, 3:55 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , HSU , Labor , LoCO Sports!
… tournament, where four high school students will be paired with one HSU student in teams of five to compete for the tournament championship and a prize of 1,380 RP (League of Legends in-game currency). PC …
Humboldt Hero Sara Bareilles Sends Home Love, Hope and Money to Help Us Through the Crisis
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 1:52 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Burglar Steals Coin Machine From Funky Monkey Pizza Restaurant in Fortuna, Tells Owner to Keep the Change
John Ross Ferrara / April 21, 2020, 1 p.m. / Crime
Some Arcata Marsh Trails Are Now One-Way to Help You Stay Six Feet Apart From Other Humans
Stephanie McGeary / April 21, 2020, 12:43 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt , Local Government , Nature
Confined and In Conflict? Humboldt Mediation Services is Offering Help Via Videoconferencing During Shut-In
Ryan Burns / April 21, 2020, 11:19 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
(VIDEO) Supervisor Mike Wilson Recruits Friends for Quarantine Singalong ‘Alone Together’
Ryan Burns / April 21, 2020, 10:35 a.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… ’s a link:https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR2yZXTsDhVdAKDgCpAtzLga2rb-mjdCB1FTjS0t2vvvFXaUCUomzjwPjtg&v=JkzB3PX1EEE&feature=youtu.beJohn Elliott (www.thehereafterishere.com), Nigella Baur …
Fortuna City Council Gets New Land for Police Headquarters, Eyes Street Upgrades, Talks COVID Reopening
Freddy Brewster / April 21, 2020, 7:18 a.m. / Government
… the construction bid to RAO Construction for those road improvements, City Manager Merritt Perry said Fortuna received four bids for the project. Those four bids ranged from $630,085.50 to a little over $1 million …
At California’s Capitol, Lawmakers Want Information; Protesters Want to End Coronavirus Stay-At-Home
Laurel Rosenhall / April 21, 2020, 6:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… a day May 1st. What’s the number we need to return to some sort of more normalcy?” asked Ting, a San Franciso Democrat. “Is it 100,000? Is it 50,000? Is it a million? What is it?” The response from Marko …
Not Enough Patients: Health Clinics Struggle to Stay Open
Erica Hellerstein / April 21, 2020, 6:54 a.m. / Sacramento
… of the California Primary Care Association. There are about 1,300 community clinics and health centers (CCHCs) across California serving more than 7 million patients annually — nearly one-sixth of the state …
Predicting a Pandemic’s Path: What Models Can and Can’t Do
Barbara Feder Ostrov / April 21, 2020, 6:54 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Freida Bannister, 1941-2020
LoCO Staff / April 21, 2020, 6:24 a.m. / Obits
(VIDEO) How is Humboldt’s Mental Health in the COVID-Era? Humboldt’s Behavioral Health Director Has Answers
Andrew Goff / April 20, 2020, 6 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt
… available for all confirmed cases:• Contact to a Known Case: 23• Travel-Acquired: 20• Community Transmission: 8• Under Investigation: 1For the most recent COVID-19 …
