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Humboldt Deputy Health Officer Takes Questions on Flu Season, Halloween and Why Young People are Contracting COVID More Often
…The Times-Standard asks, "Has the county seen any increase or decrease in demand for flu shots amid the COVID-19 pandemic? Are there any concerns about shortages?" At the county level…
A Redding Megachurch Leader Came to Humboldt and Flouted Mask Rules. Her Ministry is Now the Source of a Major COVID Outbreak.
Still from video on the website for the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry.###At the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, students are taught that miracles can be performed by believers…
The Blood Bank is Critically Low on Supply Right Now — Especially Type O — and Really Needs Your Donations ASAP
…The Northern California Community Blood Bank is critically short of supply at the moment.That word went out on the bank's Facebook page this morning — see here — but things have gotten…
LET’S GET YOU MARRIED: State Releases New Guidelines for Weddings in the Age of COVID
Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash###PREVIOUSLY:COVID Didn’t Stop People From Hosting Large Weddings This Summer, and the Sheriff’s Office Turned a Blind Eye###But now, from the Humboldt…
California GOP in Legal Trouble for ‘Ballot Harvesting’ With Unofficial Drop Boxes
Voters drop off their ballots at the outdoor polling station at San Francisco City Hall on Super Tuesday 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters###After the electoral hammering the California Republicans…
What No Trump Stimulus Means for California Schools, Unemployment and More
Regal Cinemas in Jack London Square remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic in Oakland on Sept. 9, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters###Last week, as federal stimulus talks crumbled…
OBITUARY: Carol Ann DeGroot, 1944-2020
…They spent years line dancing with the Ferndale Frolics, formed and maintained a pinochle club and a book club, where laughing was the best part of the meeting. In spite of severe…
OBITUARY: Olivia G. Lozano, 1939-2020
…Times were tough as a young girl and in 1948 the family moved to California. Olivia was the middle child of five and the oldest daughter. She attended Lincoln Elementary in Oakland…
Eureka Police Arrest Two After Alleged Armed Robbery Near Alice Birney Campus
Press release from the Eureka Police Department: On October 9, 2020, at about 10:54 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to the 700 block of Stewart Street…
Joint Information Center Releases More Detail on New State Guidelines for Inter-Family Gatherings
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently released guidance for individuals and families to hold limited gatherings as safely as possible during the COVID…
Washington Murder Suspects Arrested After One Runs Out of Gas, the Other Attempts Carjacking, HCSO Says
Collett and Craig. | Booking photos courtesy HCSO.###Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:On Oct. 10, 2020, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received information that two fugitives wanted…
Workout Workaround: How Gyms Are Getting Themselves Reclassified as ‘Essential’
…The gym is now functioning at about 15% capacity following the re-opening of a handful of franchises in Los Angeles and Orange County. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.###As the…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Blown Away
…Your President of Positivity starts her Monday with a return to Eureka's Mendenhall Studios where she's somehow able to evade another Humbubbles onslaught before ducking into the Glass Garage to…
FIRE UPDATE: Rain Allows Firefighters to Make ‘Good Progress’; Relief Will Be Short-Lived, Calfire Says
A firefighter gazes at the August Complex's first measurable rain in months. | InciWebWest Zone of the August ComplexCalfire:Total acreage on the August Complex is 1,028,529. The West Zone…
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Marble Maker Topher Reynolds on Living the Humboldt Artist Dream
(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: Marble Maker Topher Reynolds on Living the Humboldt Artist Dream
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Buddy, Can You Spare a Fin?
How much cash have you got in your wallet or purse? Someone did a study on this and came up with the average amount that Americans carry on their person: $46.* Just…
(VIDEO) Humboldt Rap Group City Hippie Releases New Music Video Filmed During the Eerie Orange Sky Day
Nobody could forget the recent strange September day when smoke from the many nearby fires darkened the sky, creating a creepy orange hue that seemed almost fitting for this already supremely bizarre…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Fire Ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson on This Year’s Record Fire Season
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Fire Ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson on This Year's Record Fire Season
OBITUARY: Bill Pierre Ward, 1952-2020
…Bill’s creative spirit and talent for the arts lead him up the coast of California where he landed in the little town of Orick. He dived into the artistic expression form…
OBITUARY: Thelma Louise Hooven, 1937-2020
…Mom was the oldest of six kids. At the young age of nine years old, mom was driving tractor and picking cotton on the family farm in Oklahoma and then Colorado before…
OBITUARY: Timothy ‘Tim’ James McTague Sr., 1959-2020
…He enjoyed going to the boy’s sporting events and watching the 49ers. For several years he had season tickets for the 49er’s and would take two of the boys each…
Fortuna Candidates Agree That the City Should Just Reopen Already, and One Has Some, Uh, Interesting Comments on Race
Challenger Mike Losey, incumbent Tami Trent and incumbent Dean Glaser. | Screenshots from YouTube.###The three candidates running for two available seats on the Fortuna City Council this election season squared (or is…
Man Tased, Pepper-Sprayed, Tackled and Eventually Arrested After Attempted Carjacking at Courthouse Market Last Night, Eureka Police Say
From the Eureka Police Department: On 10/8/20 at 7:39 pm, a Eureka Police Officer was on routine patrol traveling westbound on 4th Street, when he was contacted by a…
Shots Fired Between Security Guards, Intruders at Commercial Cannabis Farm on Bald Hills Road; Sheriff’s Office Investigating
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: On October 8, 2020 at about 2:12 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the 23,000 block of…
How California Expats Are Helping Turn Texas Into a Battleground State
…The silhouette of a John or Jane Doe gets out of the passenger seat, jumps on the Taylor property’s retaining wall, snatches the Biden-Harris sign and smuggles it into the…
HSU President Tom Jackson Temporarily Relinquishing Duties After Death of Son
…Read HSU's email detailing plans for the brief shift in power full below: President Jackson has stepped away from his presidential duties temporarily due to the death of his son. Vice…
Food for People Will be Tearing Down and Rebuilding its Sewage-Damaged 14th Street Headquarters, and it Kicks Off With a Zoom Party at Noon
File photo.###Right before the pandemic, you may remember, the crucial Humboldt County nonprofit food bank Food for People suffered a catastrophic blow at its headquarters on Eureka's 14th Street — a…
OBITUARY: John (Jack) Richard Macdonald, 1932-2020
…The Safari Motel, located at the corner of Broadway and Seventh, was the original. During the early sixties they developed the Reef Motel in Crescent City just in time for the huge…
State Reauthorizes HACHR’s Syringe Exchange Program, But Gives Eureka More Control
###On Wednesday, the Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction's controversial syringe exchange program was granted a two-year reauthorization by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). However, the state's…
Here is a List of All Humboldt’s Ballot Drop Off Boxes for Your Voting Convenience
…These Arcata High Seniors — and Their Supporters — Hope Arcata Property Owners Will Pay a Little Bit More to Keep the City’s Parks in the GreenMEASURE C: Ranked-Choice Voting Would Bring…