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(VIDEO) Sheriff Billy Honsal on Whether Criminals are Sheltering in Place, How Many People Have Been Released From Jail Due to COVID-19 and More
Sheriff William Honsal took a few minutes to answer questions from the media today. Below is a list of questions (with timestamps, in case you want to jump to the relevant section…
Forced to Adapt to COVID-19, College of the Redwoods Now in Full ‘Quaranteaching’ Mode
CR students. | Submitted photo.# # #Press release from College of the Redwoods:We are now at the beginning of our second full week of remote instruction at College of the Redwoods and the…
An Experimental COVID-19 Drug Has Been Cleared for Trials in Humboldt County
…Anthony Fauci during the AIDS epidemic, continued, “The main goal of the trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the medication. We are incredibly fortunate to have the local expertise…
Humboldt County’s Census Efforts Undermined by Pandemic; With Stakes High, Locals Urged to Proactively Get Themselves Counted
Quick informational video from the U.S. Census Bureau. The first few weeks of the 2020 Census aren't going so well in Humboldt County and much of the rest of the…
(VIDEO) Is Takeout Essential? Are Homeless People Being Tested? Should Older Supervisors Stay Home? County Health Officer Answers Media Questions
…Here, Frankovich responds to a question about whether the three county supervisors over the age of 65 should stay at home, per the guidelines in the shelter-in-pace order, rather than…
Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Bringing County Total to 49
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Five Humboldt County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 for a total of 49 confirmed cases since the outbreak began.Of those…
National Guard Called in to Assist Search and Rescue for Missing Hydesville Man
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Special Services Division is searching for a missing Hydesville man in the Mad River area.On…
(VIDEO) What is Contact Tracing? Humboldt Officials Discuss One Method They’re Using to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:How do we #FlattenTheCurve and #SlowTheSpread of COVID-19? One tool we use at Humboldt County Public Health is contact tracing. Public Health investigators have…
Willow Creek Man Busted With Weed, Cocaine, Psilocybin Mushrooms, Ecstasy and LSD After Being Stopped at a North Carolina COVID-19 Checkpoint, Cops Say
Photo from the Dare County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.A Willow Creek man is facing drug charges in Dare County North Carolina after authorities discovered a multitude of illegal drugs in…
A Whistleblower Spotted Vacation Rental Ads in Violation of County’s Shelter-in-Place Order; They Were Scams, Says DA’s Office
Press release from the District Attorney's Office:The District Attorney’s Office recently received a citizen’s inquiry concerning advertisements for vacation rentals that appeared to violate the County’s shelter…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: Mask Around!
…Keep up the social distancing, Humboldt!# # #Perhaps You’d Like to Explore Previous Mondays With Michaele For Some Reason!
(VIDEO) Yurok Tribe Issues Emergency Closure Order; Vice Chairman Addresses Tribal Community Via Social Media
Yurok Vice Chairman Frankie Myers addresses the community.Yurok Tribe:The Yurok Tribal Chairman Joseph L. James has issued an emergency closure order of the Yurok reservation in response to the COVID…
Frustrated Newsom Calls on Task Force to Fix Coronavirus Testing Shortfall
…And it took the Food and Drug Administration until the end of February to give labs the go-ahead to create tests themselves. Since then, the CDC has corrected the flaw in…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: What Color is the Coronavirus?
Couple of weeks back, I foolishly tagged this image as “Electron microscope photograph of coronavirus.” Not the Death Star: illustration of SARS-CoV-2 virus. (Alissa Eckert and Dan Higgins, CDC). (This…
Humboldt Area Foundation Distributes Nearly $200,000 in Grant Money to Help Local Organizations With the Side Effects of COVID-19
The Humboldt Area Foundation recently announced that $195,920 in grant money is going to 18 organizations in the local area to help combat some of the side effects of COVID-19…
Humboldt County Now has 44 Cases of COVID-19
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A total of 44 Humboldt County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after four new cases were confirmed today by the Humboldt…
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Victory Gardens!
…AUDIO: "The EcoNews Report," April 4, 2020. Interested in learning more? Check out these free resources:https://humgardens.com/http://northcoastgardening.https://www.almanac.com/
OBITUARY: Kenneth Alan Vallotton, 1953-2020
…Desperately wanting to leave the city and move his young family to the country, Ken’s parents offered them a few acres in northern Mendocino County on the headwaters of the Mattole…
OBITUARY: John Charles Provolt, 1956-2020
…Our Papa-son will be missed everyday and loved forever.###The obituary above was submitted on behalf of John Provolt's loved ones. The Lost Coast Outpost runs obituaries of Humboldt County…
Four New Cases Confirmed Today; Humboldt County Now Stands at 40 Confirmed Cases Total
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Four additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today by the Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory (PHL).One case confirmed April 2 was…
‘I Worry I Could Be Spreading It’: Local FedEx Drivers Say They’re Not Getting Enough COVID-19 Protections
The FedEx warehouse on Eighth Street in Arcata. | Google Streetview.Last week, Bo Escareño came down with a fever of about 101.5 degrees, but he didn't see staying home as…
Dr. Frankovich Answers Questions About Quarantine, Isolation and Enforcement; the Health of Health Care Workers; and More
Humboldt County officials have been taking questions from the media and filming responses on a nearly daily basis. Today, once again, Dr. Teresa Frankovich — Humboldt County's public health officer — stepped up…
COVID Q&A: Open Door Doctor Valerie Ebel Talks Labor and Pregnancy Care, Managing Anxiety and the Importance of Wearing Masks
…Because it alleviates some fears of the unknown. And it's the fear of the unknown and the uncertainty that drives anxiety for most people in any circumstance in life. The other…
DON THE MASK: Following New State Guidelines, Humboldt County Public Health Officials Now Recommend Wearing Face Masks in Public
…Pixabay.###Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Following new guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich is now recommending members…
UPDATE: Shots Fired in Arcata Last Night Strike Maintenance Shed and Two Apartments; Arcata Police Chief Says Investigation in Ongoing
Photo of one of the bullet holes on the maintenance shed | Courtesy of Justin RidenourUPDATE 3:17 p.m.: The Arcata Police Department sent the Outpost photos of the car in question…
Firefighters Extricate Driver After Car Smashes Into Hardware Store Following Crash
…for a driver trapped in their vehicle after a traffic collision propelled the vehicle into the corner of a nearby building.Engine 8113, Engine 8115, Battalion Chief 8102, and Community Risk Reduction…
Winter Weather On Its Way; Cold Rain and Hail in Lower Elevations, With Seven Inches of Snow Expected Above 3,000 Feet
…In lower elevations, hail and isolated thunderstorms are forecast for Saturday through Monday, mostly occurring in the afternoon. The wintery weather can make for hazardous conditions on some of the higher elevation…
Dr. Frankovich: Humboldt Has a Higher Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Per Capita Rate Because We are Testing More People
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: "In this morning's The COVID Minute, Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich discusses the differences in testing rates across the state and why…
OBITUARY: Dorothy Jeanne Sweet, 1926-2020
…Teaching in these more remote areas during the late 1940s and early 1950s required you to do everything including preparing the school house, driving the school bus, cooking the kids’ lunches … and…
OBITUARY: Helen Francis Appleby, 1931-2020
…She was a proud member of the Cherokee Tribe and the McKinleyville Baptist Church. She worked as a sawmill bookkeeper and office manager starting in the early 60s for Humboldt Fir Lumber…