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The Humboldt Harm Reduction Coalition Would Like to Hear Your Thoughts About Harm Reduction
The Humboldt Harm Reduction Coalition — a group of local medical and service organizations — reaches out to the Outpost to let the public know that it's conducting an anonymous survey of Humboldt…
EPD Suspends False Security Alarm Billing
…The Eureka Police Department is suspending false alarm billing for the month of March and April in response to the ongoing COVID-19 Public Health Order. The waiving of false alarm fees…
California Starts Recruiting Retired and Student Doctors, Nurses to Handle Surge in Severely Sick People
Sailors assigned to the hospital ship USNS Mercy admit a patient in Los Angeles, March 29, 2020. The Mercy is serving as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients, allowing local…
OBITUARY: Alfred Roy Dias III, 1962-2020
…With the Fortuna Fire Department, Butch served on the Fortuna Rodeo Board and was responsible for the yearly community BBQ.Butch was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Roy Dias II…
OBITUARY: Richard Dale ‘Dick’ Schirmann, 1952-2020
…He was the quarterback of the Big 5 Conference Championship winning team of 1969, an All-League selection of the track team, and he co-captained the Varsity basketball team. Dick was…
OBITUARY: Patricia G. Peters, 1930-2020
…Also we would like to thank all the staff past and present and the owners of Frye's Care home for their incredible commitment to the tenants at their care home. We…
OBITUARY: Gary Leroy Smith, 1942-2020
Gary has gone home!On Thursday, March 26, 2020, Gary Leroy Smith, loving father of two children and grandfather to five granddaughters, passed away at the age of 78. Gary was born…
OBITUARY: Betty Jane Rogers, 1923-2020
…At the end of the war Betty and her sister drove a beat up old car from Wyoming to Arcata to rejoin Dan and his large family of dairy farmers on the…
(LIVE VIDEO) Humboldt County Officials Are Taking Your Questions on the COVID-19 Crisis
…Teresa Frankovich, Supervisor Estelle Fennell and others take your questions, and questions from the North Coast Journal's Thad Greenson.State Sen. Mike McGuire is scheduled to call in.Do you have…
TODAY’s COVID NUMBERS: Three New Confirmed Cases Today; Total Number of Confirmed Humboldt Cases Stands at 21
From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: Three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today, bringing the total to 21 local cases since the outbreak in Humboldt County began.The method of…
Updated ‘Shelter-in-Place’ Order Closes Hotels, Motels, AirBNBs to Tourists; New Limits Placed on Gatherings in Public Areas
Language banning tourism in the new shelter-in-place order.###From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich issued an updated Health Order further clarifying and…
Sheriff Billy Honsal Officially Declares a Local Emergency in Humboldt County; Announcement Follows Previous ‘Health Emergency’ Declaration
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal declared a Local Emergency this afternoon in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.This comes…
LoCO Q & A: An Arcata Restaurant Manager Shares Her Experience During the Pandemic
Closed. | Photo Stephanie McGearyWith the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Humboldt increasing, a shelter-in-place order in effect and social distancing and rigorous hygiene routines becoming the new…
Lawsuit Accuses Humboldt County Judge of Drunkenly Attacking an Attorney, Throwing Him Off a Boat, and Says County Employees Tried to Cover It Up
In an incendiary lawsuit filed earlier this month, an attorney with the county's Public Defender's Office accuses Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Gregory J. Elvine-Kreis of verbally and physically…
(VIDEO) New Documentary on Hart Family Murder-Suicide to Be Released Next Week
1091 Media.Two years after the tragic Mendocino Coast car crash that claimed the lives of the six Hart children and their adoptive mothers, a New York-based film studio is releasing…
Walkaways From Inmate Work Camp Arrested in Ukiah, Southern California
Wilson, Barnett.PREVIOUSLY:Authorities Searching for Two Inmates Who Reportedly Fled the Eel River Conservation Camp Friday###Press release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation:In two separate incidents, agents…
MONDAYS WITH MICHAELE: It’s Easy to Stay Six Feet Apart in Sequoia Park!
Better run through the fun-gle! This week Humboldt's President of Positivity takes you to one of her favorite places to maintain her physical and mental health during the pandemic bummer…
Redwood National and State Parks Parking Areas Closed to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
…The National Park Service (NPS) and California State Parks (CDPR) are working with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.Effective immediately, all Redwood National and State…
Authorities Searching for Two Inmates Who Reportedly Fled the Eel River Conservation Camp Friday
…A search of the camp buildings and grounds was immediately conducted. The men were last seen at approximately 8:30 p.m. Both were wearing grey sweat shirts, grey sweat pants and…
How to Get Past the Coronavirus Crisis Without Losing Your Mental Health
As the implications of the coronavirus crisis have set in, so has angst and worry. Photo via iStock###The world as we knew it a few weeks ago — remember handshakes? — is now…
GROWING OLD UNGRACEFULLY: Puzzle Relief
…The face-up cards are the queen of hearts and the queen of diamondsScenario 2: The face-up cards are the queen of hearts and the king of spadesCogsRoll the blue wheel…
LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: In Our Solitude
…Our only view of the world is from the terrace that looks out onto the garden and the other apartment buildings. Outside, the cats lounge in the grass or perch in the…
TODAY’s COVID-19 REPORT: Four More Cases Confirmed Throughout the County; Total Confirmed Cases Rise to 18
Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center:Four additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today, bringing the total to 18 local cases since the outbreak began. Cases 11 through…
Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services Distributes Thousands of Pieces of Personal Protective Equipment Across the County
Photo courtesy of Humboldt CountyA press release from the County of HumboldtIn the past week, the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services (OES) has distributed 30,000 pieces of personal protective equipment…
McKinleyville Coast Guard Unit Celebrates Women’s History Month with its First All-Female Helicopter Crew
Courtesy of the US Coast GuardA press release from the United States Coast Guard:A McKinleyville Coast Guard unit is highlighting their first all-female helicopter crew in celebration of Women’s…
Humboldt State Staff, Faculty and Alumni Developed 1,250 COVID-19 Test Kits
Photo courtesy of HSUA press release from Humboldt State University:A crew of HSU faculty, staff, and alumni spent a full day in the Department of Biological Sciences preparing 1,250 COVID…
OBITUARY: Kelsey Lee Diffin, 1994-2020
Kelsey Lee DiffinJuly 21, 1994 - March 8, 2020 Kelsey was born July 21, 1994 in Fortuna and died March 8 in Eureka at the age of 25. Kelsey was lost to a…
OBITUARY: Robert Alan Manzi, 1953-2020
…He was the fourth of five children. He and his siblings grew up on the Fulmor dairy. As a kid, all he did was raise hell. As an adult, he worked for…
(UPDATED) Two Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Today; Total Number Humboldt County Confirmed Cases Now Stands at 14
Press release from the Joint Information Center:Two additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed today, bringing the total to 14 local cases since the outbreak began. Cases 11 through 14 are…
Trinidad Passes Moratorium on Short-Term Rentals During COVID-19 Outbreak; County May Consider a Similar Move
City of Trinidad. | Wikipedia.This afternoon at a special phone-in meeting, the Trinidad City Council unanimously passed a single agenda item, placing a moratorium on short-term rentals until the COVID…