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A ‘Lifeline’ for California’s Rural Schools Is About to Expire. Why Is It Stalled in Congress?
Carolyn Jones / June 27, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… . More than 700 counties nationwide, including 39 in California, receive funds. Last year, the amounts varied from $4.1 million in Siskiyou County to $30,000 in San Luis Obispo County. Even Los Angeles …
OBITUARY: Evalyn M. Decker, 1930-2024
LoCO Staff / June 27, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
Injured Solo Hiker Airlifted to Safety After Being Discovered by Teen Backpackers and Their Camp Counselors on the Lost Coast Trail
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 26, 2024, 5:12 p.m. / Emergency
YESTERDAY IN SUPES: Board OKs Another $3.5 Million for New Garberville Vets Hall Despite Ongoing Financial Woes; HCSO Settles Contract Dispute with Blue Lake
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 26, 2024, 3:10 p.m. / Local Government
… 's Humboldt County Board of Supervisors meeting.###Following two hours of tense deliberation and emotional public commentary from local veterans, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 …
League of Women Voters Chimes in on Lack of Transparency in Eureka City Schools Property Transfer
Gillen Tener Martin / June 26, 2024, 12:23 p.m. / Education
… released on June 12, 2024.The League of Women Voters of Humboldt County strongly agrees with the Grand Jury’s summary (page 1): “The Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury concludes that the Eureka City Schools …
Grand Jury Takes Deep Dive on Humboldt County’s Mental Health Crisis Street Teams
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 11:11 a.m. / Local Government
‘Excruciatingly Slow’: Delays in Workers’ Comp Payments Harm Firefighters, Frustrate Therapists
Julie Cart / June 26, 2024, 8:11 a.m. / Sacramento
The Effort to Bring Back Affirmative Action in Limited Form Is Dead
Mikhail Zinshteyn / June 26, 2024, 8:03 a.m. / Sacramento
OBITUARY: Shannon Randoll Filgas, 1978-2024
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Erma Hale Backman, 1941-2024
LoCO Staff / June 26, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
TODAY IN SUPES: Board Approves Contract with Reality TV Show ‘On Patrol: Live,’ on the Theory That It Could Boost Recruitment for Local Law Enforcement
Isabella Vanderheiden / June 25, 2024, 4:31 p.m. / Local Government
Eureka City Council Approves Ballot Language for ‘Housing for All’ Initiative, After a Couple of More Edits From Ballot Proponents
Jacquelyn Opalach / June 25, 2024, 2:11 p.m. / Local Government
(VIDEO) BE INSPIRED! Eurekans Work Together to Hose Down Flaming Garbage Truck
Andrew Goff / June 25, 2024, 12:25 p.m. / News
BURN TIME OVER! Calfire to Suspend Outdoor Burn Permits on July 1
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 11:38 a.m. / Fire
… BURN TIME OVER! Calfire to Suspend Outdoor Burn Permits on July 1 Press release from Calfire: After another wet winter and above average snowpack, warming temperatures and winds …
(VIDEO) Gavin Newsom Warns That Dark Forces Are Threatening California in Pre-Recorded State of the State Address
Alexei Koseff / June 25, 2024, 10:41 a.m. / Sacramento
Eureka Man Arrested for Transporting Over Two Pounds of a Cocaine/Fentanyl Mix to Humboldt From Los Angeles, Says Drug Task Force
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 10:12 a.m. / Crime
How Election Conspiracy Theories Tore Apart This Northern California County
Jessica Huseman / June 25, 2024, 7:20 a.m. / Sacramento
… declined to address the contradiction. “The thing with Patrick, I think,” said District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye, who supports Jones and credits him with his own entry to politics, “is that sometimes he …
OBITUARY: Doris Jean (Maloney) Donahue, 1960-2024
LoCO Staff / June 25, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GRAND JURY SAYS: With Limited Funds and Skyrocketing Buildings, the Arcata Fire District is in Serious Trouble
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 2:11 p.m. / Local Government
Arson Suspected in Early Morning Eureka Apartment Fire, Humboldt Bay Fire Says
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 10:07 a.m. / Fire
… in a vacant apartment of a six-unit apartment complex at 607 Summer St. 1 Ladder truck, 3 Fire Engines, and one Battalion Chief responded to the incident. Upon arrival Truck 8181’s crew found a two …
What You Need to Know About the California Budget Deal
Alexei Koseff / June 24, 2024, 7 a.m. / Sacramento
… is expected to vote on through a series of bills next week ahead of the July 1 start of the new fiscal year — does claw back the funding intended for Medi-Cal provider rates. It pushes back the health care wage …
OBITUARY: Elizabeth Belle Steyn, 1977-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
… and dishes to share on August 3rd, 2024, from 11 to 1 at Rohner Park, Fortuna. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, please make a donation to your favorite animal shelter in Elizabeth's name. ###The …
OBITUARY: Mark Greenleaf, 1951-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
OBITUARY: Alton ‘Whit’ Lewis, 1937-2024
LoCO Staff / June 24, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Weighing the Soul
Barry Evans / June 23, 2024, 7 a.m. / Growing Old Ungracefully
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Controversial Biomass Proposal’s Tie to Humboldt County
The EcoNews Report / June 22, 2024, 10 a.m. / Environment
… forests for two major wood pellet plants,” Mongabay, May 6. “Why Wood Pellets Won’t Solve California’s Wildfire Problem ,” Natural Resources Defense Council, Feb. 1.### …
HUMBOLDT HISTORY: The Amity Birthday Club, Humboldt County’s First Black Civic Association
Jessie Faulkner / June 22, 2024, 7:30 a.m. / History
… than 1 percent of the area's residents. Unlike other areas of the country. Eureka had no racially segregated neighborhoods — with the exception of its 19th century Chinatown, which, as many know …
OBITUARY: Thomas Patrick Roscoe, 1957-2024
LoCO Staff / June 22, 2024, 6:56 a.m. / Obits
After Leaving the District, Former Arcata High Principal Ron Perry Reveals That His Ouster Left Him Shocked, Angry and Sad; Pro-Perry Group Taking Legal Action
Ryan Burns / June 21, 2024, 4:11 p.m. / Education
… their disapproval and demand an explanation. More than 1,000 people signed an online petition urging trustees to reinstate Perry. And a group of five women — all parents of current or former AHS students — launched …
MEET MS. FERDERBER! NoHum District Announces New Arcata High School Principal
LoCO Staff / June 21, 2024, 2:52 p.m. / Education
… Arcata High School Community, Please join me in welcoming Kristin Ferderber as the Arcata High School Principal effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Ferderber has made Humboldt County a regular family vacation …